'Livingston06'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Livingston of Abercorn, Livingston of Kinnaird, Livingstone of Newburgh, Livingston of Westquarter

                               
Henry Livingston of Falkirk, Provost of Stirling (a 1553, 1575)
m. Margaret Forrester (dau of Sir James Forrester of Torwood)
TSP suggests that Margaret was probably not Henry's only wife, given that his first son seems to have been of age in 1545 and his youngest son is said to have been born in 1563.
1. Alexander Livingston of Westquarter
  His wife may have been Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Wedderspoon of Linlithgow.
  A. ?? Livingston possibly Robert who m. Barbara Hamilton? ## see here ##
  i. ?? Livingston
  a. Helen Livingston of Westquarter
  TSP (Newburgh) reports that Helen, heiress of this line, married Sir William Livingston of Culter, son of 6th Lord Livingston. TSP (Linlithgow) identifies her husband as son of that Sir William, ...
  m. William Livingston
2. Thomas Livingston (treasurer of Glasgow)
  m. Helen Little (relict of Alexander Gray, nurse of King James VI)
3. Sir John Livingston of Abercorn (d after 1610, 4th son)
  m. (mcrt 15.10.1767) Elizabeth Carmichael (probably of the Meadowflat family)
  A. James Livingston of Abercorn
  m. Helen Hamilton
  B. Sir Henry Livingston (d before 24.11.1626)
  m. Johanna Turck
  i. James Livingston (d 24.11.1667, 2nd son)
  m. (30.01.1649) Mary Foulis (dau of Sir Alexander Foulis of Colinton)
a. James Livingston (captain)
  m. (17.03.1681) Elizabeth Hamilton (dau of Sir Robert (not John) Hamilton of Silvertonhill)
  ii.+ other issue - John (d before 11.05.1649), Alexander
  C. Sir John Livingston, 1st Bart of Kinnaird (bur 12.03.1628)
  m. (07.02.1618-9) Jane Sproxtoune (bur 15.05.1665, dau of Richard Sproxtoune of Wakefield)
  i. Sir James Livingstone, 1st Earl of Newburgh (b c1622, d 04.12.1670)
  m1. (by 12.1648) Catherine Howard (d 1650, dau of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk)
a. Elizabeth Livingstone presumably the Elizabeth who married ...
  m. Robert Delaval (bpt 02.07.1647, dvpsp 01.08.1682)
  m2. (after 06.1655) Anne Poole (bpt 10.08.1637, bur 26.05.1692, dau of Sir Henry Poole of Saperton by Anne Withypool)
  b. Charles Livingstone, 2nd Earl of Newburgh (b c1664, bur 07.04.1694)
  m. (12.09.1692) Frances Brudenel (d 23.02.1736, dau of Francis, Lord Brudenel)
  (1) Charlotte Maria Livingstone, Countess of Newburgh (b 1694, d 04.08.1755)
  m1. (22.12.1713) Thomas Clifford, younger of Chudleigh (b 12.12.1687, dvp 21.02.1718-9)
  One of their descendants successfully claimed the Earldom of Newburgh in 1858.
  m2. (24.06.1724) Charles Radcliffe, 'Earl of Derwentwater' (b 03.09.1693, d 08.12.1746)
  Their elder son became the 4th Earl of Newburgh.
  c. James Livingstone
  ii. Dorothy Livingston (b c1621, bur 14.08.1686)
  m. (23.11.1641) Charles Stanhope, 2nd Lord of Harrington (bpt 27.04.1595, dsp bur 03.12.1675)
  D. Alexander Livingston (a 1636)
  m. Jane Chubbe (dau of Matthew Chubbe of Dorchester)
  E. James Livingston
  m. (c12.1632) Anne Naesmith (dau of John Naesmith, surgeon)
  F. Robert Livingston
  G. Mary Livingston
  m. (mcrt 30.07.1596) William Sinclair of Galwaldmoir
  H. Jean Livingston
  m. (mcrt 24.06.1599) William Baillie (son of Robert of Femmeltoun)
  I. James Livingston
4. Henry Livingston (b 1563, d before 26.08.1624, minister of St. Ninians, 6th son) had issue
  m. Agnes Gray
5.+ other issue - William (a 1555), David (a 1567)

Main source(s): TSP (Newburgh), BP1934 (Newburgh)
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