3rd Earl of Nithersdale John Maxwell

Male 1605 - 1677  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  3rd Earl of Nithersdale John Maxwell was born in 1605 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (son of 6th Lord Herries John Maxwell and Elizabeth Maxwell); died in 1677 in Scotland.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Cunningham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Robert Maxwell was born on 1 Sep 1620 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 5 Oct 1667 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  6th Lord Herries John Maxwell was born in 1580 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (son of 5th Lord Herries William Maxwell and Catherine Kerr); died in May 1631 in Scotland.

    John married Elizabeth Maxwell. Elizabeth (daughter of 7th Lord Maxwell John Maxwell and Elizabeth Douglas) was born before 1579; died after Dec 1639. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Maxwell was born before 1579 (daughter of 7th Lord Maxwell John Maxwell and Elizabeth Douglas); died after Dec 1639.
    Children:
    1. 1. 3rd Earl of Nithersdale John Maxwell was born in 1605 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died in 1677 in Scotland.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  5th Lord Herries William Maxwell was born in 1555 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (son of Master of Maxwell John Maxwell and Agnes Herries); died on 10 Oct 1603 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

    William married Catherine Kerr before 1 Jul 1592 in Scotland. Catherine (daughter of Mark Kerr and Helen Leslie) was born in 1555 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland; died in Mar 1600. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catherine Kerr was born in 1555 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland (daughter of Mark Kerr and Helen Leslie); died in Mar 1600.
    Children:
    1. 2. 6th Lord Herries John Maxwell was born in 1580 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died in May 1631 in Scotland.

  3. 6.  7th Lord Maxwell John Maxwell was born on 24 Apr 1553 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (son of 5th Lord Maxwell Robert Maxwell and Beatrix Douglas); died on 7 Dec 1593 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

    John married Elizabeth Douglas on 15 Feb 1571 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of 7th Earl of Angus David Douglas and Margaret Hamilton) was born in 1555 in Glammis, Angus, Scotland; died in Feb 1637 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Douglas was born in 1555 in Glammis, Angus, Scotland (daughter of 7th Earl of Angus David Douglas and Margaret Hamilton); died in Feb 1637 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. 1st Earl of Nithsdale Robert Maxwell died in May 1646 in Scotland.
    2. 3. Elizabeth Maxwell was born before 1579; died after Dec 1639.
    3. Margaret Maxwell was born in 1579 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died in 1597.
    4. 8th Lord Maxwell John Maxwell was born before May 1583 in Scotland; died on 21 May 1631 in Scotland.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Master of Maxwell John Maxwell was born in 1512 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (son of 4th Lord Maxwell Robert Maxwell and Janet Douglas); died on 20 Jan 1583 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

    John married Agnes Herries before 18 Dec 1547 in Scotland. Agnes (daughter of William Herries and Catherine Kennedy) was born in 1534 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 14 Mar 1594 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Agnes Herries was born in 1534 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (daughter of William Herries and Catherine Kennedy); died on 14 Mar 1594 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. Margaret Maxwell was born in 1538 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 8 Jan 1617 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
    2. 4. 5th Lord Herries William Maxwell was born in 1555 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 10 Oct 1603 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
    3. Sarah Maxwell was born in 1570 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 29 Mar 1636 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in 1636 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

  3. 10.  Mark Kerr

    Mark married Helen Leslie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Helen Leslie
    Children:
    1. 5. Catherine Kerr was born in 1555 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland; died in Mar 1600.

  5. 12.  5th Lord Maxwell Robert Maxwell was born in 1533 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (son of 4th Lord Maxwell Robert Maxwell and Janet Douglas); died on 13 Sep 1553 in Scotland.

    Robert married Beatrix Douglas in 1549 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Beatrix (daughter of 3rd Earl of Morton James Douglas and Catherine Stewart) was born in 1535 in Scotland; died on 31 Oct 1583 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Beatrix Douglas was born in 1535 in Scotland (daughter of 3rd Earl of Morton James Douglas and Catherine Stewart); died on 31 Oct 1583 in Scotland.
    Children:
    1. 6th Lord Maxwell Robert Maxwell was born before 1553; died in Died as an infant.
    2. 6. 7th Lord Maxwell John Maxwell was born on 24 Apr 1553 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 7 Dec 1593 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

  7. 14.  7th Earl of Angus David Douglas was born in 1515 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland (son of George Douglas and Elizabeth Douglas); died in Jun 1557 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland.

    David married Margaret Hamilton on 8 May 1552. Margaret (daughter of John Hamilton and Janet Home) was born in 1539 in Broomhill, Clydesdale, Larnarkshire, Scotland; died in 1596 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Margaret Hamilton was born in 1539 in Broomhill, Clydesdale, Larnarkshire, Scotland (daughter of John Hamilton and Janet Home); died in 1596 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. 8th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas was born in 1555 in Scotland; died on 4 Aug 1588 in Scotland.
    2. 7. Elizabeth Douglas was born in 1555 in Glammis, Angus, Scotland; died in Feb 1637 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.