'Crichton07'
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Families covered: Crichton of Cluny, Crichton of Lugton
| Sir Robert Crichton of Eliock (in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire) & Cluny (Perthshire) (d 06.1582, 'King's Advocate', Senator as 'Lord Eliock') | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (by 22.05.1558) Elizabeth Stewart (d before 02.02.1571/2, dau of Sir James Stewart of Doune (Beath)) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | James 'the Admirable' Crichton of Cluny (b 19.08.1560, d 03.07.1582)§P§ |
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| Although he died young, killed in a duel in Italy, James became quite famous around Europe for being a polymath, paramour, swordsman, gamesplayer, etc.. His range of talents inspired the play 'The Admirable Crichton' by J.M. Barrie (who also wrote 'Peter Pan') which was later made (several times) into a film. The key character in that play & film was fictional. This James existed! | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Henry Crichton (d before 06.1575) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Sir Robert of Cluny (a 1575, 1614) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 31.05.1589, div) Susanna Greirson (dau of Roger Greirson of Lagg) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 11.01.1596) Margaret Stewart (dau of James Stewart, Lord Innermeath) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Crichton (a 1614) | ||||||||||||||
| B | Marie Crichton | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 1609) George Herring, younger of Glasclune | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Margaret Crichton | ||||||||||||||
| Dreadon shows Margaret as dau of Isobella Borthwick but MacGregor shows her as the eldest daughter, and so of this marriage, which is supported by TSP ('Dalzell, Earl of Carnwath'). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 28.03.1580) Robert Dalzell of that ilk (1st Earl of Carnwath?) (d 1639) | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Marie (Mary or Maria) Crichton | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 02.02.1586) Sir James Stewart of Ballechin (m2. Elizabeth, dau of James Rollo of Duncrub) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Grisel (Grissel) Crichton | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (by 17.12.1593) Thomas Dunbar (Dean of Moray) of West Grange (d 1620) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. James Sinclair of Murkelle? | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 06.08.1572) Agnes Mowbray (dau of John Mowbray of Barnbougle) | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | Agnes Crichton | ||||||||||||||
| m3. (by 24.11.1578) Isobella Borthwick d 06.1582, dau of David Borthwick of Lochill, etc., 'Lord Menmuir', m2. James Stirling of Wester Feddall) | |||||||||||||||
| 8. | Marion Crichton (d 04.1633) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 29.01.1594-5) George Graham of Gorthy/Myreside, Bishop of Orkney (1643) | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Helen Crichton | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 17.12.1593) Thomas Greirson, younger of Barjarg | |||||||||||||||
| 10. | Elspeth Crichton (d before 18.05.1622) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Donaldson (advocate) | |||||||||||||||
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| Patrick Crichton, 1st of Kinglassy & Lugton (d before 05.1560) uncle of the above Sir Robert | |||||||||||||||
| m. (by 08.10.1528) Margaret Hoppringill, heiress of Gilmerton (dau of Adam Hoppringle of that ilk (of Torsance, Burnhouse, etc.) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Patrick Crichton of Lugton (b 1536, d before 06.01.1603 (1594?)) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 01.1555/6) Elizabeth Leslie (dau of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, by Margaret Crichton) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | David Crichton of Lugton (d before 30.11.1633) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 23.01.1590) Isobell Cockburn (dau of Sir William Cockburn of Skirling (probably not John Cockburn of Ormiston)) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir David Crichton of Lugton (d before 30.11.1649) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Edmonstone (a 1649, dau of Andrew Edmonstone of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | David Crichton of Lugton (bpt 31.12.1629, d unm 10.1657) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Janet Crichton | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 06.12.1642) James Crichton of St. Leonards (brother of William, Earl of Dumfries) | |||||||||||||||
| MacGregor reports that Lugton passed to their son David who married his cousin Grisel Hepburn (see just below). | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Anna Crichton | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 15.04.1638) William Pitcairn (son/heir of David of that ilk) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Mary Crichton | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 17.03.1653) John Hepburn of Alderston | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Grisel Hepburn | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Crichton of Lugton (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - William (bpt 24.03.1629, dsp before 1657), Isobel (bpt 26.04.1634) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Crichton (d before 28.03.1650) possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Alexander Hamilton of Priestfield (d 1649, General, m1./m2.) | |||||||||||||||
| B | Patrick Crichton (d by 20.06.1628) | ||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Patrick Crichton (a 1628) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Margaret Crichton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ninian Drummond (parson of Kinnoull, son of Henry of Riccarton) ## see here ?dates? ## | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | David Crichton (d before 05.1612) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | David Crichton (dsp before 08.05.1612) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Katherine Crichton | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 1555) John Sinclair (son/heir of Edward of Dryden) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Beatrix Crichton | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Spottiswood (d 05.12.1585) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'RedBookScot' (Gordon MacGregor, vol 4 (2025 edition), 'Crichton of Cluny', p556+), 'Life of the Admirable Crichton Revisited' (Brian Lawrence Dreadon, 2018, #3 here)
(2) For lower section : 'RedBookScot' (Gordon MacGregor, vol 4 (2025 edition), 'Crichton of Lugton', p570+), 'Life of the Admirable Crichton Revisited' (Brian Lawrence Dreadon, 2018, #3 here)
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