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Gilbert Gray, of Buttergask

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland
Death: circa 1541 (46-64)
Immediate Family:

Son of Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord Gray and Margaret Houston
Husband of Egidia Mercer
Father of James Gray; Sir Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray and Robert Gray
Half brother of Elizabeth Gray; William Grey, Bailiff in Aberdeen; Jonet Grey; Patrick Gray, 3rd Lord Gray; Janet Gray, Baroness of Lawers and 5 others

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About Gilbert Gray, of Buttergask

  • Gilbert Gray1
  • M, #2996, d. 1541
  • Father Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord Gray, Sheriff of Forfar, Justice of Scotland d. Feb 1514
  • Mother Elizabeth Stewart b. a 1460
  • Gilbert Gray was born at of Buttergask, Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland. He married Egidia Mercer, daughter of Sir Laurence Mercer and Isobel Wardlaw. Gilbert Gray died in 1541.
  • Family Egidia Mercer
  • Children
    • Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray+ d. 1584
    • Gilbert Gray+
  • Citations
  • [S216] Unknown author, Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 1149.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p100.htm#i... __________________
  • Gilbert Gray1
  • M, #28227, d. before 1541
  • Last Edited=30 Apr 2011
  • Consanguinity Index=0.09%
  • Gilbert Gray was the son of Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord Gray and Lady Elizabeth Stewart.1 He married Egidia Mercer, daughter of Sir Laurence Mercer of Aldie and Isobel Wardlaw.1 He died before 1541.1
  • He lived at Buttergask, Scotland.1
  • Child of Gilbert Gray and Egidia Mercer
    • Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray+2 b. b 1515, d. 1584
  • Citations
  • [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 100. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  • [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1642. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  • From: http://thepeerage.com/p2823.htm#i28227 ________________
  • The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage and Baronetage: Containing the Family Histories of ... by Edmund Lodge
  • https://archive.org/details/genealogyexisti02lodggoog
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogyexisti02lodggoog#page/n264/mode...
  • Pg.246
    • GRAY, BARON. (GRAY.)
    • Peer of Scotland.
  • HIS Lordship is of the same family with Earl Grey, though the connexion cannot be distinctly traced. A younger son of the Greys of Northumberland settled in Scotland, as early as the 12th century, and was ancestor of Sir Andrew, who joined Robert Bruce in 1306. Fourth in descent from him was Sir ANDREW GRAY, of Broxmouth, created LORD GRAY in 1446. ANDREW, his son and successor, 2nd LORD, d. in 1469 ; he had two sons, viz.,
  • 1 Patrick, Master of Gray, d. before his father, leaving a son, ANDREW, who succeeded his grandfather as 3rd LORD.
  • 2 Andrew, ancestor of Sir William Gray of Plttendrum, and through him of the 9th and succeeding Lords Gray.
  • ANDREW, 3rd LORD, d. in 1514 ; his two elder sons were,
  • 1 PATRICK, 4th LORD,who d. without issue male.
  • 2 Gilbert, father of PATRICK, who succeeded his uncle as 5th LORD, He was taken prisoner at the rout of Solway, by Dacre and Musgrave, and committed to the custody of the Archbishop of York, but soon admitted to ransom. He was one of the first Scotch noblemen who countenanced the Reformation, and joined the association in support of JAMES VI. in 1567. He d. in 1582, and was succeeded by his eldest son PATRICK, 6th LORD, to whom, in 1609, succeeded his son PATRICK, 7th LORD, who d. in 1612. His son and successor, ANDREW, 8th LORD, d. in 1663, without surviving issue male; and his eldest daughter, Anne, having m. William, eldest son of Sir William Gray, of Pittendrum, his Lordship made, in 1639, a resignation of his honours into the hands of King CHARLES I., from whom he obtained a renewed charter of the Peerage to himself, with remainder to the said William Gray, husband of Anne, his eldest daughter, and the heirs male of their marriage, failing which, to the nearest heirs male whatever of Sir William Gray of Pittendrum.
  • .... etc. _________

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This says about 1492: http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I16299&tree=...

