5th Baron of Fordell Sir John Henderson

1605 - 1650  (44 years)

• Name	Sir John Henderson  [1, 2]
  Title	5th Baron of Fordell
  Birth	3 Nov 1605	Fordell, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	Knight: He was a distinguished soldier, captured when commanding at the African Coast, ransomed, and later fought on the side of the Royalists in the Civil War when Henderson was invested as a Knight by King Charles I.
  Death	11 Mar 1650	Fordell, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  Burial	Fordell, Fife, Scotland   [3]
  	Fordell Castle Chapel
  Person ID	I10194	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	4th Baron of Fordell Sir John Henderson,   b. 1565, Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Jan 1618, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Agnes Balfour,   b. 1568, Kinross-shire, Scotland d. 13 Dec 1610, Fife, Scotland (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Feb 1591	Midlothian, Scotland
  Family ID	F2698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Menteith,   b. 1611, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. 2 Apr 1653, Fordell, Fife, Scotland (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1611	Fife, Scotland
  Children	1. 1st Baronet of Fordel Sir John Henderson,   b. 26 Jun 1626, Fordell, Fife, Scotland d. 26 Jan 1683, Fordell, Fife, Scotland (Age 56 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F3593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Nov 1605 - Fordell, Fife, Scotland Marriage - 23 Apr 1611 - Fife, Scotland Death - 11 Mar 1650 - Fordell, Fife, Scotland Burial - - Fordell, Fife, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms and Icons

  Clan Henderson

  
  

  Places

  Castle-Fordell

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S922] Find a Grave: Sir John Henderson, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=364391&GRid=102036363&. John Henderson was born in Fordel, Fife Scotland 1605. His parents were John Henderson and Agnes Balfour. John Henderson was knighted by King Charles I. He was a distinguished soldier serving the King. During his service he was taken prisoner while serving the King on the African Coast. He was ransomed and later sided with the Royalists during the Civil War. Burial: Fordell Castle Chapel Crypt Fife, Scotland Find A Grave Memorial# 102036363 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=364391&GRid=102036363&