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Families covered: Cuninghame of Bandalloch, Cuninghame of Drumbeg, Cuninghame of Drumquhassil, Cuninghame of Polmaise
Sir Andrew de Cunynghame of Polmaise and Drumquhassil | |||||||||||||||
TSP (Glencairn) reports that Andrew (d 1388) had 2 sons, Sir Humphrey and Archibald. | |||||||||||||||
1. | _ de Cuninghame of Polmaise had issue | ||||||||||||||
A. | ?? Cuninghame | ||||||||||||||
i. | ?? Cuninghame | ||||||||||||||
Uncertain on number of intervening generations. | |||||||||||||||
a. | ?? Cuninghame | ||||||||||||||
(1) | James Cuninghame of Polmaise (dspms) possibly the James who married ... | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Colquhoun (dau of Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss) possibly the mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Janet Cuninghame | ||||||||||||||
m. John Cuninghame of Drumquhassil (d 1584) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
(B) | Agnes Cuninghame probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. William Murray of Touchadam (and Polmaise) (d 04.1569) | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Margaret Cunninghame possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. Andrew Cuninghame, 1st of Corsehill (d 1544) | |||||||||||||||
b. | Margaret Cunninghame possibly of this generation (father was Alexander) | ||||||||||||||
m. James Edmonstone | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Jean Cunninghame possibly of this generation | -- | |||||||||||||
m. Sir Henry Elphinstone of Pippendreich (d by 1496) | -- | ||||||||||||||
2. | Alexander de Cuninghame of Drumquhassil | ||||||||||||||
m. ?? Home (dau of John Home of Inellan) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Andrew de Cuninghame of Drumquhassil | ||||||||||||||
m. ?? Stewart (dau of Sir Walter Stewart of Morphy) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Alexander de Cuninghame of Drumquhassil | ||||||||||||||
m. Margaret Park (dau of William Park of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Andrew de Cuninghame of Drumquhassil | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Erskine (dau of Robert Erskine, 4th Lord) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | John Cuninghame of Drumquhassil (d 1584) | ||||||||||||||
m. Janet Cuninghame (dau of James Cuninghame of Polmaise) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
(A) | John Cuninghame of Drumquhassil | ||||||||||||||
m. (31.12.1587) Margaret Elphinstone (b 30.12.1568, dau of Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Lord) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | John Cuninghame of Drumquhassil (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | James Cuninghame (dsp, WS) | ||||||||||||||
(iii) | daughter possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. John Buchanan, 2nd of Ross (d 02.1688) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | James Cuninghame (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
(C) | Robert Cuninghame of Drumbeg (d 1630) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elspeth Buchanan (dau of William Buchanan of Partnellan and Ross) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | John Cuninghame of Drumbeg (dsp 1644) | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | William Cuninghame of Trinbeg and Drumbeg | ||||||||||||||
m. Alice Buchanan (dau of John Buchanan of Arnprior) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | William or John Cuninghame of Bandalloch | ||||||||||||||
m. Jean Weir (dau of William Weir of Blackwood) | |||||||||||||||
((1)) | William Cuninghame of Bandalloch | ||||||||||||||
m. Martha Suttie (dau of Sir George Suttie, 1st Bart of Balgone) | |||||||||||||||
((A)) | George Cuninghame of Bandalloch | ||||||||||||||
m. (06.11.1752) Esther Jolly (dau of Alexander Jolly) | |||||||||||||||