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  • 'Gray1'
  • Sir Andrew Gray, 1st of Broxmouth (a 1314)
    • 1. Sir John Gray, 2nd of Broxmouth (d c1403)
      • A. John Gray (a 1353, dvpsp)
      • B. Sir Patrick Gray, 3rd of Broxmouth (a 1373)
      • m. Margaret
        • i. Sir Andrew Gray, 4th of Broxmouth (d 1441)
        • m1. Janet Mortimer (dau of Sir Roger Mortimer of Foulis)
          • a. Andrew Gray, 1st Lord Gray (b c1390, d c1469)
          • m1. (mcrt 31.08.1418) Elizabeth Wemyss (dau of Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss)
            • (1) Patrick, Master of Gray (dvp by 01.09.1464)
            • m1. (by 1440) Margaret Fleming (dsp, dau of Sir Malcolm Fleming of Biggar and Cumbernauld)
            • m2. (by 1445) Annabel Forbes (dau of Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord)
              • (A) Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord Gray (d 1514)
              • m1. Janet Keith (dau of Sir Robert Keith, Lord Keith)
                • (i) Patrick Gray, 3rd Lord Gray (dspl 04.1541)
                • m. (c1492, div after 03.1501) Janet Gordon (dau of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly)
                • partner unknown
                  • (a) Janet Gray
                  • m1. William Ogilvy of Inchmartine (d before 05.1566)
                  • m2. (by 1566) James Sandilands of Cruvie and St. Monance (d 02.11.1585)
                • (ii) Isobel Gray
                • m. Alexander Stratoun of Lauristoun
                • (iii) Elizabeth Gray
                • m1. (1487) John Lyon, 4th Lord Glamis (d 1500)
                • m2. (1511, sp) Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (d 16.01.1523-4)
                • m3. (05.06.1525, sp) George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes (d 28.11.1558)
              • m2. Elizabeth Stewart (dau of John Stewart of Balveny, 1st Earl of Atholl)
                • (iv) Robert Gray of Leithfie (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
                • (v) Gilbert Gray of Buttergask (d by 1541)
                • m. Egidia Mercer (dau of Sir Laurence Mercer of Aldie)
                  • (a) Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray (d 1584)
                  • m. (mcrt 21.09.1537) Marion Ogilvy (dau of James Ogilvy, 4th Lord of Airlie)
                    • ((1)) Patrick Gray, 5th Lord (b 1538, d 1609)
                    • m. (mcrt 14.01.1556-7) Barbara Ruthven (dau of William, 2nd Lord Ruthven)
                      • ((A)) Patrick Gray, 6th Lord (d 04.09.1611)
                      • m1. (mcrt 1575, div 1585) Elizabeth Lyon (dau of John, 8th Lord Glamis)
                      • m2. (mcrt 25.11.1585) Mary Stewart (dau of Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney)
                        • ((i)) Andrew Gray, 7th Lord (d 1663)
                        • m1. (1603) Margaret Ogilvy (dau of Walter, 1st Lord of Deskford)
                          • ((a)) Patrick, Master of Gray (dvpsp 1635)
                          • ((b)) Anne, Mistress of Gray
                          • m. William, Master of Gray (bpt 21.07.1621, d 08.1660)
                          • Their eldest son became 8th Lord.
                        • m2. (1627) Mary (d before 1632, widow of Sir John Sydenham)
                        • m3. (before 1639) Katherine Caddell
                          • ((c)) Frances Gray (bur 22.04.1670)
                          • m. James Mackenzie (captain)
                        • ((ii)) Patrick Gray (b c1606)
                        • ((iii)) Jean/Janet Gray (d 17.08.1639)
                        • m. (mcrt 09.1609) Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss (b c1586, d 22.11.1649)
                        • ((iv)) Agnes Gray
                        • m. (c1611) William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith, Earl of Strathern, 1st Earl of Airth and Menteith (b 1589, d 1661)
                        • ((v)) Mary Gray
                        • m. James Leslie, 3rd Lord Lindores (d before 20.07.1667)
                        • ((vi)) Elizabeth Gray
                        • m. (mcrt 09.1603) Sir John Leslie of Newton (d 01.09.1651)
                        • ((vii)) Helen Gray
                        • m. (mcrt 11.09.1622) Sir Andrew Bruce, 5th of Earlshall
                        • ((viii)) Isobel Gray
                        • m. Sir Robert Carnegie of Dunnigen (dsp 12.1632)
                      • ((B)) Gilbert Gray of Milnhill
                      • m. Elizabeth Gib
                      • ((C)) James Gray
                      • ((D)) William Gray of Bandirran, later of Inchture
                      • m. Elizabeth Gray
                      • ((E)) Andrew Gray of Bullion (d by 18.08.1604)
                      • m. Margaret Reid
                      • ((F)) Robert Gray of Millhill and Cranneslie
                      • m. Jean Lauder (dau of Robert Lauder of Bass)
                      • ((G)) Barbara Gray
                      • m. Sir John Cranstoun of Morristoun
                      • ((H)) Marjorie Gray
                      • m. Patrick Ogilvy of Inchmartine (d by24.05.1623)
                    • ((2)) Andrew Gray (d by 16.02.1611)
