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William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton 1582–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1582

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 7 aug 1648

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Robert Morton

Mother: Jean Angus

Spouse(s): Lady Keith, Lady Keith

Children(s): Robert Morton, Margaret Douglas, Anne Douglas, George Douglas, Isabel Douglas, James Douglas, John Douglas, Mary Douglas

In 1582, William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton entered the world in Scotland, born to Robert Douglas Master Of Morton And Jean Lyon Countess Of Angus. William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton married Lady Anne Keith, and had children including Anne Douglas, George Douglas, Isabel Douglas, James Douglas, John Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Mary Douglas, Robert Lord Douglas Of Lochleven 8Th Earl Morton. William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton passed away in 1648 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1582, William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton entered the world in Scotland, born to Robert Douglas Master Of Morton And Jean Lyon Countess Of Angus.
  • William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton married Lady Anne Keith, and had children including Anne Douglas, George Douglas, Isabel Douglas, James Douglas, John Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Mary Douglas, Robert Lord Douglas Of Lochleven 8Th Earl Morton.
  • William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton passed away in 1648 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Morton
1562–1606
Birth Location: Scotland
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Jean Angus
1566–1609
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Keith
1586–1648
Birth Location: Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Lady Keith
1586–1648
Birth Location: Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
LK

Children(s)

Robert Morton
1562–1584
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
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Margaret Douglas
1606–1678
Birth Location: Drumlaurig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Anne Douglas
1604–1667
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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George Douglas
1620–
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
GD
Isabel Douglas
1630–1673
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
ID
James Douglas
1612–1686
Birth Location: Drumlaurig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Douglas
1611–1650
Birth Location: Morton Parish, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary Douglas
1607–1659
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
MD

William Morton's Ancestors

Self
William Morton
1582–1648
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Robert Douglas, master of Morton
1562–1606
Scotland
Jean (Lyon, Countess of) Angus
1566–1609
Scotland
Grandparents
William (Douglas, 6th Earl of) Douglas
1533–1606
Lochleven Castle, Scotland
Agnes Leslie
1539–1606
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Sir (John Lyon-8th Lord of Glamis- Chancellor of) Scotland
1544–1578
Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Baroness of Glamis) Abernathy
1540–1581
Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lochleven
1512–1547
Lady Chatelaine
1515–1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lochlevan
1475–1517
Lady Lochleven
1475–1520
17Th Erskine
1487–1555
Lady Agyll
1500–1518

William Morton's Descendants

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William (Douglas, 7th Earl of) Morton (1582–7 aug 1648) m. Lady (Anne) Keith (5 dec 1586–30 may 1648) m. Lady (Anne) Keith (5 dec 1586–30 may 1648)
  1. 1. Robert (Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl) Morton 1562–1584 m. Lady (Jean Glamis) Lyon 1556–1610 m. Agnes (COUNTESS of Morton) Leslie 1542–1606 m. Lady (Jean) Lyon 1556–1594 m. Johanna Lyon 1565–1610
    1. 1. William (Douglas 9th Earl of) Morton 1580–1681 m. Lady (Anne Agnes Keith Dunottar, Countess of) Morton 1586–1648
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1610–1678 m. Archibald (CAMPBELL 1st Marquess of) Argyll 1607–1661
        1. 1. Archibald (CAMPBELL 9th Earl of) Argyll 1629–1685 m. Lady (Mary Stewart Countess of) Argyll 1628–1668
  2. 2. Margaret Douglas 1606–1678
  3. 3. Anne Douglas 1604–1667
  4. 4. George Douglas 1620–
  5. 5. Isabel Douglas 1630–1673
  6. 6. James Douglas 1612–1686
  7. 7. John Douglas 1611–1650
  8. 8. Mary Douglas 1607–1659

William Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1582
1582
Birth of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton in Scotland
Scotland
1648
7 aug 1648
Age 66
Death of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 aug 1648
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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