'Stewart08'
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Families covered: Stewart of Kirkhill, Stewart of Rosyth, Stewart of Strabrock
| Robert Stewart of Durrisdeer (d Shrewsbury 1409) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Janet of Lorn (dau of Ewen MacDougall, Lord of Lorn, Chief of the Clan Dougall) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir David Stewart, 1st of Rosyth (d 1444) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Henry Stewart, 2nd of Rosyth (d after 1444) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marjory or Mariota Ogilvy (dau of Sir John Ogilvy of Lintrathen) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir David Stewart, 3rd of Rosyth (d by 1483) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mariot or Margaret Herries (dau of Robert Herries of Terregles) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir David Stewart, 4th of Rosyth (dspsl by 1492) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1483/4) Margaret Douglas (dau of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Janet Stewart | -- | |||||||||||||
| GMcG reports that Janet married Stephen de Duddingstone. However, the Duddingston records indicate that the Janet Stewart who married Stephen Duddingston was of the family of Blairhall. We follow 'Fife (P&H)' in showing her as married to ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Bruce, 1st of Earlshall (d 1504) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Stewart | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Auchmuthie | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Christian Stewart probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Bruce, 1st of Kinnaird (d by 04.1527) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Stewart of Briery-hill, 5th of Rosyth (d by 1514, at Flodden ?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Moubray (dau of David Moubray of Barnbougle) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir David Stewart, 6th of Rosyth (d by 1520) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Erskine (dau of Alexander Erskine, 2nd (sb 3rd) Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Henry Stewart, 7th of Rosyth (d by 1556) | ||||||||||||||
| 'Fife (P&H)' mentions only Henry's marriage to Margaret Douglas. GMcG also mentions his marriage to Margaret (Marion) Ogilvy. It is not certain which wife was mother of which child but the dates suggest that Margaret Douglas was mother of them all. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret (sb Marion?) Ogilvy (dau of Sir John Ogilvy of Linrathen, sister of James, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1516) Margaret Douglas (dau of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Stewart, 8th of Rosyth (d c1576) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 06.09.1550) Euphame Murray (dau of Sir William Murray of Tullibardine) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | George Stewart, 9th of Rosyth (b c1555, dsp 1582/1592) | ||||||||||||||
| GMcG reports that George dvp but 'Fife' indicates that he survived his father. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (10.05.1576) Rachel Makgill (dau of Sir James Makgill of Rankeillour, she m2. Archibald Wauchope, m3. Andrew Wood) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Margaret Stewart | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Durie of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Henry Stewart, 10th of Rosyth (d by 1607) | ||||||||||||||
| Although designated here as 'of Rosyth', Henry never had possession of that estate as it was held by his nephew's wife and her later husbands until her death, which was after Henry's. 'The Scottish Antiquary' suggests that Henry was brother rather than uncle of George. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Lindsay (sister of Sir James Lindsay, 7th of Dowhill (Dovehill)) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | James Stewart, 11th of Rosyth (d by 1641) | ||||||||||||||
| GMcG reports that James was first married (21.06.1605) to Nichola(s), dau of Robert Moray, 8th of Abercairney, by whom he had issue. However, that Nicholas died soon after her marriage to Viscount Belhaven. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (16.05.1606) Margaret Napier (dau of John Napier, 7th of Merchiston) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | James Stewart, 12th of Rosyth | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 18.04.1642) Mary Innes (dau of Sir Robert Innes of that ilk, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Grissell Stewart, heiress of Rosyth (bpt 19.12.1642) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Stewart (son of Archibald of Scotston) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Margaret Stewart (bpt 06.03.1644) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 07.07.1649) Agnes Buchanan (dau of Sir George Buchanan of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| Not clear which wife was mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | David Stewart, 13th of Rosyth (dsp before 09.1675) | ||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | James Stewart, 14th of Rosyth (dsp 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.1674) Marion Maxwell (dau of Sir George Maxwell of Nether Pollock) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | William Stewart, 15th of Rosyth (dsp 1696) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Alexander Stewart had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Drummond (dau of George Drummond, 6th of Balloch) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Anna Stewart (bpt 05.09.1611) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (26.04.1642) William Ged (son/heir of Robert Ged of Baldrig) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (17.04.1656, sp?) John Ramsay (minister of Kelty) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Margaret Stewart | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 10.02.1648) Patrick Winton of Strathdighty | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | Jean Stewart | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 15.06.1651) John Aytoun, 5th of Inchdairnie (d 08.1683) | |||||||||||||||
