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Personal data John Henderson Kt., 5th Bn. of Fordell 

  • He was born on November 3, 1605 in Fordell, Dunfermline, County Fife, Scotland.
  • He was christened on November 3, 1605 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (Fordell Castle).
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Trish Peterson Dildine, Judy Guinan, Dave Bradley, Joshua Fox Brown, Opie Lindsay Bruce, Ben Gregg, Don McArthur, Aidan Cole Stone, et. al.
  • He died on March 11, 1650 in Fordell, Dunfermline, County Fife, Scotland, he was 44 years old.
  • He is buried after March 10, 1650 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (St. Theriot's Chapel, Fordell Castle).
  • A child of John Henderson and Agnes Balfour
  • This information was last updated on August 20, 2023.

Household of John Henderson Kt., 5th Bn. of Fordell

He is married to Margaret Menteith.

They got married on February 7, 1625 at Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, he was 19 years old.


Child(ren):



Notes about John Henderson Kt., 5th Bn. of Fordell

Sir John Henderson, Knight, 5th Bn. of Fordell

Sources: Author: Dildine, Trish Peterson; Guinan, Judy; Bradley, Dave; Brown, Joshua Fox; Bruce, Opie Lindsay; Gregg, Ben; McArthur, Don; Stone, Aidan Cole; et. al.; Title: "Sir John Henderson Knight, 5th of Fordell," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xi June MMXXIII)

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"... Sir John Henderson Knight, 5th of Fordell Reason: This title always precedes the name. Last Changed: July 4, 2022 Opie Lindsay Bruce Sex Male Last Changed: September 22, 2015 Joshua Fox Brown

Birth 3 November 1605 Fordell, Fife, Scotland, ... Last Changed: October 29, 2022 Trish Peterson Dildine

Christening 3 November 1605 Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Last Changed: May 3, 2017 Dave Bradley

Death 11 March 1650 Fordell, Dunfermline, County Fife, Scotland Last Changed: September 4, 2022 Diane

Burial March 1650 St. Theriots Chapel, Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Last Changed: September 14, 2017 Ben Gregg

Scots adventurer and the Pocahontas of Zanzibar 1620 Zanzibar, Africa Capture and escape from Zanzibar
Reason: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12227331.Scots_adventurer_and_the_Pocahontas_of_Zanzibar/
Last Changed: January 23, 2023 Aidan Cole Stone

Title of Nobility 5th laird of Fordell Last Changed: May 15, 2022 Don McArthur

Spouses and Children

Sir John Henderson Knight, 5th of Fordell Male 1605 - 1650
Lady Margaret Menteith, heiress of Randeford Female 1611 - 1653
Marriage 23 Nov 1543 Fordel, Fifeshire, Scotland

Children (2)

[1] William Henderson Sr. Male 1627 - 1676
[2] Margaret Henderson Female 1630 - 1706

Sir John Henderson Knight, 5th of Fordell Male 1605 - 1650
Margaret Menteith Female 1611 - 1653
Marriage 7 February 1625 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Children (13)

[1] Henderson Female 1625 - Deceased
[2] Robert Henderson Male 1625 - 1665
[3] Sir John Henderson Baronet Fordell Male 1626 - 1683
[4] William Henderson Sr. Male 1627 - 1676
[5] James Henderson Male 1629 - 1674
[6] Lady Jean Henderson Female 1630 - 1650
[7] Margaret Henderson Female 1630 - 1706
[8] George Henderson Male 1632 - 1670
[9] Francis Henderson Male 1634 - 1670
[10] Robert Henderson Male 1635 - 1665
[11] Elizabeth Henderson Female 1639 - 1735
[12] Bethia Henderson Female 1642 - 1685
[13] Anna Henderson Female 1643 - 1708

Parents & Siblings

Sir John Henderson 4th Baron of Fordell Male 1564 - 1617
Agnes Balfor Female 1585 - Deceased
Marriage 27 Jul 1561 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Children (7)

[1] Harie Henderson Male 1598 - 1650
[2] Anna Related to Winston Churchill Henryson Female 1600 - 1645
[3] Francis Henderson Male 1603 - 1650
[4] Jean Henderson Female 1604 - 1653
[5] Margaret Henderson Female 1605 - 1666
[6] Sir John Henderson Knight, 5th of Fordell Male 1605 - 1650
[7] Bethia Margaret Henderson Female 1612 - 1650

Sir John Henderson 4th Baron of Fordell Male 1564 - 1617
Agnes Balfour Female 1568 - 1610
Marriage 19 February 1591 Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland

Children (7)

[1] Harie Henderson Male 1598 - 1650
[2] Bethia Henderson Female 1599 - 1666
[3] Samuel Henderson Male 1600 - 1663
[4] Francis Henderson Male 1603 - 1650
[5] Sir John Henderson Knight, 5th of Fordell Male 1605 - 1650
[6] Thomas Henderson Male 1607 - 1709
[7] Marie Henderson Female 1609 - Deceased"

Bn. = Boron
Bt. = Baronet
Kt. = Knight
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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Henderson

James Henderson
1544-1611
Jean Murray
1541-1614
James Balfour
1533-1584
Margaret Balfour
1538-1590
Agnes Balfour
1568-1610

John Henderson
1605-1650

1625

Margaret Menteith
1611-1653

Margaret Elizabeth Henderson
1626-1735

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    Birthday November 3, 1605

    • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1605: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 16 » The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid, Spain.
      • August 8 » The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
      • September 27 » The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
      • November 5 » Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested.
      • November 8 » Robert Catesby, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, is killed.

    Day of marriage February 7, 1625

    • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1625: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 27 » Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.
      • April 1 » A combined Spanish and Portuguese fleet of 52 ships commences the recapture of Bahia from the Dutch during the Dutch–Portuguese War.
      • May 2 » Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Latin Patriarch of Ethiopia, arrives at Beilul from Goa.
      • June 13 » King Charles I of England marries Catholic princess Henrietta Maria of France and Navarre, at Canterbury.

    Day of death March 11, 1650

    • Stadhouder Prins Willem II (Huis van Oranje) was from 1647 till 1650 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
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      Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
    • In the year 1650: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 27 » The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army from Orkney invades mainland Scotland but is defeated by a Covenanter army.
      • August 13 » Colonel George Monck of the English Army forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, which will later become the Coldstream Guards.
      • September 3 » Third English Civil War: In the Battle of Dunbar, English Parliamentarian forces led by Oliver Cromwell defeat an army loyal to King Charles I of England and led by David Leslie, Lord Newark.
      • December 14 » Anne Greene is hanged at Oxford Castle in England for infanticide, having concealed an illegitimate stillbirth. The following day she revives in the dissection room and, being pardoned, lives until 1659.
    

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