Andrew KERR (1356-1398)

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Andrew KERR (1356-1398) Knight of Shire Jedburgh

& Jean CRICHTON (1357–1399)

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Andrew KERR (1356-1398) Knight of Shire Jedburgh

& Jean CRICHTON (1357–1399)

Our LINTON & BIRD Common Ancestors

Andrew KERR (1356-1398) & Jean CRICHTON (1357–1399) were the 16^th great-grandparents of Kirk Louis LINTON (1914-1987) and the 16^th great-grandparents of Evelyn Virginia BIRD Linton (1922-2012).

Andrew KERR (1356–1398) was born in 1356 at Kerr Castle, Jedburgh, Kersland, Roxburgh, Scotland Andrew was knighted and became the Knight of the Shire of Jedburgh.

Andrew died in 1398 in Jedburgh, Kershaugh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

In 1380, Andrew married Jean CRICHTON (1357–1399) at Roxburgh, Scotland. Jean was the daughter of Edward CRICHTON (1336–1412) & Jean (1336–?) Jean was born in 1357 in Frendraught, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and died in 1399 in Kershaugh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Andrew & Jean had four known children:

i. Jean KERR (1382–?)

ii. Andrew KERR (1386–1481) Knight of the Shire of Auldtounburn and Cessford

iii. Edward KERR (1388–?)

iv. Ralph KERR (1392–1444) 2^nd Baron Auldtounburn

Jedburgh Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Direct Ancestral linage:

16^th great-grandparents

Andrew KERR (1356-1398) Knight of Shire Jedburgh & Jean CRICHTON (1357–1399)

Children:

Jean KERR (1382–?); Andrew KERR (1386–1481); Edward KERR (1388–?); Ralph KERR (1392–1444)

15^th great-grandparents

Andrew KERR (1386-1481) Knight of the Shire of Auldtounburn and Cessford & Lady Margaret TWEEDIE (1397–1440)

Children:

Thomas KERR (1430-1484)

14^th great-grandparents

Thomas KERR (1430-1484) Knight of the Shire for Smailholm & Ferniehirst &

Lady Cessford Margaret DOUGLAS (1425–1484)

Children:

Thomas KERR (1450–1484)

13^th great-grandparents

Thomas KERR (1450-1484) Sir knight &

Catherine COVILLE (1450–1484) Heiress

Children:
Andrew KERR (1471–1545) Baron of Ferniehurst; Margaret KERR (1474–1484)

12^th great-grandparents

Andrew KERR (1471-1545) Baron of Ferniehurst &

Janet HOME (1475–1543)

Children:

Janet KERR (1494–1546); John KERR (1500–1562); Thomas KERR (1502–1524); Elizabeth KERR (1503–?); Caterine KERR (1504–1548); Christian KERR (1507–1558); Margaret KERR (1508–1585); Walter KARR (1510–1581); Isabel KERR (1515–1585); Mark KERR (1516–1584); Robert KERR (1518–1588)

11^th great-grandparents

Walter KARR (1510-1581) Lord van Cessford &

“Isabel” Isabelle CESSFORD (1515–1585) Lady Cessford

Children:

Margaretha “Margaret” KARR 1535–1589) Lady Fermiehurst, Countess Kerr; Walter Cessford KARR (1543–1601) Lord Kerr van Cessford; Willem KERR (1545-? Lord van Cessford.

10^th great-grandparents

Margaretha “Margaret” KARR (1535-1589) Lady Ferniehurst, Countess Kerr &

Walter LINTON (1533–1633) Earl of Traquair, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury

Children:

John LINTON (1560–1632) Baron Caberston; Arthur LINTON (1562–1646) Lord

9^th great-grandparents

John LINTON (1560-1632) Baron Caberston & Rebecca CABERSTON (1565-1634)

Children:

Arthur LINTON (1590–1646); Thomas LINTON (1592–1653); Robert LINTON (1600–1674)

8^th great-grandparents

Arthur LINTON (1590-1646) Baron of Caberston & Isabella CURRIE (1592–1662)

children:

Arthur LINTON (1614-1662) & John LINTON (1616-?)

7^th great-grandparents

Arthur LINTON (1622-1696) Baron Lowe Crosby & Elizabeth KIRKBRIDE (1622–1670)

children:

Roger LINTON (1641–1715); Arthur LINTON (1648–1708); John LINTON (1650–1709); Thomas LINTON (1660–?)

6^th great-grandparents

Roger LINTON (1641-1715) Baron & Dorothy NEWBERGH (1641-1681)

children:

Sir Knight Roger LINTON (1660–1753) physician; James LINTON (1661–1730); John LINTON (1662–1709) emigrate; Benjamin LINTON (1664–1709) emigrant; David LINTON (1665–1739) emigrant; Anne LINTON (1667–?); Jacob LINTON (1670–1709) emigrant; Samuel LINTON (1675–1753) emigrant.

5^th great-grandparents

John LINTON (1662-1709) & Rebecca RELF (1672-1714)

Quaker emigrants

children:

Sarah LINTON (1692-1692); Anna LINTON (1694-1699); Mary LINTON Blackshaw (1695-1769); Joseph LINTON (1697–1747); Benjamin LINTON (1703-1773); John LINTON (1706-1761)

4^th great-grandparents

Isaiah LINTON (1739-1775) master millwright & Sarah HIRST (1742-1823)

children:

Laura Ellicott LINTON (1766-1825); Thomas LINTON (1768-1829); James LINTON (1764-1854); William LINTON (1772-1848); Sarah LINTON (1774-1817)

3^rd great-grandparents

James LINTON (1769-1854) & Ann CROASDALE (1776-1852)

children:

George Croasdale LINTON (1802-1863); Lewis Colbert LINTON (1803-1876); Maurice Peter LINTON (1807-1872); Robert Henry LINTON (1809-1884); James LINTON, Jr. (1812 ?); Ann Croasdale LINTON (1815-1895); Deborah Caroline LINTON Ridge (1819-1894); Jeremiah Croasdale LINTON (1821- ?)

2^nd great-grandparents

Doctor Lewis Colbert LINTON (1803-1876) & Sarah KOCHER (1810-1870)

children:

Mary Ann LINTON Jenkins (1828-1876); Emma Caroline LINTON Mendler Smith (1829-1909) ; Harriet LINTON Fuller King (1831-1912); Deborah Caroline LINTON Fowler (1834-1916); John Edward LINTON (1838-1901); Jerome D. LINTON (1839-1910); Francis "Frank" Charles LINTON (1844-1911); Morris LINTON (1848-1860)

Grandparents

John Edward LINTON (1838-1901) & Sallie Fenmor STONESTREET (1861-1928)

children:

Charles Edward LINTON (1890-1958)

& half-brother George Whippoorwill Stonestreet PHILLIPS (1904-1969)

Parents

Charles Edward LINTON (1890-1958) & Annie Lucretia CRONK (1888-1956)

children: