John Craufurd of Craufurdland

  Noted events in his life were:

• Details. John Craufurd of Craufurdland, born in 1611, succeeded his Grandfather in 1612. He married Janet Cunninghame of Craigends in 1630. Theirs was a large family, with seven sons and five daughters. The sons were: 1) John, his heir; 2) Alexander Craufurd of Fergushill; 3) William, who was a merchant and burgess of Glasgow, (He married Martha Miller, by whom he had four sons and a daughter, the second son, Mathew, who from his second marriage had seven sons and a daughter, Esther, who in turn was mother to Janet Esther Whyte, Wife of William Houison Craufurd of Craufurdland and Braehead, the 21st laird of Craufurdland) ; 4) James, was a surgeon; 5) Archibald, who died in Africa aged 20; 6) Robert; 7) Thomas. Of the daughters, 1) Elizabeth; 2) Agnes and 5) Janet married, whilst 3) Isabella and 4) Anne died in infancy.

Secondly John married Margaret Skeene of Hallyards, and Elizabeth Inglis of Ingliston, with no issue from these last two marriages. He died in 1698, aged 75.

John married Janet Cunninghame of Craigends in 1630.