Deans

James

 

 

 

Son of:

 

 

and:

 

 

born on:

 

 

died on:

 

 

Occupations :

 

 

 

 
  1. Janet Dundas x 1783 


the following children were born of this union:

    1. James Whitley Deans Dundas (Sir)

 

 

Douglas

Sir George

 

 

 

Son of:

 

 

and:

 

 

born on:

 

 

died on:

 

 

Occupations :

 

 

 

 
  1. Margaret Dundas 

 

 

 

Dunbar

Huchtred

 

Founder of the Dundas family

 

 

 

Son of:

 

 

and:

 

 

born on:

o Circa 1120

 

died on:

 

 

Occupations :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other children with their parental links:

 

 

The family of Dundas, is descended from Cospatrick, earl of Northumberland, who, in 1066, went into Scotland, with King Malcolm Canmore, rather than submit to the Conqueror of England. King Malcolm gave him the lands of Dunbar, and many other possessions in Scotland. Waldeve, his eldest son, gave, anno 1124, the lands of Dundas, to Helias, son of his brother Huchtrcd.

 

Cospatrice was the father of the first Earl of March and Dunbar. Helias assumed the "Lion of Dunbar" as his Arms, with the transmutation of tinctures only, namely, Argent, a lion rampant gules (a red lion on a silver or white field). His Crest was a lion's head, full faced, looking through a bush of oak. The supporters were two lion gules; below the shield, for a device, a salamander in flame

 

 

 

Dundas

Agneta

 

 

 

Daughter of:

John Dundas

 

and:

 

 

born on:

 

 

died on:

 

 

Occupations :

 

 

 

 
  1. Sir Adam Forrester 


the following children were born of this union:

 

 

Dundas

Alexander

 

 

 

Son of:

Alexander Dundas

 

and:

Isabel, daughter of Laurence Lord Olpihant

 

born on:

o Circa 1500

 

died on:

† 1547 in The Battle of Pinkney

 

Occupations :

 A Knight of St. John of Jerusalem, 1538. (http://www.openlibrary.org/details/notesqueries08londuoft)
   

From Knights of St John of Jerusalem: "Precept of Walter Lindsay, Lord St Johns of the Order of Jerusalem, preceptor of Torpichen, ordering his bailies, Alexander Dundas of Fingask and Alexander Lindsay of Maryculter, to give sasine of temple lands in Foulis in Gowrie ling between the lands of Lord Gray on the west side and the temple lands of Malcolm Mortimer on the east, to Thomas Gray, son of the late William Gray. Torpichen, 3rd August 1545".

 

 

 
  1. Elizabeth Bruce, daughter of Sir David Bruce


the following children were born of this union:

    1. Archibald Dundas o Circa 1530
    2. Adam Dundas  (of Knock in the shire of Banf and Findhorn)
    3. Robert Dundas - In the Kirk session Register of Perth 1587-97 there is an entry 8 Feb 1590/91 that Bessie Young confessed her fornication with Robert Dundas, son to the baron of Fingask, and submits her to the discipline of the Kirk.
    4. Alexander Dundas  Circa 1536
    5. Thomas Dundas (of Findhorn in Morayshire)
    6. Laurence Dundas
    7. Nichola Dundas  married to Alexander Colville.
    8. Margaret Dundas  married to William Kerr of Ancrum and 2ndly to Sir George Douglas.
    9. Eufame Dundas  married to William Colville
    10. Janet Dundas, married to Laurence Mercer of Meikleour and left issue:
    Giles or Egidia Mercer
    Robert Mercer

A confirmation by King James the 5th to Alexander Dundas of Fingask and Elizabeth Bruce his spouse , of a charter granted to them by Eufame Leslie, Prioress of Elcho, of the lands of Coates in Elcho, the shire of Perth dated  22/4/1540, was confirmed at Edinburgh  by King James on the 8/8/1542.

 

 

Dundas

Alexander

 

 

 

Son of:

James Dundas

 

and:

 

 

born on:

o Circa 1440

 

died on:

9th September 1513 at the battle of Flodden

 

Occupations :

Alexander Dundas was served and retoured as heir to his father at Perth in 1460 although only in the lands of Fingask and from thenceforth designed himself from that estate.
He was slain at the battle of Flodden along with four sons.

