'Ruthven2'
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Families covered: Ruthven of Ballindean, Ruthven of Dunglass, Ruthven of Freeland, Ruthven of Gardyne, Ruthven of Gowrie, Ruthven of Ruthven
| William Ruthven, 1st Lord (d 1528) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Isabel Levington (dau of Levington of Saltcoats) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Ruthven (dvp Flodden 09.09.1513) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Catherine Buttergask | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Ruthven, 2nd Lord (b c1500, d 12.1552) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1515) Janet Halyburton, Baroness Halyburton (d c1560, dau of Patrick Halyburton, 5th/6th Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord (b c1520, d 13.06.1566) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1546) Janet Douglas (b 1520, d 1552, dau of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Patrick, Master of Ruthven (dvpsp before 1565) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.1562) Marion Gray (dau of Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie (b 1541, d 04.05.1584) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.08.1561) Dorothea Stewart (dau of Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie (bpt 25.09.1575, dsp 1588) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie (b c1577, d 05.08.1600) | ||||||||||||||
| Alleged participator in 'the Gowrie Conspiracy' against King James VI of Scots which led to the title being declared forfeit. | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Patrick Ruthven, 'Lord Ruthven' (d 24.05.1652, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Woodford (dau of Robert Woodford of Brightwell, widow of Thomas Gerard, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Patrick Ruthven, 'Lord Ruthven' | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (14.07.1656) Sarah Head | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (c09.1667) Jane MacDonald | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Mary Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir Anthony van Dyck (d 09.12.1641, painter) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Sir Richard Pryse of Gogerddan (d 1651) | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - Robert (a 1660), Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Mary Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (24.01.1579-80) John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl (b 22.05.1563, d 28.08.1595) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 31.03.1596) John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (b 1566, d 1603) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (before 30.12.1613) James Stewart | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Margaret Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 12.12.1593) John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose (b 1573, d 14.11.1626) | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Sophia Ruthven (dsp by 1592) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.04.1591) Ludovic Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, Duke of Richmond (b 29.09.1574, d 16.02.1623-4) | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Jean Ruthven (d c01.1611) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1588) James Ogilvy, 6th Lord of Airlie (d c1617) | |||||||||||||||
| (8) | Elizabeth (Isabel) Ruthven (d 01.1617) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (mcrt 01.02.1597-8, div 11.08.1608) Sir Robert Gordon of Lochinvar (d before 24.01.1628) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Hugh Campbell, 1st Lord of Loudoun (d 15.12.1622) | |||||||||||||||
| (9) | Beatrix Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 26.10.1608) Sir John Home of Cowdenknowes (d before 1629) | |||||||||||||||
| (10) | Dorothea Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 08.06.1609) John Wemyss of Pittencrieff | |||||||||||||||
| (11)+ | other issue - Alexander (b 1580, d 05.08.1600, 'Master of Gowrie'), William, Lilias (dvp), Barbara (bur 29.12.1625) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Archibald Ruthven of Forteviot (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Lilias Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Alexander Ruthven (youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Cecilia Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Bruce | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Jean Ruthven (d 09.1591) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Henry Stewart, 2nd Lord Methven (d 03.03.1571) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Isabel Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c22.08.1570) James Colville, 1st Lord of Culross (b 1551, d 09.1629) | |||||||||||||||
| g.+ | other issue - George (d 04.09.1571), James (a 1553, 1599, precentor of Dunkeld) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1557) Janet Stewart (b 1500, dau of John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl) | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| i. | James Ruthven (a 1578) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Ruthven (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| TSP (Gowrie) suggests that this William was probably dead before 8 May 1543 but a Visitor to this site has reported that he became commander of a battalion of mercenaries in Sweden and was still alive in October 1583 having had issue in Sweden. | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Alexander Ruthven of Freeland (d 09.10.1599) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Moncrieff (dau of William Moncreiffe of that ilk, 10th of Moncreiffe) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Ruthven of Freeland (d 20.10.1608) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1585) Isabella Fotheringham (dau of Thomas Fothringham, 8th of Pourie) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Thomas Ruthven, 1st Lord of Freeland (d 06.05.1671) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabel Balfour (dau of Robert Balfour, 1st Lord Burleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | David Ruthven, 2nd Lord of Freeland (dsp 04.1701) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Anne Ruthven (d before 21.03.1689) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (08.1661) Sir William Cuninghame, 2nd Bart of Cuninghamhead (d 1670) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (22.04.1673) William Cunningham, 8th of Craigends (dsp) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Elizabeth Ruthven (d before 1701) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Francis Ruthven, 1st Bart of Redcastle (a 1666) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Jean Ruthven, Baroness Ruthven (d unm 04.1722) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Maria Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1612) George Hay of Naughton | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Ruthven | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 1629) Sir David Makgill of Rankeillour (b 1601) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Jean Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lawrence Mercer of Clavedge or Clevage (d 1612) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Barbara Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Rattray