CRICHTON, William of Frendraught ^{1 2}

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William married Agnes ABERNETHY, daughter of William ABERNETHY 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy and Elizabeth HAY.^{1 2} (Agnes ABERNETHY was born about 1525.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (William Crichton) had a charter to himself and Agnes Abernethy his wife of the lands of Inverkeithny or Conveth on 15 August 1539....... He married Agnes Abernethy, probably a daughter of that William, Lord Abernethy of Saltoun, who was with fortyfive others tried on 15 March 1543-44 for the slaughter of George Crichton of Conzie and others, and had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)




"Agnes, married to William Crichton of Frendraught, was probably a daughter of William, Lord Saltoun. Crichton was a 'daft and natural idiot,' and it was his curator of whose slaughter Lord Saltoun was accused."

from Scots Peerage (vol 7) ^{1 2}