'Duff03'
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Families covered: Duff of Craigston, Duff of Fetteresso, Duff of Hatton, Duff of Whitehill
[Much of this page was previously shown within Duff02. As mentioned on Duff02, the link to a web site that had originally been used as a Main Source for Duff02 was found not to work any longer. Using 'BOTD' we have expanded what we had on the family shown below and re-proved all of what had previously been shown apart from a few details which we presume must have come from that web site. We now either omit those exceptions or show them below in italics.]
| Patrick Duff of Craigston & Hatton (b c1655, d 03.08.1731) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (1687) Anne Innes (d 1700, dau of John Innes, 5th of Edingight) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Alexander Duff, 2nd of Hatton (b 05.01.1688, d 1753) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1709) Catharine Duff (b 1683, d 20.1201758, dau of William Duff of Dipple) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Patrick Duff (dvpsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1738) Mary Ogilvie (d 1784, of Inchmartine family) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Alexander Duff, 3rd of Hatton (b 26.03.1718, d 29.10.1764) | ||||||||||||||
| 'BOTD' labels Alexander 2nd of Hatton but BLG1952 labels him the 3rd. On this we follow BLG1952 and so differ hereon from 'BOTD'. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1745) Anne Duff (d 06.1805, dau of William Duff, 1st Earl of Fife) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Jean Duff (d 15.02.1805) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.01.1763) Sir James Grant, 8th Bart of Grant (d 18.02.1811) | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | others (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. XVIII, 'Duffs of Mayen', p274+). | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Alexander Duff, later of Mayen (b 1743-4, d 1816, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Rebecca Powell of Liverpool (d 1773, dau of Samuel Powell of Stanage Park, sister-in-law of Ralph (sb William?) Higginson of Liverpool) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Alexander Samuel Duff (b 12.04.1773, d 1852) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.12.1808) Mary Finlay (dau/coheir of W. Finlay of Gunetts) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1785) Jane Abernethy of Mayen (b 1751, d 1805) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | William Abercromby Duff of Mayen (b 1789, d unm 1857) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | John Duff of Drumblair, 4th of Hatton (b 14.01.1726/7, d 02.08.1787) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.01.1762) Helen Duff (b 1744, d after 1793, dau of Patrick Duff, 2nd of Whitehill, Provost of Banff) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Alexander Duff, 5th of Hatton (b 14.01.1765, d 03.11.1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1787) Mary Leslie (dau of Major Leslie of Glenmyre (of the family of Melross)) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Mary Duff (b 1788, d 1858) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1805) Robert Cockburn of Leith & Oporto (wine merchant, of the family of Cockpen) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Helen Duff (b 1789, d 1873) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1808) John Tod (WS) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Margaret Duff (b 1791, d 1803) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Patrick Duff, 6th of Hatton (b 12.06.1766, d unm 1801) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Andrew Duff, 7th of Hatton (b 17.09.1769, d unm 12.08.1818-9, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Garden Duff, 4th of Whitehill, 8th of Hatton (b 01.11/29.10.1779, d 15.03.1858, 8th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.09.1805) Louisa Dunbar (b 11.04.1788, d 10.06.1865, dau of Sir Benjamin Dunbar, 3rd Bart of Hempriggs, 'Lord Duffus') | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - James (b 10.08.1768, d before 1789), John (b 12.02.1771, d before 1776), William (b 12.10.1774, d before 1808), John (b 02.01.1776, d before 1789), Robert (b 01.05.1783, d 1854), Bathia (b 08.12.1762, d 03.10.1774), Anne (b 17.02.1764, d 08.04.1775), Clementina (b 16.01.1767, d c1845), Katherine (b 22.06.1772, d 1805), Jean (b 06.07.1773, d 1793), Bathia (b 13.03.1778, d infant), Ann (b 15.04.1781, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | James Duff of Banff (b 01.01.1729, d 19.11.1804, Sheriff Clerk of Banff) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (12.08.1755) Helen Skene (b 27.09.1734, d 12.03.1764, dau of George Skene of Rubislaw) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Alexander Duff (b 11.07.1758, d c1778) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | George Duff (b c01.02.1764, d Trafalgar 21.10.1805, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. XVII, 'Captain George Duff, RN', p260+). