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Sir John Maxwell 1512 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

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

Death Date: 20 Jan 1583

Death Location: Sandwich, Kent, England

Father: Lord Maxwell

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Herries

Children(s): Lady Maxwell

The story of Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries began in 1512 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries married Lady Agnes Herries, and had children including Lady Margaret Maxwell. Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries passed away in 1583 in Sandwich, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries began in 1512 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries married Lady Agnes Herries, and had children including Lady Margaret Maxwell.
  • Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries passed away in 1583 in Sandwich, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Maxwell
1493 – 1546
Birth Location: Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Douglas
1498 – 1537
Birth Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Herries
1530 – 1594
Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Maxwell
1560 – 1617
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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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
Lord Robert Maxwell
1493 – 1546
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Joanette "Janet") Douglas
1498 – 1537
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Maxwell's Descendants

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Sir (John) Maxwell (1512 – 20 Jan 1583) m. Lady (Agnes) Herries (1530 – 14 Mar 1594)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Maxwell (1560 – 8 Jan 1617) m. Mark Kerr (20 Feb 1558 – 8 Apr 1609)
    1. 1. Margaret Kerr (1570 – 15 May 1645)
    2. 2. Lady (Jean Johanna Kerr, Countess of) Crawford (1577 – 17 August 1632)
    3. 3. Jeanette Kerr (1580 – )
    4. 4. Lady (Isabel) Kerr, (abt 1585 – 1628) m. Sir (Lord William I) Douglas, (1585 – 8 Mar 1640)
      1. 1. Willem (Sir) Douglas (1605 – 1673)
      2. 2. Sir (Archibald) Douglas (abt 1605 – 16 Apr 1655)
      3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Douglas, (1606 – Nov 1640)
      4. 4. Lady (Henrietta Stuart of) Ochiltree (abt 1606 – 1640)
      5. 5. George Douglas (1612 – 16 Sep 1728)
      6. 6. Lady (Janet) Douglas, (abt 1615 – 1651)
      7. 7. Sir (William II) Douglas, (abt 1618 – 1673)
    5. 5. Robert (Kerr Earl van) Lothian (1590 – 6 March 1624)

Sir Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1583
20 Jan 1583
Age 71
Death of Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries in Sandwich, Kent, England
Sandwich, Kent, England

Sources

    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 Jan 1583
    Event Place: Sandwich, Kent, England
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