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ABERNETHY, Alexander 6th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy
(1536-1587)
KEITH, Alison
(About 1540-1567)
STEWART, John 4th Earl of Atholl, Lord Chancellor
(About 1533-1579)
GORDON, Elizabeth
(About 1535-Before 1557)
ABERNETHY, George 7th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy
(About 1552-1590)
STEWART, Margaret
(About 1554-1618)
ABERNETHY, John 8th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy
(About 1579-1612)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. URQUHART, Magdalen
2. STEWART, Elizabeth
3. STEWART, Anna

ABERNETHY, John 8th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy 2 3

  • Born: About 1579
  • Marriage (1): URQUHART, Magdalen about 30 September 1601(charter) 1
  • Marriage (2): STEWART, Elizabeth About 5 April 1605(charter) 2
  • Marriage (3): STEWART, Anna 30 December 1608(contract) 3
  • Died: by 21 September 1612 1 3

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John married Magdalen URQUHART, daughter of Henry URQUHART and Elizabeth OGILVY, about 30 September 1601(charter).1 (Magdalen URQUHART was born about 1585 and died on 4 April 1603 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Whatever may have been the reason, it is certain that he (John Abernethy) fell into embarrassed circumstances, and in 1612 disposed of a large portion of his estates, which were parted among various creditors. He died between 5 June and 21 September 1612, having married, first, Magdalen, daughter of Henry Urquhart, younger of Cromarty ; she had a charter as his future wife 30 September 1601, and died 4 April 1603"

from Scots Peerage (vol 7) 1

John next married Elizabeth STEWART, daughter of James STEWART 'the Bonnie Earl'. 2nd Earl of Moray, jure uxoris and Elizabeth STEWART Countess of Moray, suo jure, About 5 April 1605(charter).2 (Elizabeth STEWART was born about 1586 and died before 30 December 1608 2.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Elizabeth, married to John Abernethy, eighth Lord Saltoun. Charter to her as his future wife, 5 April 1605. She died before 30 December 1608, having had no issue by her husband."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) 2

John next married Anna STEWART, daughter of Walter STEWART Lord Blantyre and Nicolas SOMERVILLE, 30 December 1608(contract).3 (Anna STEWART was born about 1585.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Anna, called 'senior fllia,' married (marriage-contract 30 December 1608) to John, eighth Lord Abernethy of Saltoun.' He died in 1612, and his widow had subsequently, by James, Marquess of Hamilton, a natural daughter, Margaret, who was married to James Hamilton, first Lord Belhaven."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) 3

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 7 (1910).

2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 6 (1909).

3 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 2 (1905).

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