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William Keith 1585–1635 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Benholm, DD10 0HN, Aberdeenshire, Écosse, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 Oct 1635

Death Location: Dunnottar

Father: Sir Marischall

Mother: Margaret Home

Spouse(s): Mary Erskine

Children(s): John, Keith, George Keith, Jean Keith, Mary Keith, William Keith

William Keith was born in 1585 in Benholm, DD10 0HN, Aberdeenshire, Écosse, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Lord George Keith Marischall And Margaret Home. William Keith married Mary Erskine, and had children including George Keith, Jean Keith, John 1St Earl Of Kintore Keith, Mary Keith, William Keith. William Keith passed away in 1635 in Dunnottar.

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Biography

  • William Keith was born in 1585 in Benholm, DD10 0HN, Aberdeenshire, Écosse, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Lord George Keith Marischall And Margaret Home.
  • William Keith married Mary Erskine, and had children including George Keith, Jean Keith, John 1St Earl Of Kintore Keith, Mary Keith, William Keith.
  • William Keith passed away in 1635 in Dunnottar.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Keith's Ancestors

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William Keith
1585–1635
Birth Place: Benholm, DD10 0HN, Aberdeenshire, Écosse, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord George Keith Marischall
1553–1623
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Home
1565–1598
Home, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Keith Master of) Marischal
1506–1580
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hay
1513–1940
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (Alexander Home, 5th Lord of Home , Warden of The) E
1532–1575
Home Castle, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaretha Kerr
1540–1580
Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Elisabeth Douglas
1528–1518
George Marches
1503–1549
Lady Halyburton
1503–
Lord Cessford
1508–1584
Lady Kerr
1515–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Douglas
1487–1548
Alexander Home
1490–1516
Patrick Dirleton
1475–1505
Margaret Douglas
1510–1556
Andrew Ferniehurst
1480–1545
Jeanette Home
1490–1543

William Keith's Descendants

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William Keith (1585–28 Oct 1635) m. Mary Erskine (1599–1648)
  1. 1. John, (1st Earl of Kintore) Keith 1630–1715
  2. 2. George Keith 1614–1694 m. Margaret Erskine 1485–1555
    1. 1. John (Keith Earl of) Kintore –1714
  3. 3. Jean Keith 1610–
  4. 4. Mary Keith –1683
  5. 5. William Keith 1614–1670

William Keith's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of William Keith in Benholm, DD10 0HN, Aberdeenshire, Écosse, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Benholm, DD10 0HN, Aberdeenshire, Écosse, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1635
28 Oct 1635
Age 50
Death of William Keith in Dunnottar
Dunnottar

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Benholm, DD10 0HN, Aberdeenshire, Écosse, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sparta, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1635
    Event Place: Dunnottar
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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