Duncan Dundas             

1st of Newliston and Craigton 


Son of: James Dundas
and: Christian Stewart
born on:  
died on: 1484. Murdered with his son by John and James Wardlaw
Occupations : Lord Lyon King at Arms, 1450-1471

X  Elizabeth

the following children were born of this union:
William Dundas
  Elizabeth Dundas, married John Maitland of Lethington.
From The Register of The Privy Seal of Scotland: "1429 at Edinburgh. A letter to Duncan Dundas, his airs and assignais of the gift of all goods pertening to David Coutis, Johnne Coutis, Elizabeth Coutis, sons and daughter to umquhile Master Thomas, official of Lothian and now pertening to our soverane lady by reason of escheit through being of the said persons born bastards and deceased bastards without lawful etc".

From The calendar of Documents relating to Scotland, Vol 1V: "Edward 1V of England and James 111 of Scotland - Edward favoured trade and intercourse between the countries, as many entries show, and also encouraged Scotsmen by letters of denization to settle in his realm. he steadily protected James Earl of Douglas, as a valuable instrument, when opportunity arose for interfering in Scottish affairs. He kept spies in his pay, and also some much higher personages, for the Bishops of Aberdeen and St. Andrews, Lord Boyd and Dygon (or Duncan) of Dundas, and others received considerable annuities, doubtless for their offices in English interests".

From The calendar of Documents relating to Scotland, Vol 1V: "1468, Edward 1V pays Lord Boyd and Duncan Dundas a yearly pension of £200.

From The calendar of Documents relating to Scotland, Vol 1V: " 1484, Commission James King of Scots to Colin Earl of Argyll lord Campbell and Lorne, chancellor of Scotland, William Bishop of Aberdeen, Robert Lord Lile, Laurence Lord Oliphant, John Drummond of Stobhall, Archibald Quhitelaw, archdeacon of Lothian his secretary, Lion King of Arms, and Duncan of Dundas, to negotiate a marriage between James his eldest son, Duke of Rothesay and Lady Anne, niece of Richard King of England, only daughter of John Duke of Suffolk".

 

William Dundas

2nd of Newliston and Craigton


Son of: Duncan Dundas
and:  
born on:  
died on: 1484. Murdered with his father by John and James Wardlaw

X  ?

the following children were born of this union:
 

Archibald Dundas

3rd of Newliston and Craigton


Son of: William Dundas
and:  
born on:  
died on: circa 1509

X  Christian Cant, the daughter of Nicholas Cant and Christian Barclay

the following children were born of this union:

1. William Dundas

2. James Dundas

3. John Dundas

4. Duncan Dundas

5. Archibald Dundas

6. Nicol Dundas

Scottish Record Society, Volume 49. "On the 13th of August, the ninth hour before noon, William Goldsmyth,bailie, cognosced and entered Cristina Cant, daughter and heir of the late Nicholas Cant, to his tenement lying in the Cowgait, fore and back, between the land of David Melrose and the land of the late William Craufurd on the east ; by delivery of earth and stone : and forthwith, the said Cristina and Archibald Dundas her husband, resigned the said tenement of land with the pertinents, in the hands of the said bailie, who gave heritable seisin to William Strathauchin, according to the tenor of a charter to be made".


William Dundas

4th of Newliston and Craigton


Son of: Archibald Dundas
and: Christian Cant
born on:  
died on:  

 
  Succeeded his father. He obtained by delivery of a silver penny to his cousin Sir William Dundas of Dundas, sasine and heritable possession of an annual rent of 18 merks out of the lands and barony of Dundas. He was granted the 5 merk lands of Wester Duddingston in 1522, to be held from Sir George Dundas and his successors for 40 pennies yearly. William Dundas died before 1523 and was succeeded by his brother James Dundas

James Dundas

5th of Newliston and Craigton

 
Son of: Archibald Dundas
and: Christian Cant
born on:  
died on:  

Succeeded his brother William Dundas. He married Elizabeth Hamilton and in 1527 he and his wife entered into a contract with his mother and younger brothers. The contract shows that James and his wife were to have possession of the lands of Nether Newliston and the lands of Wester Duddingston, for which they were to pay Christian Cant (James' mother) £80 worth of goods lying ready on the lands of Newliston, to be at her disposal whenever she pleased, she always having her honourable support and remaining in tak with her son James, of the whole lands for her time as she was before the death of her husband, excepting that all profits and increases would go to James and his wife, who would uphold his mother and the servants as before.

