7th Earl of Glencairn James Cunningham: MontyHistNotes

1550 - 1630 (80 years)

Generation: 1

7th Earl of Glencairn James Cunningham was born in 1550 in Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland (son of 6th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham and Janet Gordon); died in Mar 1630.

James married Margaret Campbell on 5 Sep 1574 in Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Colin Campbell and Catherine Ruthven) was born in 1552 in Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland; died in Jun 1610 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Anne Cunningham was born about 1585 in Scotland; died on 16 Apr 1647 in Scotland.

Generation: 2

6th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham was born in 1535 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (son of 5th Earl of Glencairn Alexander Cunningham and Jean Hamilton); died on 24 Feb 1580 in Lochinvar, Sutherland, Scotland.

William married Janet Gordon on 24 Aug 1549. Janet (daughter of John Gordon and Margaret Crichton) was born in 1530 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland; died on 18 Nov 1596 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Janet Gordon was born in 1530 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland (daughter of John Gordon and Margaret Crichton); died on 18 Nov 1596 in Scotland.

Children:

1. 7th Earl of Glencairn James Cunningham was born in 1550 in Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland; died in Mar 1630.

Generation: 3

5th Earl of Glencairn Alexander Cunningham was born in 1515 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (son of 4th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham and Catherine Borthwick); died on 23 Nov 1574 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Alexander married Jean Hamilton on 26 Nov 1526 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, and was divorced in 1545 in Scotland. Jean (daughter of 1st Earl of Arran James Hamilton and Janet Bethune) was born in 1512 in Holmston, Ayrshire, Scotland; died in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean Hamilton was born in 1512 in Holmston, Ayrshire, Scotland (daughter of 1st Earl of Arran James Hamilton and Janet Bethune); died in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Children:

Margaret Cunningham was born in 1533 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 20 Jul 1573 in West Lothian, Scotland.
2. 6th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham was born in 1535 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 24 Feb 1580 in Lochinvar, Sutherland, Scotland.

6. John Gordon
John married Margaret Crichton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7.
Margaret Crichton
Children:

3. Janet Gordon was born in 1530 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland; died on 18 Nov 1596 in Scotland.

Generation: 4

4th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham was born on 24 Mar 1493 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (son of 3rd Earl of Glencairn Cuthbert Cunningham and Marjory Douglas); died in Mar 1548 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

William married Catherine Borthwick before 10 Feb 1509 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. Catherine (daughter of 2nd Lord Borthwick William Borthwick) was born in 1493 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1528 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine Borthwick was born in 1493 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland (daughter of 2nd Lord Borthwick William Borthwick); died in 1528 in Scotland.

Children:

Robert Cunningham
4. 5th Earl of Glencairn Alexander Cunningham was born in 1515 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 23 Nov 1574 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
Elizabeth Cunningham was born in 1515 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
Hugh Cunningham was born in 1517 in Ayrshire, Scotland.
1st of Corsehill Andrew Cunningham was born in 1522 in Ayrshire, Scotland; died in 1544 in Ayrshire, Scotland.
William Cunningham was born in 1539 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 18 Oct 1580 in Argyll, Scotland.

10.

1st Earl of Arran James Hamilton was born in 1477 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (son of 1st Lord Hamilton James Hamilton and Mary Stewart); died in 1529 in West Lothian, Scotland.

James married Janet Bethune. Janet was born about 1486 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland; died about 1522. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Janet Bethune was born about 1486 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland; died about 1522.

Children:

5. Jean Hamilton was born in 1512 in Holmston, Ayrshire, Scotland; died in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
2nd Earl of Arran James Hamilton was born in 1515 in Arran Island, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland; died on 22 Jan 1575 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Helen Hamilton was born in 1517 in Isle Arran, Buteshire, Scotland; died about 1590 in Scotland.