This short page is intended to trace the ancestors of Barbara Livingston of Kilsyth who married circa 1570 to {Reverend} Alexander Livingston, M.A. who was the first Protestant Rector of Monyabroch.
The information on this page has been
copied from Florence Van Rensselaer: "The Livingston Family in America
and Its Scottish Origins", New York, 1949, pages 45 and 46.
Generation One
William Livingston of Balcastell and Wester Kilsyth
Died in 1459.
William was a son of Sir John Livingston of Callendar and Agnes Douglas, daughter of Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith. Please click on Livingston of Callendar for his forebears.
William married in 1420 to Elizabeth de Caldcotis, a daughter of William de Caldcotis, with whom he got the lands of Graden in Berwickshire. A Papal dispensation dated November 10, 1421 was obtained from Rome as William and Elizabeth were related in the third degree of consanguinity.
William and Elizabeth had a son:
Generation Two
Edward Livingston of Balcastell and Kilsyth
Died circa April to October 1432.
Edward married to Margaret de Dunbar, a daughter of Dunbar of Cumnock, and they had a son:
William married on December 19, 1480
to Elizabeth Graham, a daughter of Patrick, Lord Graham of Montrose and
Christian Erskine, a great grand daughter of King Robert (II) of Scotland.
Please see Elizabeth
Graham for her ancestry.
William and Elizabeth had a son:
Generation Four
William Livingston of Kilsyth
Died before July 21, 1545
William succeeded his father after the Battle of Flodden (September 9, 1513). Miss Van Rensselaer wrote: "William was the eldest son and heir to the lands of Castletoun and Balmallock on March 15, 1513/14 and son and heir of the late William Livingston of Kilsyth who had died under the King's banner in the battle in Northumberland" (Florence Van Rensselaer: "The Livingston Family in America and Its Scottish Origins", New York, 1949 page 46)
William married Janet Bruce of Airth,
a daughter of Sir John Bruce of Airth. For Janet's ancestry including
a probable connection with the Bruce Kings of Scotland, please click on
Bruce of Airth.
Janet and William had a son:
Generation Five
Alexander Livingston of Over & Nether Inches
Died circa 1564
Alexander married Barbara Forrester,
a daughter of Sir Duncan Forrester, and they had a daughter:
Generation Six
Barbara Livingston of Kilsyth
Barbara married circa 1570 to {Reverend} Alexander Livingston, M.A. who was the first Protestant Rector of Monyabroch. He was known as Master Alexander Livingston, a reference to his degree of Master of Arts. Barbara and Alexander were 5th cousins, their common ancestor being Sir John Livingston of Callendar.
For the continuation of this line, click on {Reverend} Alexander Livingston.
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