5th Baron of Fordell Sir John Henderson, II

1605 - 1650  (44 years)

• Name	Sir John Henderson  [1, 2]
  Title	5th Baron of Fordell
  Suffix	II
  Birth	3 Nov 1605	Fordell, Fife, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military - Old World	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.  [2]
  Death	11 Mar 1650	Fordell, Fife, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Burial	Fordell, Fife, Scotland   [2]
  	Fordell Castle Chapel Crypt
  Person ID	I10013	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	4th Baron of Fordell Sir John Henderson, I,   b. 23 Jul 1565, Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 18 Jan 1618, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Agnes Balfour,   b. 4 Sep 1568, Kinross-shire, Scotland d. 13 Dec 1610, Fife, Scotland (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Feb 1591	Midlothian, Scotland
  Family ID	F2707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Menteith,   b. 23 Apr 1611, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. 2 Apr 1653, Fordell, Fife, Scotland (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1611	Fife, Scotland
  Children	1. 1st Baronet of Fordel Sir John Henderson, III,   b. 26 Jun 1626, Fordell, Fife, Scotland d. 26 Jan 1683, Fordell, Fife, Scotland (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• 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 Icons & Insignia

  Arms-Clan Henderson Clan Henderson Arms - Sola Virtus Nobilitat "Virtue alone ennobles"

  
  

  Places

  Castle-Fordell Fordell Castle is a restored 16th-century tower house, located 1.25 miles (2.01 km) north-west of Dalgety Bay and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east Dunfermline, in Fife, Scotland. History The lands of Fordell were given to the Henderson family by King James IV in 1511, and the castle was built in 1567 on the site of an earlier structure.[1] Mary,…

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, John Henderson II 1605-1650. Sir John Henderson II 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102036363/john_henderson