 

 

X 1. Isabel,  daughter of Laurence Lord Oliphant *
 

the following children were born of this union:
 

Alexander Dundas o Circa 1500
 

Adam Dundas of Oxmure
 

Margaret Dundas,

 

X 2. Helen Arnot * daughter and co-heiress of William Arnot of Balbarton in Fife. As a result of the marriage, Alexander Dundas obtained the lands of Knightspotty in the barony of Abernethy and shire of Perth, also a tack of the lands of Bannachie near Kirkcaldy, Fife.
 

the following children were born of this union:
 

Euphame Dundas, married to James Moncreiff, 4th of Easter Rhynd and of Mundy. Divorced 1550.
 

Helen Dundas, married Hugh Moncrief, son of Sir William Moncreif of that Ilk.. (Macfarlane's Genealogical Collections. Volume 1)
 

 Archibald Dundas *, married Giles Scrymgeor and left issue:
   

Thomas Dundas
   

Peter Dundas
  The Archibald Dundas given above as a son of Alexander Dundas and Helen Arnot can not be proven other than there are many charters and written testaments that show him as "of Knighstpotty". Many of these are given below. I originally felt that the Archibald Dundas shown in these testaments was in fact the grandson of Alexander Dundas, (by Alexander Dundas and Elizabeth Bruce), but the dates are too early and therefore point to him being a son.
  * The above information has been taken from various sources which are conflicting. In Margaret Isabella Dundas' book "Dundas of Fingask", it is shown that Alexander Dundas married Helen Arnot, and also in the publication "The Scottish Nation" by William Anderson, whereas in Debretts, Burkes and Collins Peerage, it is suggested that Alexander Dundas was married to Isabel, daughter of Laurance Lord Oliphant. It is proven however, that Alexander Dundas, was the eldest son and that he succeeded to the barony of Fingask.
 

ST. ANDREWS KIRK SESSION REGISTER

Die ultimo mensis Decembris, anno Domini 1561.

The quhilk daye, comperis Gelis Scrymgeor and producis Scrymgeor ane summondis of the Superintendent deulie execut and "indorsat, tharin summond Archibald Dundas, in Pote, hyr husband, to heyr and se hym provyne ane adulterar in gevyn.

Die septimo mensis Januarii, anno Domini quo supra.
 

The quhilk daye, in the accione and caws of divorce intentat be Gelis Scrimgeor aganis Archebald Dundas, hyr husband, for the fylthy crym of adultery committed be hym wyth Anne Duncan and Catren Cragdenny, as desyr of this term set to pronunce, the Superintendent, avysit wyth libellat summondis of Gelis [and] l ansuer of Archebald, fyndis the adulterie confessit be Archebald ; and heirfor pronuncis, and, wyth the avys and consall of the ministerie, decernis the said Archebald ane adulterar ; and tharfor accordyng to the law of God the sayd Gelis Scryngeour seperated and divorciat fra hym, wyth liberte to hyr in the Lord to mare ony other man, according to the law of God ; and the said Archebald be supplicacion to be committed in the handis of his magistrat quhom to he is subject, vidz., the bailie of Abyrnethe. And Peter Dundas is becumin caucion for Archebald his father, that he sail compeir befoyr the said bailie and underly civil correccione for the foyrsaidis crimis, according to ordor resavit.

 

The following is from a publication by Scottish Record Society, Volume 25:

Memorandum narrating that John Quhit of Ester Lumbany gave sasine to Katherine Mailvyll, relict of the late Robert Quhite, of all the half of the town of" Knychttis potte," then occupied by Archibald Dundas, lying in the sheriffdom of Perth, in liferent for all the time of her life, according to a charter to be made thereon. He also obliged himself, his heirs, &c, to warrant her in peaceful possession thereof for her life, and warned Archibald Dundas to remove himself and his family there from at next Whitsunday, intimating that if he did otherwise he would summon him for violent possession. (Cf. No. 152 infra.) Done on 28th March 1548. Witnesses, John Vemys, Sir Stephen Culros, John Bait, Sir John Blak and Sir John Dempstartoun,

 

Memorandum narrating that Andrew Rwen in Drone Estir appointed Sir John Leirmontht and Robert Leirmontht his procurators to act him in the books of the commissaries of Dunblane to pay to John Pitcarne in Dron the sum of 28 merks, namely, 14 merks at Martinmas next and other 14 merks at Whitsunday 1557, under pain of excommunication.
Done in the cemetery of the parish church of Abirnethy 19th April 1556. Witnesses, John Vemys of Pitgrunze, Sir Robert Laing, Peter Dundas and William Duncan, 35b.

