CRICHTON, Margaret 1 2
- Born: About 1630
- Marriage (1): KINNAIRD, George Lord Kinnaird, Sir on 19 November 1650 in Longforgan parish, Perthshire, Scotland 1 2
- Died: 31 October 1704 1
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Margaret married Sir George KINNAIRD Lord Kinnaird, son of Patrick KINNAIRD 8th of Inchture and Euphan GRAY, on 19 November 1650 in Longforgan parish, Perthshire, Scotland.1 2 (Sir George KINNAIRD Lord Kinnaird was born about 1622 and died on 29 December 1689 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"KINNAIRD
GEORGE BARON KI
MARGARET CRICHTON/FR207 (FR207)
21/10/1650
377 10 / 406
LONGFORGAN"
from Index of Marriages
"George Kinnaird, the second son, acquired all the family properties from his brother John in 1660. A staunch royalist, he was knighted by King Charles II. in 1661, and made a Privy Councillor. As Sir George Kinnaird of Rossie he sat in Parliament for Perthshire 1661-63. On 6 December 1678 he resigned the lands and baronies of Inchmichael and Inchture in favour of himself in liferent, and his son Patrick in fee. It is said that he was generally at strife with his minister, kirk-session, and presbytery, and he finally left the Scottish Church, and became actually hostile to the Presbyterians during the time of the Covenanters. On 28 December 1682 he was created Lord Kinnaird of Inchture, with remainder to the heirs-male of his body.
He was one of those who voted for the execution of Argyll in 1685. He did not live many years after this, dying on 29 December 1689. He married, 19 November 1650, Margaret, daughter of James Crichton of Ruthven. She died 31 October 1704, having had issue"
from Scots Peerage (vol 5) 1 2
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