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Families covered: Graeme of Garvock, Graham of Balgowan, Murray of Murrayshall

                               
William Graeme, 1st of Garvock (a 1473, d by 1502)
1. Matthew Graeme, 2nd of Garvock
  A. Archibald Graeme, 3rd of Garvock (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
  i. John Graeme, 4th of Garvock
  m1. Mirabell Whyte (dau of John Whyte of Lumbany)
  m2. (1545) Katherine Arnot (dau of Walter Arnot of that ilk)
  Uncertain which wife was the mother of which child.
  a. James Graeme, 5th of Garvock
  m. (1571) Janet Bonar (dau of ?? Bonar of Kelty)
  (1) Ninian Graeme, 6th of Garvock
m. (1606) Elizabeth Oliphant (dau of Laurence Oliphant of Fergandenny)
  (A) John Graeme, 7th of Garvock
  m. (1638) Agnes Drummond (dau of George Drummond of Balloch)
  (i) James Graeme, 8th of Garvock
  m. (1678) Agnes Stewart (dau of John Stewart of Cardney)
  (a) James Graeme, 9th of Garvock
  m1. Amelia Moray (dau of Sir Robert Moray of Abercairney)
((1)) Robert Graeme, 10th of Garvock
  m. (1736) Katherine Olpihant (dau of James Oliphant, 5th of Gask)
  ((A)) James Graeme, 11th of Garvock (b 09.03.1737, d 1812)
  m1. (1764) Mary Nisbet (dau of Henry Nisbet)
  ((i)) Robert Graeme, 12th of Garvock (d 1846)
  m. (1802) Jane Anne Aytoun
  ((ii)) Janet Graeme
  m. Robert Rollo
m2. Mary Robertson (dsp 1832)
  ((2))+ other issue - Lawrence, Charles James Stewart, Robert, Amelia Anna Sophia, Margaret
  m2. (1720) Bettie Bell (sister of Charles Bell of Craigfoodie)
  b. John Graham, 1st of Balgowan (a 1584)
  m. (c1579) Marjory Rollo (d 24.02.1625, dau of Andrew Rollo of Duncrub)
  (1) John Graham, 2nd of Balgowan
  m1. (1605) Isabel Bonar (dau of Ninian Bonar of Keltie)
  (A) John Graham, 3rd of Balgowan (d unm)
  m2. Helen Blair (dau of Thomas Blair of Balthayoch)
(B) Thomas Graham, 4th of Balgowan (d 1735)
  m1. (1671) Anne Drummond (dau of Sir James Drummond of Machany)
  (i) John Graham, 5th of Balgowan (d 1749)
  m. (1702) Elizabeth Carnegie (dau of James Carnegie of Balnamoon)
  (a) Thomas Graham, 6th of Balgowan (d 06.12.1766)
  m. (08.04.1749) Christian Hope (b 31.03.1714, d 31.05.1799, dau of Charles, 1st Earl of Hopetoun)
((1)) Thomas Graham, 7th of Balgowan, Lord Lynedoch (dsp 18.12.1843)
  m. (26.12.1774) Mary Cathcart (dau of Charles, 9th Lord Cathcart)
  (b) Margery or Marjory Graham (d 31.05.1750)
  m. (mcrt 16.04.1730) James Rattray of Craighall-Rattray (b 12.06.1703, d 11.01.1770)
  (c)+ 4 sons and 3 daughters (all dsp)
  (ii) David Graham (dsp)
  (iii) Robert Graham
  m. Elizabeth Threipland (dau of Sir David Threipland of Fingask)
  (a) John Graham of Eskbank
  m. Mary Scott (dau of Archibald Scott of Usan)
  ((1)) Robert Graham, 8th of Balgowan (dsp 1859, 2nd son)
  ((2)) Alexina Graeme apparently of this generation
  m. (17.12.1816) Anthony Maxtone of Cultoquhey (b 1773, d 30.10.1846)
(iv) Patrick Graham (9th son)
  m. Janet Murray (dau of Andrew Murray of Murrayshall)
  (a) John Graeme Murray, later Murray, 1st of Murrayshall (d c1818)
  m. Janet Anderson (dau of Thomas Anderson of Newburgh)
((1)) Andrew Murray, 2nd of Murrayshall (b 13.08.1782, d 06.02.1847) had issue
  m. (03.10.1808) Janet Thomson (dau of Oliver Thomson of Leckiebank)
  Their eldest son took the name Murray-Graham.
  (b) Marjory Graham or Graeme
  m. (24.04.1764) James Maxtone of Cultoquhey (b 1724, d 19.06.1798)
  (v) Anna Graham (d 1731)
  m. (1698) David Carmichael, 9th of Balmedie, etc (b 07.02.1675, d 07.09.1761)
  (vi) Elizabeth Graham (d 1708)
  m. William Moray, 12th of Abercairny (b 1669, d 1735)
  (vii) Lilias Graeme probably of this generation of this marriage
  m. Sir John Ramsay, 3rd Bart of Bamff (d 1738)
  (viii) Christian Graeme (b 30.12.1682, d 1724, 3rd/5th daughter) probably of this generation of this marriage
  m. (29.12.1723) Mungo Maxtone of Cultoquhey (d 1763)
  (ix) Helen Graham or Graeme (b 30.05.1680) probably of this marriage
  Information on Helen and her family was kindly brought to our attention by a contributor (DvR, 30.04.08).
  m. Thomas Whitson of Parkhill
(a) Lilleas Whitson (b 04.11.1743, youngest child)
  m. John Balharry
  (b)+ other issue - Andrew (b 23.03.1720), Thomas (b 29.03.1730), George (b 13.12.1736), James (b 27.09.1738), Christian (b 11.07.1721), Isobel (b 18.12.1724), Janet (b 07.08.1728), Martha (b 07.07.1732), Helen (b 24.03.1734), Susanna (b 13.02.1741)
  (x)+ 5 sons and 2 daughters
  m2. (1716) Christian Maxwell (dau of David, 2nd Lord Newark)
  (C) Isabel Graeme probably of this generation, of this marriage
  m1. John Maxtone of Cultoquhey (d 1658)
  m2. (by 24.03.1659) Alexander Robertson, 3rd of Invar
  (D) Helen Graeme possibly of this generation, of this marriage
  m. William Bonar of Keltye (d 12.1691)
  (E)+ 3 sons and 3 daughters
  ii. Agnes Graeme possibly of this generation
  m. John Bonar of Kilgraston (a 1581)

Main source(s):
(1) For Graemes of Garvock : BLG1886 (Graeme of Garvock), BLG1952 (Graeme formerly of Garvock)
(2) For Grahams of Balgowan : BE1883 (Graham, Baron Lynedoch) with some support/input from BLG1952 (Maxtone Graham of Cultoquhey), BLG1952 (Murray-Graham of Murrayshall)
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