'Murray09'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Murray of Blackbarony, Murray of Cringletie, Murray of Spittlehaugh

                               
Sir John Murray of Blackbarony (a 1603)
m1. Margaret Hamilton (dau of Sir Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick)
1. Andrew Murray (dvp unm)
2. Sir Archibald Murray, 1st Bart of Blackbarony (d before 03.1634)
  m. (before 1617) Margaret Maule (dau of William Maule)
  A. Sir Alexander Murray, 2nd Bart of Blackbarony, Sheriff of Peebleshire (d c1698)
m1. Margaret Cockburn (dau of Sir Richard Cockburn of Clerkington)
  i. Sir Archibald Murray, 3rd Bart of Blackbarony (d before 28.05.1700)
  m. Mary Keith (dau of William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal)
  a. Sir Alexander Murray, 4th Bart of Blackbarony (dsp 31.12.1741)
  m. (28.07.1687) Margaret Wallace (dau of William Wallace of Helington)
  b. Archibald Murray (captain)
  m. Naomi Hamilton (dau of James Hamilton, cadet of Clanbrassil)
(1) Margaret Murray (dsp 05.04.1771)
  m. John Stewart of Ascog, later Murray of Blackbarony (dsp 05.04.1771)
  c. Jane Murray
  m. James Cranston of Glen (Colonel)
  d. Elizabeth Murray
  m. Samuel Semple (minister at Liberton)
  (1) Mary Semple (d 04.09.1768)
  m. (1722) John Swinton, 26th of that ilk (d 1774)
  e.+ other issue (d unm) - William, John, George
  ii. Richard Murray of Spittlehaugh (Lt. Colonel)
  m1. Mary Browne (dau of George Browne of Coalston)
  m2. Jean Davidson (dau of James Davidson in Edinburgh)
  a. Sir William Murray of Spittlehaugh, 5th Bart of Blackbarony
  m. (by 1722) Jean Allan (dau of James Allan of Soughlan or Southland)
  (1) Sir Richard Murray, 6th Bart of Blackbarony (d unm 04.10.1781)
  (2) Sir Archibald Murray, 7th Bart of Blackbarony (b c1726, d 23.06.1794, 4th son)
  m1. (04.05.1760) Mary Moorhead (d 08.12.1779)
(A) Sir John Murray, 8th Bart of Blackbarony (b 1766, d 30.08.1809, 2nd son)
  m. (03.11.1791) Anne Digby (d 31.05.1818, dau of John Digby of Cork)
  (i) Sir Archibald John Murray, 9th Bart of Blackbarony (b 03.08.1792, dsp 22.05.1860, Lt. Colonel)
  m. (06.11.1856) Eliza Hope Unwin (d 26.10.1899, dau of Samuel Unwin)
  (ii) Sir John Digby Murray, 10th Bart of Blackbarony (b 17.04.1798, d 08.05.1881, Lt. Col., 3rd son) had issue
  m1. (01.04.1823) Susannah Cuthbert (d 03.12.1823, dau of John Cuthbert)
  m2. (14.06.1827) Frances Patten-Bold (b c1798, d 17.06.1885, dau of Peter Patten-Bold of Bold Hall)
  (iii) Anne Maria Murray (d 12.10.1884)
  m. (22.02.1851) Filippo, Duke di Lante Monte Feltro della Robere
  (iv)+ other issue (dsp) - John William, William Augustus
  (B) Mary Murray
  m. (19.06.1781) John B. Swan (RN)
  (C) Jean Murray
  m. (04.07.1780) Andrew Atkinson
(D)+ other issue - William (b 14.02.1761, d 08.03.1767), William (b 28.02.1768, dsp), Matilda (d young), Eleanor (d young)
  m2. (27.05.1784) Mrs. Barry
  (3) Barbara Murray (d 10.08.1786)
  m. Christopher Bannatyne of Lanark
  (4) Margaret Murray
  m. Alexander Nicholson of Edinburgh
  (5)+ other issue - Alexander (dsp), Robert (dsp), Jean (d unm)
  b. Archibald Murray
  iii. Margaret Murray
m. Sir John Gilmore of Craigmillar (Lord President of Session)
  iv. Helen Murray
  m. Andrew Fletcher (of Aberlady/Innerpeffer family)
  TCB suggests that Sir Alexander's 2nd wife was Margaret, sister of Sir David Murray of Stanhope and youngest dau of John Murray of London, later of Halymyre, by Jonet Howieson of the family of Braehead). 'Heraldry' identifies her as ...
