'Duff02'
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Families covered: Duff of Braco, Duff of Dipple, Duff of Fife, Duff of Kinstair
[This page was reviewed in August .25 when it was identified as one of the largest pages in the database (47kb) and it was found that the link to one of the Main Sources it had been based on (http://www.kittybrewster.com/ancestry/duff.htm) no longer worked. We reviewed & expanded the page using 'BOTD' (identified below), took some back into Duff01 and moved much into Duff03, Duff04 & Duff05.]
| Alexander Duff of Keithmore (b 1623, d 1696) | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1650) Helen Grant (d 1694, dau of Alexander Grant of Ballentomb and/or Allachie, brother of Archibald of Ballintomb) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Alexander Duff of Braco (b 1652, d 19.12.1705) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. VI, 'Alexander Duff of Braco', p63+) + Ch. VII ('William Duff of Braco', p74+) + Ch. XXXII ('The daughters of Alexander Duff of Braco and Grant Duffs', p491+)) and BLG1952 ('Grant Duff formerly of Eden'). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1678) Margaret Gordon (d 1721, dau of Sir William Gordon, 4th Bart of Lesmoir) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Duff of Braco, Eden & Balvenie (b c1685, d 01.1718) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1706) Helen Taylor (d 20.11.1780, dau of Robert Taylor of Fintry) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Margaret Duff of Eden (b 1710, dsp 27.03.1793) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (27.06.1721 (not 1731!) Patrick (or Peter) Duff of Culter (d 20.10.1763, son of Patrick of Craigston) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (25.12.1768) Alexander Udney of that ilk (dsp 1789) | |||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. XXXV, 'Ministers of the Duff Family', p537+). | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Duff (b c1700, d 23.08.1786, minister of King Edward then Rothiemay) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1731) Anna Turing (sister of the minister of Oyne) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Duff (b 1739, minister of King Edward, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1785) Janet Turing (dau of the minister of Oyne, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Anne Duff (b 1787, d 1867) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles William Gibbon (minister of Lonmay) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - James (b 178, d 14.03.1809), Robert (b 1791), William (b 1793, d Kabuil 1842, doctor), Grace in Banff (b 1789, d 1807), Helen (b 1794, d 1796), Janet in Banff (b 1796, d 1854) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Patrick (d 1779 in Jamaica), William (b c1741, d 1772, minister of Glenbucket), John (b 1745, d 1779, minister of Grange), Helen, Jean, Anne Elizabeth (b 1747) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Margaret Duff (b 1679) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (15.11.1694) Charles Gordon of Glengerack (Glengarrack) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (22.12.1718) James Ogilvie in Aberdeen | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Anne Ogilvie (b 1720) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ludovck Grant of Wester Elchies | |||||||||||||||
| C.. | Helen Duff (b 1681, d 1735) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1700) William Gordon, 3rd of Farskane | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Mary Duff (b 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1699) Alexander Abercrombie of Tilliebody (b 1675) | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Anna Duff (b 1689, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Duff of Dipple (b 1653, d 1722) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. VIII ('William Duff of Dipple', p83+) + Ch. IX ('William Duff, Lord Braco and First Earl Fife', p108+) + Ch. X ('Children of William Duff, Lord Braco and First Earl Fife', p127+)). | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (1681) Helen Gordon (dau of Sir George Gordon of Edinglassie) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Duff of Dipple, 1st Earl of Fife (b c10.1697, d 30.09.1763, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (19.09.1719) Janet Ogilvie (b c1695, dsp 25.12.1720, dau of James Ogilvy, Earl of Findlater & Seafield, widow of Hugh Forbes of Craigievar) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1723) Jean Grant (b 28.05.1705, d 16.01.1788, dau of Sir James Grant, Bart of Grant) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | James Duff, 2nd Earl of Fife (b 28/29.09.1729, d 21/24.01.1809, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. XI, 'James Duff, Second Earl Fife', p168+) although that (p169) suggests that his marriage took place in 1759. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (04.06.1766, sp) Dorothea Sinclair (dau of Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness) | |||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. XXXIV, 'Family of Sir James Duff of Kinstair', p506+). | |||||||||||||||
| partner(s) unknown | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir James Duff of Kinstair (b 1755, d 05.12.1839, General) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.08.1785) Basilia Dawes (d 28.05.1849, dau of James Dawes of Jamaica) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir James Duff of Kinstair (b 24.01.1804, d 10.02.1837) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.02.1827) Eliza Charlotte Prescott (d 1840, dau of Sir George Beeston Prescott of Theobalds) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Louisa Duff (b 1802, d unm 01.09.1855) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Sarah Duff (b 02.02.1806, d 1883) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.06.1826) W(illiam) Hewett (b 02.07.1795, d 26.10.1891, olonel) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Anne Duff (b 1807, d 1898) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.12.1828) Rev. P(hilip) Hewett of Binstead | |||||||||||||||
| b. | William Duff (b 1756, d 1795, Major) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1787) Dorothy Skelly of Yarm (niece of Lord Adam Gordon & Cosmo, 3rd Duke of Gordon, m2. Captain Tobin (RN)) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sophia Henrietta Duff | ||||||||||||||
