'Don1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Don of Newton Don, Wauchope of Edmonstone

                               
?? Don of Newton, Berwickshire
m. ?? Mushet of Burnbank
1. Sir Alexander Don, 1st Bart of Newton Don (d before 22.07.1687)
  m. Isabell Smith (dau of _ Smith of Duns)
A. Sir James Don, 2nd Bart of Newton Don
  m. (03.07.1680) Marion Scot of Goranbery
  i. Sir Alexander Don, 3rd Bart of Newton Don (d 13.04.1749)
  m. (by 1717) Margaret Carre (d 24.08.1767, dau of John Carre of Cavers)
  a. Sir Alexander Don, 4th Bart of Newton Don (d 02.10.1776)
m. (1750) Mary Murray (dau of John Murray of Philiphaugh)
  (1) James Dun (dvp unm 09.1743)
  (2) Sir Alexander Don, 5th Bart of Newton Don (d 05.06.1851)
  m. (1778) Henrietta Cunningham (d 12.103.1801, sister/coheir of John, 15th Earl of Glencairn, by Elizabeth Macguire)
(A) Sir Alexander Don, 6th Bart of Newton Don (b 1779, d 11.03/04.1826) had issue
  m1. (1809) Lucretia Montgomerie (dsp 1815, dau of George Montgomerie of Garboldisham Hall)
  m2. (08.1824) Grace Stein (d 13.03.1878, dau of John Stein of Edinburgh (by dau of John Bushby of Tinwald Downs, m2. Lt. Gen. Sir James Maxwell Wallace)
  Their only son dspm. The baronetcy passed to a cousin, below.
  (B)+ other issue - Elizabeth (d 12.06.1795), Mary (d 12.06.1795)
(3) Mary Don (d 08.04.1819) probably of this generation
  m. (28.03.1776) Francis Scott of Beechwood (b 1732, d 1803)
  (4) daughter
  b. Patrick Don (b 1717-8, d 22.02.1811, Captain)
  B. Sir Alexander Don of Rutherford (dsp 1712)
  m. Ann Pringle (dau of George Pringle of Torwood)
  C. Patrick Don of Aldtouneburn 'of Hattonburn'
  m. (26.06.1683) Anne Wauchope (dau of John Wauchope of Edmonstone, son of Sir John of Niddrie by Anne Hamilton)
i. John Don, later Wauchope of Edmonstone
  ii. James Don, later Wauchope of Edmonstone
  m. (1733) Christian Inglis (dau of Sir John Inglis, Bart of Cramond)
  a. John Wauchope of Edmonstone (b 1742, d 1810)
  m. (1766) Anne Erskine (d 1811, dau of John Erskine of Dun, aunt of Margaret, Marchioness of Ailsa)
(1) James Wauchope (dvp unm)
  (2) John Wauchope of Edmonstone (d 06.1837, Lt. Colonel) had issue
  m. (1815) Henrietta Cecilia Baird (d 1826, dau of Sir James Gardiner Baird, 6th Bart of Saughton Hall)
  Their only son inherited the baronetcy (see above) and assumed the name Don-Wauchope.
  (3) David Wauchope (b 1770, d 16.02.1826, rector of Warkton) had issue
  m1. (sps) Mary Dick (d 24.02.1810, dau of Sir William Dick, Bart of Prestonfield)
  m2. (15.08.1821) Anne Wauchope (d 14.07.1877, dau of Andrew Wauchope of Niddrie)
  b.+ other issue (d unm) - Patrick (b 1750, d Rosetta 31.03.1807, General), Anne, Jane
  iii. Anne Don
  m. (1708) James Durham of Largo
  D. Jean Don apparently of this generation
  m1. (04.12.1664) Sir Andrew Kerr, 2nd Bart of Greenhead (d by 06.1676)
  m2. Sir Roger Hay of Harcarse
  E. Margaret Don possibly of this generation
  m. Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh (b 1655, d 1708)
  F. Anne Don probably of this generation
  m. James Cranstoun, 4th Lord (d before 1688)
  G. daughter

Main source(s): BP1934 (Don-Wauchope) with support from TCB (vol 4, 'Don afterwards Don-Wauchope', p263+)
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