'Keith02'
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Families covered: Keith of Keith, Keith Marischal, Keith of Pittendrum, Keith of Troup
| Sir William Keith, 1st Earl Marischal (d before 1476) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Hamilton (dau of Sir James Hamilton of Cadzow) | |||||||||||||||
| The identification of Earl William's wife is not certain. She may have been Marjorie Fraser, dau of Alexander Fraser of Kinnell & Lovat. She died before 11.1442. | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Robert Keith (dvp 1446) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Seton (dau of Sir John Seton of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Janet Keith | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord (d 1514) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal (d 1483) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Muriella/Mariota Erskine (dau of Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal (d before 02.05.1527) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1482) Elizabeth Gordon (dau of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Keith, Master of Marischal (dvp after 1513) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1505) Elizabeth Douglas (dau of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal (d 07.10.1581) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 30.06.1538) Margaret Keith (dau of Sir William Keith of Inverugie) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Keith, Master of Marischal (dvp 10.08.1580) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 14.01.1543) Elizabeth Hay (dau of George Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal (b 1553, d 02.04.1623) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 02.1580-1) Margaret Home (d 05.1598, dau of Alexander Home, 5th Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal (b c1585, d 28.10.1635) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 12.10.1609) Mary Erskine (d 1648, dau of John Erskine, 2nd/23rd Earl of Mar) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Anne Keith (d 1648) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 05.03.1604) William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton (b 1582, d 07.08.1648) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Margaret Keith (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 23.12.1615) Sir Robert Arbuthnott of Arrat, later of Arbuthnott (d 15.03.1633) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Ogilvy (dau of James Ogilvy, 5th Lord of Airlie) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | James Keith of Benholm | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 19.03.1623) Margaret Lindsay (dau of Sir David Lindsay of Edzell) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Margaret Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1650) Sir John Elphinstone of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Elizabeth Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Archibald Primrose of Dalmeny, 1st Bart of Carrington (b 16.05.1616, d 27.11.1679) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Anna Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 1652) Patrick Smith of Braco | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Alexander Keith (bpt 10.10.1611) | ||||||||||||||
| (vi) | John Keith of Benholm | ||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Gilbert Keith | ||||||||||||||
| (vii) | Mary Keith (d 14.10.1620) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | John Keith (dsp, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 11.11.1577) Elizabeth Keith (dau of Alexander Keith of Troup) @1@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Margaret Keith (b 1549) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 28.08.1569) Sir William Keith, 6th of Ludquharn (b c1545, d 1585) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir John Carnegie, 6th of Kinnaird & Carcary (d 02.1595-6) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Sir William Graham of Braco | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Jean Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Gordon of Haddo (d 11.1623) | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Mary Keith (dsp 11.03.1619) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 29.06.1582) Robert Arbuthnott of that ilk (dsp 09.1631) | |||||||||||||||
| (F) | Barbara Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Forbes, 8th of Pitsligo (d before 10.10.1587) | |||||||||||||||
| (G) | Isobel Keith possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Strachan of Thornton (d 05.1601) | |||||||||||||||
| (H)+ | other issue - William (d 1577), Robert (dspl) | ||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (J) | Anne Keith | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Robert Keith, Lord Altrie (b c1539, d before 19.05.1596) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 24.05.1556) Elizabeth Lundie (dau of Robert Lundie of Benholm) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Elizabeth Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 04.12.1584) Alexander Hay of Delgaty | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Margaret Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (before 28.08.1588) John Erskine of Nathrow, 8th of Dun (d 21.10.1592) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 26.05.1599) Sir John Lindsay of Ballinscho and Woodray (d 06.01.1609) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | John Keith of Duffus (a 1560, 1607, parson) | ||||||||||||||
| Thanks to a contributor (CV, 05.11.08) for advising us of the following connection. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Sutherland (natural dau of Alexander Sutherland, Dean of Caithness) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Margaret Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Gordon of Sideray (2nd son of John Gordon of Drummoy, natural son of Adam, Dean of Caithness) | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Alexander, Francis, Barbara | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Alexander Keith of Troup | ||||||||||||||
