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William Abernethy 1360 – 1420 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1360

Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1420

Death Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (battle of harlaw)

Father: George Abernethy

Mother: George (Married)

Spouse(s): Maria Stewart, Mary Stewart

Children(s): William Abernethy, Marion Abernethy, Marion Abernathy, Marion Abernethy

William Abernethy was born in 1360 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of George Abernethy and George Abernethy (Married). William Abernethy married Maria Stewart, Mary Stewart, and had children including William Abernethy, Marion Abernethy, Marion Abernathy, Marion Abernethy. William Abernethy passed away in 1420 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (battle of harlaw).

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Biography

  • William Abernethy was born in 1360 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of George Abernethy and George Abernethy (Married).
  • William Abernethy married Maria Stewart, Mary Stewart, and had children including William Abernethy, Marion Abernethy, Marion Abernathy, Marion Abernethy.
  • William Abernethy passed away in 1420 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (battle of harlaw).

Immediate Family

Parents

George Abernethy
1340 – 1388
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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George (Married)
1344 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Maria Stewart
1363 – 1420
Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
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Mary Stewart
1368 – 1457
Birth Location: Falkland castle Falkland Fifeshire
MS

Children(s)

William Abernethy
1385 – 1411
Birth Location: Saltoun, Lothian, Scotland
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Marion Abernethy
– 1466
Birth Location: Saltoun, West Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
MA
Marion Abernathy
1371 – 1466
Birth Location: Saltoun East Lothian
MA
Marion Abernethy
1372 – 1466
Birth Location: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
MA

William Abernethy's Ancestors

Self
William Abernethy
1360 – 1420
Birth Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
George Abernethy
1340 – 1388
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
George (Abernethy) (Married)
1344 –
Scotland
Grandparents
George Abernethy
1311 – 1368
Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Alicia Wishart
1323 –
Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Abernethy
1293 – 1333
Unknown
1297 –
Alice Erskine
1274 – 1314
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Abernathy
Margaret Unknown
John Erskine
1249 – 1296
Margaret Gilronan
1253 – 1300

William Abernethy's Descendants

1.
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William Abernethy (Apr 1360 – 1420) m. Maria Stewart (1363 – 1420) m. Mary Stewart (1368 – 20 Mar 1457)
  1. 1. William Abernethy (1385 – 2 Aug 1411) m. Margaret Borthwick (Jan 1388 – 5 Jun 1464)
    1. 1. Lawrence Abernethy (1403 – 13 Mar 1461) m. Mary Stewart (Apr 1410 – 4 Mar 1460)
      1. 1. William Abernethy (1430 – 11 Jun 1488) m. Isabella Borthwick (Abt 1428 – 10 Feb 1492)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Abernathy (1446 – ) m. Walter Ogstoun (1425 – 1500)
        2. 2. William Abernethy (Abt 1450 – )
        3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Abernethy (Abt 1451 – Aft 1470)
        4. 4. Christina ((Christian) Abernethy) Saltoun (30 May 1452 – 12 Feb 1494) m. John Wemyss (17 May 1448 – 1507)
        5. 5. Christian Abernethy (Abt 1454 – 1494) m. John (Wemyss of Strathaedle and) Wemyss (17 May 1450 – 13 May 1508)
        6. 6. Jane Abernathy
      2. 2. Elizabeth Abernethy (Abt 1436 – Aft 1451)
      3. 3. Christian Abernethy (Abt 1449 – 1494)
      4. 4. George Abernethy (1451 – )
      5. 5. James Abernethy (1454 – 1505) m. Elizabeth Crichton (1458 – Abt 1520) m. Jonet Abernethy (Abt 1460 – 1520) m. Unknown m. Margaret (Isabella Bathia Wylie) Forbes (8 May 1458 – 1 Feb 1520)
        1. 1. Margaret Abernethy (Abt 1470 – ) m. John Stirling (Abt 1467 – Bet 3 Aug 1510)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Abernethy (1474 – 1575)
        3. 3. Helen Abernethy (Abt 1478 – 1578)
        4. 4. William Abernethy (Abt 1484 – )
        5. 5. Alexander Abernathy (1485 – 1 Jun 1527) m. Margaret (Jane Abernethy) Stewart (1482 – 1530) m. Isabella (Stewart of) Buchan (1482 – 1530)
        6. 6. James Abernethy (Abt 1485 – Aft 1500)
        7. 7. Janet Abernethy (1489 – 1540) m. Alexander Ogilvy (Mar 1494 – Jul 1545) m. Thomas Ogilvy (1474 – May 1534) m. Alexander Ogilvy (1470 – 9 Sep 1513)
      6. 6. Helen Abernethy (1460 – 1575)
      7. 7. Archibald Abernethy
      8. 8. Marion Abernethy
    2. 2. William Abernethy (Abt 1405 – 1428)
    3. 3. Oswald Abernethy (Abt 1406 – 1446)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Abernethy (Abt 1410 – )
  2. 2. Marion Abernethy ( – 1466) m. John Scrymgeour (Abt 1400 – )
  3. 3. Marion Abernathy (1371 – 1466)
  4. 4. Marion Abernethy (1372 – Abt 1466) m. Robert Maitland (1369 – 1435)
    1. 1. Agnes Maitland (1384 – 1465) m. David Edmonstone (1384 – 1426)
    2. 2. William Maitland (Abt 1390 – 1471) m. Margaret Wardlaw (Abt 1394 – Abt 1486)
      1. 1. Margaret Maitland (Abt 1418 – 31 Dec 1478) m. James Scrymgeour (Abt 1422 – 31 Dec 1478) m. John Edmonstone
        1. 1. Elizabeth Scrymgeour (1435 – 20 Oct 1492) m. John Lyon (1431 – 1 Apr 1497)
        2. 2. Mariota Scrymgeour (1453 – 8 Jan 1518) m. Robert Arbuthnott (1450 – 11 Jan 1506)
        3. 3. James Scrymgeour (1455 – 1504) m. Isobel Gray (Abt 1465 – 1551)
        4. 4. Marjory Scrymgeour (1462 – ) m. John Graham (1480 – ) m. Robert Graham (1414 – 7 Jan 1493)
        5. 5. Matilda Scrygmeour (1464 – 1510)
        6. 6. John Scrymgeour (Abt 1465 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Janet Ogilvy (Abt 1470 – Abt 1506)
      2. 2. Robert (Maitland of) Letherington (1426 – )
      3. 3. John Maitland (1430 – 18 Aug 1484) m. Margaret Dundas (Jan 1426 – Feb 1486) m. Margaret Dundas (Jan 1426 – Feb 1486) m. N (N) Dundas (1440 – ) m. Margaret Dundas (1465 – Feb 1486)
    3. 3. James Maitland (1395 – 3 Jan 1451) m. Egidia Scrymgeour (Abt 1400 – Aft 3 Jan 1451)
    4. 4. Margaret Maitland (Aft 1395 – Jun 1431) m. John ERKSINE (1395 – )
    5. 5. Robert Maitland (Abt 1401 – )
    6. 6. Richard Maitland (1404 – )
    7. 7. Patrick Maitland (Abt 1407 – )

William Abernethy's Timeline

3 Records

1360
Apr 1360
Birth of William Abernethy in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1420
1420
Age 60
Death of William Abernethy in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (battle of harlaw)
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (battle of harlaw)
1420
1420
Age 60
Burial of William Abernethy in Strathblane Chapel, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Strathblane Chapel, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1360
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (battle of harlaw)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Strathblane Chapel, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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