'Henderson01'
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Families covered: Henderson of Fordell, Henderson of Glencraig, Henderson in Inverkeithing
| Thomas Henderson (b 1385) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Henderson in Inverkeithing (b 1415, a 1449) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Henderson in Inverkeithing (b 1440, d c1486) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jonet | |||||||||||||||
| i. | James Henderson, 1st of Fordell (b 1470, d Flodden 09.09.1513, Lord Advocate, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Helen Batty | |||||||||||||||
| a. | James Henderson (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | George Henderson, 2nd of Fordell (b c1490, d 1542) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1517) Katherine Adamson (d 1539, dau of William Adamson) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Henderson (b 1510, dvp Pinkie 10.09.1547) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.11.1543) Elizabeth Scott (dau of Alexander Scott) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Henderson, 3rd of Fordell (b 1544, d c1612) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 19.02.1563/4, 15.04.1564) Jean Murray (dau of Sir William Murray of Tullibardine) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir John Henderson, 4th of Fordell (d 01.1618) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Agnes Balfour (dau of Sir James Balfour of Pittendreich and Burleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir John Henderson, 5th of Fordell (d 11.03.1650) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.02.1625) Margaret Menteith (dau of William Menteith of Randiford) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir John Henderson, 1st Bart of Fordell (d 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret (?) Hamilton (dau of Sir John (not James) Hamilton of Orbiston, Lord Justice Clerk, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | son (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Sir William Henderson, 2nd Bart of Fordell (d 1709) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 17.02.1682) Jean Hamilton (dau of John Hamilton of Mountain Hall (not Mountain Hill)) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Sir James Henderson, 3rd Bart of Fordell (b 28.12.1686) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Anstruther (dau of Sir Robert Anstruther, 1st Bart of Balcaskie) | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | son (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| ((b)) | Sir Robert Henderson, 4th Bart of Fordell (d 19.10.1781) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.10.1748) Isabella Stuart (d 16.08.1796, dau of Archibald Stuart, 5th of Torrance) | |||||||||||||||
| (((1))) | Sir John Henderson, 5th Bart of Fordell (b c1760, d 12.12.1817) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.1781) _ Robertson (d 06.02.1782, dau of General Robertson of Newbigging, Governor of New York) | |||||||||||||||
| (((A))) | Isabella Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1817, sp) Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham of Fordell, Polton and Largo (b 1763, d 1845, Admiral) | |||||||||||||||
| (((2))) | Sir Robert Bruce-Henderson, 6th Bart of Fordell & Earlshall (b 01.1762?, d unm 03.08.1833) | ||||||||||||||
| Robert inherited Earlshall through family marriages with daughters of the last Bruce of Earlshall. The following Isabella is described in BLG1952 ('Berry of Tayfield') as daughter of Sir Robert Bruce-Henderson, Bart of Fordell and Earlshall, but he died unmarried. Provisionally, we show Isabella as illegitimate but this will be researched further in due course. | |||||||||||||||
| (((A))) | Isabella Henderson (b c1791, d 27.01.1871) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1823) William Berry, 2nd of Tayfield (b 23.03.1774, d 09.12.1852) | |||||||||||||||
| (((3))) | (Jean) Henderson (d 1814, "eldest dau.") apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (George) Mercer | |||||||||||||||
| Fordell passed to first one then another of their sons who took the name Mercer-Henderson. | |||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | James Henderson probably of this generation, presumed of this marriage | ||||||||||||||
| m. Helen Bruce (dsps 1775, dau of Robert Bruce of Earlshall) | |||||||||||||||
| ((iii)) | William Henderson (dsp, 3rd son) probably of this generation, presumed of this marriage | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Bruce (dau of Robert Bruce of Earlshall) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Graham (dau of Thomas Graham of Greigston) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Helen Donaldson (dau of Andrew Donaldson) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Bethia Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Roberton of Earnock | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Margaret Henderson probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Stewart, 5th Lord Blantyre (d 20.06.1704) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | James Henderson (b c1630, d 02.05.1675, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Scott | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | John Henderson in Inverkeithing (d 27.06.1746) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Bairdie | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | William Henderson in Cockairnie (b 01.08.1683, d 01.05.1722) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alison Drysdale | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Robert Henderson in Cockairnie and Balbougie (b 06.04.1717, d c1796) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Beveridge | |||||||||||||||
