Janet Stewart

LADY JANET STEWART

Lady Janet Stewart is the daughter of John, second Earl of Atholl, and his wife Janet Campbell. The Scots Peerage I: 443

First Marriage

Lady Janet Stewart married Alexander, Master of Sutherland. in about 1520. The Scots Peerage I: 443 The Scots Peerage IV: 261

Second Marriage

Lady Janet Stewart married Sir Hugh Kennedy of Girvanmains before 1532. The Scots Peerage I: 443 The Scots Peerage IV: 261

Third Marriage

Lady Janet Stewart married Henry Stewart, first Lord Methven before 1544. The Scots Peerage I: 443 The Scots Peerage IV: 261

Fourth Marriage

Lady Janet Stewart married Patrick, third Lord Ruthven in 1557. The Scots Peerage I: 443 The Scots Peerage IV: 261

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage I: 443
2. The Scots Peerage IV: 261
3. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Scotland, Mormaers, Earls, Lords
4. Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Lady Janet Stewart

FOUNDATION FOR MEDIEVAL GENEALOGY

JOHN Stewart, son of Sir JOHN Stewart of Balveny 1st Earl of Atholl & his second wife Eleanor Sinclair (-1521). 2nd Earl of Atholl.

m JANET Campbell, daughter of ARCHIBALD Campbell 2nd Earl of Argyll & his wife Elizabeth Stewart of the Earls of Lennox (-[2 Feb 1546]).

Earl John & his wife had six children:

• 1. HELEN (-1577). m firstly JOHN 5th Lord Lindsay (-1562). m secondly THOMAS Morieux .
• 2. JEAN . m (1507) JAMES Arbuthnott of Arbuthnott (-before 1521).
• 3. ELIZABETH . m (1538) KENNETH Mackenzie of Kinkall (-1568).
• 4. JOHN (6 Oct 1507-[Nov] 1542). 3rd Earl of Atholl. m firstly (1521) GRIZEL Rattray, daughter of Sir JOHN Rattray of that Ilk & his wife --- (-after 1533). m secondly (1541) as her first husband, JEAN, daughter of JOHN 6th Lord Forbes & his third wife Elizabeth Lady Elphinstone née Barlow. She married secondly (after 17 Nov 1545) Alexander Hay of Dalgety, and thirdly (before 17 Jan 1550) as his first wife, William Leslie of Balquhar. Earl John & his first wife had eight children:
  • a) BARBARA . m (1536) JAMES Menzies .
  • b) ISABEL . m (1552) WILLIAM Stuart of Grandtully.
  • c) MARGARET (-1540). m (1539) JOHN Grant Lord of Freuchie.
  • d) HELEN . m JOHN Macfarlane .
  • e) JOHN (-Stirling 24 Apr 1579, bur Edinburgh St Giles´s Church). 4th Earl of Atholl. m firstly (before 26 May 1547) ELIZABETH Gordon, daughter of GEORGE Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly & his wife Elizabeth Keith. m secondly (contract 1 Apr 1557) as her third husband, MARGARET, widow firstly of ROBERT Graham Lord Graham and secondly of THOMAS Erskine Master of Erskine, daughter of MALCOLM 3rd Lord Fleming & his wife Joan Stewart [of Scotland] (-after 15 Aug 1584).
  • Earl John & his first wife had one child:
    • i) ELIZABETH (-1595). m firstly (1567) HUGH Fraser 5th Lord Lovat (-1577). m secondly (1578, divorced 1581) ROBERT Stuart Earl of Lennox [Bishop of Caithness]. m thirdly (1581) JAMES Stuart Earl of Arran, son of ANDREW Stewart 2nd Lord Ochiltree & his wife Agnes Cuningham (-1595).
  • Earl John & his second wife had five children:
    • ii) MARGARET . m (before 1578) GEORGE Abernethy 7th Lord Saltoun .
    • iii) JEAN (-1593). m (1573) Sir DUNCAN Campbell of Glenorchy (-1631).
    • iv) JOHN (Dunkeld 22 May 1563-Perth 25 Aug 1595). 5th Earl of Atholl. m (Perth 24 Jan 1580) as her first husband, MARY Ruthven, daughter of WILLIAM Ruthven 1st Earl Gowrie & his wife Dorothea Stewart of Methven. She married secondly (contract 31 Mar 1596) as his second wife, John Stewart Earl of Atholl.
    • Earl John & his wife had five children:
      • (a) MARGARET (-young).
      • (b) DOROTHEA . m (1604) WILLIAM Murray 2nd Earl of Tullibardine .
      • (c) MARY Stewart . m firstly (1603) JAMES Stewart Earl of Atholl, son of JOHN Stewart 6th Lord Innermeath, Earl of Atholl & his first wife Margaret Lindsay of Crawford (1583-1625). m secondly (1626) Captain PETER Rollock .
      • (d) JEAN Stewart (-1623). m firstly (1603) HENRY Stuart 1st Lord St Colme, son of JAMES Stuart 1st Lord Doune & his wife Margaret Campbell of Argyll (-1612). m secondly NICOL Bellenden of Standenflat.
      • (e) ANNE (-1635). m (1604) ANDREW Stewart Master of Ochiltree (-1639).
    • v) GRIZEL . m (1581) DAVID Lindsay 11th Earl of Crawford (-1607).
    • vi) MARY (-[1588]). m (1587) FRANCIS Hay 9th Earl of Erroll .
      • f) JEAN . m firstly JOHN Otterburn (-1595). m secondly GEORGE Crawford .
      • g) daughter . m --- Lord of Balfour .
      • h) daughter . m WALTER Wood of Balbegno .
• 5. ISABEL . m JAMES Herring of Lethendy.
• 6. JANET . m firstly (1520) ALEXANDER Gordon Master of Sutherland (1501-1530). m secondly (1532, divorced) Sir HUGH Kennedy of Girvanmains (-after 1568). m thirdly (1546) as his third wife, HENRY Stuart Lord Methven, son of ANDREW Stewart Lord Avondale & his wife Lady Margaret Kennedy ([1495/1500]-soon after 10 Oct 1551). m fourthly (1557) as his second wife, PATRICK 2nd Baron Ruthven .

