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KER, Mark Commendator or Abbot of Newbattle, Mr
(About 1512-1584)
LESLIE, Helen
(About 1520-1594)
MAXWELL, John 4th Lord Herries of Terregles, jure uxoris
(About 1514-1583)
HERRIES, Agnes suo jure Baroness Herries of Terregles
(About 1534-)
KER, Mark Lord of Newbattle, then Earl of Lothian
(About 1549-1609)
MAXWELL, Margaret
(About 1560-1617)
KER, Jean
(About 1575-Before 1633)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. BOYD, Robert Master of Boyd

2. LINDSAY, David 12th Earl of Crawford
3. HAMILTON, Thomas of Robertoun, Mr

KER, Jean 1 2

  • Born: About 1575
  • Marriage (1): BOYD, Robert Master of Boyd 30 September 1594(contract) 1
  • Marriage (2): LINDSAY, David 12th Earl of Crawford before 16 April 1610 2
  • Marriage (3): HAMILTON, Thomas of Robertoun, Mr before 16 February 1618 1 2
  • Died: Before 1633 2

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Jean married Robert BOYD Master of Boyd, son of Thomas BOYD 6th Lord Boyd and Margaret CAMPBELL of Loudoun, 30 September 1594(contract).1 (Robert BOYD Master of Boyd was born about 1567 and died May 1597(dvp) 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Robert, Master of Boyd, occurs as eldest son and heirapparent of the last 12 January 1591-92. He died v. p. May 1597, having married (contract dated 30 September and . . . 1594), Jean, daughter of Mark (Kerr), second Earl of Lothian. She was married, secondly, before 16 April 1610, to David, twelfth Earl of Crawford; and thirdly, before 16 February 1618, to Mr. Thomas Hamilton of Robertoun. By her the Master of Boyd had two sons : 1. Robert, who succeeded his grandfather as seventh Lord Boyd. 2. James, ninth Lord Boyd, after his nephew."

from Scots Peerage (vol 5)

Note:
Jean was daughter of Mark Ker, 1st, not 2nd, Earl of Lothian.
1

Jean next married David LINDSAY 12th Earl of Crawford, son of David LINDSAY 11th Earl of Crawford and Grizel STEWART, before 16 April 1610.2 The marriage ended in annulment. (David LINDSAY 12th Earl of Crawford was born about 1584 and died in June 1620 in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland 2.)


  Marriage Notes:

"He (David Lindsay) married, before 16 April 1610, Jean Ker, widow of Robert, Master of Boyd, and daughter of Mark, Earl of Lothian, by Margaret Maxwell. She was married, thirdly, before 16 February 1618, to Mr. Thomas Hamilton of Robertoun, so that the marriage with the Earl of Crawford must have been dissolved."

from Scots Peerage (vol 3) 2

Jean next married Mr Thomas HAMILTON of Robertoun before 16 February 1618.1 2 (Mr Thomas HAMILTON of Robertoun was born about 1570.)


  Marriage Notes:

"He (David Lindsay) married, before 16 April 1610, Jean Ker, widow of Robert, Master of Boyd .... She was married, thirdly, before 16 February 1618, to Mr. Thomas Hamilton of Robertoun, so that the marriage with the Earl of Crawford must have been dissolved."

from Scots Peerage (vol 3)




"She (Jean Ker) was married .... thirdly, before 16 February 1618, to Mr. Thomas Hamilton of Robertoun."

from Scots Peerage (vol 5) 1 2

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 5 (1908).

2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 3 (1906).

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