'Porterfield1'
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Families covered: Porterfield of Duchal, Porterfield of Fullwood, Porterfield of Hapland, Porterfield of Porterfield
| We have yet to find a convincing source to cover the early generations of this family. | |||||||||||||||
| Walter de Porter (a 1180) possibly father of ... | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | ?? de Porter possibly father or grandfather of ... | ||||||||||||||
| A. | John Porter (a 1262) possibly father or grandfather of ... | ||||||||||||||
| i. | ?? Porter possibly father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| Uncertain on number of intervening generations. | |||||||||||||||
| a. | ?? Porter | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Stephen Porter (a 1362) "one of (the above) John's successors", father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert de Porterfield (a 1398) possibly father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | ?? Porter possibly father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Porterfield of Porterfield (a 1460) descended from the above Robert | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Porterfield of Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Mackgrigor (dau of Patrick Mackgrigor of Ardinconel) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | William Porterfield, younger of that ilk possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1506) Isobel Cuninghame dau of William Cuninghame of Glengarnock) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Robert Porterfield of Porterfield (a 1500) successor to John | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isobel Maxwel ("a daughter of the house of Newark") | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Alexander Porterfield of Porterfield (dspm) | ||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | John Porterfield of Porterfield, 1st of Buchal (a 1544, d 1575) - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Beatrix Cunningham (dau of William Cunningham of Craigends) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Jean Knox (dau of _ Knox of Ranfurly) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Thomas Porterfield possibly fits here | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Kinninmonth (b after c1475, dau of Andrew Kinninmonth 'of that ilk' of Craighall) | |||||||||||||||
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| John Porterfield 'of that ilk' of Porterfield, 1st of Duchal (a 1544, d 1575) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Beatrix Cunningham (dau of William Cunningham of Craigends) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Porterfield of that ilk, of Porterfield & Duchal (d 1612/16) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1565) Isobel Cunninghame (dau of John Cunninghame of Glengarnock by Margaret, dau of Lord Fleming) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Alexander Porterfield (b c1561, dvp 1609) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Houstoun (dau of Sir Patrick Houstoun of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Alexander Porterfield 'of that ilk' of Porterfield & Duchal (d 1675) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1613) Anna Blair (dau of John Blair of that ilk by Isobel, dau of Thomas, Lord Boyd) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Porterfield 'of that ilk' of Porterfield & Duchal (d 1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Hamilton (dau of Sir James Hamilton of Broomhill) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Porterfield (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1671) Annabel Stewart (dau of Sir John Stewart of Ardgowan & Blackhall) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Alexander Porterfield 'of that ilk' of Porterfield & Blacksolme (d before 14.11.1743) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1694) Catherine Boyd (dau of William Boyd, 1st Earl of Kilmarnock who d 03.1692) | |||||||||||||||
| Catherine was the mother of at least William. It is presumption that she, not Margaret, was mother of the other children also. | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Porterfield 'of that ilk' of Porterfield (dsp 06.11.1752) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Julian Steel (dau of Rev. William Steele of Lochmaben) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Alexander Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Jollie ("an Irish lady") | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Boyd Porterfield 'of that ilk' of Porterfield (d 1795) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Cuninghame (dau of Alexander Cuninghame of Craigends) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Alexander Porterfield of Porterfield (d unm 1815) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Margaret Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.03.1765) Houstoun Stewart, later Stewart-Nicolson of Carnock (d 1785) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Camilla Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Boyd Alexander of Southbarr (dsp 1825) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Christian Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. F. Fotheringham | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Anne Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Paterson (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Mary Christian Paterson | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Archibald Casamajor (b 1787) | |||||||||||||||
| ((6))+ | other issue - Boyd (d 1780-1, Captain), William (d infant), Catherine | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Robert Porterfield (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Jean Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Corbett of Tolcross | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Eupham Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Emanuel Walker (collector of customs at Port Glasgow) | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Catherine Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Baird in Glasgow | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (by 1735) Margaret (dau/widow of _ Campbell) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Anna Porterfield probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gavin Ralston of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Jean Porterfield probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1700) James Farquhar of Gilminscroft | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Alexander Porterfield of Fullwood | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from 'The History of the Shire of Renfrew' by George Crawfurd ("continued to the present Period" by William Semple, 1782, second section, p110). