JOHNSTONE, James 5th of Elphinstone 1 3
- Born: About 1525
- Marriage (1): RUTHVEN, Margaret 24 March 1549(1550) (contract) 1 2
- Marriage (2): MELVILLE, Janet in 1564 2
- Died: 1594 3
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James married Margaret RUTHVEN, daughter of William RUTHVEN 2nd Lord Ruthven and Janet HALIBURTON co-heiress, Baroness Haliburton of Dirleton, suo jure, 24 March 1549(1550) (contract).1 2 (Margaret RUTHVEN was born about 1539.)
Marriage Notes:
"Margaret (Ruthven), married (contract dated 24 March 1549 - 50) to James Johnston of Elphinston."
from Scots Peerage (vol 4)
" .... he (Andrew Johnstone) was in difficulty about his son's marriage contract, as on Feb. 11, 1553, there is a 'gift to Margaret Johnstoun, elder, Agnes Johnstoun, Margaret Johnstoun, younger, and Janet Johnstoun, daughters to Andro Johnstoun of Elphinstone, their heirs and assignees, of the goods of the said Andro, now in the Queen's hands by escheat, by decreet interponed to a contract between the deceast William, Lord Ruthven, and Margaret Ruthven, his daughter, on one side, and him and James Johnstoun, his son, on the other.' "
from History of the Johnstones 1 2
James next married Janet MELVILLE, daughter of Sir James MELVILLE of Hallhill, Diplomat and writer and Christian BOSWELL, in 1564.2 (Janet MELVILLE was born about 1548.)
Marriage Notes:
"In 1588 James (Johnstone), the elder of Elphinstone, was one of the witnesses to the Laird of Johnstoun's retour. He died in 1594, having married, first, Margaret, daughter of William, Lord Ruthven (1549-50), and had James, Patrick, John, perhaps more ; secondly, Janet, daughter of Sir James Melvill (1564), and had James, Robert, and John. Leuchie was settled on Robert in 1575. He died before 1620, as that year Archibald Douglas of Tofts proceeds against his widow, Susanna Hamilton, and their son, John, as well as against 'Samuel Johnstone, oy and heir to the late James Johnstoun of Elphinstone, his guidsir, anent right to the non-entres of the Lands of Leuchie.' "
from History of the Johnstones 2
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