Pedigree: John (8th of Merchistoun) NAPIER

The PEDIGREE of

John (8th of Merchistoun) NAPIER

aka Marvellous MERCHISTON; (very famous Mathematician, Invented logarithms, etc.; alleged MAGICIAN; eponym of several mathematical inventions, lunar crater, asteroid, etc.)

Born: Edinburgh abt. 1550 Died: 4 Apr 1617 Edinburgh d. of gout

Gen. Pierpont Hamilton's 8-Great Grandfather.

Wives/Partners: Agnes (Ann) CHISHOLME ; Elizabeth STIRLING
Children: Robert Mungo (of Culcreuch) NAPIER ; Elizabeth NAPIER ; Archibald (1st Baron) NAPIER ; Elizabeth NAPIER ; Margaret (m. James Stewart) ; poss. Elizabeth (m. John Maxwell)

________	________	________	________	_______	_______
				/	-- John (3rd of Merchistoun) NAPIER +	==&=> [ 255 ,sG,&]
			/	-- Archibald (4th of Merchistoun) NAPIER
			/	\	-- Elizabeth (of Rusky) MENTEITH +	==&=> [ 255 ,nS,&]
		/	-- Alexander (Sir; younger of Merchistoun) NAPIER
		/	\	-- Catherine DOUGLAS +		==&=> [ 255 ,WHa,RvT,&]
	/	-- Archibald (6th of Merchistoun) NAPIER
	\|	\	/	-- Edmund (Sir; of Cromlix) CHISHOLM +		==&=> [ 255 ,nS,&]
	\|	\	-- Janet (of Cromlix) CHISHOLM
	/		\	-- Janet DRUMMOND +		==&=> [ 255 ,nS,&]
/	-- Archibald (Sir; of Merchiston) NAPIER (? - 1608)
\|	\	/ OR: prob. not Archibald NAPIER [alt ped] +				====> [ 3]
\|	\|		/	-- Colin (Sir) CAMPBELL +		==&=> [ 255 ,S,&]
\|	\|	/	-- Duncan (Sir) CAMPBELL (? - 9/9/1513)
\|	\|	/	\	-- Janet (of Lorn) STEWART +		==&=> [ 255 ,nS,&]
\|	\	-- Annabella Margaret CAMPBELL
\|		\	/	-- John (Sir; 9th of That Ilk) MONCRIEFF +		==&=> [ 255 ,nS,&]
\|		\|	/		/ (skip this generation?)
\|		\	-- Margaret MONCRIEFF (1484? - 1554)
/			\	-- Geillis OGILVY (skip?) +		==&=> [ 255 ,S,&]
- John (8th of Merchistoun) NAPIER
\		/	-- poss. William BOTHWELL
\|	/	-- Francis BOTHWELL (1472? - 1559?)
\|	/	\	-- poss. Katherine
\	-- Janet BOTHWELL (? - 1564)
	\		/	-- John BELLENTYNE (1426? - 1486?)
	\|	/	-- Patrick (of Horshope and Auchnoule) BELLENDEN
	\	-- poss. Katherine BELLENTYNE (1497 - ?)
		\	/ or: poss. Janet RICHARDSON
		\|	/	-- Archibald DOUGLAS +		==&=> [ 255 ,nS,&]
		\	-- Mariot (Lady) DOUGLAS (? - 1511+ (or '42+))
			\	-- Elizabeth BOYD +		==&=> [ 255 ,S,&]

His (poss.) 3-Great Grandchildren: Ashford NAPIER ; George (of Blairlusk) BUCHANAN ; William ALEXANDER ; Francis SCOTT (6th Lord NAPIER) ; Alexander (of Grange) HAMILTON ; James HAMILTON