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JEAN MONCREIF The Fourth Daughter married
Hay of Leys.
NICOLAS MONCREIF The Fifth Daughter married John

Dundas of Fingask.

BETHSHEBA MONCREIF The Sixth Daughter married Sir David
Barclay of Cullerny.

[vol. i. p. 193.

SIR JOHN MONCREIF of that Ilk succeeded to his Father Sir
William Moncreif. He married twice, First, Anna Beaton
Daughter to David Beaton of Creich. She bore to him a Son
William and Two Daughters Annas and Elizabeth Moncreifs.
Thereafter he married Mary Murray Daughter to William or
John Earl of Athol. She bore to him Five Sons Sir John
Moncreif The Eldest and David, Henry, James and William
Moncreifs and a Daughter Margaret.

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SIR JOHN MONCREIF The Eldest of The Second Marriage
succeeded to his Father.

WILLIAM MONCREIF The only Son of The First Marriage
died without Issue.

ANNAS MONCREIF Eldest Daughter of The First Marriage
was married to James Beaton of Balfour. She bore to him
Two Sons John who died young and David now Laird of
Balfour and Creich.

MARGARET MONCREIF Daughter of Sir John Moncreif
his Second Marriage married (ut puto) George Murray now of
Pittencreif Brother to Lord Eliebank.

ELIZABETH MONCREIF was never married being The Second
Daughter of The First Marriage.

DAVID, HENRY, JAMES and WILLIAM MONCREIFS all Sons to
Sir John Moncreif of his Second Marriage had no Issue.
David had The Title of Knight Baronet, and now after him
Sir James brooks it.

SIR JOHN MONCREIF succeeded to his Father Sir John
Moncreif of that Ilk being his Eldest Son of his Second
Marriage who came to The Estate under great Burthens
(through The Profuseness of his Mother which he could not
overcome). He sold The Estate to Thomas Moncreif One
of The Clerks of Exchecquer by Birth an Orknay Man now
Knight Baronet. Sir John is now dead without Issue, and so
that antient and honourable Family is now quite extinguished