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Families covered: Crichton of Ruthven

                               
James Crichton of Ruthven, Provost of Edinburgh (d c1495)
m. Agnes Hepburn (granddaughter of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes)
1. Adam Crichton of Ruthven (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
  m1. Elizabeth Stirling (d before 10.09.1503, dau of William Stirling of Keir)
  A. James Crichton, younger of Ruthven (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
  m. Janet Ogstoun (dau of Walter Ogstoun of that ilk)
i. John Crichton of Ruthven (d 1547)
  m. (c1527) Janet Fraser (dau of Thomas Fraser, 2nd Lord of Lovat)
  a. John Crichton of Ruthven (d c1589)
  m. Isobel Lindsay (dau of Alexander Lindsay, Master of Crawford)
  (1) Adam Crichton 'of Ruthven' (d c1592)
m. Margaret Erskine (dau of Sir Alexander Erskine of Gogar)
  (A) Sir James Crichton of Ruthven (d c1621)
  m. Margaret Maxwell
(i) James Crichton of Ruthven (d 1666)
  m. Isobel Nevay (dau of John Nevay of that ilk)
  (a) James Crichton of Ruthven (d c1718)
  m. Helen Stewart (dau of Sir Thomas Stewart of Grandtully)
  ((1)) Thomas Crichton of Ruthven (dsp c1730)
  m. Anna Fothringham (b 1662, dau of David Fothringham of Powrie)
((2)) Patrick Crichton of Cronan, later of Ruthven (d 1746)
  m1. Grizel Galloway (dau of Thomas Galloway, 2nd Lord Dunkeld)
  ((A))+ issue - Thomas (d c1786), William (d c1788), John, Patrick, Alexander, Elizabeth
  m2. Rachel Campbell
  ((G)) Rachel Crichton
((3)) William Crichton
  (b) Margaret Crichton (d 31.10.1704)
  m. (19.11.1650) Sir George Kinnaird of Inchture, 1st Lord (d 29.12.1689)
  (c) Helen Crichton
  m. D. Clayhills
  (ii) Alexander Crichton
  (2) John Crichton in Dundee
  (3) Elizabeth Crichton
  m. (mcrt 27.03.1564) James Ogilvy of Clova
  b. James Crichton of Easter Cragis
  m. Isobel Brown
c. Elizabeth Crichton
  m1. Patrick Blair of Balmyle (d Pinkie 1547)
  m2. Patrick Blair (of Balthayock family)
  d. Marion Crichton
  m. James Scrymgeour of Glasswell
  ii. Janet Crichton
  m. John Cumming of Couttie
  iii. Elizabeth Crichton
  m1. Alexander Ramsay
  m2. D(avid) Campbell
  iv. Margaret Crichton
  m. Peter Hay, 3rd of Megginch (d 1565)
B. Adam Crichton
  C. Abaham Crichton, Provost of Dunglas (d before 15.11.1565, Lord of Session)
  partner unknown
  i. George Crichton of Clunie (d before 07.02.1583)
  a.+ 2 daughters
  m2. (by 1510) Isabel Gray (a 1551, dau of Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord)
  D.+ "several children"
2. Margaret Crichton
  m1. (1479) Sir William Stirling, 2nd of Keir (d 1505)
  m2. (before 16.02.1505-6, sp) Sir John Sempill, 1st Lord (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
3.+ other issue

Main source(s): Jack Blair of Perthshire whose book "Crichton of Ruthven - Stand Sure" (ISBN 1 903179 67 X) was published by Tay Valley Family History Society in 2003
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