'Melville02'
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Families covered: Melville of Balgarvie, Melville of Burntisland, Melville of Hallhill, Melville of Leven, Melville of Melville, Melville of Raith, Melville of Monimail (Monymaill), Melville of Murdocairnie (Murdocairney)
| Sir John Melville, 4th of Raith (d 13.12.1548, Master of Artillery) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (c07.1503) Margaret Wemyss (dau of Sir John Wemyss of that ilk) first name given on 'Fife (P&H)' (vol 2, p315) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Melville (dvpsp c1547) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.04.1541) Margaret Douglas (a 05.1584, sister of Robert Douglas of Lochleven) | |||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | sons (dvp) and daughters | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (c1525) Helen Napier (d c1588, dau of Sir Alexander Napier of Edinbellie, younger of Merchiston) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | John Melville, 5th of Raith (d 03.1605) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 30.06.1563) Isobel Lundie (dau of Walter Lundie of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Melville, 6th of Raith (b c1563, d 01.1626) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 1584) Margaret Scott (dau of Sir William Scott of Balwearie) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Melville of Raith, 3rd Lord of Monimail (d 22.05.1643) | ||||||||||||||
| John inherited the barony from his kinsman below. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 27.10.1627) Anne Erskine (a 1648, dau of Sir George Erskine of Innerteil) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville (b 1636, d 20.05.1707) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 17.01.1655) Catherine Leslie (d 02.04.1713, dau of Alexander Leslie, Lord Balgonie, younger of Leven) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Alexander Melville, Lord Raith, Master of Melville (b 23.12.1655, dvp 26.03.1698) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 27.08.1689) Barbara Dundas (d 23.02.1419, dau of Walter Dundas of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | 2 sons (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven, 2nd Earl of Melville (b 05.05.1660, d 06.6.1728, Lt. General, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| David inherited the earldom of Leven through his mother. 'LeslieRecords' (identified below) shows David's aunts as the 3rd & 4th Countessess and so numbers David as the 5th Earl of Leven. We follow TSP & BP1934 in numbering him as the 3rd Earl of Leven. Consequently, we differ below with the numberings shown by 'LeslieRecords'. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 03.09.1691) Anna Wemyss (d 09.01.1702, dau of James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Melville, Lord Balgonie & Raith (b 01.1695, dvp c20.08.1721) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 27.07.1716) Margaret Carnegie (b 06.12.1696, d 07.07.1722, dau of David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | David Melville, 4th Earl of Leven, 3rd Earl of Melville (b 17.12.1717, d 06.1729) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Anne Melville (b 07.04.1721, d 1723) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Alexander Leslie-Melville, 5th Earl of Leven, 4th Earl of Melville (b c1699, d 02.09.1754) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (23.02.1721) Mary Erskine (d 12.07.1723, dau of John Erskine of Carnock) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | David Leslie-Melville, 6th Earl of Leven, 5th Earl of Melville (b 04.03.1722, d 09.06.1802) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.07.1747) Wilhelmina Nisbet (b c1724, d 10.05.1798, dau of William Nisbet of Dirleton) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Alexander Leslie-Melville, 7th Earl of Leven, 6th Earl of Melville (b 07.11.1749, d 22.02.1820) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.08.1784) Jane Thornton (d 13.02.1818, dau of John Thornton of Clapham) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven, 7th Earl of Melville (b 22.06.1785, d 08.10.1860) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.06.1824) Elizabeth Anne Campbell (d 06.11.1863, dau of Sir Archibald Campbell, 2nd Bart of Succoth) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Alexander Melville, Lord Balgonie (b 19.11.1831, dvpsp 29.08.1857) | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | David Archibald Melville (b 14.10.1833, dvp unm 20.10.1854) | ||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Elizabeth Jane Melville (b 13.05.1825, d 25.01.1892) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.11.1858) Thomas Robert Brook Cartwright of Aynho | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Anna Maria Melville (b 28.12.1826, d 08.12.1874) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.04.1865) Sir Sir William Stirling Maxwell, Bart (d 15.01.1878) | |||||||||||||||
| ((E)) | Susan Lucy Melville (b 1828, d unm 08.06.1910) | ||||||||||||||
| ((F)) | Emily Eleanor Melville (b 05.1840, d 11.11.1882) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28/9.03.1864) John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton of Dalzell (b 16.11.1829, d 15/19.10.1900) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | John Thornton Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven, 8th Earl of Melville (b 18.12.1786, d 16.09.1876) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (15.09.1812) Harriet Thornton (d 26.07.1832, dau of Samuel Thornton of Clapham) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (23.04.1834) Sophia Thornton (d 26.06.1887, dau of Henry Thornton of London) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Alexander Leslie-Melville of Branston Hall (b 18.06.1800, d 19.11.1881, 5th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.10.1825) Charlotte Smith (d 26.04.1879, dau of Samuel Smith of Woodhall Park) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Lucy Leslie-Melville (b 26.01.1794, d 23.12.1865) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.07.1824) Henry Smith of Wilford House (b 12.12.1794, d 07.02.1874) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Jane Elizabeth Leslie-Melville (b 16.05.1796, d 25.04.1848) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.10.1816) Francis Pym of The Hasells | |||||||||||||||
| ((6)) | Marianne Leslie-Melville (b 30.11.1797, dsp 22.03.1823) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.08.1822) Abel Smith of Woodhall Park (b 17.07.1788, d 23.02.1859) | |||||||||||||||
