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Dudhope, Viscount of (S, 1641)

Creation: let.pat. 15 Nov 1641

Family name: Scrymgeour

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Arms:

See Earl of Dundee

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John [Scrymgeour], 1st Viscount of Dudhope

son and heir of Sir James Scrymgeour of Dudhope by his wife Margaret Carnegie, dau. of Sir Robert Carnegie of Kinnaird

born

mar.

Sep 1596 Margaret Seton, dau. of Sir David Seton of Parbroath

children

1. Hon James Scrymgeour, later 2nd Viscount of Dudhope

2. Hon John Scrymgeour (d. after 10 Nov 1654)

3. Hon David Scrymgeour (dspm. bef. 1 Jun 1647), mar. Jean Cockburn, and had issue:

1a. Clara Scrymgeour

2a. Margaret Scrymgeour

4. Hon Andrew Scrymgeour (d. after 13 Mar 1621)

5. Hon Alexander Scrymgeour (d. after 1640)

1. Hon Magdalene Scrymgeour, mar. Alexander Irvine of Drum

2. Hon Mary Scrymgeour, mar. after 25 Jul 1623 Peter Hay of Megginch

3. Hon Margaret Scrymgeour, mar. after 17 Sep 1627 Sir Thomas Thomson of Duddingston

4. Hon Jane Scrymgeour, mar. after 27 Oct 1632 Hon Sir John Carnegie of Craig (d. 22 Nov 1654), 3rd son of David [Carnegie], 1st Earl of Southesk, by his wife Margaret Lindsay, only dau. of Hon Sir David Lindsay of Edzell, a Lord of Session as Lord Edzell (by his first wife and cousin Lady Helen Lindsay, dau. of David [Lindsay], 10th Earl of Crawford), 1st son and heir by his second wife of David [Lindsay], 10th Earl of Crawford, and had issue

died

7 Mar 1642/3

created

15 Nov 1641 Lord Scrymgeour and Viscount of Dudhope, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever

suc. by

son

note

suc. his father 1612 as Constable of Dundee and Hereditary Standard Bearer of Scotland; Member of Parliament for Forfarshire 1612, 1617 and 1621 and for Argyllshire 1628-33

James [Scrymgeour], 2nd Viscount of Dudhope

born

mar.

after 4 Aug 1618 and bef. 25 Nov 1618 Lady Isabel Ker, 2nd dau. of Robert [Ker], 1st Earl of Roxburghe, by his first wife Margaret Maitland, only dau. and hrss. in her issue of Sir William Maitland of Lethington

children

1. Hon John Scrymgeour, later 3rd Viscount of Dudhope later 1st Earl of Dundee

2. Capt Hon Alexander Scrymgeour, killed in a duel with Lord Cranston (d. Aug 1661)

3. Hon Robert Scrymgeour (d. after 1664)

1. Hon Jean Scrymgeour, mar. 1647 John Graham of Fintry

2. Hon Mary Scrymgeour (bapt. 30 Dec 1619 ; d. after 15 Mar 1686/7)

died

23 Jul 1644

suc. by

son

note

suc. his father as Hereditary Standard Bearer of Scotland; fatally wounded at the Battle of Marston Moor 1644

John [Scrymgeour], 3rd Viscount of Dudhope later 1st Earl of Dundee, PC

created

8 Sep 1660 Lord Scrymgeour and Innerkeithing, Viscount of Dudhope and Earl of Dundee, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever

The Viscountcy of Dudhope has been held by the Earls of Dundee since 8 Sep 1660.

 First written 17 Apr 2004

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