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From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Lady Janet Stewart

Lady Janet Stewart [1]

• F, #10136
• Last Edited=2 Nov 2010
• Consanguinity Index=0.48%

Lady Janet Stewart married, fourthly, Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven, son of William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven and Janet Halyburton, Lady Dirletoun.[2]

She married, firstly, Alexander Gordon, Master of Sutherland, son of Adam Gordon and Elizabeth de Moravia, Countess of Sutherland, circa 16 June 1520.

She married, secondly, Sir Hew Kennedy of Girvanmains before 1532.

She married, thirdly, Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven, son of Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale and Margaret Kennedy, before 1544.

She was the daughter of John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl and Lady Janet Campbell.[1]

• Her married name became Ruthven.
• Her married name became Gordon. As a result of her marriage, Lady Janet Stewart was styled as Dowager Countess of Sutherland.[1]
• Her married name became Kennedy.
• Her married name became Stewart.

Child of Lady Janet Stewart and Sir Hew Kennedy of Girvanmains

• 1. Margaret Kennedy+3

Children of Lady Janet Stewart and Alexander Gordon, Master of Sutherland

• 1. John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland+ d. 23 Jun 1567
• 2. Alexander Gordon d. c 1552
• 3. Janet Gordon
• 4. Beatrice Gordon

Children of Lady Janet Stewart and Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven

• 1. Henry Stewart, 2nd Lord Methven+ d. bt 3 Mar 1571 - 1572
• 2. Dorothea Stewart+
• 3. Joan Stewart1 b. a 1533

Citations

• 1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 201. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 690. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• 3. [S32] Peter Beauclerk Dewar, editor, Burkes Landed Gentry of Great Britain - The Kingdon in Scotland, 19th ed. - volume 1 (Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Burke's Peerage and Gentry LLC, 2001), page 883. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Landed Gentry, 19th ed.