'Heriot04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Heriot in Castlemains, Heriot of Edinburgh, Heriot of Longniddry, Heriot in South Carolina

                               
George Heriot of Longniddry (a 1504, 1531)
1. George Heriot of Longniddry (a 1570)
  m. Agnes
  A. George Heriot of Longniddry (d 11.1625)
  m1. ??
  i. Robert Heriot of Longniddry (a 1667)
  a. John Heriot of Longniddry (bpt 17.01.1630, d 09.07.1717)
  m1. ??
  (1) John Heriot
  m1. (12.11.1716) Christian Wood
  m2. (15.05.1719) Margaret Baillie
  (A)+ issue - George (bpt 03.03.1720), Robert (bpt 19.09.1725)
  (2) Anna Heriot (bpt 28.04.1672)
  m. (28.11.700) William Heriot (bpt 16.05.1666)
  m2. (19.10.1683) Jean Scott
  (3) Walter Heriot (bpt 21.10.1686)
  m. (10.08.1717) Elizabeth Gray
  (A)+ issue - Walter (bpt 11.08.1731), Jean (bpt 06.03.1720), Sarah (bpt 07.01.1722), Helen (bpt 30.08.1724)
  (2) Christian Heriot
  m. (25.06.1715) William Rule
  (A)+ issue - John (bpt 25.05.1716), Walter (bpt 03.07.1717), Robert (bpt 12.04.723), Margaret (bpt 29.03.1721)
  b. George Heriot, later in Castlemains in Dirleton (bpt 10.04.1636, d 1692)
m. _ Ferguson
  (1) John Heriot in Castlemains (b 1664, d 19.03.1725)
  m. (11.01.1688) Jean Sinclair
  (A) George Heriot in Castlemains, later in South Carolina (b 03.11.1688, d 29.12.1753)
  m. Mary Tannoch or Tannock (d 1769)
  (i) John Heriot (bpt 05.05.1734)
  m. (02.01.1758) Marjory Heriot @@ below
  (a) George Heriot (b 1759, d 1839)
  (b) John Heriot (b 22.04.1760, d 28.07.1833)
  m. Alison Sheriff (b 1765, d 26.07.1833)
  ((1))+ issue - John Hartwell (b 25.04.1790), George William (b 15.06.1792), John Charles (b 1795, d 1825), Charles William, Margaret Olivia (b 02.03.1789), Amelia (b 25.05.1795, d 19.10.1858), Jane Louisa (b 31.10.1796)
  (c) Roger Heriot, later in South Carolina (b 12.09.1769, d 19.02.1849) had issue
  m. (24.03.1801) Catherine Booth (b 1801, d 1869)
  (d) Sophia Heriot
  m. Melmouth Guy
  (ii) George Heriot, later in South Carolina (b 08.07.1741, d 11.11.1807)
  m1. ??
  m2. (20.01.1775) Sarah Harriet Tucker (d 03.06.1820)
  (a)+ issue - George Washington (b 13.06.1784, d 1846), Benjamin Daniel (b 11.01.1788, d 1864), Thomas (b c1789, d after 1830), Daniel Tucker (b 02.1798), Sarah Caroline (b c1786, d c1803), Maria Eliza (b 07.12.1785, d 30.06.1855), Susan (b c1791 d 09.05.1817), Sophia Catherine (b 12.11.1799, d 17.04.1739)
  (iii)+ other issue -William (b 15.04.1851), Jean (b 04.01.1736, d 22.12.1762), Mary (b 25.04.1738, d 08.1768), Janet (b 04.06.1740, d infant), Margaret (b 04.07.1743), Janet (b 30.05.1748)
  (B) John Heriot in Edinburgh (bpt 15.10.1698, dsp, 4th son)
  'Beyond Trabroun' (p235) shows John as having had children by Marjory Johnson. However, Harriot has reported that "Recent DNA results has shown that this was in error in the book and charts I extracted it from" and "I was unable to confirm the author’s info that he married Marjory Johnson".
  (C) James Heriot of Edinburgh (b c1700, d 1762)
  m. (19.01.1735) Janet Horsburgh (b 28.03.1708, a 1769)
  (i) John Heriot (b 1737, d infant?)
