'Menteith01'
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Families covered: Menteith of Alva, Menteith of Kerse, Menteith of Rusky
| Sir John Menteth, Sheriff of Dunbarton (d c1323) | |||||||||||||||
| TSP reports that Sir John "achieved an unenviable notoriety as the taker or betrayer of Sir William Wallace". | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir John Menteth, Lord of Arran (d before 1344) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1323) Elyne of Mar (dau of Gartney / Gratney, 7th Earl of Mar) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Menteth, Lord of Arran & Knapdale (dsp c1360) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Christian Menteth (d c1387) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir Edward Keith of Synton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1352, sps) Sir Robert Erskine of that ilk (d 1385, Chamberlain, Ambassador) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Sir Walter Menteth of Rusky | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Alexander Menteith of Rusky | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Menteith of Rusky (d before 23.04.1411) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c25.07.1392) Margaret of Lennox (dau of Duncan, 8th Earl of Lennox) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Murdoch Menteith of Rusky | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Murray (dau of Sir David Murray of Tullibardine) wife of Murdoch, presumed mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Patrick Menteith of Rusky (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Agnes Menteith apparently of this generation | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Haldane, 3rd of Gleneagles (d 07.1493) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Menteith (d c1508) apparently of this generation | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. John Napier, 3rd of Merchiston (d before 03.11.1487) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| B. | John Menteith, 1st of Kerse, Sheriff of Clackmannanshire (d before 10.1382) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Stirling (dau of Sir John de Strivelyn of Carse and Alva) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir William Menteith, 2nd of Kerse | ||||||||||||||
| a. | William Menteith, 3rd of Kerse & Alva | ||||||||||||||
| m. Helen Livingstone (dau of Sir Alexander Livingstone of Callander) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Menteith, 4th of Kerse & Alva, Sheriff of Clackmannanshire | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Fleming (dau of ?? Fleming of Cumbernauld) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Menteith (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Erskine (dau of Alexander Erskine, 3rd Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir William Menteith, 5th of Kerse & Alva | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 22.02.1505) Helen Bruce (dau of Sir John Bruce of Airth) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Menteith, 6th of Kerse (a 1537) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 09.1513) Margaret Moncreiff (d 11.1554, dau of Sir John Moncreiff of that ilk, widow of Sir Duncan Campbell, 2nd of Glenorchy) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Menteith, 7th of Kerse (d by 12.12.1547) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Livingstone | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Elizabeth Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 07.02.1549) Simon Preston of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Helen Menteith | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. John Menteith, 9th of Kerse @@ below | -- | ||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Janet Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 28.03.1558) William Maitland, younger of Lethington | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Robert Menteith, 8th of Kerse | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 09.1513) Marjorie Lawson (dau of Sir John Lawson of Humbie, widow of Sir John Haldane of Gleneagles and of Lucas, son of Sir William Stirling of Keir) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir John Menteith, 9th of Kerse | ||||||||||||||
| m. Helen Menteith (dau of William Menteith, 7th of Kerse) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Sir William Menteith, 10th of Kerse | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 23.05.1572) Marion Bruce (dau of Alexander Bruce of Airth) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Sir William Menteith, 11th of Kerse | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (by 13.02.1598) Margaret Hepburn | |||||||||||||||
| It is a presumption to show all the children by Margaret. | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Margaret Menteith (d 21.07.1628) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 17.08.1613) Sir John Stirling of Garden | |||||||||||||||
| ((b)) | Isabella Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 09.11.1622) Henry Schaw (son of Alexander of Cambusmoir) | |||||||||||||||
| ((c)) | Margaret Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Bruce, 2nd of Kinnaird (d Naseby 1645) | |||||||||||||||
| ((d))+ | other issue - William (dsp before 30.07.1631), Claud | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (by 01.11.1611) Isobell Hamilton | |||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Elizabeth Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 23.01.1587) James Hamilton (son of Mungo of Humbie) | |||||||||||||||
| ((iii)) | Anna Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 05.1592) Sir Walter Dundas of Dundas (d c1634) | |||||||||||||||
| ((iv)) | Lillias Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 24.02.1636) Alexander Gordon (son of Sir George of Gight) | |||||||||||||||
| ((v)) | Katherine Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 04.1600) Sir Andrew Murray of Balvaird (dsp 1624) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Sir George Auchinleck of Balmanno | |||||||||||||||
| ((vi)) | Mariote Menteith | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 17.12.1610) David Pitcairn of that ilk (d 1653) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| ((vii))+ | other issue - Alexander, Ludovick of Nether Baillie (d before 1649), James of Dalgrane, John of Brek, Robert | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Sarah Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Elphinsone, 1st Lord Balmerino (d 1612) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Agnes Menteith (d 08.1587) possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 07.05.1575) John Hamilton of Drumry, 1st of Blair (d 03.1630) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | William Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Balfour | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | James Menteith of Caerkae and Randiford (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1501) Janet Simpson (sister of Duncan Simpson of Achintyre, widow of Archibald Crawford of Braecroft) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Rankin Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Janet Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Alexander Forrester (son of Malcolm, 3rd of Torwood) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (by 03.1502) Robert Preston | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Marion Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Drummond, 3rd of Carnock (who m2. Isabel, dau of Robert Stewart of Galstoun) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Robert Menteith | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Menteith of Randiford (4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Menteith | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (1471) John Bruce of Stenhouse | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - Archibald, Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| b. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Malcolm Drummond of Concraig | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | daughter | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Livingston of Callendar (d Homildon Hill 14.09.1402) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| C. | (Margaret?) Menteith possibly of this generation | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Maurice Buchanan of Buchanan (a 1320) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue - Walter, Malcolm, William | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Joanna Menteth | -- | |||||||||||||
| m1. Malise, 7th Earl of Strathearn (d c1324-5) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Campbell, Earl of Atholl (d Halidon Hill 19.07.1333) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Sir Maurice Moray, 3rd of Drumsagard, Earl of Strathearn (d Neville's Cross 17.10.1346) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| m4. William Sutherland, 5th Earl ('King') of Sutherland (d 1370) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 4.+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): "Heraldry of the Stewarts" (by G. Harvey Johnston), RedBookScot (Perthshire, Menteith of Kerse) with a (very) little support/input from TSP (Menteith)
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