Sir James Halyburton Explained
Sir James Halyburton or Haliburton of Pitcur was a Scottish landowner and politician.
Biography
He was the son of Sir George Halyburton of Pitcur and a great-nephew of James Halyburton, tutor of Pitcur.[1] In 1586 his father granted the lands of Thorngreen to James and his future wife Margaret, daughter of James Scrimgeour of Dudhope.[2] In 1617, as laird of Pitcur, he represented the barons of Forfarshire in the convention of Estates and the Parliament of Scotland.[3]
His children included:
- James Haliburton of Pitcur, who married Maria, daughter of Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe
- William Haliburton of Pitcur, who married Marjorie, daughter of David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk
- George Haliburton of Keilour, who was the grandfather of Margaret Haliburton who married Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, and great-grandfather of James Halyburton who was commissioner for Forfarshire at the time of the Union
- Magdalen Haliburton, who married John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk
- Margaret Haliburton, who married James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Coupar.
- Catherine Haliburton, who married John Bethune, 12th of Balfour, commissioner for Fife in 1644, 1646, and 1649.[4]
Notes and References
- http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/hh4aa/halyburton2.php Halyburton2
- [James Balfour Paul|Sir James Balfour Paul]
- [Joseph Foster (genealogist)|Joseph Foster]
- Book: Genealogical Collections Concerning Families In Scotland Made By Walter Macfarlane 1750-1751 Edited From The Original Manuscripts In The Advocates' Library By James Toshach Clark, Keeper Of The Library, Edinburgh. Printed At The University Press By T. & A. Constable For The Scottish History Society. 1. 1900. Edinburgh.