  (ii) Robert Heriot, later in South Carolina (b 20.04.1739, d 22.07.1792)
  m. (05.11.1761) Mary (Polly) Ouldfield (b 13.08.1743, d 1802)
  (a)+ issue - John Ouldfield (b 1768, d 1831), Robert (b 1773, d 1848), James (b 1777, d 1794), Janet (b 31.08.1762, d 1764), Ann LaRochee (b 1765, d 1780), Suzannah (b 1773, d 1844)
  (iii) John Heriot (b 04.04.1742)
  m. (06.12.1762) Margaret Russell
  (a) James Heriot (bpt 06.10.1764) had issue
  m. (01.04.1799) Isabella Howden (d 28.10.1842)
  (b)+ other issue - William (bpt 01.03.1767), Jeany (bpt 10.06.1763), Janet (bpt 21.11.1765), Joan (bpt 02.04.1769), Margaret (bpt 02.04.1769)
  (iv) James Heriot (bpt 29.09.1744)
  m. (11.02.1774) Jane Bryce
  (a) Janet Heriot (bpt 23.05.1780)
  m. (18.08.1804) David Ballingall
  (b)+ other issue - John (b 27.06.1784, d 05.04.1859), Margaret (bpt 15.03.1777), d infant?, Helen (bpt 05.05.1778), Margaret (b 19.08.1781)
  (v) William Heriot, later in South Carolina (b 25.08.1745, d 1807)
  m. (21.03.1792) Mary Thomas (b 1771, d 1806)
  (a)+ issue - Edward Thomas (b 01.05.1793, d 22.11.1854), William Francis (b 17.12.1794, d 10.04.1841)
  (v) Janet Heriot (b 27.01.1736)
  m. (09.11.1758) John Cunningham
  (a) Robert Cunningham (b 04.1777, d 12.05.1854, 3rd son)
  m1. (27.12.1802) Isabella Oliver (b 1778, d 1806)
  m2. (c1811) Mary McLaren (b 1795, d 1820)
  (b)+ other issue - John (b 29.09.1759), James (b 04.12.1764), Janet (a 1769)
  (D)+ other issue - Robert (b 22.12.1690, d infant), Alexander (bpt 22.01.1694), Elizabeth (b 23.02.1701)
  (2) George Heriot (b 24.01.1675/6, 4th son)
  m. (16.11.1680) Margaret Sym
  (A)+ issue - Thomas (bpt 15.11.1681), John (bpt 20.01.1684, d before 1696), George (bpt 12.08.1686), Sarah (bpt 23.09.1688), Isobel (bpt 15.04.1693, d before 1714)
  (3) James Heriot (bpt 08.04.1680)
  m1. ??
  m2. Elizabeth Ferguson
  Not clear which wife was mother of ...
  (A) George Heriot (a 1736)
  (B) James Heriot
  m1. Margaret Thompson
  (i)+ issue - Samuel (bpt 06.06.1736, d infant), Samuel (bpt 15.01.1738), William (bpt 23.12.1739), George (bpt 26.01.1744), Margaret (bpt 27.12.1741), Elizabeth (bpt 23.02.1746), Agnes (bpt 30.08.1748)
  m2. Margaret Darg
  (viii) John Heriot (bpt 26.09.1753)
  m3. Ann Turnbull
  (ix)+ other issue - John (bpt 20.06.1756), Robert (b 30.11.1757), Elizabeth (b 01.11.1759, d infant), Elizabeth (bpt 22.06.1762)
  (C) Agnes Heriot
  m. William Smith
  (i)+ issue - William (bpt 1732), Alexander (bpt 1737), Helen (bpt 17.07.1729), Christian (b 03.01.1731), Agnes (bpt 01.10.1739), Marion (bpt 19.03.1741), Janet (bpt 18.03.1734)
  Children of Elizabeth Ferguson.
