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Matthew (2nd Earl of Lennox) Stewart

Male 1472 - 1513  (~ 41 years)Deceased


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Matthew (2nd Earl of Lennox) Stewart was born in Jan 1472 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1513 in Branxton, Northumberland, England.

    Matthew married Elizabeth Hamilton in 1494-04-09 in Bothwell,,Lanarkshire,Scotland. Elizabeth was born in 1473 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in Apr 1531 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John (3rd Earl Lennox) Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jan 1495 in Lennox Hills, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 04 Sep 1526 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland.
    2. 3. Janet Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1498 in Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 12 Dec 1523 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
    3. 4. Mungo STEWART  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1499 in Of, Lennox, Scotland; died in 1500.
    4. 5. Lady Margaret Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1502 in Lennox, Scotland; died in 1568/70 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

    Matthew married Margaret Lyle on 13 Jun 1490 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Margaret was born about 1470 in Scotland; died in 1494 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John (3rd Earl Lennox) Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (1.Matthew1) was born on 9 Jan 1495 in Lennox Hills, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 04 Sep 1526 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland.

    John married Anne Elizabeth Stewart on 19 Jan 1511 in Dispensation, Scotland. Anne (daughter of John ( 1st Earl of Atholl) Stewart of Balveny and Eleanor ( Countess of Atholl) Sinclair) was born in 1494 in Balveny, Fife, Scotland; died on 25 Nov 1564 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Elizabeth Anne Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1512; died on 25 November 1564.
    2. 7. Mary Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1513 in Warwickshire, England; died in 1540 in Yorkshire, England.
    3. 8. Elizabeth Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1515 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 20 Dec 1567 in Flanders, Morris, New Jersey, United States.
    4. 9. Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Sep 1516 in Dunbarton Castle, Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 4 Sep 1571 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
    5. 10. Robert Lennox Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1516 in Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 29 Mar 1586 in Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
    6. 11. John Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1519 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 31 May 1567 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France.
    7. 12. Lady Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox  Descendancy chart to this point was born in January 1520 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 23 June 1567 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.

  2. 3.  Janet Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (1.Matthew1) was born in 1498 in Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 12 Dec 1523 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

    Janet married Lord Ninian of Halkhead Ross on 15 Nov 1515 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Lord (son of John Ross and Christian Edmonstone) was born in 1491 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died in Feb 1556 in Halkhead Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Lord Robert Ross of Hawkhead  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1515 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland; died on 10 Sept 1547 in Balveny, Fifeshire, Schotland.

  3. 4.  Mungo STEWART Descendancy chart to this point (1.Matthew1) was born in 1499 in Of, Lennox, Scotland; died in 1500.

  4. 5.  Lady Margaret Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (1.Matthew1) was born in 1502 in Lennox, Scotland; died in 1568/70 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Elizabeth Anne Stuart Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born in 1512; died on 25 November 1564.

  2. 7.  Mary Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born in 1513 in Warwickshire, England; died in 1540 in Yorkshire, England.

  3. 8.  Elizabeth Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born in 1515 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 20 Dec 1567 in Flanders, Morris, New Jersey, United States.

  4. 9.  Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stuart Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born on 21 Sep 1516 in Dunbarton Castle, Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 4 Sep 1571 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

    Matthew married Lady Margaret Douglas on 29 Jun 1544 in London, Middlesex, , England. Lady (daughter of Archibald ( 6th Earl of Angus) Douglas and Margaret ( Queen of the scots) Tudor) was born in 1515 in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, , England; died in 1578 in London, Middlesex, , England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Henry ( Lord Darnley) Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 December 1545 in Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England; died on 10 February 1567 in Abtei Kirk O'field, Edinburgh, Scotland; was buried in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.
    2. 15. Charles ( 5th Earl of Lennox) Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1556 in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 18 Apr 1576 in London, Middlesex, England.

  5. 10.  Robert Lennox Stuart Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born about 1516 in Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 29 Mar 1586 in Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

  6. 11.  John Stuart Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born in 1519 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 31 May 1567 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

  7. 12.  Lady Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born in January 1520 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 23 June 1567 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.

    Lady married John "the Good Earl"( 11th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon, on 06 August 1548 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland. John (son of Alexander (10th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon, and Lady Janet Stewart, Dowager Countess of Sutherland) was born in 1525 in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland; died on 23 June 1567 in Sutherland, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. John Gordon of Sutherland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1549 in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland; died in 1594 in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland.
    2. 17. Alexander (12th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1552 in Darnaway Castle (Sutherland) Scotland; died on 6 Dec 1594 in Dunrobin, Scotland.
    3. 18. Margaret Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1554 in Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland; died in 1579.
    4. 19. William Gordon of Sutherland, Baron Strahnaver  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 20. Adam Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1549 in Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland; died in 1606 in Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland.

