Janet Crichton

Janet Crichton

• Daughter of George Crichton, 1st Earl of Caithness and Janet Borthwick
• Wife of John Maxwell (d 1484)

From Maxwell History

children

• Robert (ancestor of the Maxwells of Cowhill)
• James (ancestor of the Maxwells of Cayens)
• Homer (ancestor of the Maxwells of Portrack)
• John, abbot of Holywood
• Thomas (ancestor of the Maxwells of Gleneslan)
• Herbert (ancestor of the Maxwells of Hills and Drumcotran)
• Janet, married William, son of John, 1st Lord Carlyle
• John, 4th Lord Maxwell, married Agnes, daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart of Garlies.

Origins

Crichton married firstly, about 1425, a daughter of Sir William Douglas of Strathbrock, by whom he had a son, James. About 1450, he married secondly Janet, a daughter of Sir William Borthwick of that Ilk, who was the widow of Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith and also of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy.

In 1454 their daughter Janet married Robert Maxwell, 2nd Lord Maxwell (who died c. 1485).[1]

References

• http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00060606&tree=LEO
• http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getper...
• http://archive.org/stream/maxwellhistoryge00hous#page/10/mode/2up

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