Margaret Scott

Margaret Scott is the daughter of Sir William Scott, 11th of Balwearie.1 She married John Melville, 6th of Raith, son of John Melville, 5th of Raith and Isobel Lundie.1

JOHN MELVILLE, sixth of Raith, was probably born about 1563 or 1564. 9 He is first mentioned in 1584, when he was contracted in marriage to Margaret Scott, sister of James Scott of Balwearie, the bride's dowry being 5000 merks. … He died January 1626. 6 As already stated, he married Margaret, sister of James Scott of Balwearie, who survived him, and by her he left issue :

• 1. JOHN, afterwards third Lord Melville.
• 2. James, mentioned in 1609 in connection with the plantation of Ulster. Between 2 May and 6 June 1618 his elder brother John granted him and his wife, on their marriage, a sum of 300 merks Scots yearly, as interest on the principal sum of 3000 merks, and on 7 May 1623 James Melville, then designed * of Ard- mure,' and his wife, acknowledged receipt from his brother John of 3000 merks Scots. 7 In 1635 he was left a legacy of 1000 Scots by Robert, second Lord Melville. 8 He married (contract dated at Dysart and Raith 2 May 1618 9 ) Jean Sinclair, widow of George Seton of Parbroath. Nothing more is known regard- ing him.
• 3. David, named in the contract of 1616 10 as provided to the sum of 700 merks. In May 1644 he was ap- pointed tutor to his brother Lord Melville's chil- dren. He died before 25 December 1644, apparently unmarried. 11
• 4. Thomas, minister of Kinglassie, ancestor of the Melvilles of Oairnie. He was born about 1602. 12 He was ordained minister of the parish of Kinglassie in 1630, 13 and was a member of the General Assembly in 1650. He died 21 April 1675. He married Jean Gourlay, and had issue three sons and three daughters.
• 5. Jean, whose portion, amounting to 3000 merks, was paid to her on 2 May 1618. 1 She was married (con- tract dated 26 July and 2 August 1623) to Michael Balfour of Grange or Newgrange. 2
• 6. Elspeth or Elizabeth, married (contract dated 24 May 1616) to Mr. Robert Murray, minister, provost of Methven, and had issue. 3
• 7. Bathia, who, apparently about 1629, acknowledged. payment of '1000 from her brother as her share of her father's estate. 4 She was married (contract 17 September 1634) to John Traill, younger of Dinnork. She survived her husband, and died in Kinglassie, Fife, in July 1652. 5
• 8. Euphame, who apparently died unmarried. 8
• 9. Margaret, who was married (contract dated 10 and 12 December 1632) to James Scrimgeour of Wester Oartmore, son of Mr. John Scrimgeour of Wester Bowhill, Auchterderran.

References

• The Melvilles, Earls of Melville, and the Leslies, Earls of Leven. Memoirs. (Correspondence. - Charters.) [With plates, including portraits and facsimiles, and genealogical tables.] by Fraser, William, Sir, 1816-1898. Page 446. Archive.Org
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p71305.htm#i713050
• 1. [S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Hereinafter cited as Clan MacFarlane.
• 2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2312. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p35706.htm#i357056
• The Scots peerage, Vol. VI, page 105