| Alexander is not recorded by TSP but BP1934 reports that he had issue. | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Gilbert Keith of Troup probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Barbara Gordon (dau of Sir John Gordon, 3rd of Pitlurg) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Keith probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 11.11.1577) John Keith (dsp) @1@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Barbara Keith probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 03.03.1581) William Keith of Pittendrum (d 1590) @2@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Agnes Keith (d 16.07.1588) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (10.02.1561/2) James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent (b 1531, d 21.01.1569-70) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1572) Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll b by1546, d 10.09.1584) | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Alison Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 28.08.1550) Alexander Abernethy, 6th Lord Saltoun (b 1537, d 04.1587) | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Mary Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 05.06.1575) John Campbell of Calder / Cawdor (d 02.1591) | |||||||||||||||
| (8) | Beatrix Keith (b c1542, d 19.05.1596) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1558) John Allardyce of Allardyce (b c1541, d before 21.08.1606) | |||||||||||||||
| (9) | Janet (or Johanna) Keith | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (before 15.04.1557) Sir James Crichton of Frendraught (b 1541, d 1612-3) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (10) | Margaret Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 28.08.1569) John Kennedy of Blairquhan | |||||||||||||||
| (11) | Elizabeth Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1581/1552?) Alexander Irvine, 8th of Drum (d 1603) | |||||||||||||||
| (12) | Isobel Keith (d 1595) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Strachan, younger of Thornton | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Robert Keith (d 12.06.1551) | ||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Andrew Keith of Forsa, Lord Dingwall (d before 1606) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Keith | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 27.03.1530) George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, Earl of Moray (b 1514, d 28.10.1562) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Jean/Janet Keith | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (06.02.1543-4) John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis (b c1521, d before 18.09.1559) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| e. | Christian Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 1529) Robert Arbuthnot, 14th of Arbuthnot (b c1508, d 15.10.1579) | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Beatrice Keith shown by BP1934 (Kintore) as daughter of the 3rd Earl | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Fraser, younger of Philorth (dvp 1564) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Keith of Troup (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Gilbert Keith of Troup (d 12.1537) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Forbes (dau of John Forbes, 6th Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Keith | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Elizabeth Keith | ||||||||||||||
| The following marriages were kindly confirmed by a contributor (JB, 03.02.05). | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 03.06.1548) George Gardin of Durlatheris | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 10.08.1550) George Baird of Auchmedden (d 29.05.1593) | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| c. | John Keith | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Alexander Keith of Pittendrum (d before 1515) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Lundie (dau of Robert Lundie of Benholm) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Keith of Pittendrum (d 1575) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Barclay | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Keith of Pittendrum (d 1590) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 03.03.1581) Barbara Keith (dau of Alexander Keith of Troup) @2@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Alexander Keith of Pittendrum | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | William Keith ancestor of Keith of Ravelston and Dunnotar | ||||||||||||||
| v. | David Keith of Torterston and Buthlaw (a 1527) | ||||||||||||||
| vi. | Janet Keith (d before 1547) | -- | |||||||||||||
| m1. Thomas Stewart, 2nd Lord Innermeath (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (12.1515) William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose (d 24.05.1571) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| vii. | Elizabeth Keith | -- | |||||||||||||
| m1. Colin, Master of Oliphant (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| m2. William Sinclair, 4th Lord (d 1570) | |||||||||||||||
| viii. | Agnes Keith (d before 1548) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie (d 29.09.1570) | |||||||||||||||
| ix. | Christian Keith | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (1524) Sir Walter Ogilvy, 3rd of Boyne (b c1504, d 1562) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Anthony (a 1513-4), Robert, John of Craig, Alexander of Aquhorsk (b 1460) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Janet Keith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1476) John Leslie of Balmain, Master of Rothes (dsp by 23.06.1481) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Egidia Keith (a 08.1473) | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. James Forbes, 2nd Lord (d c1461) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 5.+ | other issue - John (a 05.1442), Alexander (a 05.1442) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): TSP (Marischal), BP1934 (Kintore)
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