JOHNSTONE, James 1st Earl of Hartfell, Lord Johnstone of Lochwood ¹

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James married Margaret DOUGLAS, daughter of Sir William DOUGLAS Earl of Queensberry, Viscount of Drumlanrig and Isobel KER, in December 1622.¹ (Margaret DOUGLAS was born about 1604 and died by 1643 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"The first Earl of Hartfell was thrice married first, in December 1622, to Margaret Douglas, eldest daughter of William Douglas of Drumlanrig, afterwards Viscount Drumlanrig and Earl of Queensberry. She died between November 1640 and 1643."

from Scots Peerage (vol 8) ¹

James next married Elizabeth JOHNSTONE, daughter of Sir Samuel JOHNSTONE 7th of Elphinstone, 1st Baronet of Elphinstone and Jean DOUGLAS 'of Spott', 6 March 1643(contract).¹ (Elizabeth JOHNSTONE was born about 1610 and died before January 1647 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"On 6 March 1643 (James Johnstone) he was contracted to his second wife Elizabeth Johnstone, daughter of the deceased Sir Samuel Johnstone of Elphinstone."

from Scots Peerage (vol 8)

James next married Margaret HAMILTON, daughter of Thomas HAMILTON 1st Earl of Haddington and Margaret FOULIS, on 25 February 1647 in Canongate parish, Edinburgh, Scotland.^{2 3} (Margaret HAMILTON was baptised on 5 April 1598 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

"HAMILTON
MARGARET
JAMES EARL OF HARTFELL JOHNSTONE FR3675 (FR3675)
25/02/1647
685 / 3
130 / 22
Canongate"

from Index of Marriages




"She (Margaret Hamilton), was married, secondly, 31 January 1647 (contract?), to James Johnstone, first Earl of Hartfell."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) ^{2 3}