I agree with Eunice. I regularly 'google', alta vista, megacrawl, check LDS, Ancestry.com etc. etc. in case of something new and I did it again following Jacquelyn's email and whilst there is a lot of interesting social and legal history, there is nothing tangible on the actual family tree of the Braxfields or their origins. However, The book, 'The Hanging Judge' by Brian Osborne (which incidentally uses the Raeburn picture for its front cover) is a very good piece of work and I would recommend it. Eunice, I enclose the tree data which I copied at The SocGen in London (from Percy's file!). It should be pretty accurate, but you will want to check off one or two points. I hope this is useful to you and others. As it was sitting in the library, I consider it public information. Descendants of Robert Generation No. 1 1. ROBERT1 died 1748 in Castlemains, Crawford. More About ROBERT: Fact 1: Gardener on Charles Douglas, Earl of Selkirk's estate, Crawford Fact 2: 1748, Death recorded in Register of Testaments Child of ROBERT is: 2. i. JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD, b. 1687, Lanark; d. Nov 1771, Lanark. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD (ROBERT1) was born 1687 in Lanark, and died Nov 1771 in Lanark. He married HELEN HAMILTON 26 Jul 1719 in Lanark, daughter of JOHN HAMILTON OF GILKERSBURGH. She was born in Gilkersbrough. More About JOHN MACQUEEN OF BRAXFIELD: Fact 1: Clan Chief Clan Chattan Fact 2: Supported by earl of Selkirk to be trained at Bar Fact 3: 1716, Qualified as Deputy Bailliff, Crawford and Crawfordjohn Fact 4: 21 Feb 1719/20, Received charter for the lands of Braxfield Fact 5: LAWYER FOR BURGH OF LANARK Children of JOHN BRAXFIELD and HELEN HAMILTON are: i. KATHERINE3 MACQUEEN, b. 1720. 3. ii. ROBERT MACQUEEN, b. 05 Apr 1722, Lanark; d. 05 May 1799, Lanark. iii. JOHN MACQUEEN, b. 24 Apr 1724. iv. ALEX MACQUEEN, b. 1726. 4. v. JAMES MACQUEEN, b. 28 May 1728. vi. ELISABETH MACQUEEN, b. 18 Mar 1729/30. vii. CHARLES MACQUEEN, b. 11 Apr 1732. viii. HEILEN MACQUEEN, b. 19 Feb 1733/34; m. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, 12 Dec 1756, Lanark. ix. CHARLES MACQUEEN, b. 1735. Generation No. 3 3. ROBERT3 MACQUEEN (JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD, ROBERT1) was born 05 Apr 1722 in Lanark, and died 05 May 1799 in Lanark. He married (1) MARY AGNEW 22 Jun 1753 in Lanark, daughter of MAJOR AGNEW OF BISHOP AUCKLAND. She was born 1724 in Carstairs. He married (2) ELIZABETH ORD 07 Mar 1793. She was born 1724. More About MARY AGNEW: Fact 1: 28 Nov 1725, Baptisedat St Martins in the Fields, London Children of ROBERT MACQUEEN and MARY AGNEW are: 5. i. KATHERINE4 MACQUEEN, b. 1762. ii. ROBERT DUNDAS MACQUEEN, b. 1748; d. 05 Aug 1816; m. LADY MONTGOMERIE LILIAS, 01 Feb 1796, Coilsfield; b. 1765; d. 1846, Vevey. More About LADY LILIAS MONTGOMERIE : Fact 1: 15th child of Archibald, Lord Montgomerie iii. JOHN MACQUEEN, d. 02 Feb 1837; m. ANNE MACAN. iv. MARY MACQUEEN1, b. 1760; m. WILLIAM HONYMAN OF GRAEMSEY, 1777. More About MARY MACQUEEN: Vital: Midlothia, Scotland2 6. v. JAMES MACQUEEN, d. 1883. 4. JAMES3 MACQUEEN (JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD, ROBERT1) was born 28 May 1728. He married GRIZEL MOODEE in Lochwinnoch. Child of JAMES MACQUEEN and GRIZEL MOODEE is: i. JANET4 MACQUEEN, b. 1784. Generation No. 4 5. KATHERINE4 MACQUEEN (ROBERT3, JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD, ROBERT1) was born 1762. She married JOHN MACDONALD OF CLANRANALD. He was born 1765, and died 1794. Children of KATHERINE MACQUEEN and JOHN CLANRANALD are: i. REGINALD GEORGE5 MACDONALD. ii. ROBERT MACDONALD. iii. DONALD MACDONALD. 