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William Kerr 1598 – 1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1675

Death Location: Newbottle, Durham, England

Father: Robert Kerr

Mother: Ann Stanley

Spouse(s): Lady (Kerr)

Children(s): Lady Kerr

In 1598, William Kerr entered the world in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to Robert Kerr and Ann Stanley. William Kerr married Lady Anne Kerr (Kerr), and had children including Lady Vere Kerr. William Kerr passed away in 1675 in Newbottle, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1598, William Kerr entered the world in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to Robert Kerr and Ann Stanley.
  • William Kerr married Lady Anne Kerr (Kerr), and had children including Lady Vere Kerr.
  • William Kerr passed away in 1675 in Newbottle, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kerr's Ancestors

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William Kerr
1598 – 1675
Birth Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Kerr
1578 – 1654
Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ann Stanley
1600 – 1657
Hackney, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Lord of Cessford) Kerr
1543 – 1606
Cessford Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Isabelle Home
1520 – 1586
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Schotland
Sir (William) Stanley,
1561 – 1642
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth (de) Vere
1575 – 1626
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Lady Cumberland
1542 – 1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kerr's Descendants

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William Kerr (1598 – 1675) m. Lady (Anne Kerr) (Kerr) (1618 – Mar 26, 1667)
  1. 1. Lady (Vere) Kerr (24 Apr 1649 – 17 Apr 1674) m. Neil Campbell (1627 – 1693)
    1. 1. John (Campbell) sr (Abt. 1665 – 1689)
      1. 1. John Campbell (1659 – 1731) m. Mary McCoy (1662 – 1731)
        1. 1. Margaret Campbell (1699 – 1764) m. Samuel Boyd (1695 – 1775)

William Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1598
1598
Birth of William Kerr in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1675
1675
Age 77
Death of William Kerr in Newbottle, Durham, England
Newbottle, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Newbottle, Durham, England

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