James (of Cavers) Douglas
- Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. James (of Cavers) Douglas (son of Sir William (11th of Cavers) Douglas and Catherine Rigg); and died.
2. Sir William (11th of Cavers) Douglas (son of Archibald (10th of Cavers) Douglas and Rachael Skene); died in Dec 1676. Notes:
Deprived of the hereditary sheriffdom on account of his opposition to the court
William + Catherine Rigg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Catherine Rigg (daughter of William (of Aithernie) Rigg). Notes:
'the celebrated Covenanter'
Reputed to be the 'good Lady Cavers', who was imprisoned in Stirling Castle in November 1682. She was only released permanently in December 1684, when, upon being given the choice of conforming or leaving the country, she took up residence in England
(Research):Catherine may have married 2ndly Sir Walter Riddell of that ilk, but this is probably incorrect as her sister Jane Rigg married (before 07.1630) Sir Walter Riddell of Riddell, 2nd Bart (d c1669)Children:
- Sir William (12th of Cavers) Douglas died in Feb 1698.
- Archibald (13th of Cavers) Douglas was born about 1668; died in 1741.
- John (of Cavers) Douglas and died.
- 1. James (of Cavers) Douglas and died.
- Thomas (of Cavers) Douglas was born in May 1677; and died.
Generation: 3
4. Archibald (10th of Cavers) Douglas (son of William (9th of Cavers) Douglas and Ann Douglas); died about 1669. Notes:
Possibly MP for Roxburghshire and hereditary sheriff
Archibald married Rachael Skene on 5 Aug 1629. Rachael (daughter of Sir James (of Halyards) Skene) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Rachael Skene (daughter of Sir James (of Halyards) Skene); and died. Children:
- 2. Sir William (11th of Cavers) Douglas died in Dec 1676.
- Anne Douglas and died.
6. William (of Aithernie) Rigg (son of William Rigg); died before 1644. Notes:
a man of high principle and character, and moreover, extremely wealthy. Mr Rigg was fined ?50,000 Scots for opposing the introduction of the five articles at Perth, by James VI, and also suffered imprisonment in Blackness Castle.
Children:
- Janet Rigg was born before 1659; died before 1661.
- 3. Catherine Rigg
- Thomas (of Aithernie) Rigg
Generation: 4
8. William (9th of Cavers) Douglas was born about 1580 (son of Sir James Douglas (8th of Cavers) Douglas and Margaret Cranstoun); died about 1658. Notes:
Sir William, who was deeply engaged on the Parliament side, and was one of the commissioners from the Scottish army to treat with Charles I. in 1639. He is frequently mentioned in Baillie's Letters as " the sheriff of Teviotdale."* He commanded a regiment of horse, and defeated a body of men raised from llichard Graham's lands in the north of England, who were on their march to join Montrose in 1646. He was also one of the commissioners for trying the Montrosians in 1646.f He married Ann Douglas of Wittingham, and left two sons? Archibald his heir, and John, head of the Douglases of Garvald; and a daughter, married to Sir William Elliot of Stobs. He died about 1658.
William married Ann Douglas in Feb 1606 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Ann (daughter of William (4th of Whittinghame) Douglas and Elizabeth Maitland) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Ann Douglas (daughter of William (4th of Whittinghame) Douglas and Elizabeth Maitland); and died. Notes:
Married:
Marriage contracts 6 & 8 February 1605/06 in Edinburgh and HaddingtonChildren:
- 4. Archibald (10th of Cavers) Douglas died about 1669.
- Helen Douglas and died.
- Euphemia Douglas and died.
- John (of Garvald) Douglas was born before 1718; and died.
10. Sir James (of Halyards) Skene and died. Notes:
?? 1st of Curriehill
Children:
- 5. Rachael Skene and died.
12. William Rigg (son of Patrick Rigg); died before 16 Aug 1619. Notes:
of Edinburgh
Children:
- 6. William (of Aithernie) Rigg died before 1644.