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Sir Adam "Master of Hailes" "Sheriff Berkwickshire" Hepburn 1435–1479 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1435

Birth Location: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1479

Death Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Hepburn

Mother: Lady Wallace

Spouse(s): Helen Home

Children(s): Margaret Keith

In 1435, Sir Adam "Master of Hailes" "Sheriff Berkwickshire" Hepburn entered the world in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Sir Patrick Of Dunsyre Lord Of Hailes Hepburn And Lady Ellen Baroness Hepburn Wallace. Sir Adam "Master of Hailes" "Sheriff Berkwickshire" Hepburn married Helen Home, and had children including Margaret Keith. Sir Adam "Master of Hailes" "Sheriff Berkwickshire" Hepburn passed away in 1479 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1435, Sir Adam "Master of Hailes" "Sheriff Berkwickshire" Hepburn entered the world in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Sir Patrick Of Dunsyre Lord Of Hailes Hepburn And Lady Ellen Baroness Hepburn Wallace.
  • Sir Adam "Master of Hailes" "Sheriff Berkwickshire" Hepburn married Helen Home, and had children including Margaret Keith.
  • Sir Adam "Master of Hailes" "Sheriff Berkwickshire" Hepburn passed away in 1479 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Hepburn's Ancestors

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Sir Hepburn
1435–1479
Birth Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Patrick of Dunsyre Lord of Hailes Hepburn
1412–1482
Hailes, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Ellen ( Baroness Hepburn)) Wallace
1414–1482
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Adam) Hepburn
1382–1446
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, , Scotland
Lady (Janet) Borthwick
1388–1464
Lochorwart Castle, Midlothian, , Scotland
Sir (Thomas Wallace, Earl of) Craigie
1387–1440
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Thomas (Lady Elderslie Renfrew Scotland Wallace) MNU
1389–1414
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hepburn
1338–1402
Beatrice Vaux
1345–1382
Sir Borthwick
1363–1414
Lady Hay
1362–1398
Malcolm Wallace
1335–1358
Lady Paisley
1340–1374
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hailes
1322–1402
Agnes Dunbar
1324–1378
WILLIAM, VAUX
1298–1364
Lady DeVaux
1300–1360

Sir Hepburn's Descendants

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Sir (Adam "Master of Hailes" "Sheriff Berkwickshire") Hepburn (1435–Dec 1479) m. Helen Home (1436–1513)
  1. 1. Margaret Keith 1477–1549 m. William (2nd Earl of Caithness) Sinclair 1458–1513
    1. 1. Lord (John 3rd Earl of Caithness) Sinclair 1495–1529 m. Elizabeth Sutherland 1488–1535
      1. 1. George (Sinclair Fourth) Caithness 1527–1582 m. Elizabeth (Graham(e), Countess of) Caithness 1506–1576
        1. 1. GEORGE (SINCLAIR MEY CHANCELLOR) CAITHNESS 1555–1616 m. Margaret Forbes 1557–1630
        2. 2. William Sinclair 1527–
        3. 3. Agnes Sinclair 1539–1619
        4. 4. Alexander (Weir McKenzie) Sinclair 1538–
        5. 5. Lady (Elizabeth) Sinclair 1535–1576
      2. 2. Margaret Sinclair 1514–1569
      3. 3. Janet Sinclair 1519–1590
      4. 4. David (Sinclair First) Dun 1519–1560
      5. 5. William SINCLAIR 1446–1527
      6. 6. David Sinclair 1499–
      7. 7. George Sinclair 1504–1582

Sir Hepburn's Timeline

2 Records

1435
1435
Birth of Sir Adam "Master of Hailes" "Sheriff Berkwickshire" Hepburn in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
1479
Dec 1479
Age 44
Death of Sir Adam "Master of Hailes" "Sheriff Berkwickshire" Hepburn in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1435
    Event Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1479
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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