'Cockburn06'
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Families covered: Cockburn of Clerkington, Cockburn of Newbigging, Cockburn of Newhall
[We are currently undertaking a review of the Cockburn family. Please note that the review has not yet been completed.]
| Patrick Cockburn of Templelands & Myrside, Governor of Edinburgh Castle (b c1349, a 1449) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Patrick Cockburn of Newbigging & Clerkington (a 1459) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Helen de Dunbar (possibly dau of Patric de Dunbar of Bele (Beill)), Mersington, etc.) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | James Cockburn of Clerkington & Newbigging, Sheriff in Haddington, Provost of Edinburgh (d before 23.05.1498) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Giffert (probably dau of James Giffert of Scheriffhal (Giffard of Sheriffhall), sister of Beatrix) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Patrick Cockburn (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Thomas Cockburn of Clerkington & Newbigging | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Hepburn | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Patrick Cockburn of Clerkington (a 1528, 1541) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Patrick Cockburn of Clerkington (d 06.01.1575) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Marion Cockburn (dau of Sir William Cockburn of Skirling) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Cockburn of Clerkington | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 30.09.1560) Helen Maitland (dau of Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Richard Cockburn of Clerkington (bur 23.10.1627, Lord Privy Seal) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Cockburn (dau of William Cockburn of Langton) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Patrick Cockburn of Clerkington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Cranstoun (dau of James, Master of Cranstoun (son/heir of 1st Lord Cranstoun)) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Richard Cockburn of Clerkington | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 11.11.1670) Jean Cockburn (dau of John Cockburn of Ormiston) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Patrick Cockburn of Clerkington (a 1689, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | William Cockburn (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Richard Cockburn of Clerkington (a 1717) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henrietta Alves | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Patrick Cockburn, last of Clerkington (a 1766) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Williamson (dau of Joseph Williamson of Foxhall) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Margaret Cockburn | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.02.1698) Gideon Murray of Edinburgh (of the family of Elibank) | |||||||||||||||
| ((D))+ | other issue - Patrick, John (d young), Richard (d young), Charles, Archibald | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | James Cockburn, Provost of Haddingtoun (goldsmith & banker) had issue ("a large family") | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Cockburn (dau of George Cockburn of Piltoun, son of Sir George of Ormiston) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Magdalen Scot | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Margaret Cockburn | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Alexander Murray, 2nd Bart of Blackbarony | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Jean Cockburn probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1620) James Pringle, 5th of Torwoodlee (d c1657) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Robert Cockburn of Buttirdene (d 07.1614) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Helen Cockburn (d 1603) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Patrick Hepburne of Beanstoun | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Jean Cockburn (d 20.09.1619) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Hamilton of Preston ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | James Cockburn | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (??) _ Houghon (dau of _ Houston of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Elizabeth Danzielstoun (dau of William Danzielstoun (Keeper of Linlithgow Palace)) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Thomas Cockburn | ||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Thomas Cockburn | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Agnes Cockburn | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Hamilton of Livingston (son/heir of James of Kincavil) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Cockburn of Newhall (a 1464, d by 1504) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Beatrix Giffert (dau of James Giffert of Scheriffhal (Giffard of Sheriffhall)) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Alexander Cockburn of Newhall | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Lauder (dau of Sir Robert Lauder of Bass) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Alexander Cockburn of Newhall | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Creichton (d before 06.1540) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Cockburn of Newhall (d 10.1558) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Lauder (dau of Robert Lauder of Poppill, son/heir of Sir Robert of Bass) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Cockburn of Newhall | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Douglas (dau of Hew Douglas of Borg by Marion, dau of Sir William Cockburn of Skirling) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Cockburn of Newhall (a 1567) | ||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - George, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - Patrick, John | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'The House of Cockburn of that Ilk and the Cadets thereof' (Thomas H. Cockburn-Wood, 1888, p257+)
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