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Sir John Maxwell of Terregles, Baron Maxwell, 3rd Lord Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries, Master of Maxwell, (maid. name Western Marches)[1]

Male 1512 - 1583  (71 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname Sir John Maxwell of Terregles, Baron Maxwell, 3rd Lord Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries, Master of Maxwell, 
    Birth 1512  Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 20 Jan 1583  Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 71 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Sir Robert 4th lord Baron Maxwell,   b. 1493, Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1546, Logan, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)  (Father) 
    Elizabeth Drummond,   b. 1472, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1514, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)  (Grandmother) 
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    Person ID P15276  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father Sir Robert 4th lord Baron Maxwell,   b. 1493, Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1546, Logan, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ancestors Lady Janet Douglas, Baroness Glamis,   b. 1498, Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1537, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 4 Jul 1509  Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 16 years and 7 months - She : ~ 11 years and 7 months. 
    Family ID F4351  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Agnes Herries,   b. 1534, Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1594, Terregles, Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 18 Mar 1548  Kirkcudbright, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 36 years and 3 months - She : ~ 14 years and 3 months. 
    Children 
     1. Lady Margaret Maxwell, 1st Countess Lothian,   b. 1548, Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1617, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]
    +2. Elizabeth Maxwell,   b. 1554, Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1620, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    ▻ John Gordon  m. 1583
     [Father: natural]
     3. John Maxwell (maid. name of Newlaw),   b. Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1587, Newlaw, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     4. Lady Grissel Maxwell, Lady Bombie,   b. 1550, Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1597, Genoch, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Sir William Maxwell, 5th Lord Herries of Teregles,   b. 1555, Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1604, Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. Sir Robert Maxwell of Spottes,   b. Abt 1559, Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1615 (Age ~ 56 years)  [Father: natural]
     7. Edward Maxwell, Lord Lamington and (maid. name Commendator of Dundrennan Abbey),   b. Abt 1560, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1598 (Age ~ 38 years)  [Father: natural]
     8. Lady Sarah Maxwell, Lady Johnstone,   b. 1568, Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1636, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]
     9. Lady Nichola Maxwell, Lady Lag,   b. Abt 1578, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1605, Lag, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 27 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F4350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2109027946] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6361038&pid=15276