8th Lord Maxwell John Maxwell: MontyHistNotes

Bef 1583 - 1631 (> 48 years)

Generation: 1

8th Lord Maxwell John Maxwell was born before May 1583 in Scotland (son of 7th Lord Maxwell John Maxwell and Elizabeth Douglas); died on 21 May 1631 in Scotland.

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Fact 1: 6 Apr 1608; Murdered James Johnstone

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Died:
Executed for Murder of James Johnstone

John married Margaret Hamilton before 19 Apr 1600. Margaret (daughter of 1st Marquess of Hamilton John Hamilton and Margaret Lyon) was born about 1585 in Scotland; died after 10 Jun 1606. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

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.

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Reference Number: 13-00499-01
Title: Earl of Morton

Notes:

Died:
Dryffe Sands, killed fighting Johnstones

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]

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.

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Reference Number: 13-00500-02

Children:

1st Earl of Nithsdale Robert Maxwell died in May 1646 in Scotland.
Elizabeth Maxwell was born before 1579; died after Dec 1639.
Margaret Maxwell was born in 1579 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died in 1597.
1. 8th Lord Maxwell John Maxwell was born before May 1583 in Scotland; died on 21 May 1631 in Scotland.

Generation: 3

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.

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Reference Number: 14-00997-01

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]

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.

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Reference Number: 14-00998-02

Children:

6th Lord Maxwell Robert Maxwell was born before 1553; died in Died as an infant.
2. 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.

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.

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Reference Number: 14-00999-01

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Birth:
Pittendriech

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]

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.

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Reference Number: 14-01000-02

Children:

8th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas was born in 1555 in Scotland; died on 4 Aug 1588 in Scotland.
3. Elizabeth Douglas was born in 1555 in Glammis, Angus, Scotland; died in Feb 1637 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Generation: 4

4th Lord Maxwell Robert Maxwell was born in 1484 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (son of 3rd Lord Maxwell John Maxwell and Agnes Stewart); died on 9 Jul 1546 in Logan, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Occupation: 1524, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Lord Provost of Edinburgh
Occupation: 1527, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Lord Provost of Edinburgh
Occupation: 1535, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Lord Provost of Edinburgh
Fact 1: 1542; Taken prisoner by English Battle of Solway Moss

Robert married Janet Douglas. Janet (daughter of 6th of Drumlanrig William Douglas and Elizabeth Gordon) was born about 1500 in Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 4 Oct 1512. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Janet Douglas was born about 1500 in Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (daughter of 6th of Drumlanrig William Douglas and Elizabeth Gordon); died on 4 Oct 1512.

Notes:

Birth:
Drumlanrig

Children:

Master of Maxwell John Maxwell was born in 1512 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 20 Jan 1583 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
4. 5th Lord Maxwell Robert Maxwell was born in 1533 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 13 Sep 1553 in Scotland.

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3rd Earl of Morton James Douglas was born in 1487 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland (son of 2nd Earl of Morton John Douglas and Janet Crichton); died in 1548 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

James married Catherine Stewart on 10 Dec 1507 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Catherine (daughter of King of Scotland James IV King of Scotland Stewart and Mary Margaret Boyd) was born in 1491 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1554 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Catherine Stewart was born in 1491 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (daughter of King of Scotland James IV King of Scotland Stewart and Mary Margaret Boyd); died in 1554 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Reference Number: 15-01996-02

Children:

Countess of Arran Margaret Douglas was born in 1511 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died after 24 May 1579 in Scotland.
Elizabeth Douglas was born in 1528 in Scotland; died in 1574 in Pittendriech, Moray, Scotland.
5. Beatrix Douglas was born in 1535 in Scotland; died on 31 Oct 1583 in Scotland.

12.

George Douglas was born in 1493 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland (son of Master of Angus George Douglas and Elizabeth Drummond); died in Aug 1552 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.

Notes:

Birth:
Pittendriech

Died:
Pittendriech

George married Elizabeth Douglas. Elizabeth (daughter of David Douglas and Catherine Stewart) was born in 1500 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland; died in 1573. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Elizabeth Douglas was born in 1500 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland (daughter of David Douglas and Catherine Stewart); died in 1573.

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Reference Number: 15-01998-02

Notes:

Birth:
Pittendriech

Children:

6. 7th Earl of Angus David Douglas was born in 1515 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland; died in Jun 1557 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland.
4th Earl of Morton James Douglas was born in 1520; died on 2 Jun 1581 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

14.

John Hamilton was born in Samuelston, East Lothian, Scotland (son of 1st Earl of Arran James Hamilton and Elizabeth Lindsay).

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Reference Number: 15-01999-01

John married Janet Home. Janet (daughter of 3rd Lord Home Alexander Home and Agnes Stewart) was born in 1502 in East Lothian, Scotland; died in 1567 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Janet Home was born in 1502 in East Lothian, Scotland (daughter of 3rd Lord Home Alexander Home and Agnes Stewart); died in 1567 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Reference Number: 15-02000-02

Children:

7. Margaret Hamilton was born in 1539 in Broomhill, Clydesdale, Larnarkshire, Scotland; died in 1596 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.