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (06.05.1791) Sophia Dirom (b 1764, d 1827, dau of Alexander Dirom of Muiresk, Provost of Banff) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Norwich Duff (b 05.08.1792, d 05.04.1862, Admiral) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.06.1833) Helen Mary Shoolbred (dau of Dr. John Shoolbred, son of Jamesof Auchtermuchty) | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue (d unm) - Mary Anne Fotheringham (b c1794, d 1796), Jemima (b 27.09.1799, d 1803), Georgina Helen (bpt 22.06.1803, d 17.01.1831-2), Anna Margaret (bpt 15.08.1805, d 1827) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Helen Duff (b 1756, a 1803) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.04.1782) Thomas Bell ("a travelling actor") | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - John (d before 1837), George Skene (bpt 1788), Helen, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (01.02.1772) Margaret Ogilvie Dunbar (b 1754, d 1829, dau of James Dunbar of Birkenbog family) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Anne Duff (b c1784, d 1876) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Biggar | |||||||||||||||
| a. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Blaikie | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - James (b 1773, d infant), James William (b 1776, d 28.07.1797), Fife (b 1778, d 1800), John (b 1779, d 1801), Mary (b 1774, d infant), Isabella (b c1780, d young), Catherine in Banff then Bath (b 1784, d before 1840), Sophia (b 1785, d infant), another (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| E. | Margaret Duff | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Gordon (2nd cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Jane Duff (d 1790) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Abernethy, 3rd of Mayen | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Helen Duff (d unm 1796) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is partly supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. XIX, 'Younger sons of Patrick Duff of Craigston', p281+). | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Duff, Provost of Elgin (b 1689, d 1751) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.09.1718) Margaret Gordon of Farskane | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Archibald Duff in Bilbohall (b 1718, d 1798, Sheriff-Clerk of Moray) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Stewart ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Duff (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Patrick (or Peter) Duff (bpt 19.08.1719, WS) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grisell Balfour (d by 1752) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Grisell or Jean Duff (a 1752, d young?) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Anne Duff (b 18.12.1727) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Leslie of Bennegeith | |||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue - William (b 05.09.1720, dvp),William (bpt 05.08.1720), Alexander (b 1723), John (b 1725, d young?), John (b 1729), James (b 1736), Helen (b 1722, d young?), Margaret (b 1726), Helen (b 1737) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | William Duff of Whitehill (b 1690, d 12.1740, Provost of Banff) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1718) Bathia Garden of Troup (d 1781) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Patrick Duff of Whitehill (b 1720, d 1783, Provost of Banff) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.07.1743) Clementina Hay of Rannes (d 1752, dau of Charles Hay ("the famous giant") by Helen Fraser) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Helen Duff (bpt 22.06.1744) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Duff of Hatton @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Margaret Duff (bpt 29.03.1750) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Stewart (minister at Auchterlass, "a grandson of old Lesmurdy's") | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - William (bpt 16.07.1745, d unm 04.1784), Peter/Patrick (in East Indies), Charles (bpt 24.05.1748, d young?), Patrick William (bpt 28.03.1751, d young?) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Bathia Duff (b 1718, d 1753) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1738) John Gordon of Badenscoth | |||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - James (b 1722, d 176), William (b/d 1726), John (b 1728, d 1732), William (b 1731, d 1732), James (b 1735, d unm), Jean (b 1724, d 1733), Anne (b 1730, d 1732), Margaret (b 1738, d 1742) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Patrick Duff of Culter and/or Premnay (b 16.11.1692, dsp 20.10.1763) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1721!) Margaret Duff (b c1710, d 1793, dau of William Duff of Braco, m2. Alexander Udny of Udny) | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Jean/Jane Duff (b 1696, d 23.05.1776) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.03.1720) John Innes, 7th of Edingight (b 10.1692, d 1748, Provost of Banff) | |||||||||||||||
| 6.+ | 8 others including Helen (bpt 25.10.1691) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (04.08/10.1701) Mary Urquhart (d 1764, dau of James Urquhart of Knockleith) | |||||||||||||||
