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Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour 1574–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Scotland,

Death Date: 10 Aug 1663

Death Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland

Father: Robert Arnot

Mother: Margaret Averie

Spouse(s): Margaret, Balfour

Children(s): Anna Balfour, Ann Balfour, Isabel Balfour

Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour was born in 1574 in Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Scotland,, the child of Robert Arnot And Margaret Lady Averie. Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour married Margaret Baroness Balfour Of Burleigh Balfour, and had children including Ann Jane Balfour, Anna Balfour, Isabel Arnot Balfour. Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour passed away in 1663 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour was born in 1574 in Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Scotland,, the child of Robert Arnot And Margaret Lady Averie.
  • Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour married Margaret Baroness Balfour Of Burleigh Balfour, and had children including Ann Jane Balfour, Anna Balfour, Isabel Arnot Balfour.
  • Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour passed away in 1663 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Arnot
1551–1640
Birth Location: Scotland
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Margaret Averie
1555–1640
Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret, Balfour
1585–1639
Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, , Scotland
MB

Children(s)

Anna Balfour
1611–1649
Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
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Ann Balfour
1611–1649
Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
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Isabel Balfour
1604–1649
Birth Location: Fernie Castle, Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland
IB

Sir Balfour's Ancestors

Self
Sir Balfour
1574–1663
Birth Place: Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Scotland,
Parents
Robert Arnot
1551–1640
Scotland
Margaret ((Lady)) Averie
1555–1640
Falkland, Fife, , Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Arnott
1508–1765
Lochrig, Ayrshire, Scotland
Euphamie Abercrombie
1499–1580
Ayton, , Berwick, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Arnott
1477–1560
Elizabeth UMN
1481–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew ARNOT
1446–1523
Mrs Arnot
1450–

Sir Balfour's Descendants

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Sir (Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh) Balfour (1574–10 Aug 1663) m. Margaret, (Baroness Balfour of Burleigh) Balfour (1585–6 Jun 1639)
  1. 1. Anna Balfour 1611–1649 m. David (Wemyss* 2nd Earl of) Wemyss 1610–1679
    1. 1. Lady (Jean) Wemyss* 1629–1715 m. Sir (George Sutherland-Gordan 15th Earl of) Sutherland 1633–1703 m. Lord (Archibald Douglas*1st Earl of) Ormand 1609–1655
      1. 1. Sir (John Sutherland-Gordan 16th Laird of) Sutherland 1660–1733 m. Lady (Helen Cochrane Countess) Cochrane 1665–1699
        1. 1. Lady (Jean Southerland-Gordon Countess) Lauderdale 1681–1746 m. Sir (James Viscount Maitland 7th Earl of Lauderdale Lord Strathnaver Lord) Halton 1690–1769 m. William (Oliver) Lauderdale 1698–1728 m. James Maitland 1680–1709
        2. 2. Jean (Gordon) Sutherland 1706–1746
        3. 3. Dugal (Gordon) Sutherland 1687–1749
        4. 4. Sir (William Gordon 17th Laird Sutherland Sutherland Baron) Strathnaver 1683–1720
        5. 5. Helen (Gordon Countess) Sutherland 1685–1749
        6. 6. Countess (Jean) Gordon 1690–1769
        7. 7. Daug ((of Sutherland)) Gordon 1685–1749
        8. 8. William (Baron Strahnaver Gordon) Sutherland 1683–1720
      2. 2. Jean (Sutherland) Gordon 1665–1668
      3. 3. Earl Forfar 1653–1712
      4. 4. David (Sutherland) Gordon 1670–
      5. 5. Anna (Gordon) Sutherland 1663–1695
      6. 6. Alexander Sutherland 1662–
      7. 7. Robert (Sutherland) Gordon 1658–
      8. 8. George Sutherland 1656–
      9. 9. Ann Douglas 1650–
      10. 10. William ((child death)) Douglas 1655–1659
      11. 11. Margaret Douglas 1651–1692
      12. 12. David (2nd Earl of Wemyss) Douglas 1649–1698
    2. 2. Mary Wemyss 1638–1654
    3. 3. Sir (James) Wemyss 1641–1715
    4. 4. Anna ((child death)) Wemyss 1643–1649
    5. 5. John ((child death)) Wemyss 1639–1649
    6. 6. Sir (John) Wemyss 1627–1636
    7. 7. Lady (Margaret) Wemyss 1630–1648
    8. 8. David Wemyss 1632–1649
    9. 9. Lady (Mary (child death)) Wemyss 1642–1648
    10. 10. Alexander ((child death)) Wemyss 1647–1649
  2. 2. Ann (Jane) Balfour 1611–1649
  3. 3. Isabel (Arnot) Balfour 1604–1649

Sir Balfour's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour in Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Scotland,
Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Scotland,
1663
10 Aug 1663
Age 89
Death of Sir Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh Balfour in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Scotland,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1663
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
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