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Families covered: Abernethy of Saltoun

                               
James Abernethy, 3rd Lord Saltoun (d 1504-5)
1. Alexander Abernethy, 4th Lord Saltoun (d 06.1527)
  m. ?? Stewart (dau of James Stewart, Earl of Buchan)
  A. William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun (d 12.1543)
  m. (by 1512) Elizabeth Hay (d 10.1574, dau of John Hay, 2nd Lord of Yester)
  i. Alexander Abernethy, 6th Lord Saltoun (b 1537, d 04.1587)
  m1. (after 28.08.1550) Alison Keith (d 08.1567, dau of William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal)
a. George Abernethy, 7th Lord Saltoun (b c1555, d 27.04.1590)
  m. (before 1578) Margaret Stewart (dau of John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor)
  (1) John Abernethy, 8th Lord Saltoun (b c1577, d c08.1612)
  m1. Magdalen Urquhart (d 04.04.1603, dau of Henry Urqhart, younger of Cromarty)
  (A) Margaret Abernethy
  m2. (mcrt 1605) Elizabeth Stewart (dau of James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray)
m3. (mcrt 1605) Anne Stewart (dau of Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre)
  (B) Alexander Abernethy, 9th Lord Saltoun (b 26.03.1611, d unm c11.1668)
  (C) Anne Abernethy (b 19.11.1609, d infant)
  (D) Margaret Abernethy, Lady Saltoun (b 02.02.1613, d unm c1669)
  (2) Margaret Abernethy (d before 1625)
  m. (c1596) Alexander Fraser, 9th of Philorth (b c1570, d c1636)
  Their son Alexander became 10th Lord Saltoun.
  (3) Jean Abernethy
  m1. (1608) Sir John Lindsay of Kilfauns (dvp 12.1615)
  m2. (before 18.05.1617) George Gordon of Gight
  (4) Joneta Abernethy
  m. Patrick Livingston
  b. Alexander Abernethy of Lessindrum, later of Wester Saltoun (d 10.04.1603)
  m. (mcrt 07.11.1587) Elizabeth Crichton (dau of Sir James Crichton of Frendraught)
c. John Abernethy, 1st of Barrie (a 1557) ancestor of Abernethy of Barrie & Mayen
  d. Elizabeth Abernethy
  m1. (1580) John Innes, 17th of that ilk (b 1556, dsp c1587)
  m2. James Gordon of Auchenhieff
  e. Margaret Abernethy
m. (mcrt 31.08.1582) George Meldrum of Drumbreck
  f. Jean Abernethy
  m1. (mcrt 12.08.1579) Alexander Seton, 6th of Meldrum
  m2. John Urquhart
  g. Isobel Abernethy
  m. (mcrt 10.12.1593) John Cumming, younger of Earnside
  m2. Jean Johnstone (dau of James Johnstone, younger of that ilk)
  ii. William Abernethy, 1st of Birnes ancestor of Abernethy of Birnes
  m. (mcrt 11.01.1564) Marie Ogilvy (dau of Sir Walter Ogilvy, 1st of Dunlugus)
  iii. Agnes Abernethy --
  m. William Crichton of Frendraught (a 1546) --
iv. Elizabeth Abernethy (d before 05.1581) --
  m1. William Meldrum of Fyvie
  m2. (11.04.1561) John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis, Chancellor (b c1544, d 17.03.1577-8) --
  B. Laurence Abernethy
  C. John Abernethy of Balcors (d 14.11.1581)
  m. Elizabeth Lyon (dau of John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis)
  TSP reports that John & Elizabeth had a son and a daughter. A contributor (DMcA, 27.06.04) has kindly identified them as ...
  i.+ issue - John, Isabel
  D. Thomas Abernethy
  i. James Abernethy
  E. William Abernethy
  i.+ two sons
F. Beatrix Abernethy --
  m. Alexander Forbes, 6th of Pitsligo (d 1562) --
  G. Agnes or Elizabeth Abernethy
  m. (c1528) Alexander Innes, 14th of that ilk (b 1507, d 09.1553)
2. Margaret Abernethy
  m. Sir John Stirling, 3rd of Craigbernard, Sheriff of Dumbarton (d before 03.08.1510)
3. Janet Abernethy --
  m. Alexander Ogilvy of Deskford and Findlater (d 07.1544) --
4. Elizabeth Abernethy
  m. (31.05.1510) Alexander Hay of Delgaty and Ardendraught (d c1528)
5. Helen Abernethy
  m. Thomas Urquhart of Fischerie, Sheriff of Cromarty (b c1476, d 1557)

Main source(s): TSP (Saltoun), BP1934 (Saltoun), BP1999 (Saltoun)
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