'Crichton01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Crichton of Brunston, Crichton of Cairns, Crichton of Crichton
William de Crichton (a 1240) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Thomas (or Alexander) de Crichton (d c1300) | ||||||||||||||
m. Eda | |||||||||||||||
A. | Nicholas de Crichton (d before 1340) | ||||||||||||||
i. | Sir John de Crichton (d before 1358) | ||||||||||||||
a. | Sir William de Crichton (a 1382) | ||||||||||||||
m1. ?? (possibly Isabella, dau of William de Ross of Inganthorpe) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Sir John Crichton of Crichton (d before 12.12.1423) | ||||||||||||||
m. Christian | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Sir William Crichton of Crichton, Chancellor of Scotland, 1st Lord (d before 07.1454) | ||||||||||||||
m. Agnes | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Sir James Crichton of Frendraught, 2nd Lord (d c1469) | -- | |||||||||||||
m. (c1443) Janet Dunbar (dau of James Dunbar, 2nd Earl of Moray) | -- | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | Elizabeth Crichton (d 09.07.1479) | ||||||||||||||
m. (by 18.03.1439-40) Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Huntly (d 15.07.1470) | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Agnes Crichton | ||||||||||||||
m1. (before 17.02.1449-50) Alexander Lyon, 2nd Lord Glamis (dsp 1486) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Walter Ker of Caverton, later of Cessford (d 25.11.1501) | |||||||||||||||
(iv) | Elizabeth Crichton probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. Alexander Cockburn of Langton and that Ilk (d 1480) | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Stephen Crichton of Cairns or Craigs, Sheriff of Linlinthgow | ||||||||||||||
m. ?? Cairnis (dau/heir of Duncan Cairnis or Cairns) wife of Stephen, presumed mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Sir George Crichton, Earl of Caithness, Lord High Admiral (d 1455) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (before 1425) _ Douglas (dau of Sir William Douglas of Strabrock) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | James Crichton of Cairns, 1st of Strathord | ||||||||||||||
His father's Earldom was inheritable only by a son of the Earl's second marriage. | |||||||||||||||
(ii) | Elizabeth Crichton probably of this generation, presumed of this marriage | ||||||||||||||
m. Alexander Wood | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Helen Crichton probably of this generation, presumed of this marriage | ||||||||||||||
m. (before 1466) Nicholas Borthwick of Leny | |||||||||||||||
m2. Janet Borthwick (dau of Sir William Borthwick of that ilk, widow of Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith) | |||||||||||||||
(iv) | Janet Crichton | ||||||||||||||
m. (1454) John Maxwell, 3rd Lord of Carlaverock (d Kirtle 22.07.1484) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | James Crichton of Ruthven, Provost of Edinburgh (d c1495) | ||||||||||||||
m. Agnes Hepburn (granddaughter of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes) | |||||||||||||||
(3) | Humphrey Crichton of Bagthrop (a 1416) | ||||||||||||||
m2. Margaret (a 1410) | |||||||||||||||
(4) | Thomas Crichton (a 1373) | ||||||||||||||
(5) | Edward Crichton of Brunston (d 1447) | ||||||||||||||
(A) | Thomas Crichton of Brunston (d 1456) | ||||||||||||||
(i) | George Crichton of Brunston (d 19.10.1461) | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | John Crichton of Brunston (d 24.03.1487) | ||||||||||||||
(a) | Edward Crichton of Brunston (d 1506) | ||||||||||||||
m. Agnes Cockburn (dau of laird of Ormiston) | |||||||||||||||
((1)) | George Crichton (a 03.1489, dvpsp) | ||||||||||||||
((2)) | John Crichton of Brunston (d 05.1536) | ||||||||||||||
m. Janet Hamilton (dau of Alexander Hamiton, 3rd of Innerwick) | |||||||||||||||
((A)) | Alexander Crichton of Brunston (d before 26.01.1554) | ||||||||||||||
m. (before 1530) Janet Pennycuke (dau of John Pennycuke of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
((i)) | John Crichton of Brunston (d before 30.05.1604) | ||||||||||||||
m. Margaret Adamson (dau of laird of Graycrook) | |||||||||||||||
((3)) | Thomas Crichton of Harwod and Cotes (a 09.03.1505-6) | ||||||||||||||
((4)) | Gavin Crichton | ||||||||||||||
(b) | John Crichton of Newbigging | ||||||||||||||
b. | John de Crichton of Hounam and Crailing | ||||||||||||||
B. | William de Crichton, 1st of Sanquhar | ||||||||||||||
This ancestry for William appears not to be completely certain. It may be a generation out. | |||||||||||||||
m. Isobel de Ross, heiress of Sanquhar (dau of Robert de Ross of Ryehill) | |||||||||||||||
C. | Thomas de Crichton of Berwick | ||||||||||||||
m1. Eda | |||||||||||||||
i. | William (rector of Crichton) | ||||||||||||||
m2. Isabella | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 (Erne), TSP (Crichton), TSP (Caithness)
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