| m. Roland Mainwaring of Ball | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Jean Duff (a 1755, 1778) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? (05.04.1775) Henry Lascelles Ord | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Alexander Duff, 3rd Earl of Fife (b 18.04.1731, d 17.04.1811) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. XII ('Alexander Duff, Third Earl of Fife', p191+) & Ch. XII ('James Duff, Fourth Earl Fife', p204+) & Ch. XIV ('Sir Alexander Duff of Delgaty and his sons ...', p215+)). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (17.08.1775) Mary Skene (d 1790, dau of George Skene of Skene) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | James Duff, 4th Earl of Fife (b 06.10.1776, dsp 09.03.1857) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.09.1799) Mary Caroline Manners (d 20.12.1805, dau of John Manners) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir Alexander Duff of Aberdeen, Sheriff of Elgin (b 1777, d 21.03.1851, General) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.03.1812) Anne Stein (d 14.02.1859, dau of James Stein of Kilbogie (Kilbagie)) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Jane Duff (b 1780, d 22.05.1850) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.12.1802) Alexander Francis Tayler (Major) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Duff (b 1781, d 24.01.1829) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.10.1809) Richard Wharton-Duff of Orton | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Sarah Duff (b 1790, d 1811) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.06.1807) Daniel Collyer of Wroxham (of Gray's Inn) | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - George (b 1779, d 1781), Mary (b 1787, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Alexander Duff had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1783) Sophia Gill ("dau of a merchant captain") | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | George Duff (b 1736, d 23.11.1818) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.04.1757) Frances Dalziel (d 1778, dau of Gibson Dalziel, son of the General Robert by Anna Maria, dau of Sir John Gibson) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - James (b 1758, d unm 29.03.1832), George (b 1760, d unm 1828), Jane Dorothea (b 1765, d 1792), Frances (b 26.06.1766, d 06.03.1787) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Lewis (Ludovic) Duff (b 1737, dsp 14.10.1811, captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1767) Deborah Davis (d 1796, dau of Griffith Davis) | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Anne Duff (b 1725, d 06.1805) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Duff, 3rd of Hatton (b 26.03.1718, d 29.10.1764) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Janet Duff (b 1727, d 03.03.1758) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1745) Sir William Gordon, Bart of Park (d 05.06.1751) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. George Hay of Montblary (Mountblairy) & Carnoustie | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - daughter (b 1754, a 1758), others (dvm) | ||||||||||||||
| vii. | Jane (Jean) Duff (bpt 16.11.1732, d 1776) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.10.1753) Keith Urquhart of Meldrum (b 1730, d 1793) | |||||||||||||||
| viii. | Helen Duff (b 1739, d 20.09/11.1778) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1764) Robert Duff of Logie & Fetteresso (d 06.06.1787, Vice Admiral) | |||||||||||||||
| ix. | Sophia Henrietta Duff (b 1740, d 1826) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.07.1774) Thomas Wharton (b 10.1735, d 1816, m1. ?? m2. ??) | |||||||||||||||
| Their son Richard inherited Orton from his uncle Arthur (below) and took the name Wharton-Duff. | |||||||||||||||
| x. | Margaret Duff (b 1745, d 24.04.1786) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.03.1768) James Brodie of Brodie (b 31.08.1744, d 17.01.1824) | |||||||||||||||
| xi.+ | other issue - William (b 1724, dvp unm 26.03.1753), Patrick (b/d 1738), Arthur of Orton (b 1743, d unm 20.04./02.06.1805, MP), Catherine (b 1741, d unm 1765) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Helen Duff (b 1682, d 07.1746) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.10.1702) William Sutherland of Roscommon (brother of Kennneth, 3rd Lord Duffus) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Catherine Duff (b 1683, d 20.12.1758) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1709) Alexander Duff of Hatton (b 05.01.1688, d 1753) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Isabel Duff (b 1688) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1706) Alexander Mackintosh of Blervie | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Elizabeth Duff (b c1692) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Donaldson of Kinnairdy | |||||||||||||||
| F.+ | other issue (d young) - Alexander (b 1690), Ludovic (b 1698), Mary (b 1684), Jean (b 1694) | ||||||||||||||
| Douglas shows that a younger daughter of this marriage married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. William McIntosh of Blenie | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1703) Jean Dunbar (d 1750, dau of Sir William Dunbar of Durn, sister of Anne, Countess of Findlater) | |||||||||||||||
| J. | Anne Duff (b 1705, d 30.01.1773) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1721) William Baird of Auchmedden (b c1701, d 1777) | |||||||||||||||
| K. | Janet Duff (b 1710) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir James Kinloch of Kinloch | |||||||||||||||
| L. | Mary Duff (bpt 05.08.1714) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. George Morison of Haddo (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (30.11.1731) James Abercromby, 4th of Glassaugh (bpt 15.10.1706, d after 28.04.1781, General) | |||||||||||||||
| M.+ | other issue - Alexander (b 1715, d c1721), Henrietta (d unm 08.08.1748) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Patrick Duff of Craigston & Hatton (b c1655, d 03.08.1731) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1687) Anne Innes (d 1700, dau of John Innes, 5th of Edingight) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (04.08/10.1701) Mary Urquhart (d 1764, dau of James Urquhart of Knockleith) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Margaret Duff (b 1654) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Stewart of Lesmurdy | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jean Duff (d 1725) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1680) George Meldrum of Crombie (d 11.1692, minister of Glass) | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Mary Duff | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1684) Andrew Fraser ("Physician at Inverness") | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Helen Fraser | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles Hay of Rannes | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1710) Thomas Tulloch of Tannachy | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Alexander Tulloch of Tannachy | ||||||||||||||
| C. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Tulloch | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Cuming of Craigmilne (d 1746) | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - 2 sons + 5 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Elizbeth Duff | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1685, sp) _ Calder (d by 1685, son of Thomas, brother of Sir James) | |||||||||||||||
| 8.+ | other issue (dvpsp?) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) 'The Book of The Duffs' (Alistair & Henrietta Tayler, vol 1 & 2 (1914)), referred to above as 'BOTD', starting with Chapter V ('Alexander Duff of Kethmore', p51+)
(2) BP1934 ('Fife'), 'Baronage of Scotland' (Sir Robert Douglas, 1798, 'Duff ...', p139+)
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