Genealogical account of the family of Edmonstone of Duntreath

II.
GENEALOGICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ELDER BRANCH
OF THE FAMILY OF EDMONSTONE.
Having in the preceding narrative brought down the descent of the elder branch of
Edmonstone and Ednam to the sixth generation, I propose now to continue it as far as
my materials allow, which are derived first from the Ednam Genealogy, which, however,
ends with the year 1576, and is, moreover, not much to be depended upon, and chiefly
from the information afforded by the older charters of Edmonstone, which Mr. Wauchope
of Edmonstone kindly allowed Mr. Riddell, at my request, to examine. Though the
genealogy thus produced is not so distinct and satisfactory as that of Duntreath, still it is
sufficient to elucidate the descent. I would premise that in this portion the spelling of
the name adopted by the elder branch is adopted. On this there seems to have been no
rule, the name appearing in ancient documents in various shapes. The more modern
orthography the Duntreath family uses is that I have generally employed. The six
generations referred to above are — 1st, Henry ; 2d, John ; 3d, John ; t^th, David ; 5//?,
James ; 6th, John.
This last John married Margaret, daughter to William Maitland of Therlstane,
ancestor of the Lauderdale family. According to the Ednam pedigree, a dispensation
was obtained for this marriage coming within the prohibited degrees. This was dated
1463 ; and the following year John Edmonstoune gets a Bull from Pope Innocent the
Eighth, taking him and all his concerns under the protection of the Church.
There is a curious indenture made at Dunfermline, dated 23d of July 1469, between
John Edmondstoune of that Ilk and William Preston of Craigmillar, whereby it is cove-
nanted that John, the eldest son and heir of the aforesaid John Edmondstoune, or failing
him, William, the second son, should marry Margaret, the daughter of the aforesaid
William Preston, or, in case of her death, her sister Elizabeth, William Preston giving
600 merks in dower, with which John Edmondstoune shall redeem the lands of Ryslaw,
and hand them over to William Preston. There are some more clauses relative to
Ryslaw and the estate of Wallaceton in Perthshire, in possession of John Edmondstoune,
which it is not necessary to follow up.
This John, referred to in the indenture, seems to have succeeded his father, for in