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Sir John Kennedy 1531 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1573

Death Location: Blairquhan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Kennedy

Mother: Lady Murray

Spouse(s): Lady Keith

Children(s): Margaret Kennedy

Sir John Kennedy was born in 1531 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Sir James of Blairquhan Kennedy and Lady Agnes of Cockpool Murray. Sir John Kennedy married Lady Margaret Keith, and had children including Margaret Kennedy. Sir John Kennedy passed away in 1573 in Blairquhan, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir John Kennedy was born in 1531 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Sir James of Blairquhan Kennedy and Lady Agnes of Cockpool Murray.
  • Sir John Kennedy married Lady Margaret Keith, and had children including Margaret Kennedy.
  • Sir John Kennedy passed away in 1573 in Blairquhan, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kennedy
1488 – 1560
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Lady Murray
1490 – 1560
Birth Location: Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Keith
1549 – 1627
Birth Location: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Kennedy
1565 – 1627
Birth Location: Blairquhan, Ayrshire, Scotland
MK

Sir Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Sir Kennedy
1531 – 1573
Birth Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James of Blairquhan Kennedy
1488 – 1560
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes of Cockpool) Murray
1490 – 1560
Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Kennedy's Descendants

1.
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Sir (John) Kennedy (1531 – 1573) m. Lady (Margaret) Keith (1549 – 1 January 1627)
  1. 1. Margaret Kennedy (1565 – 01 Jan 1627) m. Andrew (Stuart, 1st Baron Castle Stuart) Stewart (1560 – 1629)
    1. 1. Patrick ({1st Laird of Ledcreich}) Stewart (1585 – 1640)
    2. 2. Andrew Stewart (1588 – 30 Mar 1639)
    3. 3. Thomas Stewart (1590 – 1670)
    4. 4. Maria Stewart (abt 1590 – 1643)
    5. 5. John (Stewart, 5th Baron Castle) Stuart (1592 – 1684)
    6. 6. Robert ((Of Irry)) Stewart (1598 – 1662) m. Jane Richardson (1615 – 1646)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stewart (1651 – 11 Jan 1678) m. William Blacker (ABT 1647 – 4 Dec 1732)
        1. 1. Stewart Blacker (1671 – 1751) m. Elizabeth (Barbara) Young (1673 – 1743)
    7. 7. Margaret Stewart (1600 – )
    8. 8. Maria Stewart (1603 – )
    9. 9. Anna Stewart (abt 1604 – unmarried)
    10. 10. Sir (James Stewart IV EARL OF) MORAY (25 Jun 1608 – 4 Mar 1653)
    11. 11. James (Thomas) Stuart (25 Jun 1608 – 31 Mar 1681)
    12. 12. Robert Stewart (1620 – Sep 1662)
    13. 13. Robert Stewart (1620 – Mar 1684)
    14. 14. John Stewart (abt 1620 – 1685)
    15. 15. Anna Stuart
    16. 16. Margaret Stewart
    17. 17. Maria Stewart
    18. 18. John, (5th Lord Castle Stewart) Stewart
    19. 19. Robert (Stewart of) Irry
    20. 20. Alexander Stuart
    21. 21. Margaret Stewart
    22. 22. Maria Stewart
    23. 23. (Honorable) (Margaret) Stewart
    24. 24. James

Sir Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Sir John Kennedy in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1573
1573
Age 42
Death of Sir John Kennedy in Blairquhan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Blairquhan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Blairquhan, Ayrshire, Scotland
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