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Sir John Stewart, Earl of Traquair, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland 1595 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Traquair, Inverliethen, Peebles Shire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Mar 1659

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

Father: Frans Enzie

Mother: Margaretha Stuart

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lady Queensberry

In 1595, Sir John Stewart, Earl of Traquair, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland entered the world in Traquair, Inverliethen, Peebles Shire, Scotland, born to Frans Stuart Earl van Bothwell Lord Badenoch van Enzie and Margaretha Stuart. Sir John Stewart, Earl of Traquair, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland had children including Lady Margaret Stewart, Countess of Queensberry. Sir John Stewart, Earl of Traquair, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland passed away in 1659 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland.

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  • In 1595, Sir John Stewart, Earl of Traquair, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland entered the world in Traquair, Inverliethen, Peebles Shire, Scotland, born to Frans Stuart Earl van Bothwell Lord Badenoch van Enzie and Margaretha Stuart.
  • Sir John Stewart, Earl of Traquair, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland had children including Lady Margaret Stewart, Countess of Queensberry.
  • Sir John Stewart, Earl of Traquair, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland passed away in 1659 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland.

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Sir Scotland's Ancestors

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Sir Scotland
1595 – 1659
Birth Place: Traquair, Inverliethen, Peebles Shire, Scotland
Parents
Frans Stuart Earl van Bothwell Lord Badenoch van Enzie
1562 – 1613
Morham, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaretha Stuart
1575 – 1670
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Stuart Lord) Darnley
1535 – 1563
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Jean "Janet") Hepburn
1543 – 1599
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Hepburn
1512 – 1556
Agnes Sinclair
1509 – 1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hailes
1453 – 1513
Princess 1503-1511)
1472 – 1557
Archibald Douglas
1445 – 1513
Baroness 5thGGM)
1456 – 1542

Sir Scotland's Descendants

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Sir (John Stewart, Earl of Traquair, Lord High Treasurer of) Scotland (1595 – 27 Mar 1659)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Stewart, Countess of) Queensberry (14 Sep 1620 – 20 March 1671)
    1. 1. Willam ((1st Duke of Queensbury) Douglas) Markgraaf (1637 – 28 March 1695) m. Lady (Isabelle) Arnot\Kerr (21 May 1642 – 2 Dec 1691)
      1. 1. Isabel Douglass (abt. 1655 – Bef. 1715)
      2. 2. Lady (Anne Douglas of) Wemyss (16 Aug 1659 – 23 Feb 1700)
      3. 3. Margaret Douglas (1660 – 06 Dec 1731)
      4. 4. James Douglas (Abt 1660 – Abt 1711)
      5. 5. Henrietta Douglas (18 December 1662 – 6 July 1711)
      6. 6. James Douglas (Dec 18, 1662 – 06 Jul 1712) m. Lady (Mary) Boyle (1665 – 2 October 1709)
        1. 1. Agnes Douglas (09 APR 1684 – 26 OCT 1741) m. William Moffitt (Jan 1682 – 1759)
        2. 2. Lady (Anne) Douglas (1685 – 26 Oct 1741)
        3. 3. Lady (Isabel) Douglas (4 Dec 1688 – 7 Jul 1694)
        4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas (11 Aug 1691 – 17 Jul 1695)
        5. 5. Lady (Jean) Douglas (1696 – 31 Aug 1729)
        6. 6. Lord (William Dramlanrig) Douglas (18 May 1696 – 21 Oct 1696)
        7. 7. Lord (James) Douglas, (02 NOV 1697 – 17 Feb 1714)
        8. 8. Lady (Mary) Douglas (4 Feb 1698 – 16 Nov 1703)
        9. 9. Lord (Charles) Douglas, (24 Nov 1698 – 22 Oct 1778)
        10. 10. Lord (George) Douglas (20 Feb 1700 – 1725)
        11. 11. Lady (Jane) Douglas (24 May 1701 – 31 Aug 1729)
        12. 12. Anne Douglas (12 Feb 1705 – 26 OCT 1741)
      7. 7. Samuel (Douglass) Marksberry (1663 – Nov 1745)
      8. 8. William ("1st Earl of March") Douglas (1665 – Sep 02, 1705)
      9. 9. Lord (George) Douglas (about 1666 – Bef 1 Mar 1694/95)
      10. 10. William (Ayton Douglass) Balsalloch (1668 – 14 Oct 1745)
      11. 11. George Douglas ( – Bef 1 Mar 1694/95)

Sir Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Sir John Stewart, Earl of Traquair, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland in Traquair, Inverliethen, Peebles Shire, Scotland
Traquair, Inverliethen, Peebles Shire, Scotland
1659
27 Mar 1659
Age 64
Death of Sir John Stewart, Earl of Traquair, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Traquair, Inverliethen, Peebles Shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1659
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

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