Genealogical memoirs of the Duffs

2 Gencalogical Memoirs of tìie Dujfs.
bion made by the Familys of Marishal and Craw-
ford, about anno 1400, of the Lands and Castle
of Struthers, in Fife, with the Lands and Castle
of Dunnotyr, in the Merns, which borders with
Fetteresso, when Sir Robert Keith, designed Great
Marischall of Scotland, and Lord Marischal's Pre-
dicessor, was married to Lady Elizabeth Lind-
say, daughter to David, Earl of Crawford. So
that in all probability the Duffs were Proprietors
of that noble Estate above 400 years ago. And,
if any regard is due to constant and invariable
Tradition, they are Descendants of the great &
ancient M'Duffs, Thanes, or Earls of Fife.
It is agreed on by all our Historians, that the
Progenitor of that illustrious family was one Fifus
Duffus, or Fife M'Duff, a man of vast wealth and
Power in the Reign of King Keneth the 2d, who
gave that Prince great assistance in his wars
against the Picts, about anno 834, and that after
they were subdued, King Kenneth gave him in
reward of his eminent Services the whole country
called Otholinia of old, which M'Duff himself
had conquered from the Picts, and extending