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CONTENTS OF THE BOOK
THE MONCREIFFS AND THE MONCRIEFFES
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INTRODUCTION, dealing principally with the origin of the name,
and containing facsimiles of the signatures of the proprietors
of Moncreiffe from the year 1500 to the present day                    xxi-xxxi

PART I
THE MONCREIFFS OF THAT ILK AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES,
THE MONCREIFFS OF TULLIBOLE
 

CHAPTER I
RAMERUS DE MONCREIFF [reign of Alexander I. (1107-1124)].
GASPAR DE MONCREIFF.  GERARD DE MONCREIFF.  ROGER
DE  MONCREIFF                                                                                 9-11
 

CHAPTER II
SIR MATHEW MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK, Knt. (1249. 1266)
                                                                                                               12-19

CHAPTER III
SIR JOHN MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK, Knt. (1296.1324)            20-24
 

CHAPTER IV
WILLIAM MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK (i 296).  DUNCAN MONCREIFF OF
THAT ILK (died 1357).  JOHN MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK
(1360.1410)                                                                                            25-27
 

CHAPTER V
MALCOLM MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK (1421.1464)                         28-32
 

CHAPTER VI
JOHN MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK (1437.1466)
                                                                                                                33-40

CHAPTER VII
JOHN MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK (1471.1496)
                                                                                                                41-54

CHAPTER VIII
SIR JOHN MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK, Knt. (1483.1513)
                                                                                                                55-66

CHAPTER IX   
WILLIAM MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK (1513.1579)
                                                                                                                67-96

CHAPTER X
WILLIAM, APPARENT OF THAT ILK (born circa 1526, died circa
1575)                                                                                                        97-111
 

CHAPTER XI
WILLIAM MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK (born circa 1552, died 1624)
                                                                                                                112-123

CHAPTER XII
SIR JOHN MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK, FIRST BARONET OF CREATION
OF 1626 (born circa 1588-died 1651)                                                        124-128
 

CHAPTER XIII
SIR JOHN MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK, SECOND BARONET (born 1635,
died circa 1686)                                                                                       129-134

CHAPTER XIV
SIR DAVID MONCREIFF, THIRD BARONET (died 1692).
                                                                                                                135

CHAPTER XV
SIR JAMES MONCREIFF, FOURTH BARONET (died 1704)
                                                                                                                136-139
 
CHAPTER XVI
SIR JOHN MONCREIFF OF TIPPERMALOCH, FIFTH BARONET
(1628-1714)                                                                                              140-142
 

CHAPTER XVII
Sir HUGH MONCREIFF OF TIPPERMALOCH, SIXTH BARONET
(died 1744)                                                                                               143
 

CHAPTER XVIII
SIR WILLIAM MONCREIFF, SEVENTH BARONET
(born circa 1706, died 1767)                                                                      145-160
 

CHAPTER XIX
SIR HARRY MONCREIFF WELLWOOD OF TULLIBOLE, EIGHTH
BARONET (1750-1827)                                                                            161-164
 

CHAPTER XX
SIR JAMES WELLWOOD MONCREIFF OF TULLIBOLE, NINTH BARONET,
styled Lord MONCREIFF (1776-1851)                                                     165-168
 

CHAPTER XXI
SIR HENRY WELLWOOD MONCREIFF OF TULLIBOLE, TENTH BARONET
(1809-1883)                                                                                                 169
 

CHAPTER XXII
JAMES, FIRST BARON MONCREIFF OF TULLIBOLE, AND ELEVENTH
BARONET (1811-1895)                                                                            170-172
 

CHAPTER XXIII
HENRY JAMES, SECOND BARON MONCREIFF OF TULLIBOLE, AND
TWELFTH BARONET (1840-1909)                                                            173
 

CHAPTER XXIV
ROBERT CHICHESTER, THIRD BARON MONCREIFF OF TULLIBOLE, AND
THIRTEENTH BARONET (1843-1913)                                                     174
 

CHAPTER XXV
JAMES ARTHUR FITZHERBERT, FOURTH BARON MONCREIFF OF TULLI-
BOLE, AND FOURTEENTH BARONET (born 1872)                                 175
 
 

PART II
THE MONCREIFFS (OR MONCREIFFES) OF EASTER RYND,
KIRKWALL IN THE ORKNEYS, AND MONGREIFFE

CHAPTER I
Hew MONCREIFF OF PITGORNO, MUNDY, AND Et&TEn RYND
(1495.1535)                                                                                                183-197
 