James also contracted to pay his brother Sir John Dundas, 10 merks yearly until he was benefied in £20 a year and in £24 a year for "his bairns part of gear" which latter sum would remain in their hands until Sir John received the £20 yearly, when he would discharge the 10 merks and the £24.

James also contracted to pay yearly to Duncan Dundas, £10 until he was placed in a steading of "aucht oxin tilth, be yeir" paying him also £20 a year of "bairns part of gear" which would lie in their hands until he was "stakit be ane steding", when he would discharge it.

Archibald and Nicol Dundas were settled in steadings of "aucht oxin tilth" and they were to have their meet and drink in the place until then, when they would grant discharges.
From An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: "Walter Lindsay, Lord St John of Jerusalem, and preceptor of Torphichen, called by the King " Dilectus con- sanguineus nosier," grants also a charter to James Dundas of Craigton, and Elizabeth Hamilton, of the lands of Nether-Newliston, dated the 16th February 1533, and confirmed the 8th of June 1543".
 

  X   Elizabeth Hamilton
  the following children were born of this union:
  James Dundas
  Christian Dundas, married, 29/1/1551, Robert Dalzell
  Gavin Dundas?

John Dundas



Son of: Archibald Dundas
and: Christian Cant
born on:  
died on:  
Occupations : Knighted before 1527

 

Duncan Dundas

 


Son of: Archibald Dundas
and: Christian Cant
born on:
died on:
Occupations :

 
  Duncan Dundas was offered respite in 1530 for "airt and pairt" in the slaughter of Adam Nisbett
  From The Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, 22/8/1545;

Ane letter maid to Duncane Dundas, his airis and assignais, ane or ma- of the gifts of all gudis, moveable and unmovable, dettis, cornis, stedingis, obligationis, soumes of money and uthirus gudis quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit to James Drummond, baron of Bordland and now pertenying to oure soverane lady be resoun of escheit, throw the said James being fugitive fra the law and at the horn for the slaughter of umquhill James Seytoun, sone to Niniane Seytoun of Tulibody, knycht.

Archibald Dundas

 


Son of: Archibald Dundas
and: Christian Cant
born on:  
died on:  
Occupations :


 


Nicol Dundas


Son of: Archibald Dundas
and: Christian Cant
born on:  
died on:
  Granted a charter of 26 acres of Oldliston in 1546


 
 

James Dundas

6th of Newliston, Craigton and Duddingston

Son of: James Dundas
and: Elizabeth Hamilton
born on:  
died on:

In 1576, James Dundas was infeft in the lands of Nether Newliston and Wester Duddingston. James Dundas assigned to his wife Margaret, the lands of Craigton.

  X  Margaret Hamilton
  the following children were born of this union:
  John Dundas
  Marion Dundas who married The Rev. James Law, who was Bishop of Orkney, 1585.
From The Register of The Privy Seal of Scotland 1548-1556;

8/6/1550 at Edinburgh. A respite made to James Dundas of Newliston, Duncane Dundas, William Young, James Black, Johne Gray, James Gray and Johne Arbucle for art and part of the slaughter of umquhile James Stewart of Cragyhall etc and for all other actions etc.

John Dundas

7th of Newliston, Craigton and Duddingston

Son of: James Dundas
and: Margaret Hamilton
born on:  
died on:

In 1584, John Dundas styled "younger of Newliston" had a Royal Licence to depart from the King's Army and Raid at Stirling. In 1587, he appeared before John Graham Justice Depute, accused of failing to join the King's Raid at Dumfries.

