John Spottiswoode

1509 - 1585  (76 years)

• Name	John Spottiswoode  [1]
  Birth	1509  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1585
  Burial	London, England
  	Address: Westminster Abbey
  Notes	From Genealogy of the Spotswood Family in Scotland and Virginia, Charles Campbell, J. Munsell, Albany, NY, 1868, p. 6-8: John Spottiswoode, second son of William Spottiswoode, of that ilk, was born 1509, and, though young at his father's death, had a liberal education, and passed his course at the College of Glasgow, where he took his degrees of Master of Arts, and Doctor of Divinity. He was a man of great learning and piety. Theology having been his chief study, he became a great ornament to the church of Scotland. See Spotswood's 'Church History', etc. He took great pains in promoting the interest of the reformation. He married Beatrix, daughter of Patrick Crichton, by whom he had two sons and one daughter: 1, John, his heir, afterwards archbishop of St. Andrews: 2, Doctor James, of whom, immediately. His only daughter married .... Tennant, of Lynch House, in East Lothian.
  Person ID	I3483	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	William Spottiswoode   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Hopepringle   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beatrix Crichton   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. John Spottiswoode,   b. 8 Sep 1565, Calder, West Lothian, Scotland d. 25 Nov 1639, London, England (Age 74 years)   2. James Spottiswoode, Bishop Of Clogher,   b. 7 Sep 1567, Calder, West Lothian, Scotland d. Mar 1644/45, Westminster, England (Age 77 years)   3. Spottiswoode   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - Address: Westminster Abbey - - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S508] Charles Campbell, Genealogy of the Spotswood Family, (n.p.).