Laird of Sauchie John Alexander Shaw

1540 - 1593  (53 years)

• Name	John Alexander Shaw  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Title	Laird of Sauchie
  Birth	1540	Clackmannanshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	9QBT-Z46
  Title	Laird of Grenock
  Death	1593	Clackmannanshire, Scotland   [4]
  Person ID	I68012	Clan Montgomery Society
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Alexander Shaw,   b. Abt 1490, Stirlingshire, Scotland d. 1544, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Cunningham,   b. 1523, Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Jul 1554, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 31 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1565
  Family ID	F23698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Cunningham,   b. 1540, Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1585 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1565	Scotland   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Christian Shaw,   b. Abt 1553, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Dame Elizabeth Jane Shaw,   b. 1560, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1625, Northern Ireland (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Patrick Shaw,   b. 1562, Scotland d. 1646, Scotland (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Isobel Shaw,   b. Abt 1564  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. James Shaw,   b. 1566, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1620, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2026

  
  

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• Folios

  Montgomery Manuscripts Pages 001-015 Montgomery Manuscripts, edited by Rev George Hill Chapter I Montgomery, William of Rosemont (1633-1707)

  
  

• Notes

  T Harrison says Elizabeth Shaw was daughter of John Shaw of Greenock B G Montgomery lists Alexander Shaw as the father of Elizabeth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3188] Williamson, George, Old Greenock, (Name: Alexander Gardner; Location: Edinburgh, Scotland; Date: 1888;). [S3183] Paterson, James, History of the County of Ayr, Vol I, (Name: John Dick; Location: Edingburgh, Scotland; Date: Sep 1847;), Pages 279-286 Montgomeries of Braidstane, OCLC 26094787. Book Found on Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/historyofcountyo01pateuoft https://archive.org/details/historyofcountyo01pateuoft [S3152] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys, (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), Chapter (Page 140) Viscounts Montgomery of Great Ards https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22192/images/dvm_GenMono005202-00086-0?usePUB=true&_phsrc=zeT2&pId=162. This book is available electronically on ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/22192/ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22192/images/dvm_GenMono005202-00086-0?usePUB=true&_phsrc=zeT2&pId=162 [S3189] Roulston, Dr William and Thompson, Mark, Ulster-Scots Biographies, (Name: Ulster Historical Foundation;), Pamphlet # 9. [S3193] Harrison, John, The Scot in Ulster, (Name: Name: William Blackwood and Sons; Location: Edinburgh, Scotland; Date:1888;;), Sketch of the History of the Scottish Population of Ulster. [S3183] Paterson, James, History of the County of Ayr, Vol I, (Name: John Dick; Location: Edingburgh, Scotland; Date: Sep 1847;), General Reference, OCLC 26094787. [S6139] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 123-127 Montgomerys de Braidstane https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12151/images/dvm_GenMono001578-00066-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=126. Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf Book Available on Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/12151/ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12151/images/dvm_GenMono001578-00066-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=126 [S6139] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 128-130 Montgomerys of Knockwart Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf. [S3186] Hill, Rev George, Editor, Montgomery Manuscripts_WmMont of Rosemount, (Name: James Cleeland; Location: Belfast; Date: Jan 1869;), Pages 001-015 Chapter I Montgomery, William of Rosemont (1633-1707). The Montgomery Manuscripts (1603-1706) Compiled from Family Papers by William Montgomery of Rosemount The_Montgomery_manuscripts_1603_1706.pdf Book found at Internet Archive Book found at FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/472506-the-montgomery-manuscripts-1603-1706