71. Lord (8) John ERSKINE Earl of Mar (3rd) (John , John , John , Robert , Alexander , Thomas , Robert , Thomas , Robert , William , John , John de , John , Henry de ) died in 1653/1655.
13th Ld Garioch, de jure 20th Earl of Mar (old title)(according to Burke's)
Lord Cardross
KB, PC(Scotland)
Sir John was invested with the order of the Bath at the creation of Henry, Prince of Wales 30 May 1610 and was sworn a privy councillor 20 July 1615 and appointed governor of Edinburgh castle (1615-38).
On 8 Mar. 1620 he was granted a monopoly of the leather trade in Scotland for the purposes of reforming the tanning trade.
On 1 Feb. 1620 he was named one of the Extraordinary Lords of Sessions and in 1626 he was superseded with the rest of the Extraordinary Lords. He was reappointed 18 June 1628 and sat on the bench until 1630.
He succeeded his father 25 Mar. 1634/5.
In 1638 he was deprived of his command of Edinburgh castle with General Ruthven, Earl of Forth having been recalled from the Swedish service and appointed governor in his place by the King. This was due to the commotions in Scotland when King Charles resolved to suppress the covenant by force. John did receive £3,000 as compensation. Also in 1638 he sold to the King the sheriffship of Stirling and bailiary of the Forth for £8,000.
On 23 June 1638 he gave his lands to his son John in exchange for paying off his creditors.
He was proposed by the King to be a privy councillor and was sworn for life on 13 Nov. 1641. He obtained a patent for the tanning of leather, but was accused of having a monopoly and it was discharged by Parliament 16 Nov. 1641.
In 1640 he was ordered by the Estates to muster his men for defence of the county. At first John favoured the Covenanters, but soon joined the Cumbernauld association to support the King and therefore his property was forfeited by the Estates. He is said to have sold several lands in Scotland and purchased an estate in Ireland which he lost by the Irish rebellion.Alienated the lands of Erskine in 1638.
died between Jan. & Oct. 1655
John married Jean HAY on 6 Feb 1610. Jean died on 24 May 1668.
Daughter of 9th Earl of Erroll.
John and Jean had the following children:
+ 85 M i Lord (9) John ERSKINE Earl of Mar (4th) died in Sep 1668. 86 M ii Francis ERSKINE died in 1662.
d.s.p.87 F iii Elizabeth ERSKINE.
married Archibald, Lord Napier88 F iv Mary ERSKINE.
d.s.p.89 F v Annabella ERSKINE.
married Robert Stewart of Culbeg
72. James ERSKINE Earl of Buchan (6th) (John , John , John , Robert , Alexander , Thomas , Robert , Thomas , Robert , William , John , John de , John , Henry de ) died circa 1639.
Earl of Buchan in right of his wife, Mary Douglas, countess of Buchan
22 mar.1617 had a charter of earldom, in which the dignity was specified, to the countess and her husband, and to the longest liver and heir male of the marriage, with remainder to the nearest heir male of Earl James.
Married secondly Dorothy Knyvett.
James married Lady Mary DOUGLAS Countess of Buchan, daughter of James DOUGLAS Earl of Buchan (5th) and Margaret OGILVY, in 1617. Mary died in 1628.
They had the following children:
+ 90 M i James ERSKINE Earl of Buchan (7th) died in Oct 1664. 91 F ii Mary ERSKINE.
married Lord Forbes92 F iii Margaret ERSKINE.
married Sir James Graham
83. Alexander ERSKINE Viscount Fentoun (Thomas , Alexander , John , Robert , Alexander , Thomas , Robert , Thomas , Robert , William , John , John de , John , Henry de ) was born in 1590. He died on 11 Feb 1633.
s. and h. ap. by 1st wife.
K.B. 3 Nov. 1616.
As Alexander, Lord Fentoun, acting for his father, Thomas, Earl of Kellie, he granted a charter 18 Aug. 1630.
He m., in 1610, Anne, 1st dau. of Alexander (SETON), 1st EARL OF DUNFERMLINE, High Chancellor, by his 1st wife, Lilias, 2nd dau. of Patrick (Drummond), 3rd Lord Drummond.died before his father
Alexander married Lady Anne SEATON/SETON on 6 Apr 1610.
daughter of Alexander, 1st Earl of Dunfermline
Alexander and Anne had the following children:
93 M i Thomas ERSKINE Earl Kellie (2) was christened on 4 May 1615 in North Berwick. He died on 3 Feb 1643.
succeeded his grandfather, 1639
was styled VISCOUNT FENTOUN 1633-39.
Great loyalist, he took part with the King against the Covenanters in 1642.
He died unmarried, aged 27, and was succeeded by his brother+ 94 M ii Alexander ERSKINE Earl of Kellie (3) was born in 1616 and died in May 1677. + 95 M iii Sir Charles ERSKINE Baronet of Cambo (1) was born in 1620 and died in Feb 1677. 96 M iv George ERSKINE was born in 1621. He died on 31 Dec 1656.