  (D)+ other issue - James (b 1707), William (b 1714), Archibald (b 1715), Robert (b 1719), Patrick (b 1721), Marion (b 1717), Elizabeth (b 1720)
  m3. (24.05.1724) Margaret Richardson
  (K)+ other issue - Alexander (b 28.03.1725), Elizabeth (b 28.05.1727)
  (4) Marie Heriot (bpt 14.11.1669)
  m1. (07.11.1689) Adam Burton
  (A)+ issue - Elizabeth (b 05.10.1690), Jean (b 21.02.1692)
  m2. (24.07.1699) Hugh Caldon
  (5)+ other issue - Robert (bpt 24.09.1667), William (bpt 31.03.1672), Helen (bpt 13.11.1673), Jean (bpt 19.03.1677/8)
  c. William (not Robert) Heriot (bpt 19.10.1642)
  m1. (12.07.1664) Helen D**
  (1) Alexander Heriot (bpt 28.08.1664)
  (2) William Heriot (bpt 16.05.1666)
  m. (28.11.1700) Anna Heriot (bpt 28.04.1672)
  (A) John Heriot in Ladykirk (b 28.11.1700)
  m. Marjory Johnston
  (i) Alexander Heriot (b 30.10.1733, 2nd son)
  m. (21.05.1758) Isobel Haliburton
  (a) John Heriot (b 04.11.1760)
  (ii) John Heriot (b 29.07.1745)
  m. (14.07.1778) Elizabeth Elliott
(a) John William Elliott Heriot (b 02.01.1780, d 01.07.1854) had issue
  m. (01.03.1803) Mary Ancrum (b 1778, d 1866)
  (iii) Roger Heriot (bpt 22.07.1748, d 30.05.1797)
  m. Anne Suzanne Nugent (d 1802)
  (a)+ issue - Nugent (b 1784, d before 1797), Frederick George (b 1786, d 1843), John (b 1787), Thomas Henley (b/d 1793), John (b 1796, d 1810), Thomas Trigg Ross (b/d 1797)
  (iv) Marjory Heriot (b 13.01.1732)
  m. (02.01.1758) John Heriot (bpt 05.05.1734) @@ above
  (v)+ other issue - Alexander (bpt 22.04.1728, d 1729), Johnson (b 13.08.1739, d 1740), Johnson (b 1741, d 1754), Isobella (b 23.08.1726), Janet (b 02.01.1730, d 1748), Mary (b 13.071735), Barbara (b 27.08.1737), Sarah (b 1741), Sophia (b 22.06.1743)
  (B)+ other issue - James (bpt 09.07.1704), George (bpt 26.08.1708)
  m2. Margaret Cross
  (3) Francis Heriot (bpt 12.03.1671)
  m3. (24.11.1672) Beatrix Scott
  (4) Andrew Heriot (bpt 1675)
  d. Agnes Heriot (bpt 16.09.1632, d before 1708)
  m1. (19.10.1676) William Seton
  m2. George Seton
  e.+ other issue - Margaret? (bpt 26.03.1633), Anne (bpt 23.10.1638), Isobell (bpt 14.01.1641)
  ii. James Heriot (b c1592)
  iii. John Heriot
  m. Helen Paterson
  a.+ issue - Richard (bpt 17.01.1615), George (bpt 20.07.1617), Marion (bpt 03.12.1620)
  iv. George Heriot of Canongate
  m. Marion Adinstoun
  a. William Heriot (2nd son) possibly the William who had the following family
  m1. ??
  (1) Alexander Heriot (bpt 16.06.1638)
  m2. (27.08.1643) Jean Cuthbertson
  (2)+ other issue - Margaret (bpt16.09.1644), Marion (bpt 30.11.1648)
  b.+ other issue - Alexander (bpt 28.02.1612), Marion (bpt 07.06.1618)
  i. William Heriot
  m1. ??
  m2. (25.11.1617) Janet Young
  a. Agnes Heriot (b 22.02.1619)
  m3. (27.08.1643) Jean Cuthbertson
  b. Margaret Heriot (bpt 14.09.1644)
  vi. Patrick Heriot of Seaton (d 1654)
  m. Helen Scott
  a.+ issue - George, Alexander (d 1684), Margaret
  m. (26.11.1611) Janet Dalzell
  vii. Barbara Heriot (bpt 25.10.1612) possibly the Barbara who married ...
  m. (12.03.1644) William Patterson
  viii. Margaret Heriot
  m. (28.01.1634) James Waddell
  a.+ issue - John (b 1633, d infant?), Adam (b 1635, d infant?), Adam (b 1638), John (b 1639), James (b 1639, d infant?), James (b 1644), Isobell (b 1638), Anna (b 1640), Margaret (b 1642)
  ix. Elizabeth Heriot possibly of this family
  m.(21.01.1636) George Bone
  a. Barbara Bone (bpt 19.09.1644)
  B. John Heriot
  m. (23.06.1614) Helen Largo
  C. Robert Heriot
  m. Elspeth Mawdie
  i. George Heriot (b 1614)
  D. Helen Heriot
  m1. Adam Wood
  i. Barbara Wood (b 1596)
  m2. David Crystall
  ii. Katherine Crystall (b 1608)
  E. Isobell Heriot
  m. John Jolie
  i.+ issue - Alexander (b 1608), Margaret (b 1598), Elspeth (b 1611)
  F. Elspeth Heriot
  m. Adam Dick
  i.+ issue - Margaret (b 1597), Helen (b 1599), Jean (b 1601), Katherine (b 1609), Elspeth (b 1610), Marion (b 1615), Nains (b 1618)
  G. Jonat Heriot
  m. (08.03.1603) Robert Weddell (Waddell?)

Main source(s): 'Beyond Trabroun' (see Heriot01) with many thanks to the author, Ray Harriot, for helping us prepare this page
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