'Graham02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Graham of Braco, Graham of Callander, Graham of Kincardine, Graham of Montrose, Grahame of Orchill

                               
Sir William Graham of Kincardine and Old Montrose
m1. Mariota or Matilda
Mariota is sometimes confused with Mariot Oliphant (dau of Sir John Oliphant of Aberdalgy) who married Sir William's brother Robert.
1. Alexander Graham (dvp by1422)
  A. Patrick Graham, 1st Lord (d 1466)
  m. Christian Erskine (dau of Sir Robert Erskine of that ilk, 1st Lord)
  i. William Graham, 2nd Lord (d 1472)
  m. (by 1460) Helen Douglas (dau of 2nd Earl of Angus)
  a. William Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose (b 1463/4, d Flodden 09.09.1513)
  m1. (25.11.1479) Annabel Drummond (dau of John Drummond, 1st Lord)
(1) William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose (d 24.05.1571)
  m. (12.1515) Janet Keith (d before 1547, dau of William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal)
  (A) Robert, Lord Graham (dvp Pinkie 10.09.1547)
  m. (1547) Margaret Fleming (dau of Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord)
  (i) John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose (b 1548, d 09.11.1608)
  m. (mcrt 08.1563) Jean Drummond (d 03.1597/8, dau of David Drummond, 2nd Lord)
  (a) John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose (b 1573, d 14.11.1626)
  m. (mcrt 12.12.1593) Margaret Ruthven (dau of William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie)
  ((1)) James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (b 1612, d 21.05.1650)
  m. (10.11.1629) Magdalen Carnegie (dau of David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk)
  ((2)) Lilias Graham
  m. (mcrt 06.07.1620) Sir John Colquhoun of Luss, 1st Bart (d c1650)
((3)) Margaret Graham
  m. (15.04.1619) Sir Archibald Napier, 1st Lord of Merchiston (d 11.1645)
  ((4)) Dorothea Graham (dsp 16.05.1638)
  m. (24.04.1628) James Rollo, 2nd Lord of Duncrub (b 11.12.1600, bur 12.06.1669)
  ((5)) Beatrix Graham
  m. David Drummond, 3rd Lord Maderty (d 1684 / 20.01.1692)
((6)) Katherine Graham
  (b) Sir William Graham, 1st Bart of Braco (d by1636)
  m. Mary Edmonstone (dau of Sir James Edmonstone, 6th of Duntreath)
  ((1)) Sir John Graham, 2nd Bart of Braco (d by 1647)
  m. Margaret Campbell (dau of Sir Dugald Campbell, 1st Bart of Auchinleck)
((A)) Sir William Graham, 3rd Bart of Braco
  m. Mary Cowan (dau of John Cowan of Tailzartoun)
  ((i)) Sir James Graham, 4th Bart of Braco (b c1661, dsp)
  (c) Sir Robert Graham of Scotstoun (dsp by 10.1617)
  (d) Lilias Graham (d 1606) --
  m. (mcrt 01.1585-6) John Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown (b 1567, d 04.1619) --
  (e) Jean Elizabeth Graham probably of this generation
  m. William Scott of Balwearie (d 19.09.1622)
(B) Alexander Graham of Cambuskenneth (dsp)
  m. Mariot Seton (dau of 3rd Lord Seton)
  (C) Mungo Graham of Rathernis & Orchill (d 1590)
  m. (mcrt 03.1571) Marjory Edmonstone (dau of Sir William Edmonstone, 5th of Duntreath)
  (i) Sir John Grahame of Orchill (d 1620)
  m. ?? Maxwell (dau of William, 5th Lord Herries) probably wife of John, possibly mother of ...
  (a) John Grahame of Orchill (d 1673)
  m. Jean Chisholm (dau of Sir James Chisholm of Crumlix)
  ((1)) James Grahame of Orchill
  m. (1668) Lilias Oliphant (dau of Sir Laurence Oliphant of Gask)
  Lilias shown by Commoners (iv, Oliphant of Gask) as wife of James. It is presumed that she was mother of ...
