Sir William Scott, of Elie, later of Ardross

3 - SCOTT, Sir WILLIAM, of Elie. Commissioner, Admitted 16th December 1594.

Son of John Scott of Orchardfield, Edinburgh. Died 1628, aged 82.

Mar. (1) Elizabeth, daughter of Hamilton of Priestfield ;
( 2) Isobel, daughter of David Durie of that Ilk ; and
(3) 1602, Jean, daughter of Sir John Skene, Clerk Register.

Director in Chancery 1592. Clerk of Session.

(A History of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet 1594 to 1890 pub.1890 p.182)

Genealogy

1. Stirnet: Scott 11

• 2. Sir William Scott of Elie, later of Ardross (b c1546, d 1628, Director of Chancery) Sir William purchased Ardross from his son-in-law, Thomas Dishington.
• m1. Elizabeth Hamilton (dau of Thomas Hamilton, 3rd of Priestland)
  • A. John Scott (d before 1605)
  • B.? James Scott (Clerk of Exchequer)
  • C. Janet Scott m. (before 1605) (Sir John) Murray of Philiphaugh (d 1640)
  • D. Elizabeth (Elspeth) Scott m. (1598) Thomas Dishington of Ardross (d after 22.07.1611)
• m2. (c1590) Isabel Durie (dau of David Durie of Durie)
  • E. William Scott m. (after 28.05.1612) Ann Moncrieff (dsp 1613, dau of William Moncrieff of Moncrieff)
  • F. Isabella Scott m. _ Swinton of Pittenweem (saddler)
• m3. (1602) Jean Skene (dau of Sir John Skene)
  • G. Sir William Scott 'of Elie' of Ardross (d before 1684, 2nd William) m. (1634) Helen Lindsay (dau of Robert Lindsay, Lord of the Byres)
  • H. Helen Scott m. (before 12.08.1615) William Stewart, 2nd Lord Blantyre (d 29.11.1638)
  • I. Eupheme Scott m. (after 14.04.1633) Sir William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald (b 1605, d 1685)

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References

1. https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe... cites
   1. [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, temp17 (Reliability: 3), 9 Aug 2007.
   2. [S1599] History of Writers to the Signet, Society of Writers to H.M. Signet, (Title: A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet: with a list of the members of the society from 1594 to 1890 and an abstract of the minutes Author: Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (Great Britain) https://archive.org/stream/historyofsociety00socirich#page/144/mode...).
   3. [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stewart05: The Scots Peerage (Stewart of Blantyre) (Reliability: 3).
   4. [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Skene03 (Reliability: 3).
   5. [S116] Scott of Ardross, J. Craig, Canada, (http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/index.php).
   6. [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stewart28 (Reliability: 3).