  From McNair Genealogies: "Mem. narrating that James Avery of Kylguhois obliged himself faithfully to infest John Scrymegour of Myris, his heirs etc by charter and sasine, etc etc. Witnesses, William Scrimgeour, Thomas Dundas etc. Done at Abirnethy 7/4/1557

 

 

Dundas

Anne Whitley

 

 

 

Daughter of:

Thomas Dundas

 

and:

Lady Eleanor Elizabeth Home

 

born on:

o 1793 in Larbert, Scotland

 

died on:

† July 1808 in Carron Hall, Perthshire

 

Occupations :

 

 

 

Dundas

Archibald

of Fingask

 

 

 

Son of:

Alexander Dundas

 

and:

Elizabeth Bruce

 

born on:

o Circa 1530

 

died on:

1606

 

Occupations :

Archibald Dundas was in high esteem with King James V1, as a person of singular worth and merit. His Majesty in a letter to Alexander Blair of Blathlock, concerning the affairs of Perthshire, recommended him to consult with Archibald Dundas, as a person in whom he entirely confided; dated 23rd September 1579.
    Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock 1534-1552. "Instrument narrating that James Lindesay, natural son of the late Sir Walter Lindesay of Torphechane, knight, has, with consent of Patrick Murray in Perth and Mr. John Moncreif, his curators, made Archibald Dundas of Fingask assignee to 550 merks, now in his hands, in case of his decease. Done in Perth 24th November 1550. Witnesses, Mr. Patrick Blair, Bartholomew Arnott, John Rettray, Andrew Cragy and Andrew Dalglesche".
    Memorandum narrating that John Quhit of Ester Lumbany passed in person to the ground of the lands of Balhabraam, and there, by stone and earth, gave sasine to Katherine Melvyl, in liferent for her lifetime, of the whole half of the lands of Balhabraam, lying within the barony of Estyr Elcho and sheriffdom of Perth, in terms of a charter to be made thereon, obliging himself, his heirs, &c, to warrant and keep the said Katherine scatheless in peaceable possession of the said half lands in liferent for her lifetime, and also to keep the lands, for her life, free from all wards, reliefs, non-entries and other casualties. For which causes Katherine renounced her property and possession of the lands of Knychtis-potty (cf. No. 7, supra), lying in the barony of the regality of Abirnethy and sheriffdom of Perth, annulling charters, instruments and other evidents made to her thereon. Done at Balhabraam 7th November 1554. Witnesses, Archibald Dundas of Fyngask, Patrick Bruice, John Spens of Condy, Henry Douglas of Drumgarland, and John Scot in Balhabram, 34b.

 

 

 

            Elizabeth Colville , daughter of Sir Robert Colville of Cleish

the following children were born of this union:

    1. William Dundas. Married Margaret Carnegie and died in 1589 leaving no heirs and was therefore succeeded by his brother
    2. Archibald Dundas        

 

 

Dundas

Archibald

 

 

 

Son of:

Archibald Dundas

 

and:

Elizabeth Colville

 

born on:

o Circa 1562

 

died on:

 1624

 

Occupations :

 

 

 

 
  1.  Jane Carnegie , daughter of Sir David Carnegie of Colluthie and his second wife Eupham Wemyss


the following children were born of this union:

    1. Sir John Dundas o Circa 1595
    2. Nicola Dundas
    3. Margaret Dundas
    4. Jean Dundas
    5. Catherine Dundas
 
  It is possible that Archibald Dundas and Jean Carnegie were also the parents of Euphame Dundas
 

Archibald married 2ndly Giles (or Egidia) Mercer, his cousin, daughter of Sir Laurence Mercer. Giles Mercer had been married twice before: 1stly to William Scrimgeour of Myres and 2ndly to Alexander Blair. The marriage between Archibald Dundas and Giles Mercer resulted in the following issue:
 

Robert Laurence Dundas, who in 1661 was accused of high treason. He is shown as "of Brechin". National Archives of Scotland. GD34/592 . Father of:
    Laurence Dundas
  Archibald Dundas was served heir to his father at Perth, February 1606 and given a charter of confirmation from King James of the lands and barony of the lands of Fingask in 1609

 

 

Dundas

Laurence
   

 

Son of:

Alexander Dundas

 

and:

Elizabeth Bruce

 

born on:

  

 

died on:

  

 

Occupations :

Guild brother of Dundee, 1571

 

 

X Isobel Straton
 

the following children were born of this union:
   

