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William Abernethy 1430 – 1488 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Upper Town Of Saltoun, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Jun 1488

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Lawrence Abernethy

Mother: Mary Stewart

Spouse(s): Isabella Borthwick

Children(s): Elizabeth Abernathy, William Abernethy, Lady Abernethy, Christina Saltoun, Christian Abernethy, Jane Abernathy

In 1430, William Abernethy entered the world in Upper Town Of Saltoun, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, born to Lawrence Abernethy and Mary Stewart. William Abernethy married Isabella Borthwick, and had children including Elizabeth Abernathy, William Abernethy, Lady Margaret Abernethy, Christina (Christian) Abernethy Saltoun, Christian Abernethy, Jane Abernathy. William Abernethy passed away in 1488 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1430, William Abernethy entered the world in Upper Town Of Saltoun, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, born to Lawrence Abernethy and Mary Stewart.
  • William Abernethy married Isabella Borthwick, and had children including Elizabeth Abernathy, William Abernethy, Lady Margaret Abernethy, Christina (Christian) Abernethy Saltoun, Christian Abernethy, Jane Abernathy.
  • William Abernethy passed away in 1488 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawrence Abernethy
1403 – 1461
Birth Location: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
LA
Mary Stewart
1410 – 1460
Birth Location: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Isabella Borthwick
1428 – 1492
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
IB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Abernathy
1446 –
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EA
William Abernethy
1450 –
Birth Location: Abernethy, Perth, Scotland
WA
Lady Abernethy
1451 – 1470
Birth Location: Saltoun, West Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
LA
Christina Saltoun
1452 – 1494
Birth Location: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
CS
Christian Abernethy
1454 – 1494
Birth Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
CA
Jane Abernathy
Birth Location: –
JA

William Abernethy's Ancestors

Self
William Abernethy
1430 – 1488
Birth Place: Upper Town Of Saltoun, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Parents
Lawrence Abernethy
1403 – 1461
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Mary Stewart
1410 – 1460
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William Abernethy
1385 – 1411
Saltoun, Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Borthwick
1388 – 1464
Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Abernethy
1360 – 1420
Maria Stewart
1363 – 1420
William Borthwick
1321 – 1417
Unknown Hay
1362 – 1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Abernethy
1340 – 1388
George (Married)
1344 –
Robert Stewart
1340 – 1406
Margaret Graham
1334 – 1380
Thomas Borthwick
1252 – 1368
Unknown

William Abernethy's Descendants

1.
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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)
    1. 1. Margaret (Isobel) Wemyss (1463 – 1524) m. John Clephane (1460 – 1517)
    2. 2. David Wemyss (18 Sep 1490 – 17 May 1544) m. Catherine Sinclair (1489 – 1526) m. Katherine Sinclair (1492 – 7 Mar 1526) m. Mariota (Wemyss) Towers (Apr 1500 – 1588)
      1. 1. John Wemyss (11 Jul 1513 – 25 Jan 1571) m. Margaret Otterburne (1515 – 1567) m. Janet Traill (Abt 1515 – ) m. Janet Trail (Abt 1515 – )
        1. 1. Mariota Wemyss (1531 – ) m. Robert Fairlie (1525 – )
        2. 2. James Wemyss (Abt 1533 – )
        3. 3. Patrick Wemyss (Abt 1535 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Wemyss (1536 – Sep 1608) m. David Barclay (1530 – 9 Aug 1587)
        5. 5. David Wemyss (20 May 1536 – 15 Jul 1594) m. Cecelia Ruthven (7 May 1540 – 8 Jul 1589) m. Janet Durie (Abt 1544 – 12 Jan 1578)
        6. 6. John Wemyss (1538 – ) m.
        7. 7. Elizabeth Wemyss (Abt 1538 – Aft 1572) m. David Balfour (1525 – ) m. James Balfour (Abt 1539 – )
        8. 8. Agnes Wemyss (Abt 1540 – 16 Nov 1593) m. John Aytoun (1538 – )
        9. 9. Catherine Wemyss (Abt 1540 – )
        10. 10. Janet Wemyss (Abt 1540 – )
        11. 11. Margaret Wemyss (1541 – 1608)
        12. 12. Duncan Wemyss (Abt 1545 – )
        13. 13. Euphame Wemyss (Abt 1547 – 16 Nov 1593) m. David Carnegie (11 Jan 1533 – 5 Feb 1598) m. David Carnegie (1533 – 1598)
        14. 14. Elizabeth Wemyss (1548 – 1594)
        15. 15. Jean Wemyss (1549 – ) m. James (Macgill) II (1545 – 11 Jun 1602)
      2. 2. Margaret Wemyss (1515 – )
      3. 3. Margaret Wemyss (Bef 1526 – 1544)
      4. 4. David Wemyss (Bef 1526 – 22 Feb 1596)
  5. 5. Christian Abernethy (Abt 1454 – 1494) m. John (Wemyss of Strathaedle and) Wemyss (17 May 1450 – 13 May 1508)
    1. 1. Agnes Wemyss (1468 – Bef 1507) m. Andrew Kinnimonth (1468 – 1526)
    2. 2. John Wemyss (Abt 1468 – 1519) m. daughter Arnot
    3. 3. David Wemyss (1470 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Euphemia Lundy ( – 26 Mar 1511) m. Janet (Gray) Lovat (1483 – 21 Oct 1539)
    4. 4. Gavin Wemyss (Abt 1473 – 1521)
    5. 5. Charles Wemyss (Abt 1475 – 1501)
    6. 6. Margaret Wemyss (1485 – ) m. John Melville (Abt 1486 – 13 Dec 1548)
      1. 1. Janet Melville (1505 – 1565) m. James Kirkcaldy (1500 – 1556)
        1. 1. James Kirkcaldy (1518 – 1573) m. Helen Leslie (Abt 1534 – Jun 1577) m. Helen Leslie (1545 – 15 May 1579)
        2. 2. William Kirkaldy (1520 – 3 Aug 1573) m. Margaret Learmonth (28 Aug 1525 – 2 Mar 1572) m.
        3. 3. Agnes Kirkcaldy (1522 – 1553) m. Robert Drummond (1520 – 12 Mar 1592)
        4. 4. Thomas Kirkcaldy (1538 – 3 Aug 1573)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Kirkcaldy ( – Aft 1578) m. John Mowbray ( – Aft 1584)
        6. 6. George Kirkaldy
        7. 7. Marjory Kirkaldy
        8. 8. Thomas Kirkaldy
      2. 2. Alison (( Isobel)) Melville ( – 1552) m. William Echlin (Abt 1528 – )
    7. 7. Elizabeth Wemyss (1511 – ) m. John Clephane
    8. 8. Thomas Wemyss ( – 1499)
  6. 6. Jane Abernathy
    1. 1. Elizabeth Ogstoun (1420 – ) m. Sir (Adam of Dunsyre) Berwickshire (Jan 1435 – ) m. Sir (Master Adam Sheriff of Berkwichshire) Hepburn (1418 – 1494)
      1. 1. Margaret Knocks (1477 – 1542) m. William Dryden (1475 – 1503)
        1. 1. David Dryden (1500 – 1540) m. Isabel Nicholson (1504 – Abt 1560)

William Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of William Abernethy in Upper Town Of Saltoun, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Upper Town Of Saltoun, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
1488
11 Jun 1488
Age 58
Death of William Abernethy in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Upper Town Of Saltoun, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1488
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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