Mary Campbell (aft. 1634 - 1690)

Born after 1634 in Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of George Sinclair — married 22 Sep 1657 in Roseneath

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1690 before age 56 in Scotland [uncertain]

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Mary Campbell was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Lady Mary Campbell was the daughter of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll and his wife, Lady Margaret Douglas. She is sometimes described as their third daughter,^[1] and her birth date is given as after 1634, based on a "genealogy given in Records of Argyll, which belongs to 1634, it is said Lord Lorne had then two sons and two daughters"^[2]

First Marriage

An antenuptial contract of marriage between Lady Mary Campbell and George (Sinclair), 6th Earl of Caithness was issued 18-24 July 1657, where Mary is granted lands of Thurso East and others in parishes of Thurso, Olrick, Halkirk, Watine, Dunnett, which were all in the Earldom and sheriffdom of Caithness, in return for a tocher (dowry) of 22,000 Scots.^[3] She is stated to be the second daughter in this document, but it may be that she was the second surviving daughter.

They were married on 22 September 1657 at Rosneath Castle, a seat of the Earl of Argyll, though friends of Caithness were not pleased with the marriage and the amount of the tocher.^[4]

m.(1) George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness, son of John Sinclair, Master of Berriedale and Lady Jean Mackenzie, on 22 September 1657 at Roseneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland and (2)John Campbell of Glenorchy, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, son of Sir John Campbell of Glenorchy, 4th Bt. and Lady Mary Graham, on 7 April 1678. She died on 4 February 1690/91.

Child of Lady Mary Campbell and John Campbell of Glenorchy, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland

1. Hon. Colin Campbell+ born about 1679, based on his death on 31 March 1708 at London aged 29.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, new edn, vol. 2, edited by Vicary Gibbs (London: St Catherine Press, 1912). p. 480. Digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/completepeerageo02coka/page/480/mode/2up : accessed 4 March 2023).
2. ↑ Willcock, John, The Great Marquess: Life and Times of Archibald, 8th Earl, and 1st (and only) Marquess of Argyll (1607-1661) (Edinburgh & London: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, 1903). pp. 345-6. Digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/greatmarquesslif00will/page/n737/mode/2up? : accessed 4 March 2023).
3. ↑ "Marriage Contract of George, earl of Caithness and Lady Mary Campbell," abstract, Papers of the Campbell Family, Earls of Breadalbane (Breadalbane Muniments): Marriage Contracts and Related Papers, GD112/25/131, National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk : accessed 4 March 2023.
4. ↑ The Diary of Mr John Lamont of Newton 1649-1671, edited by George Ritchie Kinloch (Glasgow: Maitland Club, 1830). p. 101 (image 121). Digital image, National Library of Scotland: Publications by Scottish Clubs (https://digital.nls.uk/publications-by-scottish-clubs/archive/78859132 : accessed 4 March 2023).
5. ↑ The Scots Peerage, vol. 2, p. 206. Digital image, Internet Archive Texts, https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun02paul/page/205/mode/1up?view=theater : accessed 1 March 2023.

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