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Families covered: Erskine of Cambo, Erskine of Kellie

                               
Thomas Erskine, 1st Earl of Kellie (b 1566, d 12.06.1639)
m1. (30.11.1587) Anne Ogilvy (dau of Sir Gilbert Ogilvy of Powrie)
1. Thomas Erskine (d young)
2. Alexander Erskine, Viscount Fentoun (dvp 11.02.1633)
  m. (before 06.1610) Anne Seton (dau of Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline)
  A. Thomas Erskine, 2nd Earl of Kellie (bpt 04.05.1615, d unm 03.02.1643)
  B. Alexander Erskine, 3rd Earl of Kellie (d 05.1677)
  m1. (1661) Anna Kirkpatrick (dau of Col. John Kirkpatrick)
  i. Anna Erskine
m. Sir Alexander Erskine, 2nd Bart of Cambo (b 1663, d 1727, Lord Lyon King of Arms) @@ below
  m2. (mcrt 08.07.1665) Mary Dalzell (dau of Sir John Dalzell of Glenae)
  ii. John Erskine (bpt 30.11.1671, d young)
  iii. Alexander Erskine, 4th Earl of Kellie (bpt 14.09.1677, d 08.03.1710)
  m. (11.06.1699) Anne Lindsay (bpt 20.05.1674, d 03.02.1743, dau of Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres)
  a. Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie (d 03.04.1756)
  m1. (1726) Louisa Moray (d 11.11.1729, dau of William Moray of Abercairney)
  m2. (10.1731) Janet Pitcairn (d 07.06.1775, dau of Dr. Archibald Pitcairn of Pitcairn)
  (1) Thomas Alexander Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie (b 01.09.1732, d unm 09.10.1781)
  (2) Archibald Erskine, 7th Earl of Kellie (b 22.04.1736, d unm 08.05.1795)
(3) Elizabeth Erskine (b c1735, d 02.11.1794)
  m1. (23.04.1760) Walter Macfarlan of that ilk (b c1698, dsp 05.06.1767)
  m2. (01.10.1768) Alexander Colville, 7th Lord of Culross (b 28.02.1717, dsp 21.05.1770)
  (4) Janet Erskine (d 14.10.1770)
  m. (18.08.1763) Sir Robert Anstruther, 3rd Bart of Balcaskie (b 19.04.1733, d 02.08.1818)
  (5)+ other issue (d unm) - Thomas Erskine (d 1793), Anne (b 18.02.1735, d 18.03.1802)
  b. Jane Erskine (d 17.07.1735)
  m. (1719) John Scott of Harden (d 06.1734)
  iv. Elizabeth Erskine (bpt 15.09.1673, d 11.12.1744)
m. Alexander Fraser of Inverallochy (dsp 1698)
  C. Sir Charles Erskine, 1st Bart of Cambo (d 02.1677, Lyon King of Arms)
  m. (1663) Penelope Barclay (dau of Arthur Barclay of Colhill)
  i. Sir Alexander Erskine, 2nd Bart of Cambo (b 1663, d 1727, Lord Lyon King of Arms)
  m. Anna Erksine (dau of Alexander Erskine, 3rd Earl of Kellie) @@ above
  a. Sir Charles Erskine, 3rd Bart of Cambo (bpt 01.10.1687, d unm 08.02.1753, 3rd son)
  b. Sir John Erskine, 4th Bart of Cambo (bpt 18.05.1690, d unm 20.07.1754)
  c. Sir William Erskine, 5th Bart of Cambo (bpt 13.04.1695, d unm 15.10.1781)
  d. David Erskine (d 07.10.1769)
  m1. _ Grant
  (1) Anne Erskine
  m. William Dewar of Laverockland
  (2) Penelope Erskine
  m. James Stewart of Ballado
  m2. _ Young
  (3) Sir Charles Erskine, 6th Bart of Cambo (b 1730, d 06.03.1790)
  m. (c1758) Margaret Chiene (dau of John Chiene of Craill)
  (A) Sir William Erskine, 7th Bart of Cambo (b 1759, d unm 02.10.1791)
  (B) Sir Charles Erskine, 8th Bart of Cambo, 8th Earl of Kellie (b 1765, d unm 28.10.1799, 3rd son)
  (C)+ other issue - David (b 1761, d young), John (b 1768), Agnes (b 1760), Margaret (b 1766), Penelope (b 1769)
  (4) Thomas Erskine, 9th Earl of Kellie (b c1745, dspl 07.02.1828, 4th son)
  m. (1771) Anne Gordon (d 20.03.1829, dau of Adam Gordon of Ardoch)
  BP1934 (Erskine (of Cambo)) identifies the under-mentioned Sir David as an illegitimate grandson of the 9th Earl. It is sometimes assumed that the connection was through an illegitimate son but it appears that it was through an illegitimate daughter.
