Anne (Murray) Littlejohn (1639 - 1704)

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Anne is described as a ' presumably illegitimate' daughter of Mungo Murray and the wife of John Littlejohn.

Excerpt from the Scots Peerage

MURRAY, VISCOUNT STORMONT pp.196-197 II. Sir Mungo Murray of Drumcairn, second Viscount Stormont, a younger son of John, first Earl of Tullibardine." He had a charter, 16 June 1605, of the Inch of the loch of Forfar, on which stood the chapel of St. Margaret the Queen,' and about that date was knighted.'" On 11 May 1607 he was granted a feu-ferm charter of the free tenandry of Bambreich, including Huntingtower," which he surrendered

1 p. C. Reg., xiii. 220. 2 jigg, Mag. Sig. ^ Ibid. * Ibid. » Mansfield Writs. ^ Beg. Mag. Sig. ' Staggering State, Hi. ^ See i. 470 of this work. 3 Reg. Mag. Sig. '" Between 30 May 1606 and 13 February 1607, Reg. Mag. Sig. " Ibid.

to the King in 1613.' He was appointed a commissioner of tlie Peace for Perthshire 5 November 1610,' 11 November 1613 for the said shire and stewartries of Menteith and Strath- earn,^ a Justice of the Peace for tlie same districts 20 August 1623 ; ' and 9 March 1625 Keeper of the Forest of Glenalmond/ He was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. " In 1631 he succeeded to the viscountcy of Stormont and lordship of Scone under the special remainder contained in tlie charters of creation of 1612 and 1621, having been styled Master of Stormont from the latter date. In 1634 (21 October) he was made a commissioner to punish receivers of Jesuits.' After subscribing the Covenant, he entered into a bond, August 1640, with the Marquess of Montrose and others to maintain and defend religion, crown, and country, and mainly the Covenant.^ Lord Stormont died in 1642, before 11 March, having married, first, Anna, sister and co-heir of Sir Andrew Murray of Balvaird (who died in 1624), and niece of the first Viscount. She died at Scone 26 April 1639, having executed a will 17 October 1634.° He married, secondly (contract dated at Edinburgh 18 October 1639'°), Anna, daughter of John, first Earl of Wemyss, and relict of Alexander Lindsay, eldest son of David Lindsay of Edzell. She died 20 September 1643. Leaving no male issue,(11) the title passed to

III. James Murray, second Earl of Annandale, who as son and heir of the deceased Earl of Annandale, formerly John Murray of Reidkirk, succeeded as third Viscount Stormont.(12) He died in London 28 December 1658, and was buried at Ruthwell (will dated 28 November 1658 '0, having married (contract dated at Leuchars 14 June 1647) Jean Carnegie, daughter of James, Lord Carnegie, afterwards Earl of Southesk," but by her, who married, secondly, David, Lord Balvaird, Annandale's successor in the titles of Stormont

1 P. C. Reg., X. 125. 2 i^ia., ix. 78. ' jud., x. 168. * Ibid., xiii. 347.

• Ibid., 707. " Carlisle's Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, 128. ' Reg.

Mag. Sig. " Ninth Rep. Hist. MSS. Com., pt. ii. 257. ^ Confirmed St. Andrews 13 January 1640. 'o Memorials of the Fam,ily of Wem.yss, i. 233 et seq. (11) He had a daughter Anna Murray, presumably illegitimate, who married John Littlejohn, stewart clerk of Fife (Fife Sasines, ix. 130). '2 See 1. 228 and 229 of this work for an account of him. '^ Mansfield Writs. » Ibid.

Sources

• Scots Peerage v. 8 pp. 215-6