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Families covered: Ruthven of Freeland

                               
James Johnstone of Graitney, later Ruthven of Freeland (Colonel, son of William of Graitney)
m. Isabel Ruthven, Lady Ruthven of Freeland (d 23.06.1732)
1. James Johnstone or Ruthven, Lord Ruthven of Freeland (d 03.07.1783)
  m1. Janet Nisbet (dau of William Nisbet of Dirleton)
A. James Ruthven, Lord Ruthven of Freeland (b 16.12.1733, d 27.12.1789)
  m. (08/12.11.1776) Mary Elizabeth Leslie-Melville (d 07.10.1820, dau of David, Earl of Leven & Melville)
  i. James Ruthven, Lord Ruthven of Freeland (b 17.10.1777, dsp 27.07.1853)
  m. (20.12.1813) Mary Hamilton Campbell (d 05.04.1885, dau of Walter Campbell of Shawfield)
ii. Mary Elizabeth Thornton Ruthven, Baroness Ruthven (b 1784, d 13.02.1864)
  m. (13.10.1806) Walter Hore of Harperstown (d 16.04.1878)
  Ancestors of later Lord Ruthvens. At least some of their descendants took the name Hore-Ruthven.
  iii.+ other issue (d unm) - David (b 11.12.1781, d young), David (b 22.08.1787, d 07.09.1808), Willielma (b 18.11.1778, d 18.12.1839), Janet Anne (b 15/25.04.1780, d 31.10.1804), Jane (d 01.03.1804), Isabella (d 13.11.1787), Charlotte Rebecca (d 19.03.1804)
B. William Ruthven (b 16.02.1735, d unm)
  m2. (07.1736) Anne Stuart (d 28.11.1786, dau of James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute)
  C. Anne Ruthven (b 03.10.1737, d 28.10.1801)
  m. (1762/4) John Elphinstone, 11th Lord (b 26.01.1737, 19.08.1794)
  D. Isabel Ruthven (b 02.11.1738, d 04.09.1775)
  m. John Macdougal, younger of Macdougal (dvpsp 27.04.1775, Captain)
  E. Elizabeth Maria Ruthven
  m. (18.07.1763, div 02.02.1774) Sir Robert Laurie, Bart of Maxwellton
  F. Janet ('Jessie') Ruthven (b 07.12.1747, dsps 06.1785)
  m. (01.08.1765) Wade Toby Caulfeild of Raheenduff
  G.+ other issue (d unm) - Stewart James (b 29.11.1739), John (b 29.03.1743, d 14.12.1771, Captain RN), Wortley Montagu (b 09.09.1741, d 04.03.1768), Jean (b 11.10.1745, d young), Grace (bpt 05.11.1746, d young), Crawford (b 15.07.1749, d young)
2. Anne Johnstone or Ruthven (dsp)
  m1. (25.04.1724) Henry Rollo (dsp 02.07.1745, son of Robert, 4th Lord)
  m2. Frederick Bruce of Bunzeon

Main source(s): BP1934 (Ruthven)
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