of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Isabel Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Reid of Strathardle | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - Harrie, Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Lilias Ruthven (d 07.07.1579) | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. David Drummond, 2nd Lord (d 1571) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Catherine Ruthven | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 28.01.1550-1) Colin Campbell, 6th of Glenorchy (d 11.04.1583) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| vi. | Cecilia Ruthven (d 08.07.1589) | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (1556) David Wemys of Wemyss (d 22.02.1596-7) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| vii. | Barbara Ruthven | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 14.01.1556-7) Patrick Gray, 5th Lord (b 1538, d 1609) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| viii. | Janet (Jean) Ruthven (d 09.12.1593) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (before 1544) John Crichton of Strathurd | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Laurence Mercer of Meikleour | |||||||||||||||
| ix. | Margaret Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 24.03.1549-50) James Johnston of Elphinston | |||||||||||||||
| x. | Christian Ruthven (d 1575) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1550) William Lundin of that ilk (d 06.05.1600) | |||||||||||||||
| xi.+ | other issue - James of Forteviot (dsp), Henry | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Isobel Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Murray of Wallaceton and Tibbermuir | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Jean Hepburn (of Riccarton) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Ruthven of Cultvainy and Drumdrane | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Alexander Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Margaret Ruthven (d 1548) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Alexander Stewart, 2nd Earl of Buchan (d 1505) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (before 21.06.1508) John Erskine, younger of Dun (d Flodden 09.09.1513) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (before 23.12.1518) James Stewart of Ryland (d 11.03.1524-5) | |||||||||||||||
| m4. (div 18.12.1534) William Wood of Bonyton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Christian Forbes (dau of William Forbes, 3rd Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | William Ruthven, 1st of Ballindean (d before 06.1566) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Crichton (dau of Sir John Crichton of Strathurd) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir William Ruthven, 2nd of Ballindean (bur 12.07.1603) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Stewart (dau of John Stewart, 4th Lord Innermeath) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Ruthven, 3rd/last of Ballindean, 1st of Gardyne (a 1634) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Barclay of Towie | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Ruthven, 2nd of Gardyne (d before 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Patrick Ruthven (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Ruthven, 3rd of Gardyne | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Ruthven (a 11.1663) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir Francis Ruthven of Carse | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Sir John Ruthven, 1st of Dunglass (d before 1649, Maj. Gen.) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jean Ramsay | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - John, Helen | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Barbara Leslie (dau of Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Sir William Ruthven, 2nd of Dunglass | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Douglas (dau of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Mary Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Robert Douglas, 4th Bart of Ardit / Glenbervie (b c1662, d 27.01.1748) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Barbara Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Hugh Paterson, Bart of Bannockburn | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Christian Ruthven (b c1665, d 1755) | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Alexander Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| (5) | Sir Francis Ruthven, 1st Bart of Redcastle (a 07.1666, dspm) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Ruthven (d before 10.1674, dau of Thomas Ruthven, 1st Lord of Freeland) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Isabel Ruthven, Lady Ruthven of Freeland (d 23.06.1732) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Johnstone of Graitney, later Ruthven | |||||||||||||||
| Ancestors of later Lords Ruthven of Freeland. | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Pitcairn | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Anna Ruthven (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (6) | Elizabeth Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1658) Sir Dugald Stewart, 2nd Bart of Ardmaleish (d 1670) | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue - James, Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford (b c1572-3, d 02.02.1651, Field Marshal) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Elspeth Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m1. William Lundie of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| m2. George Pringle of Balmungo (d 23.08.1655) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Christiana Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1628) Sir Thomas Kerr of Fernilee (d 1637) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 1640) Sir Thomas Ogilvy (d Inverlochy 02.02.1645) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Joanna Henderson (sister of Col John Henderson) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Alexander Ruthven, Lord Ettrick (dvp before 1641) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Patrick Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Janet Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1661) James Baillie, 2nd Lord Forrester of Corstorphine (d 26.08.1679) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (1633) Clara Berner (dau of John Berner of Saskendorff and Ventzin) | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - Patrick (b 1648, d 04.09.1650), child (b 1634, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Alexander Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Christian Ruthven (d before 06.1634) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir James Lundie | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Janet Ruthven | ||||||||||||||
| m. Adam Stewart (Prior at Perth) | |||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - Christian, Margaret, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Elizabeth Ruthven | -- | |||||||||||||
| m1. William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll (d 28.07.1522) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 12.12.1523) Ninian Ross, 3rd Lord of Halkhead (d 02.1555-6) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): TSP (Gowrie), BP1999 (Carlisle), BE1883 (Ruthven), TSP (Forth), BP1934 (Ruthven)
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