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Families covered: Carnegie of Craig, Carnegie of Pittarrow, Carnegie of Southesk

                               
Sir David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk (b 1575, d 02.1658)
m. (mcrt 08.10.1595) Margaret Lindsay (d 09.07.1614, dau of Sir David Lindsay of Edzell)
1. David, Master of Carnegie (dvp 25.10.1633)
  m. (28.09.1613) Margaret Hamilton (b 05.04.1598, dau of Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington)
  A. Margaret Carnegie
  m. (mcrt 21.07.1637) Gavin Dalzell, 3rd Earl of Carnwath (d 11/12.1673)
B. Magdalene Carnegie
  m1. (1636) Sir Gideon Baillie of Lochend, Bart (d 30.08.1640)
  i. Margaret Baillie (d 30.07.1679)
  m. Sir John Colquhoun, 2nd Bart of Luss (d 11.04.1676)
  BE1934 (Colquhoun) reports that Margaret was later wife of Archibald Stirling of Garden but we suspect that that is in error as she had a daughter Margaret who married Archibald Stirling.
  m2. Sir John Crawford of Kilbirnie
2. James Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Southesk (d 03.1669)
  m1. (mcrt 18/21.02.1629) Isabel/Mary Ker (d 04.1650, dau of Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe)
  A. Robert Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Southesk (d 19.02.1688)
  m. Anna Hamilton (d 10.1695, dau of William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton)
  i. Charles Carnegie, 4th Earl of Southesk (b 07.04.1661, d 09.08.1699)
  m. (mcrt 15.07.1691) Mary Maitland (dau of Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale)
  a. James Carnegie, 5th Earl of Southesk (b 04.04.1692, d 10.02.1730)
The Earl was attainted for supporting the Jacobite rebellion. This attaint was eventually reversed in 1855 and the title restored to a descendant of one of his third cousins, as indicated below.
  m. (1713) Margaret Stewart (dau of James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway)
  (1)+ issue - James (b c1714, d 07.01.1722), Clementina (bur 26.03.1730)
  b.+ other issue - Anne (b 25.06.1694, d 27.10.1696), Mary (b 29.12.1695, 03.11.1696)
  ii. William Carnegie (b c1662, d unm 23.11.1681)
  B. Jean Carnegie (d 03.1671)
  m1. (mcrt 26.06.1640) James Murray, 2nd Earl of Annandale (dsp 28.12.1658)
  m2. (09.08.1659) David Murray, 2nd Lord Balvaird, 4th Viscount Stormont (d 14.07.1668)
  C. Catherine Carnegie (b c1637, d 03.10.1693)
  m. Gilbert Hay, 11th Earl of Erroll (b 13.06.1631, dsp 1674)
  m2. (c1661) Janet Adamson (d 06.1683)
3. Sir John Carnegie of Craig (d 22.11.1654)
  m. (mcrt 27.10.1632) Jane Scrymgeour (dau of John Scrymgeour, 1st Viscount of Dudhope)
  A. David Carnegie, 2nd of Craig (dsp c1663)
  m. (27.12.1654) Catherine Wemyss (d 24.02.1668)
  B. Margaret Carnegie
  m. (1661) George Dunbar of Inchbrayock and Aslisk
4. Sir Alexander Carnegie of Pittarrow (d 03.1682)
  m. (before 25.06.1640) Margaret Arbuthnott (d 1701, sister of 1st Viscount Arbuthnott)
  A. Sir David Carnegie, 1st Bart of Pittarrow (d 11.1708)
  m1. (mcrt 29.10.1663) Catherine Primrose (bur 09.10.1677, dau of Sir Archibald Primrose, Bart of Carrington)
i. Sir John Carnegie, 2nd Bart of Pittarrow (bpt 27.01.1673, d 03.04.1729, 4th son)
  m. (02.10.1712) Mary Burnett (d 05.06.1754, dau of SIr Thomas Burnett, Bart of Leys)
  a. Sir James Carnegie, 3rd Bart of Pittarrow ('6th Earl') (b c1715, d 30.04.1765, Captain)
  m. (05.07.1752) Christian Doig (b c1729, d 04.11.1820, dau of David Doig of Cookston by Magdalen Symmer, heiress of Balyordie)
  (1) Sir David Carnegie of Southesk, 4th Bart ('7th Earl') (b c1752, d 25.05.1805)
  m. (mcrt 29.04.1783) Agnes Murray Elliot (dau of Andrew Elliot of Greenwells, uncle of 1st Earl of Minto)
  (A) Sir James Carnegie of Southesk, 5th Bart ('8th Earl') (b 28.09.1799, d 30.01.1849) had issue
  m. (14.11.1825) Charlotte Lysons (d 10.04.1848, dau of Rev. Daniel Lysons of Hempsted Court)
  Their eldest son was restored to the peerage and became the 9th Earl of Southesk.
