'Herries2'
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Families covered: Herries of Edinburgh, Herries of Halldykes, Herries of Hartwood (Harthwaite or Harthat)
| William Herries of Edinburgh (d 01.01.1597-8, "(whose) parentage has not been discovered") | |||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Bankes (a 1628?, m2. James Well of Edinburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Herries of Edinburgh & Hartwood (Harthwaite or Harthat) (b c1582, d 10.05.1662, minister of Dryesdale) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.09.1618) Janet Mackison | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Herries of Hartwood (Harthwaite) (dvp 09.1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion (Mariota) McGill (a 1664, dau/heir of Rev. Francis McGill of Kirkmichael) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Francis Herries of Hartwood (d before 16.03.1699) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | William Herries of Hartwood (d 22.08.1751) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Michael Herries of Greskin & Spottes (b 1715, d 31.01.1800) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Blackburn (b c1733, d 02.12.1792) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Herries (b c1765, dvp 19.03.1795) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Janet Mason | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Jane Herries (d 15.10.1792) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.04.1767) Alexander Stewart (Stuart) (d 15.10.1792, m1. ??, minister of West Church, Edinburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Dalrymple of Waterside (d 1697) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Janet Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. (William) Graham 'of Balwhapell' (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Katherine Herries (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Herries of Mabie | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Maxwell of Carse | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Anna Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. Archibald Stuart (brother of ?? of Shambilly (Shambelly)) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Isabel Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Graham of Mossknow | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Robert Herries of Halldykes (d before 10.05.1704) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by MGH (NS4 vol 4 (1912), 'Pedigree of Herries of Halldykes in the Parish of Dryesdale, Dumfriesshire, p301+). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Irving of Cove | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Herries (dvp before 05.08.1703) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Robert Herries of Halldykes (d before 21.06.1728) | ||||||||||||||
| McCall identifes Robert's wife (and mother of his children) as a dau of Douglas of Killhead. MGH identifies her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Johnson (dau of _ Johnston of Scroggs in Annandale) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Herries of Halldykes (b 1697?, d 24.09.1777) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by MGH (NS4 vol 4 (1912), 'Pedigree of Herries of Halldykes in the Parish of Dryesdale, Dumfriesshire, p378+). | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Katherine Henderson (b c1708, d 08.02.1768, dau of John Henderson of Broadholme in Annandale) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Robert Herries (b c1729, dspls 25.02.1815, banker, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Grace Henderson (b c1736, d 10.01.1773, dau of John Henderson of Broadholme (by Grace, dau of Sir Patrick Maxwell of Springkell, Bart), cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| m2 (12.08.1777) Catherine (d 01.01.1808, widow of Colonel Ross) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Charles Herries (d 1819, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Anne Johnson | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Charles Herries, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d 1855, MP) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Dorington | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir William Herries (d 1857, Major General) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary F. Crompton of Esholt | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Catherine Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Creed (Vicar of Corse) | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue (d unm) - Isabella, Julia | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | William Herries, later in Louisiana (b 04.09.1748, d 11.1811) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (03.09.1776, div) Isabella Magdalena Ker (b 26.12.1755, d 1836, dau of Alexander Ker of Blackshiells) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (c1790) "a French woman" | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - Edward in Louisiana, Francis | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Katherine Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Black | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Mary Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hill | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Elizabeth Herries (d 28.09.1788) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.11.1780) Sir John Peter (Colonel, Consul, m2. (Mary?), dau of John Porker of Muswell Hill) | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Christina Herries (d 30.04.1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.05.1781) James Falls of Ostend | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Susanna Broun | |||||||||||||||
| (8) | Robert John Charles ("John") Herries (d 06.11.1832, Lt. Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| p/m. (01.11.1831) Mary Clifford | |||||||||||||||
| (9)+ | other issue (d unm?) - Christopher William (d 1824 in St. Vincent), Catherine Jane Grace (d 28.04.1840) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Robert Herries, later of Halldykes & London (b c1710, d 03.10.1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1747) Isabella Kirkpatrick (b c1730, d 17.10.1777, dau of Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburn, 3rd Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Robert Herries of Halldykes & London, later of Lynmouth, Devon (b 31.10.1767, d 27.10.1845) | ||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - Susanna (b c1749, d 10.08.1769), Maria (b 21.08.1762, d 10.05.1834) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Charles Herries (a 1762, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Anna Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Young (Lt. Governor of Tobago & Granada) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Harriet Herries (b c1753) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.10.1768) Robert Young (brother of William) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Margaret Herries (d 10.1830) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Herries of Lynmouth (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Jane Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Irvine of Woodhall | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Robert Irvine of Woodhall | ||||||||||||||
| e. | Margaret Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. Herbert Kennedy of Hallheaths then Righeads (d before 01.04.1777, Dr.) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Margaret Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
| f. | Mary Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Young of Auchenskeoch (d before 22.03.1750) | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Isabella Herries (d 07.08.1793) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Malcolm of Grange (b 25.10.1682, d 03.06.1769) | |||||||||||||||
| h.+ | other issue - John, Janet (d unm?), Elizabeth (d unm 1780) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | James Herries | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Graham of Mossband | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Margaret Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Carruthers of Dormont | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Margaret Herries | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Herries of Coryton | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): MGH (NS4 vol 4 (1912), 'Pedigree of Herries of Hartwood (or Harthat) and Greskin, Dumfriesshire, and of Spottes, Kirkcudbrightshire', p272+) with input/support from within 'Some old families' (H.B. McCall, vol 2 (1890), Chapter XI: 'The family of Young', p278+) with additional input/support as reported above
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