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Families covered: Pitcairn of Forthar, Pitcairn of Innerethy, Pitcairn of Pitcairn, Pitcairn of Unstoun
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John de Pitcarne and Innerethy (a 1250) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Piers de Pitcarne & Innerethy (a 1292) | ||||||||||||||
A. | John de Pitcarne & Innerethy (a 1312) | ||||||||||||||
i. | Walter de Pitcarne & Innerethy (a 1368) | ||||||||||||||
a. | Thomas Pitcairn, 5th of Pitcairn & Innerethy (a 1415) | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Henry Pitcairn, 6th of Pitcairn & Innerethy (a 1420) | ||||||||||||||
m. Marion de Taillefer | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Henry Pitcairn, 7th of Pitcairn & Innerethy (a 1426) | ||||||||||||||
(i) | Alexander Pitcairn of that ilk, 8th of Pitcairn & Innerethy (a 1454) | ||||||||||||||
(a) | George Pitcairn of that ilk, 9th of Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
((1)) | Henry Pitcairn of that ilk and of Forthar, 10th of Pitcairn (a 1456) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Ramsay (a 1460, heiress of Ramsay) | |||||||||||||||
((A)) | Henry Pitcairn of that ilk and of Drongy, 11th of Pitcairn (d by 1528) | ||||||||||||||
m. Egidia/Gelis Melville (dau of William Melville, 3rd of Raith) | |||||||||||||||
((i)) | David Pitcairn of that ilk and of Forthar, 12th of Pitcairn (d before 1582/1593) - continued below | -- | |||||||||||||
m. (1528) Elizabeth (or Isabella) Durie (probably dau of John Durie of Durie) | -- | ||||||||||||||
((ii)) | John Pitcairn of Pitlour | ||||||||||||||
((iii)) | Catherine Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. John Bollingold | |||||||||||||||
((iv)) | Marjory Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. Robert White of Balnethil and Kilgraston | |||||||||||||||
((B)) | Elizabeth Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir John Ramsay (father of Sir James of Dounfield) | |||||||||||||||
((C)) | Margaret Pitcairn (d 1520) | ||||||||||||||
m. David Moray of Ochtertyre (d 1506) | |||||||||||||||
((D)) | Isabella Pitcairn | -- | |||||||||||||
m. (before 1480) Patrick Lindsay of Kirkforthar, 4th Lord of the Byres (d 1526) | -- | ||||||||||||||
((E)) | Catharine Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. David Baldingwall | |||||||||||||||
((F))+ | other issue - Patrick, David (a 1515, Archdeacon of Brechin | ||||||||||||||
((2))+ | other issue - Thomas, John, Robert | ||||||||||||||
(b) | James Pitcairn, 9th of Innerethy | ||||||||||||||
m. Alicia | |||||||||||||||
((1)) | Andrew Pitcairn, 10th of Innerethy (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | ||||||||||||||
((A))+ | 7 sons all died at Flodden (09.09.1513) | ||||||||||||||
((H)) | James Pitcairn, 11th of Innerethy | ||||||||||||||
B.+ | other issue - Ranulf, Duncan, Robert | ||||||||||||||
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David Pitcairn of that ilk and of Forthar, 12th of Pitcairn (d before 1582/1593) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
m. (1528) Elizabeth (or Isabella) Durie (dau of John Durie of Durie) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Henry Pitcairn (dvp before 1573) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1553) Christian Seton (dau of Andrew Seton of Parbroath) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Janet Pitcairn (d 1585) Robert Balfour of Douan | ||||||||||||||
m. (1573) | |||||||||||||||
B. | Agnes Pitcairn (d before 1586) | ||||||||||||||
m. John Phira/Fyra | |||||||||||||||
2. | Robert Pitcairn of that ilk, 13th of Pitcairn, Secretary of State (b 1520, dsp 18.10.1584) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1581) Euphame Murray (dau of Sir William Murray of Tullibardine) | |||||||||||||||
3. | John Pitcairn of that ilk, 14th of Pitcairn (d 1593) | ||||||||||||||
m. Agnes Ayton | |||||||||||||||
A. | Henry Pitcairn of that ilk and of Forthar, 15th of Pitcairn (d 1626) | ||||||||||||||
m. (01.05.1586) Isabella Balfour (dau of Sir Michael Balfour, 3rd of Munquhanny) | |||||||||||||||
i. | David Pitcairn of that ilk and of Forthar, 16th of Pitcairn (d 1653) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1611) Mariota Menteith (dau of Sir William Menteith of West Kerse) | |||||||||||||||
a. | William Pitcairn of Forthar, 17th of that ilk | ||||||||||||||
m. (1638) Anna Creichton (dau of Sir David Creichton of Lugton) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Alexander Pitcairn of Forthar, 18th of that ilk (d before 06.1722) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1665) Margaret Threipland (dau (sb sister?) of Sir Patrick Threipland, Bart of Fingask) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | David Pitcairn of Forthar, 19th of that ilk | ||||||||||||||
m. Agnes Douglas (dau of Sir Robert Douglas, Bart of Ardit and Glenbervie) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Rev James Pitcairn of Forthar, 20th of that ilk (b 1715, d 1780) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Axford (d 1771, dau of Sir _ Axford, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
(ii)+ | other issue - Janet (b 1717), Margaret (b 1719), Clementina (b 1720), Caysham (b 1722), Elizabeth (b 1723), Dorothea (b 1724), Marion (b 1726), Agnes (b 1727) | ||||||||||||||
(B) | Marion Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. William Bouen of Kinettles | |||||||||||||||
(C) | Margaret Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. (1722) John Coll | |||||||||||||||