CHAPTER II
JAMES MONCREIFF OF E~ETER RYND (1548.1587)                             198-204
 

CHAPTER III
HEW MONCREIFF OF EASTER RYND (1575.1625)                                  205-209
 

CHAPTER IV
DAVID MONCREIFF, BAILIE OF KIRKWALL (1572.1625)                   210-244

 
CHAPTER V
THOMAS MONCREIFF, MERCHANT IN KIRKWALL (1612.1641)         245-276
 

CHAPTER VI
SIR THOMAS MONCREIFF OF MONCREIFF, FIRST BARONET OF
CREATION OF 1685 (1626-1715)                                                                 277-384
 

CHAPTER VII
SIR THOMAS MONCREIFF OF MONCREIFF, SECOND BARONET (1678-
1738)                                                                                                           387-430
 

CHAPTER VIII
SIR THOMAS MONCREIFFE OF MONCREIFFE, THIRD BARONET (1703-
1739)                                                                                                             431-445
 

CHAPTER IX

DAVID STEUART MONCREIFFE, BARON OF THE EXCHEQUER (1710
 1790)                                                                                                            446-461
 
 

CHAPTER X
SIR WILLIAM MONCREIFFE OF MONCREIFFE, FOURTH BARONET
 (1732-1784)                                                                                                  462-473
 

CHAPTER XI
SIR THOMAS MONCREIFFE OF MONCREIFFE, FIFTH BARONET (1758-
1818)                                                                                                            474-483
 

CHAPTER XII
SIR DAVID MONCREIFFE OF MONCREIFFE, SIXTH BARONET (1788-
1830)                                                                                                            484-495
 

CHAPTER XIII
SIR THOMAS MONCREIFFE OF MONCREIFFE, SEVENTH BARONET
(1822-1879)                                                                                                   496-502
 

CHAPTER XIV
SIR ROBERT DRUMMOND MONCREIFFE OF MONCREIFFE, EIGHTH
BARONET, C.B., C.M.G., V.D., T.D. (born 1856)                                        503-504
 
 

PART III
CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF VARIOUS COLLATERAL
BRANCHES OF THE FAMILY

CHAPTER I
MONCREIFF OF KINTILLO, AFTERWARDS MONCRIEFF OF CULFARGIE
AND BARNHILL, NOW OF BANDIRRAN (1561-1928)                                507-508
 

CHAPTER II
MONCREIFF OF EASTER CASCHE, BALCASKIE, RANDERSTON, REIDIE,
AND MYRES, NOW SKENE OF HALLYARDS AND PITLOUR (1546-
1928)                                                                                                                 509-525
 

CHAPTER III
MONCREIFF OF EASTER MONCREIFF, original line (1312-1581)                 526-539
 

CHAPTER IV
MONCREIFF OF EASTER MONCREIFF, later line (1581-1689)                       541-563
 

CHAPTER V
MONCREIFF OF WESTER RYND AND MAIRSLAND (1476-1756)                  565-577
 

CHAPTER VI
MONCREIFF OF TIPPERMALOCH, original line (1473-1666)                          579-593
 

CHAPTER VII
MONCREIFF OF TIPPERMALOCH, later line (1666-1851)                               596-599

CHAPTER VIII
MONCREIFF OF MYRESrDE (1535-1629)                                                        6oi-6ii
 

CHAPTER IX
MONCREIFF OF BALCASKIE (1617-1665)                                                      613-615
 

CHAPTER X
MONCRIFS, SEIGNEURS DE BELLENOT, SAUSSY,
VERNEUIL, IN FRANCE (1516-1812)                                                               618-628
 

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APPENDIX

I.-XI. Transcriptions of eleven early charters, taken, with two
exceptions, from the original documents in the Moncreiffe charter-chest           631-644

XII. Dispensation for the marriage of Hew Moncreff to Elisabeth
Dischyntoune (1524-25), from the original in the
possession of the Earl of Wemyss                                                                       645-650

XI II. Tabular Pedigree of the Dishingtons of Ardros                                         651

XIV. Report by Dr. Thomas Ross on Old Bridge, Bridge of Earn,
Perthshire.  Printed with the permission of Dr. Ross                                           652-658

XV. Notes suggesting the omission of a link in the accepted
Pedigrees of the Livingstons of Drumry.                                                             659-661

XVI. An Inventory of the Furniture in Moncreiffe House in i68o,
in the handwriting of Sir Thomas Moncreiff, First
Baronet                                                                                                              662-670

