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Families covered: Auchinleck of Auchinleck, Auchinleck of Balmanno
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(1) We found it surprisingly difficult to find information on this family. Our congratulations to Gordon MacGregor for pulling together the pedigrees shown below.
(2) The following concerns the family of Auchinlech in Ayrshire. We have seen reference to the supposed fact that there was another Auchinlech, in either Perthshire or Forfarshire. We are not convinced by that but note that we have found references to Auchinlecks of that ilk who are not mentioned by MacGregor and so might have been of another Auchinleck. To avoid losing sight of them, we show them here.

Nicholas de Auchinleck, Ayrshire (a 1296)

m. (by 1292) Matilda

?? de Auchinleck

Uncertain on number of intervening generations.

?? de Auchinleck

John de Auchinleck of that ilk (a 1385)

John de Auchinleck of that ilk (a 1405)

(1)

Sir John de Auchinleck of that ilk (d before 17.10.1449)

m. (by 22.07.1443) Christina (m1. Sir William Douglas m2. David Wemyss) ## see here ##

(A)

Sir John Auchinleck of that ilk (d before 20.04.1502)

m. Elizabeth Melville (dau/coheir of Alexander Melville of Glenbervie)

(i)

James Auchinleck 'of Glenbervie' (dvp before 1501)

m. (mcrt 08.05.1480) Gelis Ross (dau of Sir John Ross of Halkhead)

(a)

Elizabeth Auchinleck

m. (1501) William Douglas of Braidwood, later of Glenbervie (d Flodden 09.1513)

(b)

Marjory Auchinleck probably of this generation

m. Alexander Barclay, 7th of Mathers (d before 1520)

(ii)

John Auchinleck (dvp, parson of Glenbervie)

(a)

James Auchinlech of Kenmay & Polgavy (d 15.12.1528)

m. (by 14.07.1525) Janet Hepburn (dau/coheir of Adam Hepburn of Craigs, m1. John Somerville (son/heir of Sir John of Cambusnethan))

((1))

William Auchinlech of Schethum

partner unknown

((A))

Robert Auchinlech (a 1574)

The following connection is highly speculative. It has not been made by MacGregor. See note (1) below.

(b)

?? Auchinleck

Uncertain on number of intervening generations.

((1))

?? Auchinleck

((A))

Andrew Auchinleck in Peterhead (d 01.02.1582) - continued below

(iii)

Marion Auchinleck

m1. George Campbell of Loudoun

m2. (1499) William Cuninghame of Craigends (m1. Elizabeth Stewart)

(B)

James Auchinleck (dsp)

m. Egedia Melville (dau/coheir of Alexander Melville of Glenbervie)

(C)

Adam Auchinleck (a 1490, youngest son)

(i)

William Auchinleck (a 1490)

(D)+

other issue - William (d before 20.06.1493, parson of Glenbervie), Alexander (a 1501)

(1) MacGregor reports that the descent of Sir George Auchinleck, 2nd of Balmanno (and of his father), was proved in 1630 when he "was served heir-male to Mr John Auchinleck, second son of the deceased Sir John Auchinleck of that ilk, brother of his great-great-grandfather". That has led us to make the above connection which, we stress, is highly speculative.
(2) Balmanno is reported to have come into the Auchinleck family through a marriage of an Auchinleck of that ilk with the heiress of Balmanno of that ilk. Accordingly, it is likely that William of Scethin (father-in-law of the following Andrew's son George) was also of this family, probably a senior branch to this (second?) line of Auchinleck of Balmanno.

Andrew Auchinleck in Peterhead (d 01.02.1582) - continued above

m1. Jane Douglas (d 01.12.1556) see ## under grandson George just below

Sir George Auchinleck, 1st of Balmanno (d 03.11.1596)

MacGregor does not report which of Sir George's wives were the mothers of which of his children. We presume that the eldest, George, was son of his first wife because he succeeded to Balmanno (and was invested in the lands of Raxton) on his father's death in 1598. He would have been too young to do so had Jean Erskine been his mother. We are left uncertain which wife was mother of Adam & Margaret.

m1. (by 03.1572) Elizabeth Auchinleck, heiress of Balmanno & Polgony (dau of William Auchinleck of Scethin)

Sir George Auchinleck, 2nd of Balmanno (d before 23.02.1639, Lord of Session as Lord Balmanno)

## 'An historical account of The Senators of The College of Justice' (George Brunton & David Haig, 1836, 'Sir George Auchinleck of Balmanno', p273+), suggests that this Sir George was son of Sir William son of Sir George "who was nephew and favourite of the Regent Morton". MacGregor (p254) notes that this George's father "had become one of the personal servants of James Douglas, Earl of Morton" i.e. of Regent Morton. The difference in the naming of his father makes us hold back from linking George's grandmother to the Regent's family but we think it worth reporting that account.

m1. (mcrt 25.01.1589) Isabel Melville (dsp 21.12.1593, dau of John Melville of Raith)

m2. (by 1597) Sarah Douglas (dau of William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus, widow of Robert Strachan)

It is our presumption that Sarah was mother of all of George's children. It is possible that his 3rd wife, Elizabeth Wemyss, was mother of 1 or more of them. However, as his elder son William witnessed a charter in 1618, we presume that he was 'of age' by then so was probably of this 2nd marriage.

Sir William Auchinleck, 3rd of Balmanno (d c08.1672)

m1. Janet Bruce (dau of Sir Robert Bruce of Clackmannan) presumed mother of all of the children

Sir George Auchinleck (dvp)

m. (mcrt 06.01.1643) Agnes Murray (dau of Patrick Murray, 1st Lord Elibank)

(1)

Ann Auchinleck

m. William Lockhart (Commissary of Lanark)

(A)

Elizabeth Lockhart of Blmanno, etc. (a 1672)

(2)

Janet Auchinleck

m. (mcrt 31.07.1662) Thomas Blair of Lethendy (m2. Sarah, dau of John Kinloch of Gourdie)