| 14. | James Duff of Craigston (b 1702-3, d 1734) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 22.06.1732) Helen Abercromby of Glassaugh | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Helen Duff (b 1733) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1761) David Clerk | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Mary Duff (b 1734, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| 15. | Thomas Duff of Craigston (b c1704, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| 16. | Archibald Duff, last of Craigston (b c1714, dsp 1758) | ||||||||||||||
| 17. | Robert Duff of Logie & Fetteresso, Governor of Newfoundland (b c1721, d 1787, 9th son?) - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1764) Helen Duff (d 20.09.1778, dau of William Duff, 1st Earl of Fife) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (30.10.1781) Jean Abercromby (dau of General James Abercromby, 4th of Glasshaugh) | |||||||||||||||
| 18. | Elizabeth Duff (b c1702) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William (or J.) Stuart of Auchorrachan (cousin, "a younger son of Lesmurdy's") | |||||||||||||||
| 19. | Mary Duff (d 1773) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Leslie of Melross (d 1776) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Leslie (Major) | ||||||||||||||
| 20. | Margaret Duff (b 20.12.1720, d 13.11.1801) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1736) Alexander Davidson, later Gordon, 11th of Gight (b 25.05.1716, d 24.01.1760) | |||||||||||||||
| 21. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Davidson of Newton | |||||||||||||||
| 22. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Benjamin Duff ("an Irishman") | |||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. XXXV, 'Ministers of the Duff Family', p540+). | |||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? Duff | ||||||||||||||
| i. | John Duff | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Latimer | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Duff (b 01.1790, d 1844, minister of Grange) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.10.1821) Mary Steinson of Elgin (d 1875) | |||||||||||||||
| 23.+ | other issue - Francis (b c1715, dsp 1738), Adam of Stocket (b c1725, d unm 1795, Provost of Aberdeen), 12 others | ||||||||||||||
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| Robert Duff of Logie & Fetteresso, Governor of Newfoundland (b c1721, d 06.06.1787, Vice Admiral) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (1764) Helen Duff (d 20.09.1778, dau of William Duff, 1st Earl of Fife) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert William Duff, 2nd of Fetteresso and of Culter (b 1767, d 22.03.1834, Lt. Colonel, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1789) Mary Morison (d 06.11.1833, dau of Captain George Morison (by Jean Abercromby), his step-sister) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Duff, 3rd of Fetteresso (b 1790, d 30.12.1861) had issue (1 daughter) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1834) Marie Madeleine Namount (d 02.03.1900, dau of Claude Jerome Namount of Chaulnes) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Arthur Duff, later Abercromby of Glassaugh (b 1797, d 1855, 4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.12.1832) Elizabeth Innes (d 1838, dau of John Innes of Cowie) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Adam Duff of Woodcote & Banniskirk, Sheriff of Wigtownshire (b 11.06.1800, d 04.1870) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.06.1829) Eleanor Fraser (d 09.1876, dau of Capt. Thomas Fraser of Woodcote & Checkendon) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Thomas Abercromby Duff of Haddo (b 13.02.1802, d 01.1862) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1825) Mary Gordon (d 1829, dau of Alexander Gordon of Newton) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (01.01.1833) Laura Eliza Fraser (dau of Capt. Thomas Fraser, sister of Eleanor) | |||||||||||||||
| E.+ | other issue - George (b 1791, d 08.07.1793), James (b 1793, d 1807), Jane (b 1792, d 1807) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Jean (Jane) Duff (d 09.07.1839/1831) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.01.1791) James Clerk, later Clerk-Rattray of Craighall Rattray (b 03.11.1763, d 29.08.1831) | |||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue - son (b 1766, dvpsp), child (b 1771, d young), Adam (b 1775, unm 17.05.1840, Sheirr of Forfar then of Midlothian), James Alexander (b 1777-8, d unm 16.01.1800) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (30.10.1781, sp) Jean Abercromby (d 1796, dau of General James Abercromby, 4th of Glasshaug (by Mary Duff of Dipple), m1. Captain George Morison) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BLG1952 ('Duff of Meldrum and Hatton'), 'The Book of The Duffs' (Alistair & Henrietta Tayler, vol 1 (1914)), referred to above as 'BOTD', starting with Chapter XVI ('Duffs of Hatton', p227+) then Chapter XIX ('Younger sons of Patrick Duff of Craigston', p281+) and as reported above
(2) For lower section : BLG1952 ('Scott-Duff (formerly Duff) formerly of Fetteresso'), 'The Book of The Duffs' (Alistair & Henrietta Tayler, vol 2 (1914), Chapter XX ('Duffs of Fetteresso'), p309+)
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