William Crichton 1st Laird of Sanquhar

• Preferred Name: William Crichton 1st Laird of Sanquhar^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 1st Laird of Sanquhar
  
• FSID: LKT7-DBR
  
• Death: AFT 5 OCT 1373 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland at LATI: N5.8474 LONG: E2.981
  
• Birth: 1304 in Crichton Castle, Pathhead, East Lothian, Scotland
  
• Burial: 1382
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  
  A brief History:
  
  The lands of Kreitton formed one of the earliest baronies around Edinburgh and are mentioned in charters of the early 12th century.
  
  This family's ancestry is subject to conflicting evidence. The family itself is now represented by the Marquess of Bute whose entry in Burkes Peerage 1934 not only misses out some of the generations reported by The Scots Peerage (Dumfries) but also gives a different line of descent for the later generations. This Genealogy follows 'The Scots Peerage'. The book on the 'Crichtons of Sanquhar' avoids the relevant issues but is broadly supportive of what is reported by The Scots Peerage.
  
  William Crichton was the first of his family to possess the lands of Sanquhar, from which his successors afterwards took to title of Lord Sanquhar, which they held for several generations. He flourished in the reign of King Robert Bruce (1306-29), and of his son King David II.
  
  He married Isabel de Ross, daughter and co-heir of Robert de Ross, lord of Sanquhar, with whom he got the half of the lands and barony of Sanquhar. The other half of the barony of Sanquhar was awarded to Richard Edgar as the husband of the elder of two heiresses. William?s half of the barony was valued at the considerable sum of one hundred merks yearly, as appears from an Exchequer account of King Edward III in 1335, when it was forfeited owing to Crichton adhering to the patriotic party in Scotland, but the land brought no revenue to the English king, as it was then waste.
  
  The chief direct evidence that William married Isabella Ross, is that the 'water budgets' of Ross formed part of the armorial bearings of the Crichtons of Sanquhar as distinguished from the other families of that name.
  
  History of Sanquhar
  The name “Sanquhar” comes from the Scottish Gaelic language Seann Cathair, meaning “Old Fort”. There is an ancient ruin of a castle that overlooks the town, but the name predates even this ancient fort. With its location along the River Nith Sanquhar has been a major crossroads for centuries. Artifacts have been found here from Neolithic times. Several prehistoric British forts can be found in the area as well as traces of an ancient Roman outpost. Some of the earliest recorded settlers in the area came from Ireland in the 9th and 10th centuries, and these Scoto-Irish people were the inhabitants for hundreds of years. It was in the 12th century when Norman colonization of the British Islands brought a feudal system of government and squabbling barons and sheriffs ruled the land for several centuries. Sanquhar is in the county of Dumfriesshire, which rests along the English border. These border counties were constantly in a state of turmoil as groups raided each other across the dividing lines. During the war of Scottish Independence the English army took over the old castle at Sanquhar. The Lord of the Castle, Sir William Douglas, Lord of Douglas , learned of this and came up with a clever plot where one man sneaked into the castle and threw open the gates, allowing Lord Douglas to seize it. The English began a counter-attack, but William Wallace learned of the battle and came to the rescue. As the English army retreated Wallace chased them down and killed 500 of them. Wallace visited the castle on several occasions.
  
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  === Person note ===
  The immediate descendant of William Baron Crichton of Crichton anno 1438 who became chancellor or Prince Minister of Scotland was Lord William who married the heiress of Ross of Sanquhar, created in 1452 Baron Sanquhar and High Sheriff of Dumfries - in 1522. Viscount Hiv - and Cumnock, and 1533 Baron and Earl of Dumfries. This noble family is now merged in that of the Marquiss of Bute by the marriage of Lord Mount Stewart, eldest son the 1st Marquiss of Bute and Lady Elizabeth only child & sole Heiress of the last Earl of Dumfries.
  
  Information from handwritten Journal written by Patrick Crichton as a letter to his sons, outlining the History of the Crichton Family in Scotland and their Land Acquisitions from Scottish Royalty in possession of I. Wesley Milne, St. George Utah. Transcribed copy page 2.
  
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  === William Crichton, from whom derived the ===
  William Crichton, from whom derived the house of Sanquhar and Dumfries. He flourished in the reign of King Robert Bruce (1306-29), and of his son King David II. He married Isabel de Ross, daughter and co-heir of Robert de Ross, lord of Sanquhar, with whom he got the half of the lands and barony of Sanquhar. The other half of the barony was afterwards acquired by the family, and because their chief title, and in consequence of this they have continued to quarter the arms of Ross with their own. He died, c 1360. [Genealogy of the Earls of Erne pp1-2]
  
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  William Crichton was the first of his family to possess the lands of Sanquhar, from which his successors afterwards took to title of Lord Sanquhar, which they held for several generations. He however only held the half of the whole barony, which was divided between him and Richard Edgar, the latter getting also the chief messuage of the lands, as the husband of the elder of two heiresses, while Crichton married the younger. His half of the barony was valued at the then considerable sum of one hundred merks yearly, as appears from an Exchequer account of King Edward III in 1335, when it was forfeited owing to Crichton adhering to the patriotic party in Scotland, but the land brought no revenue to the English king, as it was then waste.
  
  Willilam Crichton, of whom nothing more is recorded, married a lady named Isabella. Her surname is said to have been Ross, but her identity has not been certainly discovered. The chief direct evidence at present is that the 'water budgets' of Ross formed part of the armorial bearings of the Crichtons of Sanquhar as distinguished from the other families of that name. [The Scots Peerage III:219-220]

1. John Crichton, b. ABT 1350 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland     d. 12 DEC 1423 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

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