Janet Erskine, Countess of Stirling

"Sir William Alexander, the Earl of Stirling was the only son of Alexander Alexander and his wife Marion ... He met and wooed the young, musically talented and aristocratic Janet Erskine, whose family had been keepers of Stirling Castle and protectors of princes of the realm." (The Complete Peerage). She mothered seven sons and 3 daughters and outlived him after 40 years of married life, dying after 10 May 1649.

parents: Sir William Parson Campsie Erskine & Joanna b: ABT. 1540 in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland & Joanna.

Married

1. 3 JAN 1600/01 in Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland to Sir William Alexander MacAlistair b: ABT. 1567 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. He was the son of Alexander Alexander & Marion Coultie.

Family

https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2013/10/80-alexander-of-menstri...

William Alexander married, 1601, Janet (fl. 1649), daughter of Sir William Erskine and had issue:

• (1) Sir William Alexander (c.1604-38), Lord Alexander (q.v.);
• (2) Hon. Sir Anthony Alexander (d. 1637), educated at Glasgow University; licenced to travel abroad, 1626-29; Master of Works in Scotland, 1629-37 (jointly with James Murray until the latter's death in 1634); knighted, 1635; married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Wardlaw, bt. of Pitreavie but died without issue, 17 September 1637;
• (3) Henry Alexander (d. 1647), 3rd Earl of Stirling (q.v.);
• (4) Hon. John Alexander of Gartmore (d. 1641/2), Master of Minerals and Metals in Scotland (jointly with his father), 1635; Master of the Mint in Scotland, 1635-41; married Agnes (d. c.1636), daughter of Robert Graham of Gartmore and had issue one daughter;
• (5) Hon. Charles Alexander (d. 1664), married, before 1645, Anna Drurie and had issue two sons;
• (6) Lt-Col. Hon. James Alexander (d. 1671), married first, 16 August1656, Margaret (d. 1662), daughter of Capt. Hon. David Scrimgeour and second, c.1668, Grizel, daughter of Hon. James Hay and had issue one daughter;
• (7) Lady Jean Alexander (d. 1670), married first, 1623, Hugh Montgomery, 2nd Viscount of the Ards (d. 1642) and second, Maj-Gen. Robert Munro, son of Obsdale Munro of Foulis;
• (8) Lady Margaret Alexander, married 1620 Sir William Murray (d. 1646), 1st bt., of Dunearn;
• (9) Hon. Robert Alexander (d. by 1638);
• (10) Hon. Ludovic Alexander, died young;
• (11) Lady Elizabeth Alexander (d. 1642); died unmarried, December 1642.
• He inherited Menstrie Castle (Clacks) from his father in 1581, and purchased Argyll's Lodging, Stirling and Tullibody House in 1629 and Tillicoultry House in 1634. He died 12 February 1640, aged about 64. He left debts of £136,000.

Links

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jimscott&...
• http://www.stirlingcastle.gov.uk/

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Name: Janet Erskine of Balgownie , . Sex: F Birth: ABT. 1580 in Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland Death: AFT. MAY 1649 Reference Number: 14757 Note: (AFN: MW2H-24) Note:

BIOGRAPHY: Scotty " William ALEXANDER Sir. m. 03 JAN 1601, in Scotland,JanetErskine, b. Scotland, (daughter of William ERSKINE and Unk. 279) d. Alive in May 1649. William died 21 FEB 1639/40, Covent Garden, London, England., buried: 12 APR 1640, Stirling, Scotland. The Complete Peerage " L. Claton Parker "Sir William Alexander, the Earl of Stirling was the only son of Alexander Alexander and his wife Marion. Shortly after returning from this trip he met and wooed the young, musically talented and aristocratic Janet Erskine, whose family had been keepers of Stirling Castle and protectors of princes of the realm.They were married in 1601 and as far as is known their relationship was both happy and fruitful.

Janet gave him seven sons and three daughters and outlived him after 40 years of married life.

1. William ALEXANDER Sir. b. C. 1567, Stirling?, m. 03 JAN 1601, inScotland, Janet Erskine, b. Scotland, (daughter of William ERSKINE and Unk. 279) d. Alive in May 1649. William died 21 FEB1639/40, CoventGarden, London, England., buried: 12 APR 1640, Stirling, Scotland. Rogers Memorials "Memorials of the Earl of Stirling", "House of Alexander" by Charles Rogers, LLD, Vol. I, 1877, William Alexander, had two sons, Alexander Alexander, Baron of Menstrety, who was the father of William Alexander, Earl of Sterling, and Thomas Alexander, Alexander of Menstrie, first Earl of Stirling, from whom theVirginia family is deduced. He was born abt 1580, died in London, abt1640; knighted, 1613; created Earl of Stirling, 1633

Note: Janet Erskine was the daughter of Sir William Erskine. She was born before 1585. She married William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling on 3 January 1601. She died after 10 May 1649. Child of Janet Erskine and William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling: William Alexander, Lord Alexander b. b 1619, d. 18 May 1638

Father: Sir William Parson Campsie Erskine , . b: ABT. 1540 in Little Sauchie,Clackmanshire,Scotland Mother: Joanna Erskine , .

Marriage 1 Sir William Alexander MacAlistair , . b: ABT. 1567 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland Married: 3 JAN 1600/01 in Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Children

• Capt. John Alexander (Immigrant) , . b: ABT. 1603 in Menstrie Castle, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
• William Alexander , Jr. b: 1606
• Robert Alexander b: 1604 in Stirling, Scotland