Elizabeth Rollok Pringle

ELIZABETH PRINGLE

Death and Burial

Elizabeth Pringle, widow of Laurence Scot of Clerkington, died before 23 November 1666, the date upon which she was interred in Greyfriars Burying-Ground in Edinburgh. She probably died in Edinburgh. Register of Interments in Greyfriars Burying-Ground: 526

Children

• A. Sir William Scott of Clerkington (Senator of College of Justice) m1. (Catherine) Morrison (dau of (John) Morrison of Preston Grange)
• B. James Scott of Bonnytoun
• C. Laurence Scott ancestor of Scotts of Bavelaw
• D. (Marion) Scott -- m. (Richard) Lauder of Hatton --
• E. daugher m. _ Houstoun

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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23 June 1637: (Extract) Disposition by James Hamiltoun of Kilbrukmonth, with consent of Anna Stewart, his spouse, George Hamiltoun, fiar of Kilbrukmonth, his eldest son [by previous marriage], James Hamiltoun, his eldest son by said Anna and Gilbert Kirkwod of Pilrig for his interest to Laurence Scott of Clerkingtoun, advocate, and Elizabeth Pringill, his spouse in conjunct fee, of lands of Eister Lunphoy. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Dick-Lauder family of Fountainhall, reference GD41/286

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31 July 1638: Extract from Sheriff Court Books of Edinburgh of Judicial Ratification by Anna Stewart, spouse to James Hammiltoune of Kilbrekmonthe, of Procuratory of Resignation by said James to Elizabeth Pringle, relict of Laurence Scott of Clerkingtoun, advocate, in liferent and Mr. William Scott, her son, in fee, of lands of Eister Lumphoy. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Dick-Lauder family of Fountainhall, reference GD41/287

Genealogy

1. Stirnet: Scott 12

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY BY KITCHEN TABLE

Elizabeth Pringle was the daughter of William Pringle and Alison Wallace.

Lawrence Scott of Harprig was the son of James Scott of Scotsloch, Irvine. He married Elizabeth Pringle in 1592.

The Scotts of Malleny, Midlothian, branched off from the house of Murdieston, before the ancestor of the Buccleuchs exchanged that estate for half the barony of Branxholm. Lawrence’s father, James Scott of Scotsloch, and apparently the heir of the Malleny lands, was the first of the family to settle in Midlothian, during the reign of Queen Mary.

William Scott, the son of Lawrence and Elizabeth was knighted by Charles I in November 1641.

Of the children of Lawrence and Elizabeth their younger son Lawrence seems to have inherited Bavelaw and became the ancestor of the Scotts of Bavelaw. William, the eldest and heir, whom I introduced previously, inherited the lands and Barony of Malleny, which passed to his son John and which became the chief title of this branch of the Scott family.