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GENEALOGY OF THE FAMILY OF MELVILLE OF MELVILLE.
GALFRID MELVILLE OF Melville, in Midlothian, flourished in the reigns of King Malcolm the Fourth and King
William the Lion, and was a prominent courtier of these sovereigns. He held the offices of sheriff of Edinburgh
Castle, and justiciar of Scotland, probably south of the Forth. Between 1170 and 1178 he granted the church of. Mel-
ville to the monks of Dunfermline, and five of his sons appear as witnesses to the charter. He was twice married, his
second wife being Matilda Malherbe ; and he had seven sons.
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GREGORY MELVILLE op Melville,
eldest son, "who succeeded. He
excambed the lands of Ednam, etc.,
in Roxburghshire, for those of Gran-
ton, etc., in Midlothian, and is men-
tioned in charters to his son,
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Galfrid Melville,
who was probably
ancestor of the
family of Melville
of Carnbee.
Thomas Melville,
who, with his
younger brothers,
witnessed a char-
ter by his father.
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Robert Melville.
Hugh Melville.
Richard Melville.
Walter Melville.
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SIR RICHARD MELVILLE, sheriff of Linlithgow under King William the Lion, from whom he received several charters. He
married Margaret, daughter of Reginald Prat of Tynedale. In 1174 he was captured at Alnwick with his sovereign,
and was compelled before his release to swear fealty to the English king.
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WILLIAM MELVILLE, mentioned in charters by
his son Gregory.
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STEPHEN MELVILLE, probably uncle of Thomas of Temple,
as on his death he obtained his lands. He had a son,
SIR GREGORY MELVILLE, who between
1255 and 1271 confirmed a charter by his
grandfather, Sir Richard, for maintaining
a chaplainry at Tartraven, through which
lands he granted, in 1264, a right of way to
the monks of Newbattle. He is frequently
mentioned as a witness to charters, and
about 1264 is designated lately sheriff of
Aberdeen. He had a son,
WILLIAM MELVILLE, designated in a charter
by his father Sir Gregory, his son and heir.
In 1296 he swore fealty to King Edward the
First of England. He had a son,
David, who wit-
nessed a charter
by his brother
Gregory.
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Thomas of Haddington, who as snch
witnessed a charter by his brother
Gregory. Probably he is also the
Thomas of Temple, son of William
Melville, who married Christian,
sister of Gregory Lysurs, and with
her obtained six acres of temple
lands in Gorton. He left three
daughters.
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Christian, who married Adam, son of Walter,
son of Aldwyne.
Altcia, who married Richard, son of Galfrkl,
son of Gunnyld.
Eva, who married Malcolm, son of David Dun.
WALTER MELVILLE,
who inherited from his
father the temple lands
in Gorton, but disponed
them to William St. Clair.
He was probably the
father of
JOHN MELVILLE, who
lived during the reign
of Robert Bruce, and left
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JOHN MELVILLE, Lord of that Ilk, who confirmed to the
monks of Newbattle in 1329 the charter of right of way
through Tartraven granted by his grandfather, Sir Gregory,
and also in 1344, his* gift of a stone of wax. He had a son,
WALTER MELVILLE, who, on his father's resignation in the
hands of King Robert Bruce, had a charter to himself and
Margaret, his wife, daughter of John Ayr, of the lands of
Capronestoun, in Peeblesshire. He died before 5th July 1365.
THOMAS MELVILLE, who was a consenting party to
his father's charter of 1344. He had a son,
THE MELVILLES OP RAITH.
JOHN MELVILLE, first of Raith, who had a charter of Pitscottie, in
Fife, from William Scott of Balwearie, in the reign of Robert III. His son,
JOHN MELVILLE, Lord of that Ilk, who, on 2nth November 1379,
granted a charter to John, son of John Melville of Carnbee, of the lands
of Granton and Stenhouse.
THOMAS MELVILLE, Lord of that Ilk, who in 1427 made an agree-
ment with Sir William Tyninghame, parson of Melville, anent the kirk
lands. He died before 27th January 1429, when his son,
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SIR JOHN MELVILLE, second of Raith, on 31st
May 1412 obtained the lands of Dura from William
Scott of Balwearie, with his daughter Marjory
Scott in marriage. He entered into a contract with
the laird of Wemyss in 1429 about a mill-lade. He
had a son and a daughter,
JOHN MELVILLE, Lord
op that Ilk, was served
heir to him. He died
before the year 1442,
when his son,
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WILLIAM MELVILLE, third of Raith, who on 26th May 1474 received
a charter of Raith from the abbot of Dunfermline. He married, first,
Margaret, daughter of Douglas of Longniddry ; and, secondly,
Euphame, daughter of Sir Robert Lundie of Balgonie, who survived
him. He died before 29th October 1502.
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Elizabeth, who married,
about 1455, David Bos-
well of Balmuto.
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