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Sir Herbert de Maxwell 1240 – 1298 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1240

Birth Location: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jul 1298

Death Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Killed in action at the Battle of Falkirk)

Father: Aymer Maccuswell

Mother: Mary McGeachen

Spouse(s): de Pencaitland, Unknown None

Children(s): John Maxwell, John Maxwell

The story of Sir Herbert de Maxwell began in 1240 in Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Sir Herbert de Maxwell married de Pencaitland, Unknown, and had children including John De Maxwell, John Maxwell. Sir Herbert de Maxwell passed away in 1298 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Killed in action at the Battle of Falkirk).

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Herbert de Maxwell began in 1240 in Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • Sir Herbert de Maxwell married de Pencaitland, Unknown, and had children including John De Maxwell, John Maxwell.
  • Sir Herbert de Maxwell passed away in 1298 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Killed in action at the Battle of Falkirk).

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Sir Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Sir Maxwell
1240 – 1298
Birth Place: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
Aymer Maccuswell
1195 – 1265
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Mary McGeachen
1210 – 1262
Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Grandparents
John (de) Maccuswell
1170 – 1241
Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Marsha (de Mearns) McGeachan
1165 –
Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Roland Mearns
1195 – 1262
Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Herbert Maccuswell
1140 – 1206
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugo Maccuswell
1141 –

Sir Maxwell's Descendants

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Sir (Herbert de) Maxwell (1 Apr 1240 – 22 Jul 1298) m. de Pencaitland (1245 – ) m. Unknown
  1. 1. John (De) Maxwell (Abt 1260 – Abt 1311) m. Lady (Helen Caerlaverock Baroness Maxwell De) Maxwell (5 Jun 1265 – 4 Oct 1304)
    1. 1. Eustace Maxwell (Abt 1280 – 3 Mar 1342) m. Helen Maxwell (Abt 1290 – ) m. Agnes Maxwell (Abt 1277 – )
    2. 2. John (Eustace de Maxwell) II (Abt 1285 – 25 Oct 1346) m. Christina Carlile (1287 – 1367) m. Helen (1260 – )
      1. 1. Robert Maxwell (1320 – 15 Apr 1373) m. Christian Erskine (1315 – 15 Apr 1373) m. Christian (Abt 1315 – Bet 1258 and 1340)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Maxwell (1335 – 1 Jan 1370) m. Hugh Dacre (Abt 1323 – 24 Dec 1383)
        2. 2. John Maxwell (1337 – 1405) m. Isabell-Elizabeth Lindsay (1298 – 5 Jun 1388) m. Isabella Lindsay (1348 – 5 Jun 1388) m. Elizabeth (Isabel) Lindsay (Abt 1338 – 6 May 1388)
        3. 3. Robert Maxwell (1340 – Bef 17 Feb 1409) m. Janet Forrester (Abt 1346 – Abt 1388)
        4. 4. Robert Maxwell ( – Bef 8 Feb 1410)
    3. 3. Agnes Maxwell (1291 – 1345) m. Gilbert (De) Carrick (1280 – 1358) m. Gilbert (I) Kennedy (1290 – 1385)
      1. 1. John (Kennedy of Dunure and) Carrick (1310 – 20 Oct 1385) m. Mary Montgomery (Abt 1310 – 1400) m. Marjory Montgomerie (Abt 1312 – ) m. Montgomerie (Abt 1380 – )
        1. 1. Euphame Kennedy (Abt 1344 – 1443) m. Archibald Muir (Abt 1413 – Oct 1458)
        2. 2. Gilbert Kennedy (1 Jan 1348 – 8 Nov 1408) m. Agnes Maxwell (Abt 1363 – 1 Jan 1414) m. Marion Sandilands (1348 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth ((Margaret)) Kennedy (1350 – Abt 1425) m. John ('Black Lip') Forbes (1350 – 1406)
        4. 4. John Kennedy (1350 – )
        5. 5. Hugh Kennedy (Abt 1354 – )
        6. 6. John (KENNEDY Of) Stair (Abt 1358 – )
        7. 7. Roland Kennedy (Abt 1362 – )
    4. 4. Herbert Maxwell (Abt 1308 – 23 Sep 1347)
  2. 2. John Maxwell (Abt 1260 – Abt 1311)

Sir Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1240
1 Apr 1240
Birth of Sir Herbert de Maxwell in Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1298
22 Jul 1298
Age 58
Death of Sir Herbert de Maxwell in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Killed in action at the Battle of Falkirk)
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Killed in action at the Battle of Falkirk)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1240
    Event Place: Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1298
    Event Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Killed in action at the Battle of Falkirk)

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