KEITH, John Earl of Kintore, Sir ^{1 2}

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  General Notes:

"John, first Earl of Kintore, called 'seventh and youngest son ' in MS. Hist, of John, first Earl of Kintore."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) ²

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Protected: Scottish regalia, 1652-1651, siege of Dunottar Castle.

2. Appointed: Knight Marischal, 1660, of Scotland. ¹

3. Appointed: Treasurer-Depute, December 1684. ¹

4. Admitted: member of the Privy Council, 1689, of the United Kingdom. ¹

5. Received: new grant after resigning his honours, 22 February 1694. ¹

John married Margaret HAMILTON, daughter of Thomas HAMILTON 2nd Earl of Haddington, Covenanter and Jean GORDON, on 24 April 1662.¹ (Margaret HAMILTON was baptised on 15 January 1641 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Margaret (secunda) (Hamilton), posthumous daughter of the second marriage, born 15 January 1641, married, 24 April 1662 (contract 11 February), to Sir John Keith, Knight Marischal of Scotland, afterwards Lord Kintore."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)




"He (John Keith) married, 24 April 1662, Margaret, posthumous daughter of Thomas, second Earl of Haddington (she was born 15 January 1641), and had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 5) ^{1 4}