((i)) | William Cuninghame of Bandalloch (b 1753, d 1825, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1791) Christian Taubman (dau of John Taubman of the Isle of Man) | |||||||||||||||
((a)) | Robert Cuninghame of Ballanorris (b 1793, d 13.06.1832) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (02.1822) Margaret MacDougall (d 10.07.1834, dau of Patrick MacDougall of Gallanach) | |||||||||||||||
((ii)) | John Cuninghame (dsp, Major General) | ||||||||||||||
((iii)) | Martha Cuninghame | ||||||||||||||
m. Andrew Coventry of Shanwell (professor in Edinburgh) | |||||||||||||||
((a)) | Andrew Coventry (dsp 1877) | ||||||||||||||
((b)) | Esther Coventry (b c1800, d 19.10.1892) | ||||||||||||||
m. (02.12.1834) David Maitland-Makgill-Crichton of Rankeillour (b 04.03.1801, d 11.07.1851) | |||||||||||||||
((2)) | David Cuninghame of Seabegs (a 1745, Colonel, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
m. Margaret Callander (dau of J. Callander of Craigforth) | |||||||||||||||
((A)) | Robert Cuninghame of Mount Kennedy, 1st Lord Rossmore of Monaghan (b 18.04.1726, dsp 06.08.1801, General, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (29.05.1794) Elizabeth Murray (b c1733, d 23/5.12.1824, dau of Col. John Murray by Mary Cairnes) | |||||||||||||||
One of Elizabeth's nephews became 2nd Baron Rossmore. | |||||||||||||||
((B)) | Jean Cuninghame (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Munro | |||||||||||||||
((C)) | Elizabeth or Katharine Cuninghame (b 27.01.1730) | ||||||||||||||
m. Robert Campbell of Ardkinglass | |||||||||||||||
((D)) | Anne Cuninghame (b 13.09.1721, d 18.04.1786) | ||||||||||||||
m. Robert Gordon of New Grove (d 1784, General, son of John of Kevenborough by Anne, dau of Sir Nicholas Loftus) | |||||||||||||||
((i)) | Elizabeth Gordon | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Crooke of co. Cork | |||||||||||||||
((ii)) | Margaret Gordon | ||||||||||||||
m. William Warren (son of Sir Robert, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
((iii)) | Harriet Gordon | ||||||||||||||
m1. _ Norcott (Lt.) | |||||||||||||||
m2. James N. Taylor of Norton | |||||||||||||||
((iv)) | Jean Gordon (d 30.11.1831) | ||||||||||||||
m. George Gun, later Gun-Cuninghame of Mount Kennedy | |||||||||||||||
((E))+ | other issue - John (b 24.09.1722), Blackater (b 18.12.1723), James (b 01.03.1725,d 04.08.1725), James (d unm 1788, General, Governor of Barbados), Isabel (b 09.07.1728) | ||||||||||||||
((3)) | John Cunningham of Balbugy (WS) | ||||||||||||||
((A)) | ? Cunningham presumed intermediary generation | ||||||||||||||
((i)) | James Cunninghame of Balbougie (Lt. Colonel) presumed to fit here | ||||||||||||||
m. Jean Ogilvie | |||||||||||||||
((a)) | Janet Mary Cunninghame (b 1770, d 07.03.1848) | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir Whitelaw Ainslie (b 1767, d 1837) | |||||||||||||||
((b)) | Jane Cunninghame (b 1781, d 14.01.1817) | ||||||||||||||
m. (03.01.1799) Robert Ainslie of Darnchester & Edinburgh (b 1767, d 1838) | |||||||||||||||
((4))+ | 3 sons | ||||||||||||||
(b) | Dorothy Cunningham possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. John Buchanan, 2nd of Craigievarn | |||||||||||||||
(D) | Janet Cuninghame | ||||||||||||||
m. (1562) Malcolm Douglas, 8th of Mains (a 1584) | |||||||||||||||
(E) | Margaret or Elizabeth Cuninghame | ||||||||||||||
m. Peter (sb Patrick) Napier of Kilmahew | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Giles Cunningham possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Buchanan of Drummikill and Moss | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'Historic Memorials of the Stewarts of Forthergill' by Charles Poyntz Stewart (printed by W.& A.K.Johnston in 1879) with some support and input from BLG1886 (Cuninghame of Bandalloch), BLG1886 (Cuninghame of Mount Kennedy), BIFR1976 (Gun Cuninghame) and TCP (Rossmore of Monaghan)
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