'Oliphant2'
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Families covered: Oliphant (Lords), Oliphant of Berridale (Berrydale/Berriedale), Oliphant of Cary, Oliphant of Gask, Oliphant of Turin
| Laurence Oliphant of Aberdalgie, 1st Lord (d before 08.04.1500) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1472) Isabel Hay (dau of William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Oliphant of Hedderwick, 2nd Lord (d before 18.11.1516) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Campbell (dau of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Oliphant (dsp before 1505) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Colin Oliphant, Master of Oliphant (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Keith (dau of William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Laurence Oliphant, 3rd Lord (b c1505, d 29.03.1566) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 10.07.1525) Margaret Sandilands (dau of Sir James Sandilands of Calder) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Laurence Oliphant, 4th Lord (d 16.01.1592-3) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 11.05.1551) Margaret Hay (d before 09.02.1593-4, dau of George Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Laurence, Master of Oliphant (dvp 1583) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 17.02.1575-6) Christian Douglas (dau of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 5th Earl of Morton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Laurence Oliphant, 5th Lord (b 25.03.1583, d before 10.1630) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.10.1603) Lilas Drummond (a 01.1636, dau of James Drummond, 1st Lord Maderty) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Ann Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1624) James Douglas, 1st Lord Mordington (b c1591, d 11.02.1656) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | William Oliphant (b 1584) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Anna/Agnes Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 04.07.1599) John Lindsay, 8th Lord of the Byres (d 05.11.1609) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Oliphant of Newtyle (Newland), Master of Oliphant (d 1603) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 20.10.1592) Lilias Gray (dau of Patrick Gray, 4th Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Patrick Oliphant, 6th Lord (d before 16.10.1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (by 18.05.1624) Elizabeth Cheyne (d before 1634, dau of Patrick Cheyne of Esslemont) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Lilias Oliphant (d 01.1669) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 19.02.1634) Sir Laurence Oliphant of Gask (d 20.07.1679) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Menzies (dau of Gilbert Menzies of Pitfoddels) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Margaret Oliphant (b 1638/9) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 09.06.1655) Francis Menzies of Balngowie (d 04.1663) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (before 19.07.1664) Richard Irvine of Cairnfield | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (c12.1643) Mary Crichton (dau of James Crichton of Frendraught) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Charles Oliphant, 7th Lord (d c04.1706) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 17.10.1678) Mary Ogilvy (d before 14.01.1702, dau of John Ogilvy of Milton) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Patrick Oliphant, 8th Lord (d unm 14.01.1720-1) | ||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Charles Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | James Oliphant (dspm before 1721) | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Laurence Oliphant (dsp 12.1688) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Magdalen Crichton (d 01.04.1738, dau of James Crichton, 1st Viscount of Frendraught) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | William Oliphant, 9th Lord (d 27.12.1728, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marie Magdeleine Elinga | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | son(s) (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Marie Jean Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.11.1710) Louis Grenolias, sieur de Cournou | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Francis Oliphant (b c1661, d 09.1708) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.1689) Mary Reddall/Riddell (b c1672, d by 1712) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Oliphant (d before 1721) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Francis Oliphant, 10th Lord (dsp 18.04.1748) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.01.1746-7) Mary Linley of York | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Mary Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| (vii) | Elizabeth Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Stewart of Outlaw | |||||||||||||||
| (viii) | Anna Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| partner(s) unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (ix)+ | other issue including Andrew | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | John Oliphant (d before 28.03.1616) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | William Oliphant of Gask (d 05.1603) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Broun (dau of John Broun, younger of Fordell) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Oliphant of Gask (of Pitlochie, in Fordell, of Balgonie (a 1659) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Haliday | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Oliphant of Carpow, later of Cary (2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Oliphant of Cary (d 27.08.1714) | ||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | 2 sons | ||||||||||||||
| (d) | David Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Oliphant (b c1702, bur 10.08.1721) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2))+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Helen Oliphant (a 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Ninian Oliphant of Culteuchar | |||||||||||||||
