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Willem Douglas Earl van Morton 1590–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 March 1638

Death Location: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Father: James Douglass

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Sarah Earl, Isabel Douglas

Children(s): Robt Morton, Isabel Douglas, Mary Seton, Margaret Douglas, Jean Home, James Douglas, Willem Douglas

The story of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton began in 1590 in Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Willem Douglas Earl van Morton married Isabel Douglas, Sarah Ann Earl, and had children including Isabel Douglas, James Douglas, Jean Home, Margaret Douglas, Mary Seton, Robt Morton, Willem Sir Douglas, William Earl. Willem Douglas Earl van Morton passed away in 1638 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton began in 1590 in Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Willem Douglas Earl van Morton married Isabel Douglas, Sarah Ann Earl, and had children including Isabel Douglas, James Douglas, Jean Home, Margaret Douglas, Mary Seton, Robt Morton, Willem Sir Douglas, William Earl.
  • Willem Douglas Earl van Morton passed away in 1638 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Douglass
1562–1584
Birth Location: Rothesay, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary None
1569–1636
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Earl
1586–1648
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Isabel Douglas
1586–1635
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Robt Morton
1605–1649
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Isabel Douglas
1630–1672
Birth Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
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Mary Seton
1607–1659
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Margaret Douglas
1610–1678
Birth Location: Dunskellie, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jean Home
1632–1694
Birth Location: Glasgow City, Scotland
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James Douglas
1605–1671
Birth Location: –
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Willem Douglas
1606–1655
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Willem Morton's Ancestors

Self
Willem Morton
1590–1638
Birth Place: Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Nicholas Douglass
1562–1584
Rothesay, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary
1569–1636
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton
1539–1606
Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Leslie
1539–1599
Rothes Castle, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Fleming
1540–1572
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Fleming
1545–1578
Halkhead, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Buchan
1515–1547
George Leslie
1485–1558
Margaret Crichton
1480–1546
John Fleming
1494–1547
Johanna Stewart
1500–1562
Robert Hawkhead
1515–1547
Agnes Moncrieff
1535–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Buchan
1475–1535
Lady Lochleven
1475–1517
George Rothes
1455–1513
Margeret Balfour
1465–1518
John Fleming
1871–1932
Euphemia Drummond
1475–1501
Ninian Hawkhead
1491–1556
Elizabeth
1498–1523

Willem Morton's Descendants

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Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton (1590–8 March 1638) m. Sarah (Ann) Earl (1586–30 May 1648) m. Isabel Douglas (1586–1635)
  1. 1. Robt Morton 1605–1649
  2. 2. Isabel Douglas 1630–1672
  3. 3. Mary Seton 1607–1659
  4. 4. Margaret Douglas 1610–1678 m. James Johnston 1602–1653 m. Archibald (V Campbell Markgraaf van) Argyll 1607–1661 m. Duncan Campbell 1607–1661
    1. 1. James (Earl of Annandale) Johnston 1625–1672 m. Henrietta Johnston –1673
      1. 1. William Johnston 1663–1721
    2. 2. Isabel (Douglas) Graham 1627–1672
    3. 3. Bethia Johnstone 1640–1685
    4. 4. Christian Johnstone 1630–
    5. 5. James (Annandale Hartfell) Johnstone 1615–1699
    6. 6. Janet (Brown) Johnstone 1634–1675
    7. 7. Janet (Kirkpatrick) Johnstone 1631–1675
      1. 1. Margaret Jardine 1747–1819
      2. 2. Mary Jardine 1763–1851
    8. 8. Mary Campbell 1627–1679
    9. 9. Mary 1615–1680
      1. 1. Richard (Graham Viscount) Preston 1648–1695
        1. 1. Richard Graham 1670–1755
    10. 10. Thomas Johnstone 1630–
    11. 11. William Johnstone 1627–1656
    12. 12. Marjory 1632–1842
    13. 13. Johanna Campbell 1640–1700
    14. 14. Archibald (Earl of Argyll) Campbell 1629–1685 m. Maria ((Mary) Stuart) Campbell 1628–1668
      1. 1. Johanna Campbell 1666–1712 m. William Kerr 1661–1722
        1. 1. Anne Kerr 1692–1727
        2. 2. Elizabeth Kerr 1696–1758
        3. 3. Jean Kerr 1694–1768
        4. 4. William Kerr 1690–1767
      2. 2. John Campbell 1655–1729 m. Elizabeth (Elphinstone) Campbell 1705–1758
        1. 1. John (Campbell Hertog van) Argyll 1693–1770
        2. 2. Anna Campbell 1695–1785 m. Archibald Edmonstone 1680–1768
      3. 3. Archibald (VII Campbell Hertog van) Argyll 1658–1703
    15. 15. Johanna Campbell 1640–1700
    16. 16. Archibald Campbell 1628–1685 m. Maria Stuart 1629–1668
      1. 1. Johanna Campbell 1665–1712
      2. 2. Archibald (VII Campbell Hertog van) Argyll 1658–1703
  5. 5. Jean Home 1632–1694
  6. 6. James Douglas 1605–1671
  7. 7. Willem (Sir) Douglas 1606–1655

Willem Morton's Timeline

7 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1591
23 Aug 1591
Age 1
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1600
20 July 1600
Age 10
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1638
8 March 1638
Age 48
Death of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland
Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland
1680
17 Dec 1680
Age 90
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was christened in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1823
12 May 1823
Age 233
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was baptized in St. Martin's, Birmingham, Warwick, England
St. Martin's, Birmingham, Warwick, England
1857
26 Apr 1857
Age 267
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was christened in Whitchurch By Haverfordwest,Pembroke,Wales
Whitchurch By Haverfordwest,Pembroke,Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1591
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 May 1823
    Event Place: St. Martin's, Birmingham, Warwick, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1680
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    Record Source: Netherlands, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1857
    Event Place: Whitchurch By Haverfordwest,Pembroke,Wales
    Record Source: Wales, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 July 1600
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1638
    Event Place: Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [7] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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