CARNEGIE, James 2nd Earl of Southesk, 'the Black Earl' ^{1 2}

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James married Mary KER, daughter of Sir Robert KER Lord Roxburghe, then Earl of Roxburghe and Margaret MAITLAND, 18 February 1629(contract).^{1 2} (Mary KER was born about 1602 and died in April 1650 in Leuchars, Fife Scotland ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"Mary married ... secondly (contract 18 and 21 February 1629), to James, second Earl of Southesk, with 24,000 merks tocher, and died at Leuchars in April 1650."

from Scots Peerage (vol 7)




"Lord Southesk died at Kinnaird, in March 1669 having married, first (contract 18 and 21 February 1629), Mary Ker, daughter of the first Earl of Roxburghe, and widow of Sir James Halyburton of Pitcur, with a tocher of 24,000 merks. By her, who died at Leuchars in April 1650, he had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 8) ^{1 2}

James next married Janet ADAMSON about 1661.² (Janet ADAMSON was born about 1620 and died in June 1683 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"Lord Southesk married, secondly, about 1661, Janet Adamson, who on 9 April of that year was infeft in a liferent of the lands of Leuchars. By her, who died in June 1683, he had no issue."

from Scots Peerage (vol 8) ²