CRICHTON, James of Frendraught, Sir ¹

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  General Notes:

"The date of his birth is unknown, but he must have been of age before 23 October 1493, when an action was pursued by James Giffert 'as assignee to James Creichtoun, the son and are of umquhile William, sumtyme Lord Creichtoun.'
On 22 November 1493 his grandmother, Joneta Dunbar domina de Frendracht, under reservation of her own liferent, personally resigned the lands and barony of Frendracht in the sheriffdom of Aberdeen, and the lands and barony of Inverkethny in the County of Banff, and a Crown charter thereof was granted in favour of James Crichton, son and heir of the deceased William, Lord Crichton, and the heirsmale of his body 'quibus deficientibus, Jacobo Crichton filio quondam Gawini Crichton et heredibus ejus de corpore legitime procreatis, quibus deficientibus, Willelmo Crichton filio ejusdem Gawini et heredibus de ejus corpore legitime procreatis, quibus deficientibus, legitimis et propinquioribus heredibus dicti Jacobi filii Willelmi domini Crichton quibuscunque.' In this way Frendraught came to be the principal holding of the main stock of the family of Crichton" (page 66)

from Scots Peerage (vol 3)



"He had charters of the lands of Kirkpatrick-Irongray, which belonged to his grandmother, on 4 November 1501 and 19 January 1505-6, and excambed these lands with Robert, Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, for the lands of Hilltown-Malar, Kirktown-Malar, and Wester Forgandenny in Perthshire on 11, and on 13 December 1511 he had a charter of confirmation of the same. From James Dunbar he acquired the lands of Conzie in Aberdeenshire, had a charter of same on 16 October 1530, and granted them to his cousin George Crichton on 10 May 1535. By charter dated 19 November 1535, following on his own resignation, he made a settlement of his estates comprising the barony of Frendraught in Aberdeenshire, the barony of Inverkeithny in Banffshire, and the lands of Malar and Forgandenny in Perthshire, in favour of himself and the heirs-male of his body, whom failing, to George Crichton,grandson of Gavin Crichton, brother of the late William, Lord Orichton, whom failing, to James Crichton, second son of Sir John Crichton of Strathurd, Knight, to Robert Crichton his brother, to Martin Crichton, brother-german of James Crichton of Cranston Riddell, Captain of the Castle of Edinburgh,
to James Crichton, son of John Crichton of Invernyte and the heirs-male of their bodies respectively."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) ^{1 3}

James married Catherine BORTHWICK, daughter of William BORTHWICK 4th Lord Borthwick and Margaret HAY.^{1 2} (Catherine BORTHWICK was born about 1495.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Catherine (Borthwick), married to Sir James Crichton of Frendraught."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2)




"He (James Crichton) died about 1536, having married Catherine, eldest daughter of William, fifth Lord Borthwick, and had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)

Note:

The Scots Peerage, volumes 2, and 4 place Catherine Borthwick as the daughter of William, 5th Lord Borthwick. The age discrepancy between her and James Crichton would have been very great in this case. Given the degree of confusion about the different Lords Borthwick, she has been placed as his sister, rather than as his daughter. ^{1 2}