                    • ((3)) Gilbert Gray of Bandirran or Banderan (d 12.08.1592)
                    • m1. Marion Carnegie (d 28.05.1585, dau of John Carnegie of that ilk)
                      • ((A)) Agnes Gray
                    • m2. (mcrt 18.04.1587) Elizabeth Hay (d 01.04.1600, dau of Peter Hay of Megginch)
                      • ((B)) Euphemia Gray
                      • m. Sir Patrick Kinnaird of Inchture (d c1658)
                      • ((C))+ other issue - Patrick (d young), Gilbert, Marie (d by 15.01.1612)
                    • ((4)) James Gray (d 1585-6)
                    • m. Elizabeth Beaton (b c1529, dau of Sir John Beaton, 2nd of Creich)
                    • p. Isobel Bethune
                    • ((5)) Robert Gray (a 1593)
                    • ((6)) Sir Patrick Gray of Invergowrie (d 31.08.1606)
                    • m1. Euphemia Murray (d 24.08.1596, dau of William Murray of Tullibardine)
                    • m2. Agnes Napier (dau of Sir Archibald Napier, 6th of Merchiston, of Edinbellie)
                    • Unsure who was the mother of whom.
                      • ((A)) Patrick Gray of Invergowrie, later of Kinnell
                      • ((B))+ other issue - Andrew, Agnes, Euphan, Elizabeth, Marion
                    • ((7)) Marion Gray
                    • m1. (06.1562) Patrick, Master of Ruthven (dvpsp before 1565)
                    • m2. Patrick Ogilvy of Inchmartine
                    • ((8)) Mary Gray
                    • m. David Seton of Parbroath, Chancellor of Scotland (d 1601 / by 1600)
                    • ((9)) Agnes Gray
                    • m1. (1553) Robert Logan of Restalrig (b c1533, d c26.08.1561)
                    • m2. (after 1565) Alexander Home, 5th Lord (d 08.1575)
                    • m3. (after 1575) Sir Thomas Lyon of Auldbar, etc (d 18.02.1608)
                    • ((10)) Elizabeth Gray
                    • m. (mcrt 16.04.1568) Robert Bruce of Cultmalindie
                    • ((11)) Helen Gray
                    • m. Sir David Maxwell of Tealing
                    • ((12)) Margaret Gray
                    • m. (mcrt 01.04.1562) James Ogilvy of Balfour (d 03.02.1583/4)
                    • ((13)) Isobel Gray (d 20.10.1589)
                    • m1. (mcrt 04.09.1563) David Strachan of Carmylie
                    • m2. Alexander Falconer of Halkerton (d 12.1595)
                    • ((14)) Agnes (Anne) Gray
                    • m. (mcrt 16.01.1581-2) Patrick Douglas of Kilspindie
                    • ((15)) Lilias Gray (d 03.1614)
                    • m1. (mcrt 23.08.1582) David Tyrie of Drumkilbo
                    • m2. (mcrt 20.10.1592) John Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of Oliphant (d 1603)
                  • (b) Robert Gray of Drummalie
                  • m. Marjorie Strachan (dau of Thomas Strachan of Carmylie)
                    • ((1)) Robert Gray of Drummalie (d 02.1626)
                    • ((2)) Margaret Gray
                  • (c) James Gray of Buttergask (d by 1595)
                  • m. Margaret Scott
                    • ((1)) Thomas Gray
                    • m. Margaret Kinnaird
                    • ((2)) Robert Gray
                  • (d) Geilis Gray (d 10.1597)
                  • m1. Alexander Whitelaw of Newgrange
                  • m2. Alexander Gardin
                • (vi) Andrew Gray of Muirtown (d by 13.04.1541)
                • m. heiress of Scheves
                • (vii) Isobel Gray (a 1551)
                • m1. (c 1495) Sir James Scrimgeour of Dudhope, Constable of Dundee (d 1504)
                • m2. (by 1510) Adam Crichton of Ruthven (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
                • m3. (by 1521) Sir John Campbell of Lundy
                • (viii) Janet Gray (d 10.1539)
                • m1. John Charteris of Cathelgurdie (Cuthelgurdie)
                • m2. Sir William Keith, younger of Inverugie (dvp)
                • m3. Sir David Wemyss of that ilk (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
                • m4. (c1530) James Campbell of Lawers (d 12.02.1561-2)
                • (ix) Marjory Gray
                • m1. Andrew Kinnimonth of that ilk and Craighall
                • m2. Silvester Rattray of Craighall (d 01.1554)
                • (x)+ other issue - Edward (a 1521), Elizabeth
              • m3. Margaret Houston (widow of Robert Lyle, 2nd Lord)
              • partner unknown
                • (xii) William Gray
                • m. Marion Fullarton
              • (B) Janet Gray (d c1549) possibly a daughter of Andrew, 2nd Lord
              • m1. Alexander Blair of Balthayock
              • m2. (after 1502, before 06.05.1510) Thomas Fraser, 2nd Lord Lovat (d c21.10.1524)
              • m3. (before 01.12.1534) Sir David Lindsay of Edzell, 9th Earl of Crawford (b c1503, d 1558)
              • (C) Elizabeth Gray
              • m. David Rollock of Ballachie = David Rollo of Mello (d before 1510)
              • (D) daughter
              • m. Andrew Monogrund of that ilk
              • (E) daughter
              • m. _ Collace of Balnamoon
            • (2) .... etc.
  • Main source(s): TSP (Gray), BP1934 (Gray)
  • From: Stirnet.com
  • http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/gg/gray1.php ______________