(2) | James Pitcairn (b 26.01.1648, d 1712, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1670) Elizabeth Ruthven (d 1731, dau of Sir Francis Ruthven of Redcastle) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Alexander Pitcairn (b 1671) | ||||||||||||||
(B) | David Pitcairn (b 1672, d 1757, minister) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1708) Katharine Hamilton (dau of William Hamilton of Wishaw) | |||||||||||||||
BP1934 (Ruthven) reports that David & Katherine had a son John who, by Elizabeth Dalrymple, had 4 sons (dsp) plus Anne. However, a contributor (DA, 03.07.08) kindly drew our attention to a web site which reported the following (DA adding details on Alexander). | |||||||||||||||
(i) | William Pitcairn (physician) | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | John Pitcairn (bpt 28.12.1722, d Bunker's Hill 17.06.1775, Major) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth ('Betty') Dalrymple of Dreghorn (b 1724, d 1809) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Alexander Pitcairn in London (b 1768, youngest son, barrister) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Campbell (b14 Nov 1776, dau of Duncan Campbell by Mary Mumford) | |||||||||||||||
(b) | Anne Pitcairn (b 1746) | ||||||||||||||
m. William Campbell (Commissioner of the Navy) | |||||||||||||||
(c) | Katherine Pitcairn (d 24.10.1835) | ||||||||||||||
m. Charles Cochrane (Captain, son of Lord Dundonald) | |||||||||||||||
(d)+ | other issue - David (physician), Robert (b c1753, d 1770, the first known European to sight the island which was named Pitcairn Island after him), William, Thomas, Clerke (d young), Katherine, Johanna (b 1757), Janet (b c1761) | ||||||||||||||
(C) | Janet Pitcairn (b 1673) | ||||||||||||||
(3) | Margaret (Marion) Pitcairn (b 1640) | ||||||||||||||
m. Alexander Hamilton (of Kinkell) | |||||||||||||||
(4) | Catherine Pitcairn | -- | |||||||||||||
m. Stephen Duddingston of Sandford (d before 1661) | -- | ||||||||||||||
(5)+ | other issue - John, Henry, William | ||||||||||||||
b. | Alexander Andrew Pitcairn, Dean of Orkney | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair, Dean of St. Andrews) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Alexander Pitcairn (principal of New College, St Andrews) ancestor of Pitcairns of Dreghorn | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Robert Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
iii. | James Pitcairn of Tretton (d 1654) | ||||||||||||||
a. | Henry Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. (1653) dau of John Pitcairn in Unstoun (below ?) | |||||||||||||||
b. | Jean Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. (1665) Young Blackhall | |||||||||||||||
iv. | John Pitcairn of Unstoun, later of Pitcairn (d 1652) | ||||||||||||||
John bought Pitcairn from his nephew in 1650. | |||||||||||||||
a. | John Pitcairn of Unstoun & Pitcairn (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
b. | Alexander Pitcairn of Kilmurks | ||||||||||||||
m. Janet Sydserf (of Rochlaw) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Archibald Pitcairn of Pitcairn (b 25.12.1652, d 20.10.1713, physician and poet) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Margaret Hay (dau of Col James Hay of Pilfour) | |||||||||||||||
(A)+ | issue son (d young), Anna | ||||||||||||||
m2. (1693) Elizabeth Stevenson (d 1734, dau of Sir Archibald Stevenson) | |||||||||||||||
(C) | Janet Pitcairn (d 07.06.1775, 3rd dau) | ||||||||||||||
m. (10.1731) Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie (d 03.04.1756) | |||||||||||||||
(D)+ | other issue - Elizabeth (b 1694), Archibald (b 1695, dsp), Andrew (b 1697, dsp), Margaret (b 1701), Agnes (b 1705) | ||||||||||||||
c. | Thomas Pitcairn (b 1634) | ||||||||||||||
v. | Andrew Pitcairn (d 1642, master falconer) | ||||||||||||||
a. | Charles Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
b. | Janet Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
Janet is shown by TSP (Lindsay) as daughter rather than granddaughter of Henry of that ilk. | |||||||||||||||
m. (mcrt 04.1631) David Lindsay of Kirkforthar (d c1672) | |||||||||||||||
B. | Robert Pitcairn of Dounfield (d 1620) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1581) Elizabeth Gourlay | |||||||||||||||
i. | Henry Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Thomas Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. (1624) Grizzell Gourlay | |||||||||||||||
C. | Patrick Pitcairn (d 1620) | ||||||||||||||
D. | Elizabeth Pitcairn (d 1590) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1580) John Auchmoutie | |||||||||||||||
E. | Isobel Pitcairn (d 1592) | ||||||||||||||
m. John Kinnear of Kinnear (?) | |||||||||||||||
F. | Catherine Pitcairn (d 1576) | ||||||||||||||
m. John Arbuthnot of Mondyunes | |||||||||||||||
4. | Elizabeth Pitcairn | -- | |||||||||||||
m. Robert Ayton | -- | ||||||||||||||
5. | Elspeth Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. (before 1582) Andrew Kinninmonth of Craighall | |||||||||||||||
6. | Isabella Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. John Bethune, 9th of Balfour (b 1546, dsp before 1591) | |||||||||||||||
7. | Barbara Pitcairn (d before 30.07.1613) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1564) Sir William Murray of Letter Bannachty (d 06.03.1588-9) | |||||||||||||||
8. | Alison Pitcairn | ||||||||||||||
m. Stephen Richardson | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'The History of the Fife Pitcairns' by Constance Pitcairn, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1905
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