John Moncreiffe (abt. 1454 - abt. 1496)

Born about 1454 in Barony of Moncreiffe, Perthshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1496 at about age 42 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Biography

John Moncreiffe is a member of Clan Moncreiffe.

John was born about 1454. John Moncrieffe 8th of that Ilk was the son of John Moncreiffe, 7th of that Ilk and Beatrix Dundas.

He feuded with John Ramsay of Kilgour who killed his brother.In 1484 he was convicted of misappropriating the lands of Kinmonth.

Sir John Moncrieff of that Ilk, who got a charter under the Great Seal of the lands and barony of Moncrieff in the year 1495. According to Douglas and Playfair, he married Beatrix Forman of Luthrie (according to the Tree and Martin's MS., Margaret, daughter of Levingstoune of Easter Wemyss 3), and got two other charters of certain other lands to himself and Beatrix Forman his spouse, dated between 1501 and 1511, in which he is designated " Dominus de eodem, miles." "John of Muncreff of that Ilk" occurs as one of the arbiters in a dispute between Lyon of Logy and Cardeny of Foss in the year 1488. 1 Six years previously he appears to have contemplated a marriage with Geillis, daughter of David Ogilvy of Inchmartin. He died before 1530, as appears from a charter dated 9th April of that year, " Beatricae Forman, dominse de Moncrieff, rclicta quondam domini Johannis, et Wilhelmo Moncrieff de eodem eorum filio, terrarum de Balgony in vicecom. de Perth." According to Douglas, Sir John Moncrieff had three son and three daughters

• 1. Sir William, his heir.
• 2. Hugh, ancestor of the Moncrieffs of Tubbermallo (Tippermalloch), who does not appear in the other pedigrees. 2
• 3. John (of Rapness), ancestor of Sir Robert Moncreiffe of Moncreiffe, Bart.
• 1st daughter, Agnes, married to Thomas Scott, Lord Justice-Clerk.
• 2d, Jean, married to John Leslie of Parkhill, second son of William third Earl of Rothes.
• 3d, Elizabeth (died 16th June 1570), married to David Boswell of Balmuto, by whom she had ten sons and ten daughters. 3

Sir John was succeeded by his eldest son Sir William Moncrieff of that Ilk.^[1]

He passed away about 1496

Marriages

1. Margaret Levingston, daughter of Sir Robert Levingston of Drumry.
2. Janet Strathauchin,

Children of John Moncreiffe, 8th of that Ilk and Margaret Levingston

1. Margaret Moncreiffe d. bt 1 Nov 1554 - 10 Nov 1554
2. Sir John Moncreiffe, 9th of that Ilk+2 d. 9 Sep 1513

Child of John Moncreiffe, 8th of that Ilk and Janet Strathauchin

1. Hew Moncreiffe, 1st of Easter Rhynd

Sources

1. ↑ The House of Moncrieff by GEORGE SETON, Advocate M.A. Oxon., F.S.A. Scot. AUTHOR OF ' SCOTTISH HERALDRY ' AND OTHER WORKS p.28-29

1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "Pedigree Resource File," database, Roots Magic Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3S1C-KMP : accessed 2015), Mathew Moncriegge/Moncrieffe; submitted by Brown-Ebel.
2. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
3. The Peerage

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Sheri Sturm for starting this profile.

This person was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on 24 May 2011.