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Sir Alexander Napier 1648–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1702

Death Location: Scotland

Father: St. Napier

Mother: Frances Drummond

Spouse(s): Margaret Lennox

Children(s): Lady Napier

In 1648, Sir Alexander Napier entered the world in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland, born to St Mungo Napier And Frances Ann Drummond. Sir Alexander Napier married Margaret Lennox, and had children including Lady Margaret Napier. Sir Alexander Napier passed away in 1702 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1648, Sir Alexander Napier entered the world in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland, born to St Mungo Napier And Frances Ann Drummond.
  • Sir Alexander Napier married Margaret Lennox, and had children including Lady Margaret Napier.
  • Sir Alexander Napier passed away in 1702 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

St. Napier
1579–1633
Birth Location: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
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Frances Drummond
1525–1648
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lennox
1643–1692
Birth Location: Baldernock, Stirling, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Napier
1687–1802
Birth Location: Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Sir Napier's Ancestors

Self
Sir Napier
1648–1702
Birth Place: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
St. Mungo Napier
1579–1633
Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Frances (Ann) Drummond
1525–1648
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Bothwell Napier, Eighth Laird of) Merchiston
1550–1617
Merchiston, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Anne CHISHOLM (great grandaughter ofJames Stewart IV King of) Scotland)
1558–1608
Cromlix, Perthshire, Scottland
Sir (John Drummond , 1st Laird of Hawthornden of Slipperfield, royal usher, married Susanna Fowler, and was father of poet William) Drummond
1550–1611
Drummond Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Elisabeth ((Lady)(Broness Drummond)**) Lindsay
1552–1589
Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cromlix
1522–1598
Jean Scotland
1534–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Napier's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander) Napier (1648–1702) m. Margaret Lennox (Nov 1643–1692)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Napier 1687–1802 m. Sir (William) Starling 1667–1738
    1. 1. Margaret (Mary) Starling 1705–1814 m. Joseph Howell 1680–1750
      1. 1. Joseph (Howell) II 1733–1835 m. Esther (Elizabeth) Sugg 1728–1803
        1. 1. David Howell 1765–1815 m. Mary (Frances) Thompson 1770–1840
        2. 2. Mary (Murphree) Howell 1754–1836
        3. 3. Elizabeth Howell 1755–1861
        4. 4. Thomas Howell 1751–1833
        5. 5. Keziah Howell 1758–1799
      2. 2. Murphrey Howell 1739–1778
      3. 3. Ebenezer Howell 1727–1790
      4. 4. Martha Howell 1741–1750
      5. 5. Mary Howell 1737–1759
      6. 6. Murphrey Howell 1736–1800
      7. 7. Thomas Howell 1710–1739

Sir Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1648
1648
Birth of Sir Alexander Napier in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
1702
1702
Age 54
Death of Sir Alexander Napier in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Scotland
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