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BOTHWELL, Janet
(About 1535-1564)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. NAPIER, Archibald 7th of Merchiston, 'Edinbellie', Sir

BOTHWELL, Janet 1

  • Born: About 1535
  • Marriage (1): NAPIER, Archibald 7th of Merchiston, 'Edinbellie', Sir 1
  • Died: 20 December 1564, Merchiston, Edinburgh, Scotland 1

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Janet married Sir Archibald NAPIER 7th of Merchiston, 'Edinbellie', son of Alexander NAPIER 6th of Merchiston and Annabella CAMPBELL.1 (Sir Archibald NAPIER 7th of Merchiston, 'Edinbellie' was born about 1534 and died on 15 May 1608 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Sir Archibald (Napier) married, first, Janet, only daughter of Sir Francis Bothwell, a Lord of Session, and Provost of Edinburgh, sister of Adam, Bishop of Orkney. She is mentioned as his wife in a grant of land which Napier acquired from Andrew Yorkstoun 29 May 1563, and she died at Merchiston on the 20 December following."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) 1

Sources

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

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