William Robertson of Gledney

William Robertson of Gladney in Fife

• Birth: 1656 Muirton, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
• Death: December 1728 (72) Brunton, Fife, Scotland
• Spouse: 1) Margaret Mitchell 2) Janet Meldrum nee Grierson

His issue (from Burke’s) was 5 sons and 1 daughter

• l. David, his heir
• ll. William, married Miss Pitcairn, and had issue ...
• lll. James, whose daughter Jane married James Clark, Esq.
• IV. Henry, married Janet Morison
• V. Archibald, died unmarried
• l. Mary, married William Adam, of Blair Adam

Comments

• Cannot have been the son of William Robertson of Muirton, 4th of Muirton & Isabel Petrie
• Cannot have had these vitals: Birth: circa 1571 Inverness, Cromarty, Highland, Scotland, United KingdomDeath: 1629 (53-61) Inverness, Cromarty, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom - legacy dates from an earlier William Robertson of Gledney & Muirton

Biography

From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/baronage/p...

William Robertson married Margaret Mitchell, daughter of Dr. David Mitchell and had the following children:

1. David Robertson, his heir, m. 14 April 1708 married Janet Grierson (daughter of his fathers 2nd or 3rd wife), Wemyss Fife Scotland[1]
2. Margaret Robertson, b. 29 April March 1683 Wemyss Fife Scotland, m. 30 Aug 1703 Rev. Andrew Brugh, Minister of Madderty, Perthshire, d, 15 July 1771[1]
3. Dr James Robertson, c.12 October 1684 Wemyss Fife[1]
4. Rev. William Robertson, b.30 July 1686, Wemyss, Fife Scotland, m. 20 October 1720 Eleanor Pitcairn, d, 16 November 1745, Borthwick Midlothian[1]
5. Henry Robertson c. 26 October 1692 Wemyss Fife, m. 24 March 1732 to Janet Margaret Morrison[1]
6. Archibald Robertson, c.25 March 1694 Wemyss Fife[1]
7. Anna Robertson b.8 Feb 1688[1]
8. Mary Robertson, b. 3 September 1697, Wemyss, m. 30 May 1716 to William Adam later of Blair Adam, d, 1761, buried Greyfriars church[1]

William inherited his fathers land he was known as Robertson of Gladney The family (Clan were an old and distungished family) " The Robertsons, or Clan Donnachaidh (children of Duncan), were descended from the Celtic Earls of Atholl, who in turn were from a line of the kings of Dalriada. ‘Stout Duncan’ was a minor land-owner and clan chief in Highland Perthshire in the early 1300’s. Although the clan appears to have been loyal to the Bruce and Stewart royal dynasties, they also earned a reputation as raiders and feuders in medieval Scotland. The change of name can be dated to the fourth chief of Clann Dhonnchaidh, Robert Riabhach (Grizzled) Duncanson. It was Robert who tracked down, and brought to justice, the murderers of King James I in 1437. The Robertsons were involved in both the 1715 and 1745 Jacobite Uprisings. During the 18th and early 19th centuries the Robertson Chiefs refused to ‘clear’ their fellow clansmen in favour of the more profitable sheep. Family motto – Garg ‘n uair dhuisgear (fierce when roused)."

http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Great-Cl...

"In 1714, Adam entered into a partnership with William Robertson of Gladney, a local laird, to set up a brickworks at Linktown. The venture was successful, and Adam has been credited with introducing the manufacture of Dutch pantiles into Scotland.[7] On 30 May 1716, Adam married Robertson's daughter Mary, and the couple moved into his home, Gladney House, at Abbotshall."

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/William_Adam_(architect)_ 4th paragraph

Citations

from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Robertson-3421

• Sutherland, Robert, comp. The Robertsons of Muirton and their Descendants, p. 35-49 *http://www.donnachaidh.com/
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/baronage/p...
• Google Books https://books.google.com/
• William Robertson and the Expansion of Empire edited by Stewart J. Brown page 98
• The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women edited by Elizabeth L. Ewan, Sue Innes, Sian Reynolds, Rose Pipes Pg 5
• William Robertson and the Expansion of Empire By Stewart J. Brown Pg 98 A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain ...By John Burke page 5
• A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great ..., Volume 2 By Sir Bernard Burke pg 1176
• The history of Scotland: during the reigns of Queen Mary and of ..., Volume 1By William Robertson
• Americans of Royal Descent: Collection of Genealogies Showing the Lineal ...By Charles Henry Browning pg 6 and pg 276
• The Magna Charta Barons and Their American Descendants with the Pedigrees of ...By Charles Henry Browning Pg 156
• http://www.robisonandblythe.org/getperson.php?personID=I24284&tree=...

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Descent

From "Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation":

Rev William Robertson; b. 30 Jun 1686 of Wemyss, Fife; “3rd son of William Robinson of Gladney + Margaret Mitchell;” d. 16 Nov 1745; m. 20 Oct 1720 Eleanor Pitcairn;

issue:

• William (the historian);
• Robert, b. 10 Nov 1722, d. 15 Jan 1723;
• Mary, b. 6 Nov 1723 (m. 17 Oct 1751 James Syme), d. 9 Apr 1803;
• Margaret, b. 16 Feb 1725 (m. 15 Jun 1750 Alexander Bruce), d. May 1781;
• Elizabeth, b. 25 Oct 1727 (m. 2 Jun 1754 Archibald Hope);
• Patrick, b. 6 Aug 1729, d. 8 Sep 1790;
• Helen, b. 5 Feb 1734, d. 24 Jan 1816;
• James, b. 30 Jun, d. 1 Jul 1737;
• Jane, b. 4 July 1738 (m. 4 Jul 1756 William Gifford);
• Eupham, b. 13 Feb 1739 (m. James Cunningham), d. Mar 1807;
• Archibald, b. 28 Mar 1741, d. Mar 1742

Links

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:M7H2-3V1
• link to A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland Author Burke, Bernard, Sir, 1814-1892 Page 1754

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Confidence in his connection to Jean Robertson is low: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/362940/propose-disconnect-robertson-he...

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