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Families covered: Creichton of Crom Castle, Creichton of Dromboory, Creichton (Crichton) Lords Erne

                               
John Crichton of Brunston (d before 30.05.1604)
m. Margaret Adamson (dau of laird of Graycrook)
1. James Crichton of Aghalan Castle (to Ireland before 17.08.1616) had issue
  m. (mcrt 20.05.1565) Jane Fairlie (dau of ?? Fairlie of Braid)
2. Abraham Creichton of Dromboory (to Ireland before 17.08.1616, d before 1631, 4th son)
  m. Nichola
  A. Abraham Creichton of Dromboory, later of Crom Castle, Sheriff of Fermanagh (d 03.1705, Colonel)
  m. (1655) Mary Spottiswood (dau of James Spottiswood, Bishop of Clogher)
  i. James Creichton (dvp 1702)
  m. (26.10.1686) Hester Hume (dau of Sir John Hume, Bart of Castle Hume)
a. John Creichton of Crom Castle, Sheriff (dsp before 19.03.1715-6)
  b. Mary Creichton (d by 1771)
  m. Oliver Moore of Salestown (d 12.1756)
  c. Sidney Creichton
  m. Gilbert Eccles (son of Gilbert of Shanoke)
ii. Abraham Creichton (dsp 1684)
  m. (09.08.1680) Mary Golborne (dau of Thomas Golborne of Spring Town)
  iii. John Creichton (dsp before 1700)
  m. Mary Carleton (dau of Launcelot Carleton of Rossfad)
  iv. Charles Creichton (dsp bur 20.03.1688)
  v. David Creichton of Crom Castle (d 01.06.1728, Major General)
  m. (before 1695) Catharine Southwell (d 03.1759, dau of Richard Southwell of Callow)
  a. Abraham Creichton, 1st Lord Erne of Crom Castle (bpt 31.12.1703, bur 05.06.1772)
m1. (31.07.1729) Elizabeth Rogerson (d 06.08.1761, dau of John Rogerson (lord chief justice) by Elizabeth, dau of Stephen Ludlow)
  (1) John Creichton or Crichton, 1st Earl Erne of Crom Castle (b 1731, d 15.09.1828, 2nd son)
  m1. (25.02.1761) Catherine Howard (d 15.06.1775, dau of Robert Howard, Bishop of Elphin)
  (A) Abraham Crichton, 2nd Earl Erne (b 10.05.1765, d unm 10.06.1842)
  (B) John Crichton, Governor of Hurst Castle (b 28.06.1772, d 10.05.1733, Lt. Colonel)
m. (09.12.1797) Jane Weldon (bur 30.11.1849, dau of Walter Weldon)
  (i) John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne (b 30.07.1802, d 03.10.1885) had issue
  m. (06.07.1837) Selina Griselda Beresford (b c1804, d 06.09.1884, dau of Rev. Charles Cobbe Beresford)
  (ii) Henry Crichton (b 01.10.1804, dsp 23.02.1864, Major)
  m. (24.07.1849) Elizabeth Hawkshaw (d 30.10.1860, dau of Lt. Col. Hawkshaw of Divernagh)
  (iii) Jane Ann Crichton (b 19.10.1798, d 19.05.1828)
  m. (20.08.1820) Robert Fowler of Rahintston (d 06.02.1863, son of Robert, Bishop of Ossory)
(iv) Catherine Crichton (b 05.02.1800, d 14.10.1860)
  m. (31.05.1825) Francis Saunderson (dsp 22.12.1873, rector of Kildallon)
  (v) Mary Crichton (b 22.11.1808, d 07.11.1898)
  m. (17.01.1856) Rev. John H. King of Dungannon (dsp 17.08.1879)
  (vi)+ other issue (d unm) - Samuel (b 09.01.1811, d 09.04.1863), Helen (b 26.06.1801, d 11.01.1875), Charlotte (b 22.11.1805, d28.03.1895)
(C) Elizabeth Crichton (b 20.06.1762, d 28.01.1794)
  m. (19.05.1783) James King (d 23.03.1833)
  (D)+ other issue - Patience (b 24.01.1764, d 1783), Catherine (b 04.1766, d unm 25.11.1833), Meliora (b 21.03.1768, d 11.1784)
  m2. (22.02.1776) Mary Caroline Hervey (d 10.01.1842, dau of Frederick Augustus Hervey, Bishop of Derry, 4th Earl of Bristol)
  (G) Caroline Elizabeth Mary Crichton (d 23.04.1856)
  m. (30.03.1799) James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Lord Wharncliffe (b 01.11.1776, d 19.12.1845)
  (2) Abraham Creichton, Sheriff of Fermanagh (d 29.08.1810)
  m. (05.11.1793) Mary (Mrs. Ashenhurst)
  (A) Elizabeth Charlotte or Mary Creichton (d 29.09.1819)
  m. (08.1815) Loftus Anthony Tottenham of Glenade
(3) Charlotte Creichton (bpt 15.04.1738, dsp 24.03.1819)
  m1. (21.05.1766) Edward Madden of Springrove (Roslea Manor) (dsp 1790)
  m2. (03.1793) Edward King (MP)
  (4)+ other issue - David Rogerson (bpt 20.02.1730, d before 01.12.1756), Meliora (bpt 02.03.1735, bur unm 29.11.1799), Catherine (bpt 02.02.1732, bur 01.10.1741), Mary (bpt 20.07.1742, d unm 07.1760)
  m2. (07.09.1763) Jane King (d before 08.03.1800, dau of John King of Charlestown)
  b. Elizabeth Creichton
  m. (19.07.1735) John Todd
  c. Meliora Creichton (bpt 24.09.1706, d 1792)
  m. (03.1741/2) Nicholas Ward of Knockballymore (d 1751)
  d.+ other issue - James (bur 25.05.1704), Anne (bpt 05.02.1697, bur 23.11.1708),Mary (d unm bur 19.05.1741)
  vi. Jane Creichton
  m. John Hamilton of Brown Hall
  vii. Marianne Creichton
  m. Hugh Willoughby of Carrow
  B. Jane Creichton
  m. (before 1656) Marmaduke Greene of Druminisklin (d before 24.06.1681)
  C. Elizabeth Creichton
  m. (09.05.1670) Hugh Hamill of Lifford
3.+ other issue - George (a 07.1581), Robert

Main source(s): BP1934 (Erne)
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