  (B) John Carnegie, later Rennie-Strachan-Carnegie of Tarrie, Forfarshire (b 09.06.1802, d 22.02.1879) had issue
  TSP reports that John inherited the estates of Seaton & Tarrie from Thomas Rennie Strachan of Tarrie, "a descendant of Elizabeth, daughter of Sir David Carnegie, first Baronet of Pittarow."
  m. (07.09.1848) Elizabeth Susan Grey (d 15.06.1878, dau of Colonel John Grey of Backworth)
  (C) Anne Carnegie (b 17.01.1787, d 22-3.04.1879)
  m. (17.04.1822) Robert Wauchope (d 06.1852, Rear Admiral)
(D) Eleanor Carnegie (b 23.06.1789, dsp 27.09.1855)
  m. (mcrt 09.06.1828) James Evans of Norwood
  (E) Mary Carnegie (b 05.05.1793, dsp 22.11.1877)
  m. (06.03.1829) Thomas Henry Graham of Edmond Castle
  (F) Emma Carnegie (b 29.05.1794, d 25.09.1822)
  m. (mcrt 06.09.1820) James Douglas of Cavers (d 1861)
  (G) Magdalene (Madeline) Carnegie (b 08.01.1796, d 21.01.1858)
  m. (11.06.1816) Sir Andrew Agnew, Bart (d 1849)
(H)+ other issue (d unm) - Christina Mary (b 25.05.1784, d 07.08.1860), Elizabeth (b 25.05.1784, d 03.07.1884), Jane (b 06.10.1785, d 24.04.1859), Mary Anne (b 09.05.1788, d 02.10.1834), Agnes (b 18.09.1790, d 08.03.1875)
  (2) John Carnegie (b 12.08.1757, d 1822-3, Lt. Colonel, 3rd son)
  m. (10.1791) Catherine Tireman (b c1753, d 25.12.1824, dau of Rev. _ Tireman of Chichester)
  (A) James Carnegie (dsp 08.02.1864, vicar of Seaford)
  (3)+ other issue (d unm) - James (b 05.03.1756, d c1766), George (b 02.01.1759, d 19.05.1786), Mary (d 08.02.1828), Elizabeth (d 25.07.1836)
  b. George Carnegie 'of Pitarrow' (b 18.11.1726, d 12.04.1799, 6th son)
  m. (17.03.1769) Susan Scott (d 14.04.1821, dau of David Scott of Benholm)
  (1) John Carnegie, later Fullerton-Carnegie of Kinnaber (b 05.01.1771, d 25.12.1805, 2nd son)
m. (23.04.1796) Mary Strachan (d 06.07.1806, niece of Charles Fullerton of Kinnaber)
  (A) George Carnegie (b 18.12.1799, d 10.1851) had issue
  m. (04.1823) Madeline Connell (dau of Sir John Conell)
  (B)+ other issue
  (2) David Carnegie of Gothenburg (b 08.02.1772, d 1837) had issue (1 dau)
  m. (1801) Anna Christiana Beckman
  (3) James Carnegie (b 08.01.1773, d 18.12.1851, Captain) had issue
  m. (12.1801) Margaret Gillespie (d 25.02.1828, dau of John Gillespie of Kirkton)
  (4) Mary Carnegie who married ...
