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Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott 1605–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Clerkington,,,England

Death Date: 13 Jun 1657

Death Location: Clarkington, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: Sir Scott

Mother: Elizabeth Pringle

Spouse(s): Katherine Morison

Children(s): Lady Scott

Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott was born in 1605 in Clerkington,,,England, the child of Sir Lawrence Harprig Scott And Elizabeth Pringle. Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott married Katherine Morison, and had children including Lady Mary Katherine Scott. Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott passed away in 1657 in Clarkington, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott was born in 1605 in Clerkington,,,England, the child of Sir Lawrence Harprig Scott And Elizabeth Pringle.
  • Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott married Katherine Morison, and had children including Lady Mary Katherine Scott.
  • Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott passed away in 1657 in Clarkington, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Scott's Ancestors

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Sir Scott
1605–1657
Birth Place: Clerkington,,,England
Parents
Sir Lawrence Harprig Scott
1570–1637
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Pringle
1574–1666
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (James Scott of Balwearie) (1558–1606)
1541–1606
Baleweary Castle, Fife, Scotland/ Bergen op Zoom,Bergen Op Zoom,Noord-Brabant,Netherlands
Susanna Mosman
1550–1606
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Sir (William Pringle or Hoppringle 12th) GGF
1551–1612
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Alison Wallace
1555–1612
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Harden
1503–1606
Isabel Scott
1510–1606
James Moseman
1519–1573
Janet King
1532–1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Issac MOSEMAN
1500–1587
Mary Beadle
1500–1570

Sir Scott's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William , Laird of Clerkington) Scott (1605–13 Jun 1657) m. Katherine Morison (1605–1705)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Katherine) Scott 1635–1734
    1. 1. John Montgomery 1708–1787 m. Mary Strobridge 1718–1790
      1. 1. Jenny Montgomery 1758– m. Gresham Foster 1754–1832
        1. 1. Nancy Foster 1791–1836

Sir Scott's Timeline

3 Records

1605
1605
Birth of Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott in Clerkington,,,England
Clerkington,,,England
1656
23 December 1656
Age 51
Death of Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott in Clerkington,,,England
Clerkington,,,England
1657
13 Jun 1657
Age 52
Burial of Sir Knight William , Laird of Clerkington Scott in Clarkington, Midlothia, Scotland
Clarkington, Midlothia, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Clerkington,,,England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1656
    Event Place: Clerkington,,,England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1657
    Event Place: Clarkington, Midlothia, Scotland

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