Sir Nicholas de Crichton

Nicholas de /Crichton/, Sir (Thomas de /Crichton/, Sir, William de /Crichton/, Sir, Person Not Viewable, Thurstan de /Crichton/, Sir) was born ABT 1265 in Crichton Castle, Pathhead, East Lothian, Scotland, and died BEF 1340 in Crichton Castle, Pathhead, East Lothian, Scotland.

Children of Nicholas de /Crichton/, Sir are:

1. John de /Crichton/, Sir was born ABT 1288 in Crichton Castle, Pathhead, East Lothian, Scotland, and died ABT 1358 in Crichton Castle, Pathhead, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Thomas died about 1300, and was succeed∣ed by his eldest son,

III. NICHOLAUS de CRICHTON, who flourished in the reign of king Robert Bruce,* and left issue a son and successor,

• IV. Sir JOHN, designed dominus de CRICH∣TON,* who is mentioned in the above dona∣tion of his cousin Thomas, and is witness in several charters of king David Bruce, where∣in he is designed Joannes de Crichton, miles, &c.

Origins

From The peerage of Scotland: containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, ... collected from the public records, and ancient chartularies of this nation, ... Illustrated with copper-plates. By Robert Douglas, Esq;. Douglas, Robert, Sir, 1694-1770. link

I. THOMAS dominus de CRICHTON, who was one of the great barons of Scotland, that were forced to swear fealty to king Edward 1st of England,* for his lands lying in Mid-Lothian, anno 1296.

By Eda his wife, he left issue three sons.

• 1. Nicolaus de Crichton, ancestor of lord Crichton, and viscount Frendraught.
• 2. William de Crichton, first of the fami∣ly of Sanquhar, progenitor of the earl of Dumfries.
• 3. Thomas de Crichton, &c. These three brothers, with their father and mother, are all mentioned in a donation to the monastery of Newbottle,* made by sir William Crich∣ton, rector of Crichton, son of this Thomas, anno 1388. Thomas died about 1300, and was succeed∣ed by his eldest son, Nicholaus

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• https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/cc4rz/crichton01.php lists
• William de Crichton (a 1240)
  • 1. Thomas (or Alexander) de Crichton (d c1300) m. Eda
    • * A. Nicholas de Crichton (d before 1340)
      • * i. Sir John de Crichton (d before 1358)
        • * a. Sir William de Crichton (a 1382) m1. ?? (possibly Isabella, dau of William de Ross of Inganthorpe)
          • *(1) Sir John Crichton of Crichton (d before 12.12.1423) m. Christian
            • * (A) Sir William Crichton of Crichton, Chancellor of Scotland, 1st Lord (d before 07.1454) m. Agnes

References

• https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/95510...
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/162642/I18564/nicholasde-crichton/reg...
• TSP does not show this Nicholas, and starts the genealogy with Sir John, d bef 1357, who had a brother William