'McKerrell1'
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Families covered: McKerrell of Hillhouse
| 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p32+) reports that "The McKerrells have flourished from a remote period in the shire of Ayr. The name Kirriell appears on the roll of Battle Abbey; hence the family is presumed to be of Norman descent." Paterson mentions that Sir John McKirel, who " distinguished himself at the celebrated battle of Otterburn, 19th August, 1388" and bore the arms held by the family, was ancestor of this family. | |||||||||||||||
| Martin McKerrell in Hillhouse, Ayrshire | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John McKerrell in Hillhouse | ||||||||||||||
| A. | William McKerrell of Hillhouse (b 1562, d 10.1629) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Fullerton (dau of John Fullerton of Dreghorn by Helen, dau of Sir John Chalmers of Gadgirth) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William McKerrell of Hillhouse (d 09.1642) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Wallace (she m2. William Wallace of Galrigs aka Newfield) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William McKerrell of Hillhouse (dspm 06.1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 10/11.11.1657) Euphemia Russell (dau of Rev. William Russell of Kilbirnie) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | John McKerrell in Paisley, later of Hillhouse (d 05.1672) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 04/5.1660) Elizabeth Wallace (dau of Robert Wallace, Bishop of the Isles) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William McKerrell of Hillhouse (d 11.05.1705) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 identifies William's wife as Elizabeth, only daughter of William Fairlie of Bruntsfield & Dreghorn by Jean, Lady of Rowallan (who m2. 1st Earl of Glasgow). However, she was probably a generation earlier. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (24.01.1688) Elizabeth Fairlie (d c1742, dau of William Fairlie of Bruntsfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William McKerrell of Hillhouse (bpt 26.10.1690, d before 13.12.1750) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabella Mary Vinchon (dau of Mary Antony Vinchon of Bacquecourt, sister of Sir Charles dex Voeux, 1st Bart of Indiville) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William McKerrell of Hillhouse (bpt 26.10.1690, d before 13.12.1750) (d unm 06.1772) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | John McKerrell of Hillhouse (b 01.04.1732, d 1811) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.1752) Margaret Fulton (dau of Humphrey Fulton of Maxwelton) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William McKerrell of Hillhouse (b 19.11.1752, d 15.12.1820) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Reid (dsp, sister of Robert Reid of Adamtoe) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Govane (dau of Robert Govane of Anderstoun) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John McKerrell of Hillhouse (d unm 24.11.1835) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Henry McKerrell of Hillhouse (b 17.02.1798, dsp 16.03.1853) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.02.1838) Margaret Cochrane Paterson (dau of John Paterson of Edinburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Margaret McKerrell (dsp 31.08.1868) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Crawfurd (Major, son of Moses of Newfield, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Anne McKerrell (d 02.1853) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1816) James Brown (chartered accountant) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5))+ | other issue (d unm) - Robert, William (d young), James (d 1833), Janet, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | John McKerrell (b 30.08.1758, d 16.05.1836) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1794) Cecila Harvey (d 20.11.1801) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John McKerrell (b 1795, d 06.12.1831) had issue (1 dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anna Buchanan (dau of Herbert Buchanan of Arden by Anna, dau of Robert Fulton of Hartfield, 2nd cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Alexander McKerrell (b 1797, dsp 1828) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Seraphina Pennell (dau of William Pennell, she m2. John Bramley Moore) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | William McKerrell of Hillhouse (b 09.1799, dsp 16.04.1882) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1835) Charlotte Patullo Wright (b 27.06.1799, d 03.10.1879, dau of John Edward Wright by Agnes McKerrell) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Helen Stewart (sister of James of Williamwood, niece of Robert Morris of Craig) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Archibald McKerrell (b 05.09.1807, d unm 24.03.1861) | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Robert McKerrell (b 26.11.1760, d 04.1841) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.11.1800) Sabina Margaretha Schulze (dau of Johann Christian Schulze of Frankfort) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Fulton McKerrell (b 17.09.1769, d 1840) had issue (3 daus) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jane Fulton (dsp, dau of Robert Fulton of Hartfield, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary McCall (dau of James McCall of Braehead) | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | Margaret McKerrell (b 06.05.1766) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Moses Crawfurd of Newfield | |||||||||||||||
| (f) | Mary McKerrell (b 18.07.1771) | ||||||||||||||
| (g) | Elizabeth McKerrell (b 25.10.1777) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Reid (Colonel, brother of laird of Adamton) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Elizabeth McKerell Reid (d 1826) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.1822) George James Campbell of Treesbank (b 07.1800) | |||||||||||||||
| (h) | Jean McKerrell (b 30.07.1775) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Fulton of Hartfield (Lt. Colonel, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Marion McKerrell (b 06.02.1777) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Kibble of Whiteford & Greenlaw House | |||||||||||||||
| (j) | Agnes McKerrell (b 10.03.1779) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Edward Wright of Bolton-on-Swale | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Elizabeth McKerrell | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Jean McKerrell (bpt 11.08.1698) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 22.12.1725) Robert Campbell | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - Alexander (bpt 16.09.1694), Robert, John of Paisley (bpt 21.06.1702), Elizabeth (bpt 22.04.1692, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anna McKerrell (d 1691) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 1689) Robert Nisbet (son of Robert at Loundoun Kirk, of family of Carfin) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Jean McKerrell | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Wallace (brother of Robert of Cairnhill) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - Robert, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Robert McKerrell (a 03.1677) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Cunningham (sister of Robert Cunningham of Auchinbervie) | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Jean McKerrell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 30.07.1658) Fergus MacAlexander (minister of Barr) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Agnes McKerrell (d 03.1631) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 29.01.1612) William Roger | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 16.07.1604) Margaret Fullarton (d 06.09.1612) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Jean McKerrell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 29.08.1627) John Shaw of Dalwyne | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Margaret McKerrell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 09.08.1632) James Chalmer | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (mcrt 17.09.1613) Esther Fullarton (dau of James Fullarton, elder of that ilk, she m2. Adam Cunynghame, brother of William of Brounhill) | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Sarah McKerrell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 29.08.1638) John Ross (son of Andrew of Troweir) | |||||||||||||||
| vi.+ | other issue - James of Headmark, Barbara, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1952 ('McKerrell of Hillhouse')
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