John Carnegie (abt. 1628 - 1662)

Born about 1628 in Balnamoon, Forfarshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Ogilvy) Carnegy — married 23 Nov 1642 in Scotland

Husband of Unknown (Graham) Carnegie — married 1661 (to 1662) in Scotland

Descendants

Died Sep 1662 at about age 34 in Scotland

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Biography

John born about 1610, the 2nd of Balnamoon is the son of Alexander Carnegie of Vayne and Balnamoon and Giles Blair. ^[1]

John Carnegie, second of Balnamoon, succeeded his father in Balnamoon in October 1657, and also his elder brother David, fiar of Balnamoon^[2], to whom he was served heir-male on 15th December1658.^[3]

He was a man of expensive habits, and was obliged to sell Careston. The purchaser was Sir John Stewart of Grandtully. Sir John Carnegie received a Crown charter of the lands of Nether Killiallie on 7th February- 1662, and another to him and his son James of the barony of Balnamoon, erected of new on 21st February 1662. ^[4]

He married, first (contract dated 23d November 1642), Lady Elizabeth Ogilvy, daughter of James Earl of Airlie, by whom he had a son, James , and a daughter Margaret Carnegie

and, secondly. Miss Graham, daughter of Graham of Claverhouse, by whom he had a son, Alexander, and two daughters.

• Elizabeth Carnegy

He died in September 1662.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Maria Maxwell, Jun 16, 2013
2. ↑ RMS Vol.8 1936 see [1]
3. ↑ Retours, H. 227 see [2]
4. ↑ Reg. Mag. Sig., Lib. lx. Nos. 137 and 210.

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