http://venitap.com/Genealogy/WebCards/ps35/ps35_214.html

By his wife, Egidia, daughter of sir Laurence Merce of Aldie, he had issue:

1. Patrick, Fourth Lord Gray. 2. Robert of Drummalie, which estate he acquired from Ribert Chrichton of Eliock, Lord Advocate, 15 May 1570. He married Marjorie, daughter of Thomas Strachan of Carmylie, and had issue (1) Robert of Drummalie, who had a charter of the lands of Middle Mawis, etc., in the lordship of Scone, 7 February 1613, and died in February 1626 (2) Margaret, to whom her father conveyed the lands of Balgray 19 January 1575-76. 3. James of Buttergask, who with his brothers Patrick and Robert is mentioned in a charter by David, Cardinal Beaton, to Patrick, Lord Gray, of the lands of Idvies and others in Forfarshire 20 October 1544. He had a charter of the lands of Meikle Buttergask, 21 June 1553, to himself and Margaret Scott, his spouse. He died before 1595, and had issue: (1) Thomas, who married (contracted dated 20 and 24 june 1586) Margaret Kinnaird. (2) Robert 4. Geilis, married, first to Alexander Whitelaw of Newgrange; and secondly, to Alexander Gardin in Drumgelch, and died in October 1597.

Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol IV, Edinburgh, 1906, pp. 279-80

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Gilbert Gray, of Buttergask's Timeline

1486
1486
Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland
1508
March 1508
Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland
1518
1518
Drummalie, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1520
1520
Buttergask, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
1541
1541
Age 55