In 1601, while His Majesty (King James V1) was in the inner house of the tollbooth of Edinburgh, sitting with the Lords in the administration of justice, some hot language passed between John Dundas and James Hamilton and Dundas "without regard to the place or His Majesty's presence" struck Hamilton. For this offence he was warded in the Castle of Edinburgh, but freed on bond for £2000 Scots, by James Dalzell, merchant and burgess of Edinburgh, on condition that he "repair to his lodging in the Burgh and remain there until he satisfies the King's will for the offence committed." John Dundas was afterwards fined 1750 merks (£1,166.13s.4d Scot).

In the National Archives of Scotland under ref:GD135/972 is the following:

Lands of Handaxwood. Pre-nuptial contract of marriage between John Dundas, son and apparent heir of James Dundas of Newlistoun [Newliston] and Margaret Hamilton, his spouse, and Margaret Creichtoun [Chrichton] daughter of Patrick Creichtoun of Logtoun (by which Margaret is to be infeft in liferent of lands of Lammelethame [Lamboletham] in Fyff [Fife], and in lands of Craigtoun [Craigton] in regality of Torphichine [Torphichen], sheriffdom of Lynlychtqw [Linlithgow], liferent being reserved to said Margaret Hamilton, and said John to be infeft in fee in lands of Newlistoun, Craigtoun, Lammelethame, Watterstoun [Waterston], Dudestoun, etc., under liferent reservation to said James).

  X  Margaret Creichton
  the following children were born of this union:
  James Dundas of Craigton
  David Dundas of Philpstoun
  George Dundas of Morton
  Alexander Dundas, shown as apprentice to John Dalzell, merchant and baillie, 1609
  Patrick Dundas of Breastmill.
  Anna Dundas who married Sir William Mure, 1615

James Dundas

8th of Newliston, Craigton and Duddingston

Son of: John Dundas
and: Margaret Creichton
born on:  
died on: 1637
  James Dundas was Knighted before 1613

  Lady Elizabeth Dundas daughter of Sir Walter Dundas of Dundas
  the following children were born of this union:
  1. John Dundas of Newliston,
  2. George Dundas of Dubend afterwards of Langtoun, who married Catherine, daughter of William Oliphant. They had issue:
    John Dundas of Langtoun, who died without lawful issue and renounced his right as heir male to Newliston before 1663,
    Bethia Dundas who married 1/10/1668, Alexander Frogg. She married 2ndly 1693, Robert Innes .
  3. James Dundas, a merchant in Edinburgh who died without issue.

John Dundas

9th of Newliston, Craigton and Duddingston

Son of: James Dundas
and: Lady Elizabeth Dundas
born on:  
died on: 1655
  John Dundas was Knighted before 1644. he became involved in a series of debts and during the last years of his life probably never collected any parts of the rents of his estate.

  X  Agnes, daughter of Sir William Gray
  the following children were born of this union:
  John Dundas, born 1639
  Elizabeth Dundas, who succeeded to the bankrupt estates of her father in 1655. Craigston seems to have been lost to the family before this time and in 1663, Newliston was acquired by George Campbell an Edinburgh brewer, who had accumulated the whole debts burdening the estate.

Elizabeth continued to live at Newliston and to add to her misfortunes, was made the subject of a forcible abduction in 1667.  William Dundas, brother of James Dundas of Morton was the principal actor in the affair and he was held prisoner in the tollbooth of Edinburgh while the Privy Council made enquiries. Proceedings against William and his accomplices for attempted rape were later given up.

In 1669, Elizabeth Dundas married Sir John Dalrymple of Stair who purchased the lands of Newliston from George Campbell's son.

Lord Stair and Elizabeth Dundas had ten children. The estate of Newliston was sold in 1753 by John 5th Earl of Stair to Roger Hog, banker. Thomas Hog, son of Roger erected a new house on the estate about 1793.

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