Sir Thomas Kennedy, 1st of Culzean

SIR THOMAS KENNEDY OF CULZEAN

Tutor of Cassillis. Sometime Master of Cassillis

Muder under Trust

Ancient Criminal Trials in Scotland; Compiled from the Original Records and MSS., with Historical Illustrations, etc. by Robert Pitcairn, Esq. Vol. II. Part First. (Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh, M.DCCC.XXXIII.), pp. 124-99

Marriage

Sir Thomas Kennedy of Culzean married Dame Elizabeth Makgill. They were married between 16 March and 28 April 1579. The Scots Peerage II: 486

Children of the Second Marriage

1. Thomas Kennedy of Culzean
2. James Kennedy of Culzean and Blairquhan
3. Sir Alexander Kennedy of Culzean
4. David Kennedy
5. Helen Fergusson
6. Margaret Agnew
7. Margaret Agnew

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

1608-1611: Processes, supplementary: Royal warrants for the trial of John Muir of Auchindrain and James Muir, his son, for the murders of Thomas Kennedy, tutor of Cassillis, and William Dalrymple, including warrant for torture. National Records of Scotland, Processes, Supplementary, reference JC27/49

Note: See Pitcairn's 'Criminal Trials', vol.III, pp.124-199, 581-582, 622

Genealogical Accounts

1. The Scots Peerage, etc., Edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms, Volume II (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1905), pp. 486-88 for the family of Elizabeth Makgill and Thomas Kennedy of Culzean
2. Stirnet: Kennedy 01
3. Stirnet: Kennedy 02

Notes and Comments

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Sir Thomas Kennedy, 1st of Culzean, Master of Cassilis

• Born: About 1545
• Died: 11 May 1602
• Parents: Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassillis b. 1515, Margaret Kennedy
• Married: Elizabeth Makgill

In the courtyard of Greenan Castle on the morning of 12th May, 1602, Sir Thomas Kennedy of Culzean and his servant, Lancelot Kennedy, mounted their horses to ride to Edinburgh, having spent the night before with Thomas's half-brother, John Kennedy of Baltersan. Just a few miles away in the woods of St Leonards (now a suburb of Ayr), they were ambushed by Thomas Kennedy of Drummurchie, Thomas Kennedy, brother to the Laird of Bargany, Walter Muir of Cloncaird, Thomas M'Alexander, Thomas Wallace, a boy called Gilbert Ramsay and a Borderer, Williame Irrwing. Sir Thomas was murdered in retaliation for the death of the young Laird of Bargany in December, 1601 at the Battle of Brockloch, near Maybole. Years later, the Mures of Auchindrain (father and son) were executed for their "art and part" in this murder. The story inspired Sir Walter Scott to write a short play, "An Ayrshire Tragedy". [6, 7]

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17. Hon. Sir Thomas14 Kennedy of Culzean (Gilbert13, Gilbert12, David11, John10, Gilbert9, James8, Gilbert7, John6, Gilbert5de Carrick, Gilbert4, Roland3, Nicol,2, Duncan1) married Elizabeth McGill, daughter of David McGill of Granston-Riddel.84

He was Master of Cassillis of Culzean, ancestor of the ninth Earl of Cassillis.85

Children of Hon. Sir Thomas14 Kennedy of Culzean and Elizabeth McGill were as follows:

• i. Thomas15; d; died unmarried.86
• ii. James succeeded to Culzean.
• iii. Sir Alexander of Craignoch, m. Agnes Kennedy.
• iv. David of Garrihorn.
• v. Margaret.
• vi. Helen.
• vii. Susanna.

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Sir Thomas Kennedy, Master of Cassillis1

• M, #24294, b. between 1543 and 1558, d. 11 May 1602
• Last Edited=5 Jun 2004

Sir Thomas Kennedy, Master of Cassillis was born between 1543 and 1558. He was the son of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassillis and Margaret Kennedy.2 He married Elizabeth McGill, daughter of David McGill, before 28 April 1579.3 He died on 11 May 1602, murdered.

Sir Thomas Kennedy, Master of Cassillis was styled as Master of Cassillis between 1558 and 1602.1 He was invested as a Knight in 1590.3 He lived at Culzean, Ayrshire, Scotland.1

Children of Sir Thomas Kennedy, Master of Cassillis and Elizabeth McGill

• Sir Alexander Kennedy+ d. Sep 16522
• Margaret Kennedy+ 4

Sources

1. History of the county of Ayr, Volume 2 By James Paterson. Page 288. GoogleBooks Kennedies of Culzean.“Sir Thomas Kennedy of Culzean was the third son of Gilbert, third Earl of Cassillis. His immediate elder brother having died in infancy, he was styled Master of Cassillis at the battle of Langside, where he was taken prisoner. He was knighted at the coronation of James VI. He got a charter of the lands of Culzean from his brother Gilbert, the fourth Earl, in which he was infeft 14th September 1569. He married Elizabeth, daughter of David M'Gill of Cranston-Riddell, widow of Robert Logan of Restalrig, and who afterwards ... According to the History of the Kennedys there was another brother, John, and a daughter, Susana, afterwards Lady Larg.”
2. [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 III, page 75. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. page 79, Vol ll page 368
3. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 40. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
4. [S280] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Kennedy01: The Scots Peerage (Cassillis), Burkes Peerage 19 34 (Ailsa). (Reliability: 3)
5. [S280] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Kennedy02: The Scots Peerage (Cassillis), Burkes Peerage 19 34 (Ailsa). (Reliability: 3)
6. [S280] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Makgill01 (Reliability: 3)
7. [S421] Hugh NanKivell, (hughn@iprimus.commm.au [04/08/2002] pirahbn@cygnus.uwa.edu.au [23/05/2000]), Some Kennedy of Bargany Desc. - e-mail attachment rec. 17.0 6.05 (Reliability: 3)
8. [S376] The Peerage, Darryl Lundy, (Compiler: Darryl Lundy ('darryl.lundy','xtra.co.nz'); 128 Heke Street, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND)
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