A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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JAMES CRICHTON of Frendraught was created Viscount of Frendraught by King
Charles 1. in the year 1642. His son was James Viscount of Frendraught, whose
son, William, died without issue, and the honours fell to his uncle Lewis; they
carried, quarterly, first and 'fourth argent, a lion rampant azure, armed and langued
gules, for Crichton ; second and third argent, a saltier and chief azure, for tii"
Lord Boyes ; over all an escutcheon azure, three stars argent, within a double tres-
sure counter-flowered or, in place of the former surtout ; supporters, two 1:
azure, armed and crowned or; crest, a dragon spouting out fire, proper, andcro
ed with a Viscount's coronet.
CRICHTON Earl of DUMFRIES, quarterly, first and fourth Crichton ; second and
third azure, three water-budgets or, for Ross of Sanquhar ; supporters, two lions
azure, armed and langued guics, and crowned or ; crest, a dragon vert, spouting
out out lire : motto, Uod si ml ,;; race.
The fir.it of this family \ .'// de Crichton, a son of Crichton of that Ilk,
in the reign of King Robert the Bruce, who married Isabel, one of the co-heirs of
Ross of Sanquhar: for which see Dalrymple's Collections, page 419, and, with
her, got the half of the barony of Sanquhar ; his successors purchased the whole
barony afterwards; for there is a charter in the reign of King James II. of S;r Robert
Crichton of Sanquhar, and his son Robert Crichton of Kinnoul, who had married
Catharine, heiress of Sir Nicol Erskine of Kinnoul: There is also a gift of the
Shsriifship of Dumfries, by King James II. to Sir Robert Crichton of Sanquhar,
dated at Stirling the 5th of November 1452. Amongst the witnesses is IViltielmus
for which see Had-
di- Crichton, nosier cancellarius & consanguineus pradilectus ;
dington's Collections. Sir Robert Crichton- was created a Lord of Parliament by
the title of Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, by King James III. about the year 1487.
William Crichton, Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, was created Viscount of Ayr, anno
162^ ; and, by King Charles I. Earl of Dumfries, in the year 1633.
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his Lady Euphame, daughter of James Seaton of Touch, William Earl of Dumfries,
who was one of the Privy Council to King Charles II. His son was Charles
Lord Crichton, who died before his father, Earl William, leaving a son, William,
by his wife Sarah, daughter of James, first Viscount of Stair, who died young ;
and his sister Penelope succeeded into the fortune and honours. She married William
Dalrymple, son to John, first Earl of Stair, and has issue.
There were several other families of the name of Crichton, as CRICHTON of Cran-
ston, who carried quarterly, first and fourth or, 'a lion rampant azure, within a
bordure gules, for Crichton ; second and third argent, a saltier and chief azure,
for Boyes.
DAVID CRICHTON of Cranston, who is descended of Frendraught, was one of
the Commissioners nominated by King James III. in the treaty of marriage witli
his Majesty, and Margaret, daughter of the King of Denmark.
JAMES CRICHTON of Ruthven, argent, a lion rampant azure, on a chief of the
last, three lozenges of the first ; crest, a pillar argent : motto, Stand sure. New
Register.
And there,
JAMES CRICHTON of Easthill, a cadet of Ruthven, argent, a lion rampant
azure, armed and langued sable , and, in chief, two martlets -gules : motto, God me
guide.
Mr JOHN CRICHTON, descended of Mr Alexander Crichton, brother to Robert
Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, residing in France, is the appearing heir-male ot the
family of Crawfurdston,- quarterly, first and fourth, Crichton ; second and third
azure, three Water-budgets or, for Ross of Sanquhar, all within a bordure ingrailed
: crest, a dragon's head vert, spouting out fire proper. Ibid.
CRICHTON of Waughton, quarterly, first and fourth, Crichton ; second and
third argent, three escutcheons, within a bordure gules, for the name of Hay.
Bulfour's Manuscript.
CRICHTON of Innerneity, ermine, a lion rampant azure. Pout's Manuscript.
CRICHTON of Brunston, argent, a lion rampant azure, armed and langued gules,
withia a bordure ingrailed of the second. Ibid.
CRICIH-ON of Cairns, quarterly, first and fourth Crichton; second and third
gu/es, three martbts or, for the narru of Cairns. L. Manuscript.