6. JAMES4 MACQUEEN (ROBERT3, JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD, ROBERT1) died 1883. He married ELIZABETH RAINIER. More About JAMES MACQUEEN: Fact 1: 1883, Died in India Children of JAMES MACQUEEN and ELIZABETH RAINIER are: i. JOHN RAINIER5 MACQUEEN, d. 1912. More About JOHN RAINIER MACQUEEN: Fact 1: 1912, Last Lord Braxfield. Line ends here. ii. ROBERT MACQUEEN OF BRAXFIELD, d. 03 Feb 1867, Hardington, Lanarkshire; m. ZEPHIRINA VEITCH, Jul 1819. Notes for ROBERT MACQUEEN OF BRAXFIELD: Midlothan: Edinburgh - Monumental Inscriptions in St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, 1916 Division 6. 1. Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland: Parish and Probate Records, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midlothan: Edinburgh - Monumental Inscriptions in St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, 1916 Division 6. Division 6. Sub-Panel. County: Midlothia Country: Scotland Sacred to the memory of William Thomson Honyman, Esquire of Mansfield, who died at Naples on the 25 Aug 1828 , and of Mrs. Catherine Thomson Honyman, his widow, who died here on the 15 Jun 1832 ; also of William Thomson Honyman, their son, who died here on the 10 Feb 1833 ; Margaret, daughter of the late Sir William Honyman of Armadale and Gremsay, Baronet, died 17 Sep 1811 ; Mary Macqueen, daughter of the Right Honourable Lord Braxfield and widow of Sir William Honyman, Baronet, died 28 Sep 1846 in her 88th year; Annie Johanna, widow of Sir George Essex Honyman, Baronet, one of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, died 13 Jan 1881 , aged 48; Sarah Anne Jemima, daughter of Sir William Honeyman, Baronet, died 17 Feb 1885 , aged 85. . 2. Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland: Parish and Probate Records, Ancestry.com. Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland: Parish and Probate Records. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and probate records. sincerely Dawn
Dawn, You are a gem!!! Thanks so much for passing on all this information. Certainly organizes all the bits and pieces that I have gathered. Definitely will check out the Brian Osborne book - hopefully one is located close to home. Lots of information to 'prove'. Much appreciation, Eunice -----Original Message----- From: DAWNMACQUEEN@aol.com [mailto:DAWNMACQUEEN@aol.com] Sent: February 26, 2006 12:47 AM To: McQUEEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McQUEEN] The family history - Braxfield I agree with Eunice. I regularly 'google', alta vista, megacrawl, check LDS, Ancestry.com etc. etc. in case of something new and I did it again following Jacquelyn's email and whilst there is a lot of interesting social and legal history, there is nothing tangible on the actual family tree of the Braxfields or their origins. However, The book, 'The Hanging Judge' by Brian Osborne (which incidentally uses the Raeburn picture for its front cover) is a very good piece of work and I would recommend it. Eunice, I enclose the tree data which I copied at The SocGen in London (from Percy's file!). It should be pretty accurate, but you will want to check off one or two points. I hope this is useful to you and others. As it was sitting in the library, I consider it public information. Descendants of Robert Generation No. 1 1. ROBERT1 died 1748 in Castlemains, Crawford. More About ROBERT: Fact 1: Gardener on Charles Douglas, Earl of Selkirk's estate, Crawford Fact 2: 1748, Death recorded in Register of Testaments Child of ROBERT is: 2. i. JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD, b. 1687, Lanark; d. Nov 1771, Lanark. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD (ROBERT1) was born 1687 in Lanark, and died Nov 1771 in Lanark. He married HELEN HAMILTON 26 Jul 1719 in Lanark, daughter of JOHN HAMILTON OF GILKERSBURGH. She was born in Gilkersbrough. More About JOHN MACQUEEN OF BRAXFIELD: Fact 1: Clan Chief Clan Chattan Fact 2: Supported by earl of Selkirk to be trained at Bar Fact 3: 1716, Qualified as Deputy Bailliff, Crawford and Crawfordjohn Fact 4: 21 Feb 1719/20, Received charter for the lands of Braxfield Fact 5: LAWYER FOR BURGH OF LANARK Children of JOHN BRAXFIELD and HELEN HAMILTON are: i. KATHERINE3 MACQUEEN, b. 1720. 