XVII. An Itemised Account rendered by William Moncreiffe,
late Dean of Guild of St. Andrews,' to Sir Thomas
Moncreiff, First Baronet, for money expended for his
nephew and heir, during his education at St. Andrews
(1689-1694).                                                                                                        671-684

XVIII. Tabular Pedigree of the Moncreiffs of Kintillo, afterwards
Moncrieffs of Culfargie and Barnhill, now of Bandirran
(compiled for the editors by Mr. A. Hope Dickson)                                             685

XIX. Tabular Pedigree of the Scott Moncrieffs of Easter Rynd,
Coats, and Newhalls, now of Fossaway (compiled for
the editors by Mr. C. K. Scott Moncrieff)                                                            662-670
 

TABULAR PEDIGREES

Pedigree of the Moncreiffs of that Ilk and their
representatives, the Moncreiffs of Tullibole                                                          1-7

Abridged Table showing the connection between the existing
branches of the Moncreiff family                                                                          8

Table showing intermarriages between the Moncreiffs and the
Murrays (1500-1650)                                                                                            114

Abridged Table showing the connection between the Baronets of
Moncreiff of that Ilk, Tippermaloch, and Tullibole                                              144

Pedigree of the Moncreiffs of Easter Rynd, Kirkwall in the
Orkneys, and Moncreiffe                                                                                      179

Table showing the reasons for the Dispensation for the marriage
of Hew Moncreiff and Elisabeth Dishington of Ardros (1524-25)                          190

Table showing the connection between the successive owners of
the lands of Easter Rynd                                                                                       209

Table showing the descendants of William Moncreiff of Seater,
uncle of Sir Thomas Moncreiff, First Baronet                                                        224

Pedigree of the Moncrieffs of Reidie and Myres, now Skenes of
Hallyards and Pitlour                                                                                            511

Pedigree of the Moncreiffs of Easter Moncreiff, original line                                 562

Pedigree of the Moncreiffs of Easter Moncreiff, later line                                      540

Pedigree of the Moncreiffs of Wester Rynd and Mairsland                                    564

Pedigree of the Moncreiffs of Tippermaloch, original line                                     578

Pedigree of the Moncreiffs of Tippermaloch, later line                                         594-595

Pedigree of the Moncreiffs of Myreside                                                                600

Pedigree of the Moncreiffs of Balcaskie                                                                612

Pedigree of the Moncrifs, Seigneurs de Bellenot, Saussy, Millery,
and Verneuil, in France                                                                                        616-617

Pedigree of the Dishingtons of Ardros                                                                 651

Pedigree of the Moncreiffs of Kintillo, afterwards Moncrieffs of
Culfargie and Barnhill, now of Bandirran                                                           685

Pedigree of the Scott Moncrieffs of Easter Rynd, Coats, and
Newhalls, now of Fossaway                                                                                 685
 
 

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

I. THE PRE-REFORMATION CHAPEL OF MONCREIFFE, looking
 East.  Frontispiece to Vol.1.

2. FACSIMILE OF CHARTER BY KING ALEXANDER III. TO (SIR) MATHEW
DE MUNCREF, OF THE LANDS OF MUNCREF AND BALCONACHIN,
dated 20 October 1251                                                                                      12

3. FACSIMILE OF CHARTER BY WILLIAM, SON OF PATRICK THE BREWER
OF KINTOLACH, TO SIR MATHEW DE MUNCREF, OF CERTAIN
RIGHTS IN THE LANDS OF MLNCREF.  Undated, but before 1247              16

4. ARMS OF SIR JOHN MONCREIFF OF THAT ILK AND OF HIS WIFE,
LADY MARY MURRAY, from the old House of Moncreiff                              126

5. TULLIBOLE CASTLE                                                                                   159

6. SIR HARRY MONCREIFF WELLWOOD, EIGHTH BARONET OF
TULLIBOLE, from the portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A., in the
National Gallery of Scotland                                                                              161

7. SIR JAMES WELLWOOD MONCREIFF, NINTH BARONET OF
TULLIBOLE, from the portrait in the Parliament House, Edinburgh,
by Sir John Watson Gordon, R.A., P.R.S.A.                                                       165

8. JAMES, FIRST BARON MONCREIFF OF TULLIBOLE AND ELEVENTH
BARONET, from the portrait in the Parliament House, Edin-
burgh, by Sir George Reid, P.R.S.A.                                                                    170

9. HENRY JAMES, SECOND BARON MONCREIFF OF TULLIBOLE AND
TWELFTH BARONET, by G. Fiddes Watt, R.S.A.                                              173