Laurence Dundas who married Margaret Wischart, widow of John Low and daughter of George Wishchart of Drum and Elizabeth Wischart nee Guthrie. They had issue:
     

Laurence Dundas, born 1625 in Brechin
 

In Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis, the following entry appears:                                                                   

"Grant to Robert Low, servant to James Meldrum of Segie, his heirs and assigners of the gift of the escheat of the tack set by Alexander Bishop of Brechin and the chapter thereof to James Graham his servant and by him disponed to Laurence Dundas, citizen of Brechin and Margaret Wischart his spouse, their heirs and assignees of the teind sheaves of the twenty acres of land with the pertinents formerly belonging to the chaplainries of Sir William Rhynd and Sir William Carnegie, two of the chaplains of the chaplainry of St. Mary founded within the said City, called the Masindew, which tack had fallen to the King in consequence of the said Laurence and his spouse having been put to the horn by virtue of letters in the four forms raised at the instance of Johnne Low, son and heir to the deceased Johhne Low, citizen of Brechin and the said Robert Low his tutor. Dated 12/2/1586"                                                  

N.B. Letters of horning (Scots law): a document (ie, letters) issued by civil authorities that publicly denounce a person as a rebel. The document was issued against persons who had not paid their debts. Historically, the documents would be announced by three blasts of a horn, and the documents themselves came to be known as "letters of horning". A person who was denounced in these documents was described as having been "put to the horn".

   

Dundas

Laurence

Son of:
 Laurence Dundas
and:
 Margaret Wischart
born on:
 1625, Brechin
died on;
 1679
Occupations;

Believed to be the Captain Laurence Dundas who in 1661, is shown as a

tax collector in Caithness and Sutherland.

(http://www.openlibrary.org/details/publications18scotuoft)

He was extremely unpopular as he was employed by the English to collect taxes from the Scots who were loyal to the Scottish throne.

National Archives of Scotland.8/1/1656. Letters of Charge proceeding upon a Decreet pronounced by the Commissioners for the administration of Justice to the people of Scotland at the instance of Sir Robert Farquhar of Mowny Knight against Captain Laurence Dundas residing in Inverness who had in his custody the Infeftments and other evidents of the Lands of Inverichnie and others decerning the said Laurence

to deliver the same to the said Pursuer who was heritably infeft in the said Lands charging the same to be delivered to the said Sir Robert Farquhar within 15 days after date.

National Archives of Scotland. 3/6/1656 Execution of Letters of Homing at the instance of Sir Robert Farquhar of Mowny Knight against Captaine Lourence Dundas residenter in Inverness.

National Archives of Scotland. 30/7/1656. Decreet by the Commissioners for the administration of Justice to the People of Scotland anent Letters of Suspension raised before them by Captain Laurence Dundas residing in Inverness.
Decreet - Kenneth MacKenzie, Earl of Seaforth against Laurence Dundas in Brechin. www.rps.ac.uk

At Edinburgh, 9 April 1661, anent the supplication presented to the estates of parliament by Kenneth, earl of Seaforth, mentioning that in the year 1659 the petitioner, being in his majesty's service under the command of the lord commissioner his grace for which he, being forfeited most unjustly by the power of the usurpers and his lands and estate surveyed and sequestrated by one Laurence Dundas in Brechin

who, by his power with these usurpers, did altogether stop and impede the petitioner's peace and capitulation unless the petitioner gave him £205 sterling, which he forced the petitioner to pay to the English usurpers; humbly therefore, desiring a warrant for summoning the said Laurence to compear and hear him decreed to refund the sum above-written and annualrent thereof, as the supplication bears. And anent the warrant issued thereupon from the lords commissioners for trade and bills, and summons

given by virtue thereof to the said Laurence Dundas, personally apprehended to have compeared at a certain day bygone, which, being called and the said pursuer, together with the said defender, both compearing presently, the rights, reasons and allegations of both the said parties, together with the depositions of several well-known witnesses, sworn and examined in the said matter, extant in process, being heard, seen and considered by the said lords commissioners for trade and bills and they being

therewith, well and ripely advised, gave in their report in the said matter, bearing that they having heard a petition given in to them by Kenneth, earl of Seaforth, showing that in the year 1659 the petitioner, being in his majesty's service, was only for that reason forfeited by the usurpers; Laurence Dundas in Brechin got, for the surveying of his estate, £205 sterling, and that the said earl could not get his capitulation closed until he should make payment of the said sum as he was forced to do; therefore, craving that the said Laurence might be decreed to refund to him the said sum of

