LINDSAY, John Lord Menmuir, Lord of Exchequer and Keeper of the Signet ¹

   Cause of his death was 'the stone'.

   Another name for John was LINDSAY, John parson of Menmuir.²

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  General Notes:

"John Lindsay, second son of David, ninth Earl of Crawford, rose to great distinction, and was one of the most prominent statesmen in the reign of King James VI. Educated with his brother in France and Cambridge, he became an advocate, and was appointed a Lord Ordinary of the Court of Session July 1581. He was thereafter known as Lord Menmuir, the lay parsonage of which he had been given by his father as a child. He was made a Privy Councillor, and first sat as 'Menmuir ' 20 November 1589. He succeeded Lord Blantyre as Privy Seal March 1595-96, and Sir Richard Cockburn of Clerkington as Secretary 28 May 1596, an office which he resigned about January 1597-98. He served on many commissions and was one of the 'Octavians ' appointed to administer the royal finances. He was appointed Master of Metals 4 June 1592, Lord of Exchequer and Keeper of the Signet May 1596. In March 1596-97 he was appointed ambassador to France, but did not go on that embassy.

Lord Menmuir purchased Balcarres and Pitcorthy in Fifeshire, with the patronage of Kilconquhar Church, 1587, and had a royal confirmation of Balneil and Balcarres 10 June 1592. He also acquired part of the estate of his brother Sir Walter in 1589."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1) ¹

John married Marion GUTHRIE, daughter of Alexander GUTHRIE Burgess, Town Clerk of Edinburgh and Janet HENRISON, on 29 November 1581 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ (Marion GUTHRIE was born about 1555 and died by 16 July 1592.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (John Lindsay) married, first, Marion, widow of David Borthwick of Lochhill, daughter of Alexander Guthrie, burgess of Edinburgh. They were married in Edinburgh 29 November 1581 (contract dated in September). Her testament, dated 16 July 1592, is at Haigh."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1) ¹

John next married Jane LAUDER, daughter of Robert LAUDER of the Bass and Margaret SINCLAIR.¹ (Jane LAUDER was born about 1548.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (John Lindsay) married, secondly, Jane Lauder, relict of Sir James Forrester of Corstorphine and of John Campbell of Cawdor, who survived him, and was married, fourthly, to Robert Gray of Cranslie."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1) ¹