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Cunningham (bpt 08.1659, dau of Alexander Cunningham of Craigends) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Porterfield (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Finlayson (dau/heir of Alexander Finlayson of Boghall) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Mary Porterfield probably the Mary who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Lockhart of Lee (dsp 1788) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Marion Porterfield who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Archibald Bertram of Nisbet & Kersewell (b 1714, d 1768) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Jean Porterfield (3rd daughter) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.04.1756) John Wallace of Glasgow | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Catharine Porterfield (d 15.03.1807) who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.01.1755) Sir William Lockhart, 3rd Bart of Carstairs (d 1758) | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue - 3 sons (d young), Janet, Anne | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Alexander Porterfield of Fullwood (d 1776) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Robert Porterfield in Edinburgh (doctor) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Anne Porterfield sb daughter of George, Provost of Glasgow? | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Hamilton of Aikenhead | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Margaret Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Archibald Crawfurd of Achinames | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Annabel Porterfield possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Prentice of Glasgow | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Marion Prentice | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1724) Matthew Simson of Glasgow (d 20.11.1769) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Agnes Prentice | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Simson of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||
| b. | William Porterfield of Quarreltoun probably the William who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Mure (dau of William Mure, 2nd of Glanderston) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Alexander Porterfield possibly the Alexander Porterfield (d 12.1658) who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Pollok (dau of Robert Pollok, later Hutcheson of Auchengray & Caldercruicks) wife of Alexander, possibly mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Alexander Porterfield in Glasgow (chirugion) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Grissel Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Semple of Fulwood | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Gabriel Porterfield of Hapland (d 1648) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Paterson (vol 2, p51+ with corrections on p506+). | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (1616) Margaret Craufurd of Lochnorris | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Porterfield (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Anna Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hugh Peebles of Mainshill | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Jean Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Anderson of Stobcross | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 22.07.1624) Jean Maxwell (sister of John Maxwell of Dargavill) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | John Porterfield of Hapland (dsp by 1653) | ||||||||||||||
| e. | Alexander Porterfield of Hapland (d unm c1654?) | ||||||||||||||
| f. | Gabriel Porterfield of Hapland (d 1687) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1675) Jean Hamilton (dau of Robert Hamilton of Barns) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Gabriel Porterfield of Hapland | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1720) Elizabeth Cunningham (dau of ?? Cunningham of Craigends) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Alexander Porterfield of Hapland (d unm 1765/1770) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Johanna Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1770) Thomas Trotter of Mortonhall | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Margaret Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1751) John Hamilton of Barr in Lochwinnoch | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Lillias Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Sommerville of Kennox | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. "a common tradesman" | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - Margaret, Mary, Ann | ||||||||||||||
| g. | Elizabeth Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hugh Peeblis (a 1650, minister at Lochwinnoch) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Marion Peeblis | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1687) James Cochrane of Mainshill | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Jean Peeblis | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Wallace of Neilstounsyde | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Catharine Peeblis | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1681) Matthew Hammill of Roughwood | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Cunynghame of Cairncurran in Kilmalcolm | |||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | 2 others (bur 1656) | ||||||||||||||
| h.+ | other issue - George, Marion | ||||||||||||||
| m3. Jean Douglas (b after 1609, dau of James Douglas of Muirstown (by Jean Anstruther), m1. Patrick Edmonston of Wolmet m3. ?? Cunninghame of Dankeith) | |||||||||||||||
| j. | Mary Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Fullarton in Irvine | |||||||||||||||
| k.+ | other issue - William, Isobel (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | George Porterfield, Provost of Glasgow | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Patoun | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Jean Porterfield (d 12.1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Hamilton of Torrance | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Agnes Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m1. William Cathcart of Waterheid | |||||||||||||||
| m2. William Wallace of Johnston | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Marion Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1622) Robert Fergushill of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Mary Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1625) Robert Hamilton, younger of Aikenhead | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Jean Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Alexander Cunningham of Waterstoun | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir William Mure of Rouallan | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Mary (or Marion?) Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Cuninghame, 4th of Corsehill (d 05.1646) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Marion Porterfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1595) Patrick Maxwell of Dargevell | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Gabriel Porterfield of Aikenbart, Blairlin, etc. (d unm or dsp c1577) | ||||||||||||||
| Paterson (vol 2, p51) identifies this as the Gabriel who "is supposed to have been the father of" the Gabriel of Hapland who married Mariot Crawfurd. However, on p506+ he corrects that to show that Gabriel 2 generations later (see above). | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Jean Knox (dau of ?? Knox of Ranfurly) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | John Porterfield of Greenend | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Elizabeth or Helen Porterfield (d 1573) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir James Maxwell of Calderwood (d 1622) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'A History of the County of Renfrew from the Earliest Times' by William Metcalfe (1905, pp114-5) with some input/support from 'The History of the Shire of Renfrew' by George Crawfurd ("continued to the present Period" by George Robertson, 1818, p62+)
(2) For lower section : 'The History of the Shire of Renfrew' by George Crawfurd ("continued to the present Period" by George Robertson, 1818, pp63-64 & 402), 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p506+) with input/support as reported above
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