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Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and Maxwell 1512–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

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

Death Date: 19 Feb 1583

Death Location: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England

Father: Lady Accu

Mother: Lord Maxwell

Spouse(s): Lady Herries

Children(s): Lady Kerr

In 1512, Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lady Janet Witch Burned At Stake Douglas The White Lady Of Glamis Castle Baroness Of Glamis Lady Joanette Janet Douglas Baroness Of Glamis Falsely Accu And Lord Robert Maxwell 4Th Lord Maxwell. Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and Maxwell married Lady Agnes Baroness Herries, and had children including Lady Margaretha Margaret Fergusson Maxwell Kerr. Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and Maxwell passed away in 1583 in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England.

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  • In 1512, Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lady Janet Witch Burned At Stake Douglas The White Lady Of Glamis Castle Baroness Of Glamis Lady Joanette Janet Douglas Baroness Of Glamis Falsely Accu And Lord Robert Maxwell 4Th Lord Maxwell.
  • Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and Maxwell married Lady Agnes Baroness Herries, and had children including Lady Margaretha Margaret Fergusson Maxwell Kerr.
  • Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and Maxwell passed away in 1583 in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Maxwell's Ancestors

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Sir Maxwell
1512–1583
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lady Janet (Witch burned at stake) Douglas, "The White Lady of Glamis Castle", Baroness of Glamis ( Lady Joanette "Janet" Douglas Baroness OF Glamis (Falsely Accu
1498–1537
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lord (Robert Maxwell, 4th Lord) Maxwell
1493–1546
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Douglas, Master Of) Angus
1469–1513
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Angus
1449–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Angus
1427–1463

Sir Maxwell's Descendants

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Sir (John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and) Maxwell (1512–19 Feb 1583) m. Lady (Agnes Baroness) Herries (1530–20 Dec 1561)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaretha "Margaret" Fergusson - Maxwell -) Kerr 1557–1617 m. Mark (1st Earl of Lothian) Kerr 1558–1609

Sir Maxwell's Timeline

3 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and Maxwell in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1583
20 January 1583
Age 71
Death of Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and Maxwell in Sandwich, Kent, England
Sandwich, Kent, England
1583
19 Feb 1583
Age 71
Burial of Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and Maxwell in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England
Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1583
    Event Place: Sandwich, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1583
    Event Place: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England

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