| (f)+ | other issue - Archibald, Helen (bpt 09.02.1609) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Laurence Stewart (4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Blair | |||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | other issue - Henry, John | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Lawrence Stewart | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Margaret Stewart | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 14.03.1570) Alexander Wardlaw of Kilbaberton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (by 04.03.1592) Robert Drury of that ilk (m2. Elizabeth, dau of Edward Bruce, 1st of Blairhall) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Christina (Christian) Stewart | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1521) John Bethune, 7th of Balfour (b c1490) | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - John (a 1529), Patrick, Peter, Robert, John | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Robert Stewart of Corshill | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 08.02.1532) Elizabeth Crichton | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Andrew Stewart 'of Beath' (d 11.03.1562) ancestor of the Stewarts of Beath | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 10.1527) Marjory Lindsay (dau of George Lindsay, brother of David, 2nd Lord of the Byers) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Adam Stewart of Berriehill had issue | ||||||||||||||
| e. | William Stewart in Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||
| William is not named by the below-mentioned Main Sources but is the only son other than David (and possibly Adam) who is mentioned by 'The Scottish Antiquary' which is the sole source for the following | |||||||||||||||
| m(2). ?? | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Stewart in Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Bellenden (dau of John Bellenden of Auchnoull, Lord of Session) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Lewis Stewart, 1st of Kirkhill & Strabrock, Linlithgowshire (d before 17.04.1656) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Winram (dau of James Winram (Windram) of Libberton) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir James Stewart of Kirkhill & Strabrock (d before 22.02.1666) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Katherine Morrison (dau of Sir John Morrison of Darsie (Dairsie)) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir William Stewart of Kirkhill & Strabrock (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Nichola Stewart | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (c1660) Alexander Cunningham, 10th Earl of Glencairn (d 26.05.1670) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Catherine Stewart (bur 01.02.1725) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.03.1671) Henry Erskine, 3rd Lord Cardross (d 21.05.1693) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Dickson | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Marion Arnot (dau of Sir John Arnot of Birswick, relict of James Nisbet of Restalrig) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Margaret Stewart probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Dick of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Margart Stewart | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Scott of Coldside | |||||||||||||||
| g. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Blackadder, 2nd of Tulliallan | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Christina Stewart | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Bruce of Kinnaird | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other isue - Elizabeth, Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Robert Stewart (dsp before 29.06.1448) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet de Fenton (dau of Walter de Fenton of Baky, m2. William Haket) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Elizabeth Stewart | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. John Bruce, 5th of Clackmannan (d 1473) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Janet Stewart | ||||||||||||||
| m. John de Menteith | |||||||||||||||
| E. | daughter | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. John Bethune, 2nd of Balfour | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Stewart of Kirkandris | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Sir John Stewart, 1st of Craigiehall had issue | ||||||||||||||
| Sir John, not mentioned by 'Fife (P&H)', is reported by GMcG to have had a charter in 08.1474 which makes it look as though he may have been at least one generation later than what is shown. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret de Monfode (dau of Sir John de Monfode of Craigiehall) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Isabel Stewart | ||||||||||||||
| Mentioned by 'Fife (P&H)' & 'The Scottish Antiquary' as the wife of Sir Robert de Bruce, 2nd of Clackmannan (who d 1390), but we follow GMcG in showing that Isabel as of a generation earlier. | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Elizabeth Stewart | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 1396) Sir Michael Mercer of Aldie (b c1378, d c1440) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| 'The Scottish Antiquary' shows another daughter her, unnamed, as the wife of Sir William Douglas of Drumlanrig. The Douglas records suggest that she was named Elizabeth .Provisionally, we show that Elizabeth as of a generation earlier. | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'Fife (P&H)' (vol 2, p193+), RedBookScot (Perthshire, Stewart of Rosyth) by Gordon A. McGregor ('GMcG'), 'The Scottish Antiquary' (vol 5, no. 17 (June 1890), p3+)
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