'Lamont2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Lamont (Lawmonth) in Fife, Lamont of North Burton

                               
Allan Lamont (Lawmonth) of Ellenhill & St. Andrews, Fife (d 1574)
m1. Helen Melville of Carnbee
1. Henry Lawmonth (d before 1595)
  A.+ 5 sons ("who were either slain, or settled in France or the Low Countries")
2.+ 3 daughters
m2. Margaret Moncrieff
5. Allan Lawmonth or Lamont (minister of Scoonie & Kennoway)
  m. Jennet Cockburn (dau of James Cockburn of Treton) mother of Andrew, probably also of ...
  A. John Lawmonth (d 1652)
i. Allan Lawmonth or Lamont (d 1674-5)
  m. (1659) Christian Bruce
  a. John Lamont of Newton (b 1661)
  m1. (1697) Mary Lundin (d 1697-8)
(1) James Lamont of Easter Newton (b 1697-8)
  m2. (1698) Margaret Watson of Aithernie
  (2) John Lamont (b 1700, minister of Kelton)
  (A) David Lamont (Dr)
  (3) Christopher Lamont possibly of this generation
  m. Jean Seton (dau of Christopher Seton, 5th of Cariston)
  (4)+ other issue - Robert (b 1715), Helen (b 1699), 6 others
  b. Allan Lamont (b 1663, "skipper in Leven")
  (1) Elizabeth Lamont
  m. (1714) Alexander Briggs of Leven
  (2)+ 7 others including Allan, William
  c. Andrew Lamont in Largo (b 1666, MD)
  (1)+ 9 children ("born from 1697 to 1712")
  d.+ other issue - James (b 1675), 2 others, Margaret (b 1672)
  ii. Margaret Lawmonth
  m. John Stewart
  iii.+ other issue - John (diarist), Janet
  B. Andrew Lawmonth or Lamont (d 1662-3, rector of Thwinge, Yorkshire)
  The following is supported by Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1665, 'Lamont of North Burton').
  m. Margaret Hovie (dau of Robert Hovie or Hovey, professor in St. Andrews)
  i. Allan (Alan) Lamont of North Burton, Yorkshire (b c1627, a 08.1665)
  m. Isabell Knowsley (dau of Robert Knowsley of North Burton, widow of Robert Ellis of Ruddston)
  a.+ issue (a 1665) - Alan (b c1650, a 1669), Margaret, Isabell, Anne, Susanna
  ii. Janet Lawmonth
  m. Robert Constable of Emthorpe (vicar of Muston)
  iii.+ other issue - Andrew (rector of Beesley in Surrey), James, Agnes, Margaret
  C.+ other issue - Walter (minister in Scoonie then Scone, later in England), Thomas, James (d 1651, minister of Kinnettles), Allan in Dysart
6.+ 3 daughters

Main source(s): 'East Neuk of Fife' (Walter Wood, 1887, p469+ (Appendix)) with input/support as reported above
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