Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Balmain, 1st Baronet

Biographical Summary

"Gilbert Ramsay, of Balmain, co Kincardine, son and heir apparent of David Ramsay, of the same, sometime (1612, 1625, and 1630) M.P. [S] for Kincardineshire (who died 1636), by Margaret, daughter of Sir Gilbert Oglivie of Oglivie, was created a Baronet [S] as 'of Balmaine', 3 September, sealed 2 November 1625, with rem. to heirs male whatsoever, and with a grant of, presumably 16,000 acres in Nova Scotia, of which he had seizin in the said month of November. He took part with the Covenanters in 1636; was M.P. [S] for Kincardineshire 1639-41, 1645-46 and 1661-63; was one of the committee appointed by Parliament [S], July 1644; a Commissioner of Excise, etc, 1646. He is said to have married Elizabeth, daughter of George Auchinleck of Balmanno. He undoubtedly married 'Grizel Durham', i.e. Grizel, widow of Sir Alexander Fotheringham, daughter of James, and sister of Sir Alexander Durham, of Pitkerrow. He was living July 1639, and some years afterwards probably as late as 1663. His widow married, as his 1st wife, John (Middleton), 1st Earl of Middleton [S], who died 1673, at Tangiers. She died September 1666, at Cranstoun."

SOURCE: Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1900; Vol. II; page 301