£205 sterling. The said Laurence compearing alleged that the libel was not relevant unless it were said that he was the person that did stop his capitulation and condescend what manner of way he did impede the same. Secondly, the libel was not relevant except it said that the said earl was forced to pay the said sum to the defender, it was replied that there was no necessity to say that

the defender himself stopped the capitulation, or that the money was paid by the earl to him, but that it was sufficient to say that the usurpers refused to close his capitulation until the said sum should be paid in satisfaction of what was given for surveying his estate by the usurpers to the defender, which he offered him to prove and was found relevant by the commissioners, who admitted witnesses for proving of the same, and did find by the depositions of the said witnesses that the said Laurence was one of the surveyors of the said earl's estate, and that one of the articles of the earl of Seaforth's capitulation was that he should pay £205 sterling of survey money or thereby, and the same was accordingly paid to the English. As also, it having been acknowledged by the defender that he got a salary from the English for the said survey, and being clear by Anthony Wilson, Englishman, his books in Leith that there was £200 sterling given to the said Laurence Dundas upon that account, the commissioners did conceive that the said earl should be paid of the said sum of £200 sterling by the said Laurence Dundas. Which report, being represented from the said lords commissioners for trade and bills, and being this day read and at length considered by the estates of parliament, and they well and ripely advised therewith, the king's majesty, with advice and consent of his said estates of parliament, decrees and ordains the said Laurence Dundas to satisfy and pay to the said Kenneth, earl of Seaforth the foresaid sum of £200 sterling, and ordains letters of horning others in form as appropriate.
Convention of Royal Burghs, 7.7.1671

The convention being informed that there is great heats and animosities risen between the town of Dundee and Brechin, chiefly occasioned by the alleged escape of Laurence Dundas out of Dundee prison.

1671. Supplement to the Dictionary of the Decisions of the Court of Session   

The Town of Brechin against the Magistrates of Dundee, — upon this ground,

That they had suffered one Dundass, their prisoner, to go to the fields, and cross the water of Tay in a boat : Notwithstanding whereof, this allegiance was found relevant,— That they offered to prove that he never went abroad but for his health, or necessary business, but with a keeper or guard, which was granted for his health by the advice of physicians ; and when he crossed the ferry, it was in the Town's own boat," with a guard, and was never suffered to land in Fife's side ; but that day, and all other days that he was suffered to go abroad, he was returned to the tolbooth, and was never one night out of prison. Which being the general custom of the Burgh of Edinburgh, and other towns, the Lords found it relevant to liberate the Magistrates from the debt.
Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis, 21.4.1674

Charter by Robert Laurie, Bishop of Brechin in favour of George Steill and John Jameson

bailies thereof of those two tenements of land, with the malt kiln, malt barns and two

cobles and yards thereto adjoining, all lying contiguously within the burgh of Brechin at

the north port thereof and east side of the gigh street of the same burgh, bounded by the arable land pertaining to the heirs of the deceased John Ochterlony late provost of Brechin at the east, the high street of the said city at the west, the land pertaining to Alexander Hendrie maltman at the north, and the yard pertaining to John Mathers armourer at the south parts: which lands formerly belonged to Laurence Dundas, late bailie of Brechin, were apprized from him by Rory MacKenzie advocate, assignee to Kenneth Earl of Seaforth, for a debt of three thousand six hundred merks Scots money, and one hundred and twenty pounds of Sheriff's fees, and disponed by the said Rory MacKenzie to David Snieer, bailie of Brechin and the said George Steill and John Jameson: to be held of the Bishop in feufarm fee and heritage for ever, and for yearly payment of the original feuduty thereof. Signed before witnesses, John Skinner merchant burgess in Brechin and the foresaid John Spebce town-clerk thereof.21/4/1674

The following is a report from the Edinburgh Records dated the 5th November 1679;-

"The same day Baillie Andirsone cam to the tollbuith and sighted the corps of Capitiane

Lourance Dundass deceased within the tolbuith of edr the fforth of the said moneth betuixt ffour and ffyve aclock in the afternoone and tooke instrument in the hands of Alexr gaye and protested that the good toune the goodman of the said tolbuith and all others concerned maybe free as to his incarceratione before thes witnessis Robert blair sometyme baillie in Cullrose william page baxter in Coupper - Bennett of Chesters Robert Stirk sometyme merchant in stirling etc"

 

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