  ((A)) William Grahame of Orchill
  ((i)) Beatrix Grahame of Orchill (d 1734)
  m. David Graeme (of Pitcairn family)
  ((B)) Christian Graham
  m. Patrick Murray of Dollary
(D) William Graham of Killearn
  (E) Margaret Graham (dsp)
  m. Robert, Master of Erskine (dvpsp Pinkie 10.09.1547)
  (F) Elizabeth Graham (d before 1576)
  m. George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness (d 09.09.1582)
  (G) Agnes Graham
m. (15.04.1547) Sir William Murray of Tullibardine (d 16.03.1582-3)
  (H) Janet Graham (d 08.1547)
  m1. (28.09.1542) Sir Andrew Murray of Balvaird (d befoer 23.07.1573)
  m2. Sir Harrie Graham of Morphie
  (I) Christian Graham --
  m. (07.05.1552) Robert Graham, 5th of Knockdolian --
  (J) Nicholas Graham --
  m. (mcrt 02.1539/40) John Moray, 6th of Abercairny (d Pinkie 1547) --
  (2) Walter Graham ancestor of Grahams of Cairnie
  (3) Elizabeth Graham --
  Elizabeth is shown by BP1934 as by her father's 2nd marriage but both TSP (Montrose) and TCP (Drummond) identify her mother as Annabel Drummond.
  m. (02.1513-4) Walter, Master of Drummond (d 1518) --
  (4) Jonet Graham reported by TSP (Rollo) but not by TSP (Montrose)
  m. Robert Rollo of Duncrub (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
m2. (by 03.1504) Janet Edmonstone (dau of Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 3rd of Duntreath)
  (5) Margaret Graham
  m. (mcrt 10.07.1510) John Somerville 'Red Bag', 2nd of Cambusnethan (d 1553)
  (6) Helen or Katherine Graham --
  m. Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss (d 01.1537-8) --
  m3. (by 07.1509) Christian Wawane (dau of Thomas Wawane of Stevingston)
  (7) Patrick Graham of Inchbrakie and Aberuthven (d 1536)
m. Margaret Stewart (dau of Alexander Stewart, Bishop of Moray)
  (8) Jean Graham
  m. Sir David Graham, 3rd of Fintry
  b. George Graham of Callander (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
  m. Elizabeth Oliphant
(1) William Graham of Callander
  (2) John Graham (d c1597)
  (A) Laurence Graham 'of Callandar'
  (i) Agnes Graham
  m. John Bonar of Kilgraston
  c. Jean Graham --
  m. Sir John Ogilvy of Fingask, 2nd Lord of Airlie (d before 09.01.1505-6) --
  d. Christian Graham --
  m1. (c20.12.1481) Sir James Haldane, 4th of Gleneagles (d 1503) --
  m2. (before 1504, sp) Sir Thomas Maule of Panmure (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
  e. Agnes Graham --
  m. Sir Walter Forrester, 2nd of Garden --
  f. Isabella (?) Graham --
BLG1952 (Murray-Buchanan of Leny) shows Walter's wife as a daughter of Lord Graham. Dates indicate that it was of the 2nd Lord. John Guthrie Smith's book "Strathendrick and its inhabitants from early times", published by James MacLehose and Sons in 1896, identifies Walter's wife as named Isabella.
  m. Walter Buchanan of that ilk, 14th of Buchanan (d 1526) --
  ii. David Graham of Gargunnock (a 1479)
  iii. James Graham (a 1488)
  iv. Robert Graham (a 1488)
  v. Janet Graham (dsp)
  m. (c1455) Sir Gilbert Keith, 3rd of Inverugie, 1st of Ludquharn
  vi. Elizabeth Graham --
  m. (mcrt 12.1480) William Livingston of Kilsyth (d Flodden 09.09.1513) --
  B. Alexander Graham
C. Catherine Graham (d 1503) --
  m. Sir Humphrey Moray of Ogilvy and Abercairny (d 1503) --
2. John Graham (a 1421)
3. Elizabeth Graham
  m1. (01.08.1404, sp) Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Earl of Caithness (d 26.03.1437)
  m2. (1407/14) Sir John Stewart, Sheriff of Bute
m2. (13.11.1413) Mary Stewart (dau of John Stewart, King Robert III of Scots)
4. Robert Graham of Strathcarron and Fintry
  m1. Janet Lovell (dau of Sir Richard Lovell of Ballumbie)
  m2. Matilda Scrymgeour (dau of Sir James Scrymgeour of Dudhope, Constable of Dundee)
5. Patrick Graham (thought by some to have been the Patrick Graham who became Archishop of St. Andrews but by others to have died young)
6. William Graeme, 1st of Garvock (a 1473, d by 1502)
7. Harry Graham (d young)
8. Walter Graham of Wallacetown (a 1421) --
  m. ?? (heiress of Knockdolian) --

Main source(s):
(1) TSP (Montrose), BP1934 (Montrose)
(2) For Grahame of Orchill: BLG1886 (Graeme of Orchill)
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