James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray

James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray

James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray (c. 1611 – 4 March 1653) was the son of James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray and Lady Anne Gordon.

He married Lady Margaret Home, daughter of Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home and Mary Dudley, on 18 October 1627 (contract). The couple had eight children:

1. James Stuart, Lord Doune, died unmarried
2. Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray, married after 1658 Emilia Balfour (? - January 1683)
3. Hon. Francis Stuart of Cullello, Fife
4. Hon. Archibald Stuart of Dunearn, Fife (? - February 1688), Governor of Stirling Castle, married in 1669 Anna Henderson, daughter of Sir John Henderson, 5th of Fordell and wife Margaret Menteith, and had:

• Charles Stuart (? - 1732), married Jean Hamilton, daughter of Alexander Hamilton (ancestor of Barons Hamilton) and had issue: James and Mary.
• Margaret Stuart (? - October 1719), married firstly to Sir Archibald Stewart, 2nd Baronet, of Burray (? - 1704), and had issue, and married secondly to David Leslie, 5th Lord Lindores (? - July 1719), without issue

1. Lady Margaret Stuart (? - January 1667), married in 1654 Sir Alexander Sutherland, 1st Lord Duffus (c. 1621 - 31 August 1674), and had issue
2. Lady Henrietta Stuart, married in 1662 Sir Hugh Campbell of Calder (or of Cawdor), whose daughter, Anne (b. abt 1676), married Murdoch MacLean, 13th of Lochbuie (Abt 1672-1727) in November 1705. This couple had a daughter, Margaret (b. abt 1708), who married Donald Campbell, of Airds (1704-1775) in 1729. They are the great-grandparents of Sir John Campbell, of Airds (1807-1853).
3. Lady Anne Stuart (? - 1719), married in 1666 David Ross of Balnagowen
4. Lady Mary Stuart (Darnaway Castle, Elginshire, 1628 - May 1668), married at Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, on 13 May 1650 Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, 26 February 1628/9 - Cross of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, 30 June 1685), and had issue.

The Earl and Countess refurbished their house at Donibristle and installed a fountain with a bronze figure of Mercury. The Countess lived as a widow till 1683, she maintained Moray House in Edinburgh and its gardens, and planted woods at Donibristle.

4th Earl of Moray

James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray was the son of James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray and Lady Anne Gordon.
He married Lady Margaret Home, daughter of Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home and Mary Dudley, on 18 October 1627. He died on 4 March 1653. James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray gained the title of 4th Earl of Moray.

Children of James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray and Lady Margaret Home

• 1.James Stuart, Lord Doune
• 2.Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray+
• 3.Francis Stuart
• 4.Hon. Archibald Stuart+1 d. Feb 1688
• 5.Margaret Stuart+2 d. Jan 1667
• 6.Lady Henrietta Stuart
• 7.Lady Anne Stuart d. 1719
• 8.Lady Mary Stuart+3 b. 1628, d. May 1668

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James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray married Lady Margaret Home, daughter of Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home and Mary Dudley, on 18 October 1627. He died on 4 March 1653.

He was the son of James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray and Lady Anne Gordon. He gained the title of 4th Earl of Moray.

Children of James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray and Lady Margaret Home

• James Stuart, Lord Doune
• Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray+
• Francis Stuart
• Hon. Archibald Stuart+1 d. Feb 1688
• Margaret Stuart+2 d. Jan 1667
• Lady Henrietta Stuart
• Lady Anne Stuart d. 1719
• Lady Mary Stuart+3 b. 1628, d. May 1668

Citations

• [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003). Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 109. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
• [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 205. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage
• Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), pages 1512 and 1865.
• L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 109.
• G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 205 and volume VIII, page 4.
• From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stuart,_4th_Earl_of_Moray]
• Ane Breve Cronicle of the Earlis of Ross. Including notices of the Abbots of Fearn, and of the family of Ross of Balnagown. by Ross, Earls of; Baillie, W. R. Page 29-30. Archive.Org David Ross, laird of Balnagown, maried my Lord Lo- vatt's daughter, callit Marie Fraser, who bure to him seve- rall children. Bot of meall children non cairn to perfection bot David Ross, now leard of Balnagown, who maried Ladie Ann Steuart, daughter to James earle of Murray. 4. David (3) was born 14th September 1644, and a brother, Alexander, on 13th September 1645. Their mother died on 29th December 1646. Deuchar MS.