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Sir William Scott 10th b.1548 at Balweary.
Son of Sir William Scott 9th and Isabel Lindsay, daughter of Patrick Lindsay of Byres, Scotland. More information
Married Helen Lauder, daughter of Sir William Lauder of Hatton, Scotland
They had the following children:
M i Sir William 11th b.1568.
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The Scotts, one of the most powerful Border clans took their name from a race, the Scoti who invaded Scotland in early times. They claim descent from Uchtredus filius Scoti, who lived in the 12th century. His two sons were Richard, ancestor of the Scotts of Buccleuch and Sir Micheal ancestor of the Scotts of Balweary. A descendant of this line, Sir Michael who died circa 1235 was the famous "Wizard" one of the most learned men of his time. Both brothers swore fealty to Edward I of England in 1296 but Richard's son, Sir Michael was a staunch supporter of Bruce and later of David II. He was killed fighting at Durham in 1346 leaving two sons. The eldest Robert inherited the Buccleuch and Murdochston estates to which he added Scotstoun. The youngest son, John, founded the cadet house of Synton, from which descended the Lords of Polwarth. The Scotts were at the height of their powers from mid 15th century until the beginning of the 17th century and could produce 600 men in battle. In an area of constant feuding and war, they gained at the expense of other families such as the Douglases. Once there was peace in that region, many of them went to fight in Holland as members of the Scots Brigade. From the Union of the Crowns in 1603, the old clan system in the borders was doomed as frontier warfare could not be tolerated in the centre of a united realm. From this time the Buccleuchs became great nobles rather than clan chiefs. The Lordship of Scott of Buccleuch was created in 1606 and the earldom in 1619. Francis, 2nd Earl had two daughters the second of whom married James, Duke of Monmouth, bastard son of Charles II, who was created Duke of Buccleuch. Although he was subsequently beheaded and discredited for rebelling against his uncle James VII, the title passed to their eldest son. The 3rd Duke succeeded to the Douglas Dukedom of Queensberry. Among the many prominent families of the clan are the Scotts of Harden, to which Sir Walter Scott the famous author was connected.
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Notes on sources
Anderson family tree
Information is largely taken from the book 'The Andersons of Peterhead'. This was based on the records made by John Anderson 1825/1903 [VIII 32], known as 'China John'. This was brought up to date in 1936 by Cecil Ford Anderson [X 17] and Agnes Donald Ferguson [CS 45 X b]. Many photographs were taken and compiled in an album by Olive Edis (daughter of Mary Murray, daughter of Andrew Murray (2) of Aberdeen). Corrections to both Janet Innes Anderson's and Alexander Murray's death dates from Robert Murray Watt and Iain Forrest.
Forrest family tree
Iain Forrest kindly supplied material to update the Forrest family (progeny of William Forrest) details.
Hibbert family tree
The information is largely taken from a tree compiled by F.B. (she knows who she is!) with extra material found by the author.
Murray family tree
The 'Genealogical Table showing various branches of the Murray family', from which this information was taken, was prepared by Alexander Murray of Blackhouse, extended by Andrew Murray - advocate - Aberdeen circa 1880 and further extended by Arthur Murray Watt 1972. The generational notation is the author's.
Pike family tree
Information from family sources as well as 'Burke's Landed Gentry' 1875
Stevenson family tree and many Stevenson and Anderson photos
Deepest thanks for some fantastic pictures and for writing the wonderful book 'Jobs for the Boys' to Hew Stevenson, which you can see on www.dovebooks.co.uk.
And the rest
Thanks also to all who have written in with information, advice, help and, most importantly, corrections.
© John Hibbert 2001-2013
28 February, 2021