Hugh MacDuff (Edigus) (Eguis) (Giles) of Fife

Hugh MacDuff, 2nd son of Earl Gillemichel had 2 sons: Hugh / Aed / Giles, and Orm.

The second Hugo had a son whom he called Michael of the Wemyss. The Michael came from his illustrious ancestor Gillemichael no doubt, and the Wemyss came from the Gaelic word meaning acave or a Picts house." "The rocky coast of the Firth of Forth in County Fife where the ruins of Macduff's castle which Hugo inherited are located is honeycombed with caves which were occupied long ago by Picts with the tribal name of Wemyss."[Stanley Family.FTW]

Had lands in Markinch, Scotland. Married and had children.

Children of Hugo Macduff are:

+Michael Wemyss (of Methil / Wemyss), b. 1165, Fife, Scotland1, d. 1214

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc359671981

1. GILLIEMATHIL [Gilliemichael] Macduff, son of --- (-before [1135]). Earl [of Fife]. "…Gillemichel Mac duf…" witnessed a charter dated to [1128] ---. The name of Gilliemathil’s wife is not known. Gilliemathil & his wife had [three] children:

• a) [DUNCAN (-1154). Duncan & his wife had [three] children: …
• b) HUGH . His parentage is confirmed by the undated charter, probably dated to [1165/66], under which William King of Scotland confirmed the property of St Andrew’s priory, including a donation of "ecclesiam de Marchinche" by "militis…Egii filii Hugonis filii Gillemihel comitis de Fif"[307]. m ---. The name of Hugh’s wife is not known. Hugh & his wife had one child:
  • i) GILES . William King of Scotland confirmed the property of St Andrew’s priory, including a donation of "ecclesiam de Marchinche" by "militis…Egii filii Hugonis filii Gillemihel comitis de Fif", by undated charter probably dated to [1165/66][308].

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Family

https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ff/fife1.php

• 1. Constantine, 2nd Earl of Fife (d 1129) succeeded by ...
  • A. Gillemichael, 3rd Earl of Fife (d by 07.1136)
    • i. Duncan, 4th Earl of Fife (d 1154)
    • ii.'Hugh (Eoghin) of Fife
      • a. Hugh (Egius) of Fife This Hugh was long identified as father of John of (Wemyss and) Methil, ancestor of the Wemyss family, but according to TSP (Wemyss) that connection has since been disproved as John's father has since been confirmed as Michael of (Wemyss and) Methil whose wife may have been a daughter of Earl Gillemichael.
      • b. Orm de Abernethy (a 1172/3) -- Orm, son of Hugh, is identified in TSP (Saltoun), and also 'Fife (P&H)', as ancestor of the Abernethy family. BP1999 (Saltoun) identifies that Hugh as son of Gillemichael, 3rd Earl of Fife. That claim was not made for BP1934 (Saltoun) so it is assumed that some additional evidence has been found to justify that identification.
    • iii. Ete of Fife J m. Gartnait, Earl of Buchan

References

• Early Scottish Charters: Prior to A.D. 1153 edited by Archibald Campbell Lawrie. Page 318. GoogleBooks p. 57. Gillemichel the Earl was the son of Constantine, Earl of Fife. As Gillemichel Macduf he witnessed the charter to Dunfermline, LXXIV., ante, p. 63, with his father, the Earl. He succeeded to the Earldom about 1129. As Earl he witnessed charters Lxxxiv., p. 69; CIII., p. 82, and CLIII., p. 119. Though G. E. C. (Complete Peerage) says that Earl Gillemichel died in 1139, he died certainly before 1136, when his son Duncan was Earl ; and, if we can trust a charter in the Book of Deer, Duncan was Earl as early as 1131-32. Earl Gillemichel had a second son, Hugh, whose son, Egius, was a benefactor to the Priory of St. Andrews. Page 233 GoogleBooks In the latter part of the twelfth century Duncan, Earl of Fife, granted the church of Markinch to the Priory of St. Andrews, which grant was confirmed by Robert, Bishop of St. Andrews (Reg. Prior. St. And., pp. 43, 152, 242), with the pertinents, i.e. twenty meli of cheese and a pig. Egius the son of Hugh the son of Gillemichel, Earl of Fife, granted to the Canons of St. Andrews the church of Markinch with its tithes and a toft on the east of the church (Reg. Prior. St. And., p. 216). Between A.D. 1203-1228, Malcolm, Earl of Fife, confirmed his father Earl Duncan's grant of the church of Markinch to St. Andrews (p. 244),
• The British Chronicles, Volume 2. By David Hughes. Page 552. GoogleBooks
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrews_Cathedral_Priory
• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mainegenie/genealogy/ABERNETH.htm