Sir Francis Ruthven, 1st Baronet Ruthven of Redcastle

FRANCIS RUTHVEN OF REDCASTLE Baronet

Marriage

Francis Ruthven of Redcastle married Elizabeth Ruthven, daughter of Thomas, Lord Ruthven of Freeland, and his wife Isabel Balfour. The Scots Peerage VII: 387 She is said to have died before October 1674. Stirnet: Ruthven 2

Children

1. Isabel Ruthven, 4th Lady Ruthven of Freeland
2. Elizabeth Ruthven
3. Anna Ruthven

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

                   1

8 October 1668: Signature of the lands of Reidcastle granted to Sir Francis Ruthven. National Records of Scotland, Register of Signatures, boxed series, reference SIG1/136/84

                   2

18 February 1673: Discharge by John Campbell of Glenurchy to Sir William Ruthven of Dunglasse and Sir Francis Ruthven of Reidcastle as cautioner, of two bonds granted by them to Alexander Campbell, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Campbell Family, Earls of Breadalbane (Breadalbane Muniments), reference GD112/66/2/3

                   3

c. 1688: Inventory of legal papers belonging to the deceased Sir Francis Ruthven. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Airlie, reference GD16/45/7

                   4

1666-1705: Legal papers following on bond by Sir William Ruthven of Dunglass and Francis Ruthven of Redcastle, his brother, to Robert Durie, second son of James Durie of Craigluscar. National Records pf Scotland, Papers of the Hall Family of Dunglass, East Lothian, reference GD206/6/36

Biographical Summary

"Francis Ruthven, of Redcastle, co. Forfar, was cr. a Baronet [S.], as above, 11 July 1666, with rem. to heirs male of the body. He m. Elizabeth, 2d da. of Thomas (Ruthven), 1st Lord Ruthven of Freeland [S.], by Isabel, da. of Robert (Balfour, formerly Arnot), Lord Balfour of Burleigh [S.]. This Elizabeth, who d. before Oct. 1674, was 2d of the three sisters of the 2d Lord, who d. unm. April 1701. Sir Francis d. s.p.m., when the Baronetcy became extinct...

...Isobel, his 1st da. and coheir, became in Oct. 1622, heir of line to her maternal grandfather, Thomas (Ruthven), 1st Lord Ruthven of Freeland [S.], and inherited the estates of that family. She assumed that peerage (on the ground that it had been granted to the heir general) which was borne by her son and has continued to be so by the heirs of his body."

Genealogy

Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1904; Vol. IV; page 255