CRICHTON, Elizabeth 1
User ID: H247. Elizabeth married Alexander MONTGOMERIE Lord Montgomerie, 8th Earl of Eglinton, son of Hugh MONTGOMERIE Lord Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton and Mary LESLIE, in January 1658.1 (Alexander MONTGOMERIE Lord Montgomerie, 8th Earl of Eglinton was born about 1637 and died in 1701 in London, England 1.) Marriage Notes: "The Earl (Alexander Montgomerie) was thrice married. His first wife was Elizabeth Crichton, daughter of William, second Earl of Dumfries, a union which is referred to by contemporaries as an 'unhappy accident ' and 'an unexpected prank.' The parties seem to have eloped, and were married in January 1658. She died, according to the Memorials, before 23 October 1673, a statement made on apparently good grounds, but she wrote a letter to Lady Coilsfield on 8 January 1674. She must have died between that date and September 1678, when the Earl was anxiously negotiating for his second marriage .... The Earl had issue by his first wife only" |