Margaret (Murray) Halkett (1577)

Born 1577 in Eddieston, Scotland

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Margaret (Murray) Halkett is a member of the Murray Name Study Project.

Margaret was born in 1577. Margaret Murry ...

George Halkett of Pitfirrane and Isabel Hepburn had issue -

1) Sir Robert his heir (bapt. 2nd September 1576). His eldest son, Robert, received the honour to be knighted from King James VI., and a served her to his father in the lands of Pitfirrane, in 1595, m. 20 Jun 1595 Margaret Murray.

2) Patrick Halkett (bapt. 28th July 1577) who got from his father Lumphinnans having apparently been assigned that part of the family lands. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir John Murray of Blackbarony, and is the ancestor of the Halkets whose seat is Moxhall England. (Chalmers Vol.1 p.294) Patrick’s son, also Patrick married Isabel, daughter of Sir John Boswell of Balmuto, and had at least two sons, the second of whom George being designated 'of Parkhall' and was a merchant in Dysart, whose testament is recorded in the Edinburgh Commissariot Register.

SIR ROBERT, baptized. 2nd September 1576 and died, 3 August 1653, aged 76). He married on 10th June 1595, Margaret Murray, eldest daughter of Sir John Murray of Eddleston and Margaret Hamilton of Innerwick, and had two sons and eight daughters.

Sir Robert died c. 1653 and left a large family by his marriage with Margaret Murray -

1) Anne Halkett, Annas, b. 9 Jan 1600, m. (1) Sir John Henderson of Fordell (who was dead by April 1619), with issue 1) Jean b. 5 Apr 1616, 2) James bap 3 Feb 1618, Posthumous Military Career. Married secondly Thomas Myretoun of Cambo in 26 Feb 1622. Thomas Myretoun was killed at Kilsyth in 1645. (Stephen His. p. 144 & 472)

2) Isobel Halkett, b. 17 Jul 1601, Dunfermline.

3) Grizel Halkett (bapt. 19 Oct. 1602) who married Thomas Ker of Cavers in June 1641.

4) James Halkett, b. 1 Jan 1605 who died in infancy.

5) Sir James Halkett (bapt 12th Aug 1610) who succeeded his father.

6) Jean Halkett (bapt 4th Dec 1612) who married on 24th Aug 1647, William Scott, fiar of Itcha (sic) ie. Headshaw, eldest of John Scott of Headshaw. Jean had a portion of 8000

7) Captain John Halkett, b. 27 Sept 1614 Dunfermline.

8) Robert Halkett, (bapt 9 Dec 1617) who married, 14 May 1652 at Torrie, Jean Hadden, daughter of Sir John Hadden of Gleneagles. He also served in the Covenanting army being designated Captain of horse in Fife in 1650. Robert was much more extreme than his brother James (he had no estates to lose) and is among the Protestors of Remonstrants in the West under the command of the Colonel Strachan who had been Sir James' colleague in the North against Montrose. Robert was associated at this time with extremists such as Andrew Cant, Samuel Rutherford and James Guthrie (vide letter to Lilburne Oct 30 1651 in "Scotland and the Commonwealth," II Scot. He appears to be the Robert Halkett against horn a warrant for treason was sworn, but as nothing further transpired, he presumably made his peace with the Protectorate. He may be one of two Robert Halketts involved with Argyll & Kintyre. Col. Robert a ruling elder in parish of Lochhead (Cambeltown) 1658. Commissioned as Capt in Reg. of French Guards raised by Lord Kintyre 1643. Fought against Cornwell at Hamilton 1650 . fined for attending Conventicles. 1665 imprisoned by Argyll 1665-1667. Another Col. Robert had lands in Kintyre 1619. (Note D. McNaughton) 9) Margaret Halket, bapt. 6 Aug 1619, m. Mungo Murray of Myreside near Pitfirrane at Ballingry in 1609. Mungo Murray was a Colonel of the Scots Regiment in Holland. Either he or his son served under David Leslie in the Scots Army in England in 1643. (Parish Records: The army of the Covenant Scot. Hist. Soc.) 10) Elspet Halket, bapt. 7 Feb 1620. Married James Gray by 1640. 11) Patrick Halkett, whose son William Halkett, occurs in the St Andrews Testaments in 1699, but nothing further is known of him. ^[1]

Children of Robert Halket and Margaret Murray from baptism records:

Name: Annas Halkett Event Type: Christening Event Date: 9 Jan 1600 Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Gender: Female Father's Name: Robert Halkett Mother's Name: Margaret Murray

Name: Isobel Halkett Event Type: Christening Event Date: 17 Jul 1601 Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Gender: Female Father's Name: Robert Halkett Mother's Name: Margaret Murray

Name: Robert Halkat Event Type: Christening Event Date: 9 Dec 1617 Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Gender: Male Father's Name: Robert Halkat Mother's Name: Margaret Murray

Name: Margaret Halkat Event Type: Christening Event Date: 6 Aug 1619 Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Gender: Female Father's Name: Robert Halkat Mother's Name: Margaret Murray

Name: Elspet Halkat Event Type: Christening Event Date: 7 Nov 1620 Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Gender: Female Father's Name: Robert Halkat Mother's Name: Margaret Murray ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.royaldunfermline.com/Resources/Genealogy/Halkett/HALKETT_FAMILY.pdf
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LYSJ-21X