Peerage Record – 20530

     Margaret Kincraigie is the daughter of David Kincraigie of that Ilk.² She married James Carmichael, 3rd of Balmedie and Whelpill, son of James Carmichael, 2nd of Balmedie and Elizabeth Folkart.¹
     Her married name became Carmichael.

     Peter Carmichael, 4th of Balmedie was the son of James Carmichael, 3rd of Balmedie and Whelpill and Margaret Kincraigie.² He died before 1556 at Scotland^G, without issue.²
     On 5 July 1542 he had a Charter of the lands pf Whelphill, Lanarkshire.¹ In 1545 he made a claim in to be heir to his kinsman Peter Carmichael of Dron.¹ In 1546 he was forfeited with Norman Leslie, for his share in the capture of of the Castle of St. Andrews and the murder of Cardinal Beaton.¹ He afterwards served in the galleys with John Knox and was imprisoned on Mont Saint Michel with the Master of Rothes, Kirkaldy of Grange and others, but escaped with Grange, disguised as a professional medicant.¹

     David Carmichael, 5th of Balmedie was the son of James Carmichael, 3rd of Balmedie and Whelpill and Margaret Kincraigie.² He married Isabel Barclay, daughter of David Barclay, 9th of Collairnie and Janet Sandilands.¹ He died in July 1580.¹
     He held the office of Heritable Baillie of Abernethy between 1545 and 1580.² On 29 May 1546 he was implicated with his elder brother Peter in the murder of Cardinal Beaton.¹

     Theobald Taaffe, 1st Earl of Carlingford was the son of John Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe of Corren and Anne Dillon.¹ He married, firstly, Mary White, daughter of Sir Nicholas White and Ursula Moore.¹ He married, secondly, Ann Pershall, daughter of Sir William Pershall and Frances Aston.¹ He died on 31 December 1677.¹ He was buried at Ballymote, Ireland^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 8 August 1700 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Sligo [Ireland] in 1639.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron of Ballymote, co. Sligo [I., 1628] in 1642. He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Taaffe of Corren, co. Sligo [I., 1628] in 1642.¹ In 1644 he was in command of the rebel Roman Catholic Irish forces in Connaught.¹ He held the office of Governor of Munster in 1646.¹ He fought in the Battle of Mallow on 13 November 1647, where he was severely defeated by Lord Inchiquin.¹ He held the office of Master of the Ordnance in 1649.¹ He actively supported the Royal cause in Ireland, and was excepted from pardon by Cromwell’s Act of Settlement.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Carlingford, co. Louth [Ireland] on 26 June 1661.¹ His last will was dated 29 September 1677.

     John Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe of Corren was the son of Sir William Taaffe and Ismay Bellew.² He married Anne Dillon, daughter of Theobald Dillon, 1st Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallin.² He died on 2 January 1642.²
     He was created 1st Baron of Ballymote, co. Sligo [I., 1628] on 1 August 1628.² He was created 1st Viscount Taaffe of Corren, co. Sligo [Ireland] on 1 August 1628.¹

     David Barclay, 9th of Collairnie held the office of Baillie of Lindores.²

     Isabel Barclay is the daughter of David Barclay, 9th of Collairnie and Janet Sandilands.² She married David Carmichael, 5th of Balmedie, son of James Carmichael, 3rd of Balmedie and Whelpill and Margaret Kincraigie.¹
     Her married name became Carmichael.

     James Carmichael, 6th of Balmedie, Craigpottie, Kirkdrum and Whelphill was the son of David Carmichael, 5th of Balmedie and Isabel Barclay.² He married Jean Carnegie, daughter of David Carnegie of Colluthie, Lord Panbride, on 25 April 1590.¹ He died on 7 May 1594.¹
     He held the office of Heritable Baillie of Abernethy between 1580 and 1594.¹
     He also had two daughters.¹

     Reverend John Carmichael was born in 1564.¹ He was the son of David Carmichael, 5th of Balmedie and Isabel Barclay.² He died in June 1622.¹
     He graduated from St. Leonard’s College, St. Andrew’s University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G, on 3 December 1584.¹ He was the Minister in 1595 at Newburn, Scotland^G.¹ He was the Minister in 1603 at Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland^G.¹ In 1606 he was one of the eight Ministers summoned by King James to London to confer with him on the affairs of the Kirk.¹ He was the Minister on 15 October 1620 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