'Balfour4'
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Families covered: Balfour of Balbirnie, Balfour of Dovan, Balfour of Lawlethan, Balfour of Pitcullo
| Andrew Balfour of Dovan (a 1483) | |||||||||||||||
| m(2). Mirabell Kynneir | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Balfour of Dovan & Lawlethan (a 1509) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isobel Lindsay (dau of John Lindsay, Lord of the Byres) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Balfour of Dovan | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Ramsay (dau of David Ramsay of Colluthie) probably wife of Thomas, possibly mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| i. | David Balfour of Dovan presumed father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Balfour of Dovan | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Pitcairn | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Balfour of Dovan (a 1604) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | David Balfour of Lawlethan (a 1499, d 01.1546) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marioun | |||||||||||||||
| i. | David Balfour of Lawlethan (d 1578) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.04.1546) Isobel Gaw (dau of John Gaw of the Maw by Elizabeth Wemyss) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Martin Balfour of Lawlethan (d after 1624) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Balfour (of family of Ballo) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | ?? Balfour of Lawlethan (dsp?) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | George Balfour, 1st of Balbirnie (d 1665, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Arnott (dau of Sir Michael Arnott, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Balfour, 2nd of Balbirnie (b 1641, d 1713) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Preston (sister of Sir John Preston of Airdrie) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | George Balfour, 3rd of Balbirnie (b 1664, d 1743) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Lumsdain (dau of Robert Lumsdain of Strathvinny) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Robert Balfour, later Balfour-Ramsay of Whitehill, 4th of Balbirnie (b 1698, d 1767) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.06.1736) Anne Ramsay (dau of Sir Andrew Ramsay of Whitehill, 4th Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Balfour, 5th of Balbirnie (b 1738, d 1813) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ellen Gordon (dau of James Gordon of Ellon) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Robert Balfour, 6th of Balbirnie (b 1762, d 31.10.1837, General) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.08.1808) Eglantyne Katherine Fordyce (d 09.01.1851, dau of John Fordyce of Ayton) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | James Balfour of Whittinghame (d 04.1845) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.01.1815) Eleanor Maitland (b 03.10.1790, d 23.05.1869, dau of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Elizabeth Balfour (d 06.06.1844) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.08.1794) Sir Archibald Campbell of Succoth, 2nd Bart (d 23.07.1846) | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Anne Balfour of Kingsdale (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLG1952 (Wardlaw-Ramsay formerly of Whitehill). | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | George Balfour, later Ramsay, 15th of Whitehill (b 1740, d unm 1806) | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Andrew Balfour, later Ramsay, 16th of Whitehill (b 1741, d unm 1814) | ||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | James Balfour, 17th of Whitehill (b 1743, d unm 1823, General, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Elizabeth Balfour | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Wardlaw (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| Their 2nd son inherited Whitehill and took the name Wardlaw-Ramsay. | |||||||||||||||
| ((6))+ | other issue - Robert (b 1742, d 1807), William (b 1755, d 1793) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Ann Balfour possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Arnot of Auchmuir, later of Dalginch (d 19.05.1730, Major) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | James Balfour of Balbirnie possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | Agnes Balfour | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Graham (grandson of Patrick Graham of Inchbrakie) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | "a large family" | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | David Balfour of Lawlethan (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Alexander Balfour of Lawlethan (dsp by 1692) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | "several daughters" | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | David Balfour of Pitcullo (d before 1499 (or Flodden 09.1513?)) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 identifies David as ancestor of Balfour of Pitcullo. The following comes from 'RedBookScot' (Gordon MacGregor, vol 1 (2023 edition), 'Balfour of Pitcullo (1st family'), p505+). We presume that the 2nd family is that of Sir William Balfour of Pitcullo who appears to have obtained (or leased) (part of) Pitcullo rather than inherited it. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Meldrum | |||||||||||||||
| A. | David Balfour of Pitcullo (d Pinkie 09.1547) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marjory Balfour | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Andrew Balfour of Pitcullo (d 1572) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grisel Forsyth (m2. Robert Paterson of Dunmure) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Patrick Balfour of Pitcullo (a 1623) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 12.1568) Katherine Ramsay (sister of William Ramsay of Murie) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Balfour (a 1601) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Grizel Balfour | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Balfour, Lord Glenawley (d 1634) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Christine Balfour | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Drummond (son/heir of James of Cardney) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Balfour probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Patrick Scheves of Kemback (a 1592) | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - David, John, Stephen, William | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Balfour of Balbirnie') with input as reported above
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