Elizabeth Maxwell (abt. 1550 - 1620)

Born about 1550 in Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of John (Gordon) Gordon Vth of Lochinvar — married 1563 in Scotland

Descendants

Died Dec 1620 at about age 70 in Scotland

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Biography

Elizabeth Maxwell is a member of Clan Maxwell.

Elizabeth Maxwell was the daughter of Sir John Maxwell and Agnes Herries, Lady Herries of Terregles.

She married Alexander Fraser, 8th of Philorth, son of Alexander Fraser of Philorth, younger and Beatrice Keith.

She married Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar, son of Sir James Gordon of Lochinvar and Margaret Crichton, in 1563.^[1] They had issue:^[2][3] They had issue:

1. Sir Robert ^[2]
2. William, d.s.p.^[2]
3. John of Buittle, who died between 21 December 1611 and 1 July 1614, without issue. His brother Sir Robert was his executor in the first place, afterwrds his brother James^[2]
4. James, born 1553. James Gordon of Barncrosh and of Buittle. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir John Vans and widow of John Glendonwyn of Drumrash, who pursued him in 1621 for sundry adulteries. He died in May 1633, leaving issue^[2]
5. Alexander of endrig, d.s.p. before 4 Jun 1627^[2]
6. Mary, m. 21 Jun 1588 to Alexander Kennedy of Bargany^[2]
7. Janet, m. (contract, at Rusco, 15 May 1596) to John Macdowall of Garthland^[1]
8. Grizel, m. (contract dated 15 Octobe 1600) to Sir Alexander Stewart, afterwards first Earl of Galloway^[1][4]
9. Elizabeth, m., before 27 December 1604, to James Douglas, Lord Terthorwald, who instituted a process of divorce against her, as mentioned in this work, ii, 394^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1908, Vol. V, Archive.org, p. 113
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1908, Vol. V, Archive.org, p. 112
3. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, London: London, St. Catherine Press, 1926, Ed. 2 Vol V, Archive.org, p. 604
4. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Baronetage, Exeter: William Pollard & Co, 1902, Ed. 1 Vol II, Archive.org, p. 369