  m2. Margaret Murray (dau of William Murray of Romanno)
  v. John Murray of Cringletie (dsp) sb dspm?
  m. _ Drumond (dau of Drumond of Hawthornden)
a. Margaret Murray
  m. John Scott of Synton (d 1710)
  vi. Alexander Murray of Cringletie
  m. Susan Douglas (dau of John Douglas of Mains)
  a. Alexander Murray of Cringletie, Sheriff of Peebleshire
  m. Catherine Stewart (d 21.07.1773, dau of Sir Robert Stewart, 1st Bart of Tillicoultry)
  (1) Alexander Murray of Cringletie (d 1762, Lt. Colonel)
  m. (1749) Marion Steuart (b 1723, dau of Sir James Steuart, 1st Bart of Goodtrees)
  (A) Alexander Murray (d 1822, Major)
  (B) James Wolfe Murray of Cringletie (b 05.01.1759, d 29.05.1836, Lord of Session as Lord Cringletie) had issue
  m. (07.04.1807) Isabella Katherine Strange (d 25.12.1847, dau of James Charles Edward Stuart Strange)
(C) Catherine Murray (d unm)
  (2)+ 5 sons and 4 daughters
  b. Archibald Murray of Nisbet / Murrayfield ('Lord Henderland')
  m. Jane Hay (dau of William Hay of Newhall)
  (1) Susan Mary Murray
  m. (1766) Sir Ilay Campbell, 1st Bart of Succoth (b 25.08.1734, d 28.03.1823, 'Lord Succoth')
  c. Margaret Murray
  m. James Justice (of Justice Hall family)
  vii. Janet Murray
  m. John Hay of Haystoun (a 1689)
  viii.+ 4 daughters
B. Walter Murray of Halmire
  C. Robert Murray
  i. Robert Murray of Murray's Hall
  D. Margaret Murray (d 03.10.1641)
  m. (by 1632) Sir John Hope, 2nd Bart of Craighall (d 28.04.1654, Lord of Session as Lord Craighall)
  E. Bethia Murray
  m1. Sir William Forbes, 1st Bart of Craigievar (a 1630)
  m2. (1649) Sir Alexander Forbes of Tolquhoun (dsp 1701/2)
  F. Helen (or Agnes) Murray
  m. Sir John Carstairs, 1st of Kilconquhar (d before 1674)
3. Sir John Murray of Ravelrig
4. Walter Murray of Pilmore (Colonel)
  m. Jean Balfour
  A. Jean Murray
  m. (c1655) Sir (David) Alexander Robertson or Colyear,1st Bart (d before 03.02.1679-80)
5. Margaret Murray
  m. Sir Robert Halket of Pitfirran
6. Agnes Murray
  m. Sir John Riddell, 1st Bart of Riddell (a 1628)
7. Elizabeth Murray (d before 1620)
  m. (before 24.01.1607) Sir Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram (b 1578, d 12.1654)
8. Grizel Murray
  m. Sir William Douglas of Cashogie
9. Christian Murray
  m. Sir William Veitch of Dawick
10.+ other issue - Alexander, Patrick, William
m2. Margaret Wauchope (dau of Wauchope of Keckmure)
13. Isabel Murray
  m. Patrick Scott of Thirlestane (d 21.06.1666)
14. daughter
  m. William Scott of Mangerton

Main source(s): 'Heraldry of the Murrays' by G. Harvey Johnston, BP1934 (Murray of Blackbarony)
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