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Sir John Muir 1471 – 1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1471

Birth Location: Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Sept 1513

Death Location: Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Muir

Mother: Princess STEWART

Spouse(s): Lady Boyd

Children(s): Mungo MURE, Margaret Mure, Alexander Mure, Patrick Muir, Adam Mure, Marion Mure

Sir John Muir was born in 1471 in Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland, the child of Sir John Lord Rowallan Castle Muir and Princess Elizabeth STEWART. Sir John Muir married Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd, and had children including Mungo Laird Rowallan MURE, Margaret of Rowallan Mure, Alexander Mure, Patrick Muir, Adam Mure, Marion Mure. Sir John Muir passed away in 1513 in Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir John Muir was born in 1471 in Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland, the child of Sir John Lord Rowallan Castle Muir and Princess Elizabeth STEWART.
  • Sir John Muir married Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd, and had children including Mungo Laird Rowallan MURE, Margaret of Rowallan Mure, Alexander Mure, Patrick Muir, Adam Mure, Marion Mure.
  • Sir John Muir passed away in 1513 in Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Muir's Ancestors

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Sir Muir
1471 – 1513
Birth Place: Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Lord Rowallan Castle Muir
1460 – 1517
Rowallan Castle, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Princess (Elizabeth) STEWART
1470 – 1529
Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Archilbald Robert of Rowallan Castle "The Rud" Mure) (Murray)
1439 – 1504
Rowallan Castle, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margerie Newton
1443 – 1506
Murchahill, Ayrshire, Scotland
King (James) Stewart
1451 – 1488
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
King (James) Stewart
1451 – 1488
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Castle
1413 – 1448
Isabella Eglington
1410 – 1465
King Buchan
1430 – 1460
Mary Egmond
1433 – 1463
King Buchan
1430 – 1460
Marie Scotland
1433 – 1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1394 – 1437
Joan Beaufort
Lady Cleaves
1417 – 1479
Lady Cleaves
1417 – 1479

Sir Muir's Descendants

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Sir (John) Muir (1471 – 9 Sept 1513) m. Lady (Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen,) Boyd (1472 – 13 August 1559)
  1. 1. Mungo (Laird Rowallan) MURE (1500 – 10 Sep 1547)
  2. 2. Margaret (of Rowallan) Mure (abt 1502 – )
  3. 3. Alexander Mure (1509 – )
  4. 4. Patrick Muir (1511 – 1561) m. Margaret McQuhurtor (1515 – 1565) m. Agnes Ritchie (1515 – 1565)
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Muir (1535 – 1585) m. Margaret Findlay (1539 – 1589)
      1. 1. John (Mure of) Rowallan (1559 – 29 Jul 1602) m. Lady (Marion) Cunningham (1556 – 7 September 1614)
        1. 1. Andrew Muir (1577 – 1627) m. Agnes Will (Abt. 1580 – Abt. 1630)
        2. 2. Sir (William) Muir (1594 – 1657)
        3. 3. John Muir (1594 – 02 Jan 1640)
    2. 2. Sir (Robert (Mure)) Muir (1530 – 1598)
    3. 3. Thomas Muir (1535 – 1585)
    4. 4. Archibald Muir
  5. 5. Adam Mure (1513 – )
  6. 6. Marion Mure (1517 – )

Sir Muir's Timeline

2 Records

1471
1471
Birth of Sir John Muir in Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
1513
9 Sept 1513
Age 42
Death of Sir John Muir in Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1471
    Event Place: Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sept 1513
    Event Place: Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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