    Lady married Willem (Earl of Errol) Hay in 1534 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Willem was born in 1521 in Edinburgh,Edinburghshire,Midlothian,Scotland; died on 11 Apr 1541 in Edinburgh,,Midlothian,Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 13.  Lord Robert Ross of Hawkhead Descendancy chart to this point (3.Janet2, 1.Matthew1) was born in 1515 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland; died on 10 Sept 1547 in Balveny, Fifeshire, Schotland.

    Lord married Agnes Moncrieff in 1540 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Agnes was born in 1513 in Moncrieff, Perthshire, Schotland; died in 1615 in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Lady Elizabeth Mistress Ross  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Abt. 1541 in Halkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 14 Apr 1578 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Henry ( Lord Darnley) Stuart Descendancy chart to this point (9.Matthew3, 2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born on 7 December 1545 in Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England; died on 10 February 1567 in Abtei Kirk O'field, Edinburgh, Scotland; was buried in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

    Henry married Mary (Queen of scots) Stewart on 29 Jul 1565 in Canongate,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland. Mary (daughter of James v ( King of Scotland) Stewart and Mary De Guise) was born in 1542 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 8 February 1587 in Beheaded for treason at Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England; was buried in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. James I and VI (king of England and scotland) Stuart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1566 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 27 Mar 1625 in Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, England.

  2. 15.  Charles ( 5th Earl of Lennox) Stuart Descendancy chart to this point (9.Matthew3, 2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born in 1556 in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 18 Apr 1576 in London, Middlesex, England.

    Charles married Elizabeth Cavendish in 1574 in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, , England. Elizabeth was born on 31 Mar 1555 in Derby, Derbyshire, England; died on 31 Jan 1582 in Frome, Summerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Margaret Huntington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1575 in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, , England; died on 27, sept, 1615 in London, , England. Tower of London??.

  3. 16.  John Gordon of Sutherland Descendancy chart to this point (12.Lady3, 2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born in 1549 in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland; died in 1594 in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland.

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Lyon. Margaret was born in 1555 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Elspet Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1587 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 24 Jun in abt 1649?.

  4. 17.  Alexander (12th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon Descendancy chart to this point (12.Lady3, 2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born in 1552 in Darnaway Castle (Sutherland) Scotland; died on 6 Dec 1594 in Dunrobin, Scotland.

    Alexander married Lady Jean Janet Gordon on 13 Dec 1573 in Huntley Castle, Aberdeen. Lady (daughter of George (4th Earl of Huntley) Gordon and Elizabeth Keith) was born in 1546 in Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland; died on 14 May 1629 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. James Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Nov 1574 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland; died on 20 Feb 1615 in Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, Scotland.
    2. 26. Jane Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Nov 1574 in Dunrobin Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland; died on 20 February 1615 in Strathpeffer, Highlands, Scotland.
    3. 27. John ( 13th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 July 1576 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland; died on 11 Sept 1615 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
    4. 28. *Sir Robert (1st Bart of Gordantoun) Gordan  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 May 1580 in Dunrobin Castle (Suther) Scotland; died in 1654 in Gordonstown (Aberdeen) Scotland.
    5. 29. George Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1583 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in Oct 1610 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
    6. 30. Adam Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1584 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland; died in Scotland.
    7. 31. Sir Alexander Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 March 1585 in Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland; died in 1636.

  5. 18.  Margaret Gordon Descendancy chart to this point (12.Lady3, 2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born in 1554 in Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland; died in 1579.

  6. 19.  William Gordon of Sutherland, Baron Strahnaver Descendancy chart to this point (12.Lady3, 2.John2, 1.Matthew1)

    William married Katharine Morison on 06 Oct 1705 in Prestonpans,East Lothian,Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 20.  Adam Gordon Descendancy chart to this point (12.Lady3, 2.John2, 1.Matthew1) was born in May 1549 in Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland; died in 1606 in Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland.

  8. 21.  Lady Elizabeth Mistress Ross Descendancy chart to this point (13.Lord3, 3.Janet2, 1.Matthew1) was born in Abt. 1541 in Halkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 14 Apr 1578 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Family/Spouse: John Fleming. John (son of Sir Malcolm (Lord Chamberlain) Fleming and Janet STEWART) was born in 1535 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 6 Sep 1572 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. John (6th Lord of Montrose)(1st Earl of Wigton) Fleming  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1567 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 16 Apr 1619 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    2. 33. Maria Le Fleming  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1569; died in 1637.
    3. 34. Jane Fleming  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1570 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 26 July 1598 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.