  partner unknown
  (A) Anna Eglehart Erskine (b before 1771) name found on the Cambo Estate web site
  m. ??
(i) Sir David Erskine, 1st Bart of Cambo (b 06.02.1792, d 1841) had issue
  m. (27.08.1821) Jane Silence Williams (d 09.03.1886, dau/heir of Rev. Hugh Williams of Conway)
  (ii)+ other issue
  (5) Methven Erskine, 10th Earl of Kellie (b c1750, d 03.12.1829)
  m. (10.07.1781) Joanna Gordon (dau of Adam Gordon of Ardoch)
  The earldom passed to his kinsman John Francis Miller Erskine, 9th or 32nd Earl of Mar.
(6)+ other issue (d unm) - George, John, David (d 05.08.1793)
  e. Thomas Erskine (bpt 17.01.1699, d 02.02.1783)
  m. Jean Rue
  (1)+ issue (dsp) - Charles, David, Stewart
  f. Colin Erskine
(1) Cardinal Charles Erskine (d 19.03.1811)
  g. Sophia Erskine (bpt 09.01.1698, bur 06.06.1735)
  m. (1734) Sir William Sharp, 4th Bart of Scotscraig (dsp before 26.09.1750)
h.+ other issue (d unm) - Charles (bpt 17.11.1682, d infant), Alexander (bpt 01.06.1686, dvp), Penelope (bpt 17.11.1682, d 07.04.1768), Anne (bpt 17.12.1692, d 1764)
  ii. Margaret Erskine (d 03.1726)
  m. Sir William Sharp, 1st Bart of Scotscraig (bur 27.01.1711-2)
  iii. Penelope Erskine (bpt 04.07.1665)
  m. Allan Macdonald, 13th of Clanranald and Moidart (dsp Sheriffmuir 09.11.1715)
iv. Mary Erskine (bpt 21.05.1667)
  m. (mcrt 04.1687) Alexander Colville of Kincardine, de jure 5th Lord of Culross (b 1666, d 09.08.1717)
  v.+ other issue - Charles (bpt 08.06.1664), Metalene (b 1663, d 04.1691)
  D. Mary Erskine (dsp)
  m. (before 14.12.1663) Gavin Dalzell, 3rd Earl of Carnwath (d 11/12.1674)
  E. Sophia Erskine (dsp)
  m. (27.06.1663) Alexander, Master of Saltoun
  F. Anna Erskine (dsp before 12.1682)
  m. William Forbes, 12th Lord
  G.+ other issue - George (d unm 31.12.1656), Elizabeth (bpt 29.08.1613)
3. Anna Erskine
  m. Sir Robert Mowbray of Barnbougle (dsp 1675)
m2. (1604) Elizabeth Pierrepont (d 27.04.1621, dau of Sir Henry Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepont, widow of Sir Edward Norreys)
m3. Dorothy Smith (dau of Ambrose (not Humphrey) Smith of Cheapside)

Main source(s): TSP (Kellie), BP1934 (Kellie)
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