| ((7))+ | other issue (d unm) - William Henry (b 19.05.1788, d 09.04.1856), Robert Samuel (b 1793, d 24.10.1826, minister), Lucy (b 10.12.1789, d 11.02.1791) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | David Leslie-Melville (b 13.01.1755, dsp 21.10.1838, General, 3rd son ) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.1.1787) Rebecca Gillies (dau of Rev John Gillies) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | John Leslie-Melville, later Cuming (b 20.11.1759, dsp 11.1824, Lt. Gen.) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.09.1816) Jane Cuming (dau of Thomas Cuming in Edinburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | George Leslie-Melville (b 21.04.1766, d 08.03.1812) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.11.1802) Jacomina Gertrude Van der Graaff (dau of William Jacob Van der Graaff, Governor of Java) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Mary Christiana Leslie-Melville (b 10.11.1803, d 06.11.1892) | ||||||||||||||
| (e) | Jane Leslie-Melville (b 01.04.1753, d 28.10.1829) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.11.1775) Sir John Wishart Belsches Steuart, Bart of Fettercairn (d 05.12.1810) | |||||||||||||||
| (f) | Mary Elizabeth Leslie-Melville (b 04.03.1757, d 01.10.1820) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.11.1776) James Ruthven, Lord Ruthven (b 16.12.1733, d 27.12.1789) | |||||||||||||||
| (g)+ | other issue - William (b 08.08.1751, d 03.01.1777, Captain), Charlotte (d 1830) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (21.03.1726) Elizabeth Monypenny (b c1699, d 15.05.1783, dau of Alexander Monypenny of Pitmilly) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Alexander Leslie-Melville (b 1731, d 27.12.1794, Maj. General, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.12.1760) Mary Margaret Tullideph (d 14.10.1761, dau of Walter Tullideph of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Mary Anne Leslie-Melville | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.06.1787) John Rutherford of Edgertson (b 1748, dsp 1834) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Anne Melville (b 27.02.1730, d 08.11.1779) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.04.1748) George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk (b 02.08.1716, d 22.01.1792) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Elizabeth Melville (b 07.1737, d 10.04.1778) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.06.1767) John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun (b 07.09.1704, d 12.02.1781) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Mary Melville (a 1818) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1762) James Walker of Innerdovat | |||||||||||||||
| (vi)+ | other issue (d young) - George, Elizabeth (b 03.1735) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Mary Melville (b 07.1692, bur 29.01.1710) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1708) William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen (bpt 22.12.1679, d 30.03.1745) | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - James (a 1738), Margaret (b 03.1696, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | James Melville of Balgarvie (b 18.12.1665, d 1706, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Moncreiff | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Melville of Balgarvie | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Margaret Melville | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.1719) John Erskine of Carnock and Cardross (b 04.11.1695, d 01.03.1768) | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - David, son, 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Margaret Melville (b 28.10.1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Balfour, 4th Lord Balfour of Burleigh (d 1713) | |||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | other issue - John (b 28.05.1657, d young), George 24.09.1664, d young), John (b 24.04.1670, d young), Charles (b 27.12.1673, d young), John (b 26.09.1677, d young), Mary (b 07.05.1662), Anna (b 08.03.1668), Katherine (b 01.06.1671) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | James Melville of Cassingray (dsp c1706, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 07.9.1673) Anne Burnett (dau of Alexander Burnett of Carlops) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Anna Melville (d before 1675) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Boyd of Penkill | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue - John (dsp before 1675), Isabel (d young), Jean (d before 1650), Catherine (bur unm 18.03.1692) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | James Melville (a 1635) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 02.05.1618) Jean Sinclair (widow of George Seton of Parbroath) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Thomas Melville 'of Murdocairny' (b c1602, d 21.04.1675, minister of Kinglassie, 4th son) ancestor of Melvilles of Cairnie | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Gourlay | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Jane Melville probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Whyte of Bennochy (d 1695) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | 3 sons and 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Jean Melville | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 1623) Michael Balfour of Grange / Newgrange | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Elspeth or Elizabeth Melville | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 24.05.1616) Robert Murray, Provost of Methven (minister) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Bathia Melville (d 07.1652) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 17.09.1634) John Traill, younger of Dinnork | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Margaret Melville | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 10/12.12.1632) James Scrymgeour of Cartmore | |||||||||||||||
| viii.+ | other issue (d unm) - David (d before 25.12.1644), Euphame | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Margaret Melville (d 10.1598) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1585) Sir James Wemyss of Bogie (d c1640) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Isobel Melville (d 21.12.1593) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1588) George Auchinleck, younger of Balmanno | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 30.03.1570) Margaret Bonar (d 10.1574, dau of William Bonar of Rossie) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Agnes Melville (dsp before 15.02.1609) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 31.10.1604) John Ramsay of Priorletham | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Janet Melville | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Boiswell | |||||||||||||||
