'Boswell01'
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Families covered: Boswell of Auchinleck, Boswell of Balgregie, Boswell of Balmuto, Boswell of Glassmont
| Roger de Bosvil, 1st of Balgregie | |||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Wemyss (dau of Sir Michael Wemyss of Wemyss) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir John Boswell, 2nd of Balgregie (d 1395) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (before 1367) Margaret Melville (dau of Sir Robert Melville of Carnbie) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. ? Glen (sister of Sir John Glen of Balmuto) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir John Boswell, 3rd of Balgregie (d before 14.05.1429) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.10.1400) Mariota Jardyne (dau of Alexander Jardyne) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | David Boswell, 4th of Balgregie, 1st of Balmuto (d 17.06.1490) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (before 29.06.1436) Elizabeth Melville (dau of Sir John Melville, 2nd of Raith) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | David Boswell of Glassmont, 2nd of Balmuto (d 1493) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1464) Grizel Wemyss (dau of John Wemyss of Wemyss) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | David Boswell (dvp unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Sir Alexander Boswell, 3rd of Balmuto (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Ramsay (dau of Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | David Boswell, 4th of Balmuto (b 1498, d 08.05.1582) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Moncreiff (dau of Sir John Moncreiff of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | David Boswell of Glassmont (b 1520, dvp Pinkie 09.1547) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1539) Elizabeth Wemyys (dau of David Wemyss of Wemyss) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir John Boswell, 5th of Balmuto (b 1547, d 1610) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 12.12.1582) Isobel Sandilands (dau of James Sandilands of Cruvie and St. Monance) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir John Boswell, 6th of Balmuto (d before 1640) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Scott (dau of Sir James Scott of Balwearie) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | David Boswell, 7th of Balmuto (d 1667) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1621) Nicolas Young (dau of Sir Peter Young of Seaton and Auldbar) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | David Boswell, 8th of Balmuto (d 1680) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 15.11.1652) Margaret Mowat (dau of Roger Mowat of Dunbreck) | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | David Boswell, 9th of Balmuto | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1680) Margaret Paterson (dau of Andrew Paterson of Dunsmore (Dunmore)) | |||||||||||||||
| (((1))) | David Boswell, 10th of Balmuto | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1717) Catherine Lumsden (dau of Michael Lumsden) | |||||||||||||||
| (((A))) | David Boswell | ||||||||||||||
| Sold Balmuto to his kinsman John. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Seton (dau of Christopher Seton of Dubbieside) | |||||||||||||||
(((i))) David Boswell |
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| (((2))) | Margaret Boswell (d before 1722) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1708) Thomas Marjoribanks of that ilk (dsp 02.1711) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. George Seton, 6th of Cariston (b c1688, d 1760) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Clephane (dau of Capt. James Clephane) | |||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | George Boswell possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Margaret Boswell (d 06.1710) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 15.10.1698) William Hamilton of Grange of Breich | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | John Boswell of Balgally (3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | 6 sons and 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | James Boswell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Chalmers | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | 5 sons and 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Alexander Boswell (6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Forester | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | 4 sons and 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Janet Lindsay | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | 2 sons | ||||||||||||||
| (v) | George Boswell (chirurgeon to King James VI) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet MacGregor | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | 3 sons and 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (vi) | George Boswell (d 01.1596, parson of Auchtordurran) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabel Sibbald (dau of Robert Sibbald of Letham) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | "numerous issue" | ||||||||||||||
| (vii) | Janet Boswell | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Michael Balfour, younger of Munquhanny (dvp 1570, Commendator of Melrose) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (viii) | Margaret Boswell | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Dundas, 17th of Dundas | |||||||||||||||
| (ix) | Katherine Boswell | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Brown of Fordell (d 02.07.1602) | |||||||||||||||
| (x) | Nicholas Boswell | ||||||||||||||
| m. laird of Leuchat (?) | |||||||||||||||
| (xi) | Elspeth (Elizabeth) Boswell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1540) Sir James Meldrum (d c1584, Senator) | |||||||||||||||
| (xii) | Christian Boswell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir James Melville of Hallhill (b c1535, d 13.11.1617) | |||||||||||||||
| (xiii)+ | other issue - Robert (d Pinkie 09.1547), Thomas (d unm), Andrew (d unm), son, Anne (d unm), 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (before 28.04.1508) Alison Sandilands (dau of John Sandilands of Calder) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | John Boswall of Bowhill probably of this generation, of this marriage | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Cockburn (dau of Alexander Cockburn, younger of Langton) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Euphame Boswell | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (c1490) Alexander Meldrum of Seggie | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Giles Boswell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 26.11.1493) William Balrain of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1480) Margaret Sinclair (dau of William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | William Boswell of Lochgellie (a 1486) | ||||||||||||||
| (6) | Thomas Boswell, 1st of Auchinleck (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 1, 1847, p237+) which reports that Nisbet & Crawfurd were wrong to suggest that Thomas was first married to a dau/coheir of Sir John Auchinleck of Auchinleck. Auchinleck came into this family by purchase. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Annabella Campbell (d by 06.1575, dau of Sir Hugh Campbell of Loudoun, Sheriff of Ayr) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | David Boswell, 2nd of Auchinleck (d c1558) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Hamilton (dau of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | James Boswell, 3rd of Auchinleck (a 1573, d before 1577) | ||||||||||||||
| Paterson mentions this laird who is omitted by BLG1952, leading to differences in the numberings. | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | John Boswell, 3rd/4th of Auchinleck (d by 1600) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 21.08.1562) Christian Dalzell (dau of Robert Dalzell of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Agnes Stewart (dau of Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord of Avandale (not Ochiltree)) | |||||||||||||||
| (7)+ | other issue - George Bosell of Craigside, Robert (parson of Auchterderran) | ||||||||||||||
| Possibly of this generation, but (if so) of which marriage is not known, was ... | |||||||||||||||
| (9) | Alison Boswell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1482) Martin Schank of Kinghorn | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Mary Boswell | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (1458) John Bethune, 5th of Balfour | -- | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Isobel Wemyss (dau of Sir John Wemyss of Rires) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Margarey Boswell probably of this generation | -- | |||||||||||||
| m1. John Arnot of Arnot (a 1429) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Thomas Sibbald of Balgonie | -- | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | daughter possibly of this generation, apparently married twice | ||||||||||||||
| m1. James Halket or Halkett of Ochtertyre, later of Pitfirran (a/d 1451) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1450?) ?? Auchmuty of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Sir William Boswell (a 1429, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Glen (dau of Sir John Glen of Balmuto) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1886 (Boswell of Balmuto), BLG1952 (Boswell formerly of Balmuto), BLG1952 (Boswell formerly of Auchinleck)
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