Dame Janet Gordon, Countess of Glencairn

DAME JANET GORDON Countess of Glencairn

The Scots Peerage V: 109

Her Last Will and Testament

Confirmation was granted on 8 June 1605. [National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, The Testament Testamentar of Dame Jonet Gordoun, Countess of Glencairn, sheriffdom of Dumfries, reference CC8/8/40]

Death

Dame Janet Gordon, Countess of Glencairn, died on 18 November 1596. Stirnet: Gordon 03

Marriage

The Scots Peerage V: 109

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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26 May 1574: Charter by Alexander Earl of Glencairn to Margaret Campbell, daughter of Colin Campbell of Glenorchy, whereby in implement of a contract entered into between the Earl, Dame Jean Cunningham his wife, William Master of Glencairn and Janet Gordon his wife, and James Cunningham son and apparent heir of the said William Master of Glencairn on the one part, and the said Colin Campbell of Glenorchy, Katharine Ruthven his wife, Duncan Campbell fiar of Glenorchy and the said Margaret Campbell daughter of the said Colin Campbell and Katharine Ruthven, dated at Edinburgh 24 May 1574, the Earl dispones to the said Margaret Campbell and her heirs the lands and baronies of Finlayston and Ranfurlie Cunningham with the manor places etc. Witnesses Hugh Cunningham of Waterston, Andrew Cunningham, son of the Earl, Gavin Hamilton and John Smollet. At Edinburgh. National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/1/72

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13 July 1579: Instrument of Seisin in favor of Susannah Cunningham in an annualrent corresponding to the sum of 50 merks payable from the lands of Glencross, redeemable on payment of said sum in the church of Kilmaurs proceeding on a charter by William Earl of Glencairn and Dame Janet Gordon his wife. Witnesses, John Cunningham of Ross, son of the Earl, Mr. John Porterfield, minister, and William Cochrane, at Kilmaronock 28 May 1579. National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/1/103

Genealogy

1. Stirnet: Gordon 03
2. The Scots Peerage IV: 242

Biographical Summary

• Parents: daughter of Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar and Margaret Crichton.
• Married: William Cuninghame, 6th Earl of Glencairn, son of Alexander Cuninghame, 5th Earl of Glencairn and Lady Janet Hamilton, on 24 August 1549

Children:

1. James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn. Married Margaret Campbell.
2. John Cunningham, Laird of Ross.
3. Lady Jean Cunningham who married George Haldane of Gleneagles (died 18 October 1574). After his death she married Roger Kirkpatrick of Closeburn. After his death she married Robert Fergusson, 9th Laird of Craigdarroch (died about 1613).
4. Lady Margaret Cunningham who married Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean of Duart (died 5 August 1598)
5. Lady Elizabeth Cunningham who married (1) in 1579 to James Crawford of Auchinames. After his death she married Alexander Cuninghame, 5th Laird of Craigends. Elizabeth died before 7 September 1614.
6. Lady Susannah Cunningham who married John Napier of Kilmahew

Citations

• [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 994. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• [S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."
• [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• [S4592] Penelope Thomson, "re: Thomson Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 19 April 2010. Hereinafter cited as "re: Thomson Family."
• [S47] Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, editor, Burke's Irish Family Records (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1976), volume 1, page 994. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Irish Family Records.

Links

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112223909
• http://thepeerage.com/p21099.htm#i210986
• http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1397503&i...
• http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/athen...
• Lochinvar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The loch formerly had an island on which stood Lochinvar Castle, seat of the Gordon family. In the 20th century the loch was dammed to form a reservoir, raising the water level and submerging the island with the ruins of the castle.

The Gordon family arrived at Lochnivor from Berwickshire in 1297. They established a castle, but the date of the ruins on the former island is not known

Either the daughter of Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar and Elizabeth Maxwell or of James Gordon 4th Lord of Lochnivor & Margaret Crichton...

Födelseort Lochinver, , Sutherland, Scotland Lochinvar, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom Scotland Dödsdatum 13 februari 1577 1600 13 februari 1576 1577 Dödsort Glencairn, , Dumfries-Shire, Scotland Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom Scotland

• Parents: daughter of Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar and Margaret Crichton.
• Married: William Cuninghame, 6th Earl of Glencairn, son of Alexander Cuninghame, 5th Earl of Glencairn and Lady Janet Hamilton, on 24 August 1549

Children:

1. James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn. Married Margaret Campbell.
2. John Cunningham, Laird of Ross.
3. Lady Jean Cunningham who married George Haldane of Gleneagles (died 18 October 1574). After his death she married Roger Kirkpatrick of Closeburn. After his death she married Robert Fergusson, 9th Laird of Craigdarroch (died about 1613).
4. Lady Margaret Cunningham who married Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean of Duart (died 5 August 1598)
5. Lady Elizabeth Cunningham who married (1) in 1579 to James Crawford of Auchinames. After his death she married Alexander Cuninghame, 5th Laird of Craigends. Elizabeth died before 7 September 1614.
6. Lady Susannah Cunningham who married John Napier of Kilmahew

Citations

• [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 994. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• [S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."
• [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• [S4592] Penelope Thomson, "re: Thomson Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 19 April 2010. Hereinafter cited as "re: Thomson Family."
• [S47] Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, editor, Burke's Irish Family Records (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1976), volume 1, page 994. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Irish Family Records.

Links

• http://thepeerage.com/p21099.htm#i210986
• http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1397503&i...
• http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/athen...

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• Lochinvar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The loch formerly had an island on which stood Lochinvar Castle, seat of the Gordon family. In the 20th century the loch was dammed to form a reservoir, raising the water level and submerging the island with the ruins of the castle.

The Gordon family arrived at Lochinvar from Berwickshire in 1297. They established a castle, but the date of the ruins on the former island is not known