| (((1))) | John Henderson in Rowsland, of Glencraig (d 12.03.1831) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Waterson | |||||||||||||||
| (((2))) | Elizabeth Henderson (d 1836) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Oswald | |||||||||||||||
| (((3)))+ | other issue - William (b 21.02.1759, d unm 1806), Robert (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| ((b)) | William Henderson in Dunfermline (b 03.10.1722, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| (((1)))+ | issue (dsp) - David, Robert of Glencraig | ||||||||||||||
| ((c))+ | other issue - John, James | ||||||||||||||
| ((ii))+ | other issue - James (b 16.02.1689), Alexander (b 25.06.1693), Margaret (b 24.10.1686) | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Jean Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.04.1648) Thomas Bruce of Blairhall | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Margaret Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (09.06.1653) Sir Henry Wardlaw of Pitreavie, 3rd Bart (dsp before 16.05.1654) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Peter Hay of Haughton | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Elizabeth Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (09.05.1656) Alexander Mercer of Kinnaird | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (14.05.1660) Sir Robert Cunningham, Bart (physician to King Charles II) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (07.07.1679) Sir William Denholme of Weshield | |||||||||||||||
| ((6)) | Bethia Henderson (bur 28.03.1685) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (05.03.1662) John Robertson of Ernock | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Alexander Hamilton, 2nd of Dalzell (d 1691-2) | |||||||||||||||
| ((7)) | Anna Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1669) Archibald Stewart of Dunearn (bpt 28.02.1643, d 02.1688) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Walter Denholme (captain) | |||||||||||||||
| ((8))+ | other issue - William (b c1628, d 21.07.1676), Francis (dsp), George (dsp 1659) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Margaret Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Scott of Spencerfield | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Bethia Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Hamilton of Orbiston (Lord Justice Clerk) | |||||||||||||||
| (d)+ | other issue - Francis, Jean, Harie, Euphanie | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Halkat (dau of Sir Robert Halkat of Pilfivrane) | |||||||||||||||
| (h) | James Henderson (b 03.02.1618, d 05.1644) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Jean Henderson (d 07.1653) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1643) James Hamilton of Boiges, 1st of Dalzell | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Sir Robert Henderson of Tunnygask (d 1622) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anna Kirkpatrick | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Anne Henderson (bpt 21.12.1567) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Hamilton | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Janet Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m1. William Elphinstone (b 26.09.1544, d 26.07.1602) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Alexander Livingstone (? Thomas Livingstone of Hayning) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Grizel Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Douglas, 9th of Mains (a 1618) | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Euphanie Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Dempster of Logiealton and Balbougie | |||||||||||||||
| (vii) | Barbara Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Spittal of Leuchat | |||||||||||||||
| (viii) | Margaret Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Echline of Pittandro | |||||||||||||||
| (ix) | Elizabeth Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Scott of Spencerfield | |||||||||||||||
| (x)+ | other issue - Francis of Easter Duvis (d 1628), James (d 1638) | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Agnes, Janet | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Henderson of Bengour, Little Fordell and Dryden had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Sinclair (dau of Edward Sinclair of Dryden) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | James Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Frissel | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Janet Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Alexander Guthrie (Town Clerk of Edinburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. David Carnegie of Kinnaird | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Marion Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Hay | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (11.1543) Marion Scott (dau of Sir William Scott, 8th of Balwearie) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Margaret Henderson | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. James Foulis | -- | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Agnes Henderson | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. William Lauder of Hatton | -- | ||||||||||||||
| e. | Isabella Henderson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.11.1526) Thomas Stewart of Galston | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - John (dvp), George | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) 'The Baronage of Scotland' compiled by Sir Robert Douglas, Bart, published 1774
(2) BLG1999 (Henderson of Fordell), TCB (vol 3, 'Henderson of Fordell', p346+), with a little input from 'Fife (P&H, vol 2, p183+)' and as reported above
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