Martyn Family History

Scott H. Martyn
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Sir John KERR Lord of Ferniehirst Castle [6232]
(1500-1562)
Katherine KERR of Cessford [6233]
(1510-1565)
Sir William KIRKCALDY of Grange [6245]
(1520-1573)
Margaret LEARMONTH [6246]
(1542-1574)
Sir Thomas KERR 9th of Ferniehurst [6225]
(1529-1568)
Janet KIRKCALDY [6226]
(1540-1572)
Margaret KERR [6219]
(1570-1594)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. John LAING [6218]

Margaret KERR [6219] 1457

  • Born: 1570, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland 1457
  • Marriage (1): John LAING [6218] in November 1590 in Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland 1460
  • Died: 24 May 1594, Spain at age 24 1457
  • Buried: Ferniehirst, Scotland 1457

   FamilySearch ID: L45X-4YR.

  General Notes:

When Margaret Kerr was born in 1570, in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Sir Thomas Kerr 9th of Ferniehurst - Warden of the Marches - Provost of Jedburgh, was 41 and her mother, Janet Kirkcaldy, was 30. She married Sir Robert Melville of Burntisland, Second Lord of Monimail in October 1584. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 24 May 1594, in Spain, at the age of 24, and was buried in Scotland.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Title Of Nobility: ~B Melville, on an unknown date,. 1460


Margaret married John LAING [6218] [MRIN: 5326], son of Cuthebert LAING [6230] and Annes MOORHOUSE [6231], in November 1590 in Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland.1460 (John LAING [6218] was born in 1570 in Saint Andrews, , Fife, Scotland 1457, christened on 26 July 1580 in Saint Andrews, , Fife, Scotland 1457 and died about April 1617 in Saint Andrews, , Fife, Scotland 1457.)