  m. David Gillespie of Mountquhanie & Kirktoun (d 1827)
  (5)+ other issue - George (d infant), George, Thomas, , Susannah Jane, Anne
  c. Mary Carnegie (bpt 12.08.1714)
  m1. (1748) John Scott of Comistoun (Colonel)
  m2. _ Forbes
  d. Helen Carnegie (bpt 17.04.1716)
  m. Alexander Aberdein of Cairnbulg (d 1758)
e. Jean Carnegie (bpt 13.09.1720)
  m. Robert Taylor of Kirktonhill
  f.+ other issue - John (bpt 10.10.1716, d unm c1733), David (bpt 23.12.1717, dsp before 20.04.1747), Alexander in Jamaica (bpt 26.04.1722, d unm before 03.02.1748), Henry (bpt 31.08.1725, d unm 1747), Margaret (bpt 30.07.1713, d unm before 20.04.1747), Elizabeth (bpt 30.11.1724, d unm 1798)
  ii. Margaret Carnegie (d 27.05.1745)
  m. (mcrt 04.1688) Henry Fletcher of Saltoun (d 1733)
  iii. Catherine Carnegie (bpt 28.10.1669
  m. David Watson in Edinburgh
  iv.+ other issue - James (bpt 05.07.1667, bur 31.03.1675), Archibald (bpt 17.06.1668, d 24.09.1692), Robert (bpt 10.05.1671, bur 09.08.1672), William (bpt 02.08.1675, d c1694), Elizabeth (bpt 04.08.1665. bur 08.03.1674), Christian (b 07.03.1674, bur 08.08.1676), Grisel (bpt 02.10.1677, bur before 25.05.1706)
  m2. (mcrt 29.10.1684) Catherine Gordon (bur 04.11.1692, dau of Robert Gordon of Pitlurg)
  xi. Robert Carnegie (bpt 06.06.1686, bur 24.03.1695)
  m3. (c1696) Jean Burnett (bur 15.05.1740, dau of James Burnett of Monboddo)
  xii. Elizabeth Carnegie (bpt 08.08.1695, d 18.05.1767)
  m. Alexander Strachan of Tarrie
  xiii.+ other issue - David (bpt 24.01.1697, dsp), Alexander (bpt 29.04.1705, d before 25.05.1706), Jean (bur unm 02.05.1715), Janet
  B. Charles Carnegie, Dean of Brechin (d 07.1694, 5th son)
  m. (21.02.1685) Barbara Martin (dau of George Martin, minister of Dundee)
i.+ issue - Robert (dspl 1721, doctor), James (a 02.1721), Alexander in London
  C. Mungo Carnegie of Birkhill (d 01.1705)
  m. Janet Dick (dau of William Dick of Grange)
  i. David Carnegie
  ii. Margaret Carnegie
  m. _ Black of Haddo
  iii. Janet Carnegie (d unm)
  D. Margaret Carnegie
  m. James Carnegie, 3rd of Balnamoon (d 25.04.1700)
  E. Catherine Carnegie (a 11.1680)
  m. Thomas Allan
F. Janet Carnegie
  m. Walter Keith of Montrose (captain)
  G.+ other issue - James of Odmeston (d before 30.06.1677), Alexander (b c1643, d c1731), Robert (d before 28.06.1671), Andrew
5. Margaret Carnegie (d 04.1661)
  m. (mcrt 03.10.1617) William Ramsay, 1st Earl of Dalhousie (d 11.1672)
6. Agnes Carnegie (d 07.1637)
  m. (mcrt 05/08.08.1620) Sir James Sandilands, younger of St. Monance (dvp 1644/5)
7. Katherine Carnegie
  m. (mcrt 14.09.1620) Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquhair (b c1600,d 27.03.1659)
8. Marjorie Carnegie (d 22.12.1651)
  m1. (mcrt 31.10.1622) William Halyburton of Pitcur
  m2. (before 1639) Robert Arbuthnott of that ilk, 1st Viscount Arbuthnott (b c1618, d 10.10.1655)
9. Elizabeth Carnegie
  m. (mcrt 04.1628) Andrew Murray, 1st Lord Balvaird (b c1597, d 24.09.1644)
10. Magdalene Carnegie
  m. (10.11.1629) James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (b 1612, d 21.05.1650)

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