MELVILLE, Janet 1
User ID: N863. Janet married James JOHNSTONE 5th of Elphinstone, son of Andrew JOHNSTONE 4th of Elphinstone and Margaret DOUGLAS 'of Corhead', in 1564.1 (James JOHNSTONE 5th of Elphinstone was born about 1525 and died in 1594 2.) 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.' " |