| F.+ | other issue - Thomas (d c1643), daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m3. Grisell Meldrum (dau of ?? Meldrum of Seggie) | |||||||||||||||
| H. | James Melville of Feddinch (d before 1652) | ||||||||||||||
| i.+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| I. | Alison Melville (d before 1627) | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Barclay of Touch | |||||||||||||||
| J.+ | other issue - Margaret (a 1621), Christian, Katherine | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Sir Robert Melville of Murdocairnie (Murdocarney), 1st Lord of Monimail (b c1527, d 12.1621) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Katharine Adamson (dau of William Adamson of Craigcrook) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Robert Melville of Burntisland, 2nd Lord of Monimail (dsp 19.03.1635) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 24/28.10.1584) Margaret Ker (d 24.05.1594, dau of Sir Thomas Ker of Ferniehirst) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (before 24.02.1601) Jean Hamilton (d 05.1631, dau of Gavin Hamilton of Raploch) | |||||||||||||||
| The title passed to his kinsman above. | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Christian Melville (d before 03.1593) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Oliphant of Hilcairney (d before 03.1593) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (before 1593) Mary Leslie (d 03/04.1605, dau of Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Jean Stewart (a 1642, dau of Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney) | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Sir James Melville of Hallhill or Hall Hill (b c1535, d 13.11.1617) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christine Boswell (dau of David Boswell, 4th of Balmuto) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | James Melville of Hallhill | ||||||||||||||
| Provisionally, we follow TSP, supported by 'Fife (P&H)' (vol 1, p243), which identifies his mother as Catherine Learmonth. We originally followed a source which showed his mother as Catherine Colville, and which identified his children other than Sir James, but appear not to have retained that information. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (after 05.09.1612) Catherine Colville (d 10.06.1614, dau of Alexander Colville, Commendator of Culross) | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue (incliuding Anna?) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (before 1617) Catherine Learmonth (dau of Sir John Learmonth of Birkhill and Balcomie) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Sir James Melville of Hallhill and Burntisland (d 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Farquhar | |||||||||||||||
| a. | James Melville (dsp before 1714) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Gilbert Melville (a 1714, minister of Arngask and Glendevon) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth or Margaret Melville | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Scott of Scotstarvet (d 07.1668/1670) | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - John, Nathaniel, Thomas, William, Robert (dsp by 1714) | ||||||||||||||
| Probably of this generation, but by which wife is unknown, was ... | |||||||||||||||
| ix. | Jean Melville | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.05.1642) John Wardlaw of Abden (b 1600, d 03.1663) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Robert Melville (d c1652, minister of Simprin) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Melville | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - John (a 06.1648), Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Elizabeth Melville | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Colville, Commendator of Culross (b 1573, d before 1650) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Margaret or Mary Melville | ||||||||||||||
| 'Fife (P&H)' (vol 1, p243) suggests that this was the Margaret who was 2nd wife of Sir John Scot of Scotstarvit. We show that Margaret a generation later and follow TSP (vol 6, p92) in showing this Margaret as wife of ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 27.12.1589) Sir Andrew Balfour of Strathor, 4th of Munquhanny (dsp) | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | David Melville of Newmill (dsp 10.1594) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 12.09.1589) Margaret Douglas (sister of Robert Douglas of Annaquhroche) | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | Walter Melville (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| 8. | Sir Andrew Melville of Garvock (d 05.1617) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jane Kennedy | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Hamilton (a 1626) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir George Melville had issue | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - William, Henry | ||||||||||||||
| 9. | William Melville (d 13.10.1613, Commendator of Tongland, Lord of Session) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 07.1594) Anna Lindsay (widow of James Murray of Pardewis) | |||||||||||||||
| A.+ | issue - Frederick, daughter | ||||||||||||||
| 10. | Janet Melville shown by both BP1934 and TSP | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Sir James Kirkcaldy of Grange (Treasurer of Scotland) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 11. | Katherine Melville (d 1558) shown by TSP but not by BP1934 | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp) Robert White of Maw | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1553) John Brown of Fordell (d 02.07.1602) | |||||||||||||||
| 12. | Margaret Melville as shown by BP1934, shown by TSP as a second Janet | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 25.03.1564) Sir James Johnstone of Elphinstone | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Margaret Johnstone | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1595) Adam Colt of Inveresk | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| 13. | John Melville | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): TSP ('Melville, Earls of Leven and Melville'), BP1934 ('Leven') with some support (from David, Earl of Leven) from 'Historical Records of the Family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-9' by Colonel Leslie of Balquhain (vol 3, 1869, p366+) which is referred to above as 'LeslieRecords' (see here)
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