3. ii. ROBERT MACQUEEN, b. 05 Apr 1722, Lanark; d. 05 May 1799, Lanark. iii. JOHN MACQUEEN, b. 24 Apr 1724. iv. ALEX MACQUEEN, b. 1726. 4. v. JAMES MACQUEEN, b. 28 May 1728. vi. ELISABETH MACQUEEN, b. 18 Mar 1729/30. vii. CHARLES MACQUEEN, b. 11 Apr 1732. viii. HEILEN MACQUEEN, b. 19 Feb 1733/34; m. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, 12 Dec 1756, Lanark. ix. CHARLES MACQUEEN, b. 1735. Generation No. 3 3. ROBERT3 MACQUEEN (JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD, ROBERT1) was born 05 Apr 1722 in Lanark, and died 05 May 1799 in Lanark. He married (1) MARY AGNEW 22 Jun 1753 in Lanark, daughter of MAJOR AGNEW OF BISHOP AUCKLAND. She was born 1724 in Carstairs. He married (2) ELIZABETH ORD 07 Mar 1793. She was born 1724. More About MARY AGNEW: Fact 1: 28 Nov 1725, Baptisedat St Martins in the Fields, London Children of ROBERT MACQUEEN and MARY AGNEW are: 5. i. KATHERINE4 MACQUEEN, b. 1762. ii. ROBERT DUNDAS MACQUEEN, b. 1748; d. 05 Aug 1816; m. LADY MONTGOMERIE LILIAS, 01 Feb 1796, Coilsfield; b. 1765; d. 1846, Vevey. More About LADY LILIAS MONTGOMERIE : Fact 1: 15th child of Archibald, Lord Montgomerie iii. JOHN MACQUEEN, d. 02 Feb 1837; m. ANNE MACAN. iv. MARY MACQUEEN1, b. 1760; m. WILLIAM HONYMAN OF GRAEMSEY, 1777. More About MARY MACQUEEN: Vital: Midlothia, Scotland2 6. v. JAMES MACQUEEN, d. 1883. 4. JAMES3 MACQUEEN (JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD, ROBERT1) was born 28 May 1728. He married GRIZEL MOODEE in Lochwinnoch. Child of JAMES MACQUEEN and GRIZEL MOODEE is: i. JANET4 MACQUEEN, b. 1784. Generation No. 4 5. KATHERINE4 MACQUEEN (ROBERT3, JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD, ROBERT1) was born 1762. She married JOHN MACDONALD OF CLANRANALD. He was born 1765, and died 1794. Children of KATHERINE MACQUEEN and JOHN CLANRANALD are: i. REGINALD GEORGE5 MACDONALD. ii. ROBERT MACDONALD. iii. DONALD MACDONALD. 6. JAMES4 MACQUEEN (ROBERT3, JOHN MACQUEEN OF2 BRAXFIELD, ROBERT1) died 1883. He married ELIZABETH RAINIER. More About JAMES MACQUEEN: Fact 1: 1883, Died in India Children of JAMES MACQUEEN and ELIZABETH RAINIER are: i. JOHN RAINIER5 MACQUEEN, d. 1912. More About JOHN RAINIER MACQUEEN: Fact 1: 1912, Last Lord Braxfield. Line ends here. ii. ROBERT MACQUEEN OF BRAXFIELD, d. 03 Feb 1867, Hardington, Lanarkshire; m. ZEPHIRINA VEITCH, Jul 1819. Notes for ROBERT MACQUEEN OF BRAXFIELD: Midlothan: Edinburgh - Monumental Inscriptions in St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, 1916 Division 6. 1. Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland: Parish and Probate Records, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Midlothan: Edinburgh - Monumental Inscriptions in St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, 1916 Division 6. Division 6. Sub-Panel. County: Midlothia Country: Scotland Sacred to the memory of William Thomson Honyman, Esquire of Mansfield, who died at Naples on the 25 Aug 1828 , and of Mrs. Catherine Thomson Honyman, his widow, who died here on the 15 Jun 1832 ; also of William Thomson Honyman, their son, who died here on the 10 Feb 1833 ; Margaret, daughter of the late Sir William Honyman of Armadale and Gremsay, Baronet, died 17 Sep 1811 ; Mary Macqueen, daughter of the Right Honourable Lord Braxfield and widow of Sir William Honyman, Baronet, died 28 Sep 1846 in her 88th year; Annie Johanna, widow of Sir George Essex Honyman, Baronet, one of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, died 13 Jan 1881 , aged 48; Sarah Anne Jemima, daughter of Sir William Honeyman, Baronet, died 17 Feb 1885 , aged 85. . 2. Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland: Parish and Probate Records, Ancestry.com. Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland: Parish and Probate Records. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. 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