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Sir John of Terregles Maxwell 1512–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 January 1582

Death Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord GGF

Mother: Robert Maxwell

Spouse(s): Agnes Terregles

Children(s): Margaret Lothian, Nicole Maxwell, William Terregles, Margaret Maxwell

The story of Sir John of Terregles Maxwell began in 1512 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir John of Terregles Maxwell married Agnes Herries Of Terregles, and had children including Isabella Maxwell, John Maxwell, Levi Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell Countess Of Lothian, Martha Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Nicole Maxwell, William Maxwell 5Th Of Terregles. Sir John of Terregles Maxwell passed away in 1582 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John of Terregles Maxwell began in 1512 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir John of Terregles Maxwell married Agnes Herries Of Terregles, and had children including Isabella Maxwell, John Maxwell, Levi Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell Countess Of Lothian, Martha Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Nicole Maxwell, William Maxwell 5Th Of Terregles.
  • Sir John of Terregles Maxwell passed away in 1582 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Maxwell's Ancestors

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Sir Maxwell
1512–1582
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Robert Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell 18th GGF
1521–1552
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Robert (Maxwell, 5th Lord) Maxwell
1493–1546
Scotland
Grandparents
John (Maxwell, 4th Lord) Maxwell
–1513
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Maxwell's Descendants

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Sir (John of Terregles) Maxwell (1512–20 January 1582) m. Agnes (Herries of) Terregles (1534–14 March 1594)
  1. 1. Margaret (Maxwell Countess of) Lothian 1548–1617 m. Mark (Kerr 1st Earl of) Lothian 1553–1609
    1. 1. Lady (Jean Kerr Countess of) Crawford 1577–1632 m. Robert Boyd 1567–1597
      1. 1. James Boyd 1597–1654 m. Lady (Catharina) Creyke 1618–1668
        1. 1. Margaret Boyd 1631–1692 m. Robert Beverley 1615–1687
    2. 2. George Ker 1589–
    3. 3. Mary Kerr 1578–
    4. 4. Margaret Kerr 1570–1645
    5. 5. Lilias Ker 1587–1659
    6. 6. Isabelle Kerr 1585–1628
    7. 7. Robert (2nd Earl of Lothian) Kerr 1590–1624
    8. 8. Johanna Kerr 1575–1630
    9. 9. Jeanette (Janet Alisoun) Kerr 1580–1632
  2. 2. Nicole Maxwell 1565–
  3. 3. William (Maxwell, 5th of) Terregles 1555–1604 m. Catherine Kerr 1541–1610 m. Catherine Kerr 1541–1600
  4. 4. Margaret Maxwell 1563–1617

Sir Maxwell's Timeline

5 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Sir John of Terregles Maxwell in Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
1512
1512
Birth of Sir John of Terregles Maxwell in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1539
4 July 1539
Age 27
Sir John of Terregles Maxwell was married in Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1582
20 January 1582
Age 70
Death of Sir John of Terregles Maxwell in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1583
20 January 1583
Age 71
Death of Sir John of Terregles Maxwell in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 121
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3005041
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 July 1539
    Event Place: Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Town: Castle Douglas; County/Colonial: Kirkcudbrightshire london
    Record Source: U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1583
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 121
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3005041
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1582
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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