| m2. George Hay in Murie | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Janet Oliphant (d before 1638) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Govan (minister of Blackford) | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - Laurence in Perth (a 1618), George, Katherine (a 1640) | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Elizabeth Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c05.1585) William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus (b c1554, d 03.03.1611) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (before 1619) James Hamilton | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Jean Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 15.12.1586) Alexander Bruce of Cultmalundie | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Euphame Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir James Johnstone of Westraw/Westerhall (d 05.1633 / 1639) | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Katherine Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m1. James Wemyss of Lathockar | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Hugh Hay | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Peter Oliphant of Turin (Turring) (b c1537, d 24.10.1594) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jean Hepburn (dau of Patrick Hepburn, Bishop of Moray) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Peter Oliphant of Turin (later called Carsbank) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Patrick Oliphant of Little Kenny / Over Turin / Drimmie (5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Oliphant of Drimmie (Chamberlain of Dunfermline) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Charles Oliphant of Langton (clerk of Session) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Oliphant, '11th Lord Oliphant' (bpt 16.02.1677, dsp 03.06.1751, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| TSP reports that William claimed the title in 1748 but did not assume it. A claim for the title was made by David Oliphant of Bachilton but TSP identifies his successor was Laurence Oliphant of Gask. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1738) Margaret Dallas | |||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - James, John of Heuchfield, Laurence of Nether Turin, Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Agnes Collace | |||||||||||||||
| c. | William Oliphant of Arniston (dspl) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Katherine Oliphant (d 12.12.1612) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 08.07.1551) Sir Alexander Oliphant of Kellie | |||||||||||||||
| m2. George Dundas, 17th of Dundas | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Margaret Oliphant (d 17.08.1580) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 13.05.1553, sp) William Moray, 7th of Abercairny (dsp 1558) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. James Clephane of Hilcairney, later of Carslogie (d c1560) | |||||||||||||||
| TSP identifies Margaret's 3rd husband (sp) as Ninian Bonar, younger of Keltie, but the Bonar records suggest that he was ... | |||||||||||||||
| m3. William Bonar of Keltie | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Jean Oliphant | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 01.05.1550) William Moncreiff, younger of that ilk (b c1526, dvp c04.1574) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| g. | Lilias Oliphant (d before 07.09.1588) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 04.1561) David (not Robert) Lundie of Balgonie | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Peter Oliphant ancestor of Oliphants of Langton | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | William Oliphant of Newton (a 1587) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Oliphant (dau of Andrew Oliphant of Berridale) @@ just below | |||||||||||||||
| C. | John Oliphant in Perth (a 07.1531) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Swinton | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Oliphant of Berridale (d c1508) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1489) Christian Sutherland (dau of Alexander Sutherland of Strabrock) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | George Oliphant of Berridale (dsp after 1511) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Charles Oliphant of Berridale (dsp before 17.03.1517-8) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Andrew Oliphant of Berridale (d before 15.03.1529-30) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Sinclair (dau of Alexander Sutherland of Duffus, Strabrok and Berriedale) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Helen Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Margaret Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Oliphant of Newton @@ just above | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Catherine Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 12.05.1545-6) Andrew Oliphant in Binzean | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Helen Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Mowat | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Katherine Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. _Isoun | |||||||||||||||
| F. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Gordon of Coclarachie | |||||||||||||||
| G.+ | other issue - Laurence (a 31.01.1544-5), Janet | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Laurence Oliphant (d Flodden 09.09.1513, Abbott of Inchaffray) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | George Oliphant of Balmakcorne (d before 24.01.1527-8) | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Margaret Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 1496, sp) Sir John Elphinstone of that ilk and of Pippendreich (d before 19.10.1508) | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Isabel Oliphant | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Dundas of Fingask (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Elizabeth Cuninghame (dau of Sir Humphrey Cuninghame of Glengarnock) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): TSP (Oliphant), BE1883 (Oliphant) with some support from Commoners (vol iv, Oliphant of Gask) and a little from 'East Neuk of Fife' (Walter Wood, 1887, p260)
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