The Dennistons of the Barony of Danielstoun in Renfrew and ...

The Dennistons of the Barony of Danielstoun in Renfrew and
Of Colgrain in Dumbarton and afterwards Ireland.

Sir Hugh de Danzielstoun abt
1250 d aft 1300.

Joanna de Danzielstoun married Sir John de Danzielstoun.
Sir Adam Muir.
Sir John de Danzielstoun
Elizabeth Muir married Robert married Mary Fleming
Stuart,King Robert 2nd .

Hugh de Malcolm de Sir William de Walter Robert de
Danzielstoun. Danzielstoun. Danzielstoun of Bishop of St Danzielstoun,
Colgrain. 3rd son. eldest son had
Andrews. no male heir.
Died 1393
Margaret Elizabeth
Sir Rober de married Sir married Sir
Danzielstoun of
Colgrain, married William Robtert
Margaret. Died before Cunningham. Maxwell

1450. The estates in Renfrew
went to the Cunningham’s
Sir William de
Danzielstoun of and Maxwell’s

Colgrain.

Charles Danzielstoun of
Colgrain died before
1481.

Robert Danzielstoun of
Colgrain married
Elizabeth Napier.

Patrick Danzielstoun
Colgrain married
1) Giles Colquhoun
2) Giles Simple

3)Matilda Cunningham.

Robert Danzielstoun of
Colgrain married
Catherine Semple.

Robert Danzielstoun of John Danzielstoun. Born before 1560.
Colgrain married Margaret Married 1) Catherine Semple and
2) Euphemia Bontine. Died 1618
Hamilton.11th Laird

James Dennistoun Catherine married Elizabeth married The Donegal connection Walter Denniston (abt 1560-died
the 12th Laird. John McGregor. John Colquhoun Starts here in 1608. 1618.) Married Janet Buchanan
Will proven 1620

Walter Dennistoun of John John Denniston (b abt 1590-d after
McGregor 1654)
Colgrain and Donegal Stewart of
13th Laird, married Married 1) Margaret Houston and
1) Sarah Houston Raphoe 2) Margaret Spreull in 1617 (Separate
Donegal.
2) Grizzel Brisbane. tree showing greater detail)
D1639
Died in Donegal 1638.

John Dennistoun 14th Rev Archibald, minister of Campsie b William b abt 1619 alive 1695 Robert Dennistoun married Janet
Laird married Jean married Agnes Buchanan in 1654. Stewart c 1638 in Donegal. Janet
abt 1618 married 1) Jean Noble abt was his 3rd cousin, daughter of
Semple in 1648. Died 1645 and 2) Catherine Sterling in Treasurer of Dumbarton. John McGregor Stewart, see the
1657.No male heir. Inherited his brother Roberts
1657. Will 1680. Son William became previous generation
Marg. Dennistoun. 15th Laird. Dumbarton property.
Eldest daughter.
Alexander George Rev John Arthur & Archibald William William b Robert
William (1647- 1725) 1663-1723 B 1655. Mary. Married a b1669 & abt 1640 (abt 1650-
married Margaret married 1) (1657-1718) Came to Dublin relation of Robert Donegal abt 1725)
Dennistoun Miss Lewis & 1st wife Isabell Ireland Archbishop (no issue 1665 tax Donegal.
15th Laird Colgrain. 2) Catherine c1690. went NJ per laird 1689 Derry
Montgomery Godfrey. Mayo US abt King of James ) ? etc & Address.
Son of Rev Archibald. 2nd Wife Jane 1725 Derry/Dublin John.

Craig. Leitrim

John Dennistoun b Samuel William 1695 James John of 1) John William James of William
abt 1675- d 1756 (b1687-d abt MA Glasgow of New went to PA 1677- Tyrone of
in 1737. 1760 of
married Jean 1747) University Killala Brunswick 2) Grange and Ballyna-
Buchanan in 1700. Son of 1715 married Co NJ and Tyrone Ballyna- cor
Alexander Eliza Collinder 3) No issue
The 16th Laird. 1663-1723 Mayo afterwards Alexander cor Donegal
Longford in 1716 John PA Donegal born abt
James 1710-1796 b1710? b abt 1690
married Janet 1685

Baird in 1746 and Edward William b 1722 John, William Some of this family were joined 1) Rev John James
Mary Lyon in 1752 (b 1715-d aft Married Alexander By the Dennistons and Elliots of 1714-95 Robert
Ballynacor Donegal in the late Samuel
17th Laird 1782) Ms Ferguson of Co Archibald. Founders 1700’s in Washington Co PA. 2) James (abt ref 1766
Cavan about 1745. of Dennistontown 1710-1795) census.
James 1748-1816 Longford (New Alexandria.
married Margaret Leitrim Robert This
PA) Samuel. family
Donald in 1777 were in
and 2nd Margaret Samuel (1744- John Robert William (b abt Ballyna-
1804) married 1758-1842 1748-1814 1745-d1829) cor up to
Dreghorn married Mary married Molly 1980’s
18th Laird Rebecca Campbell. married and may
Jane Stewart. still be
Descendants Descendants (Sean tested there.
Wayne & Bob and Sid Dunlop 241226) John
1750-1831 (1750 d aft
Ronnie tested tested. 1820) married
179330 182046 Leitrim
200149 179645 Ms Evans
Longford Leitrim Ann (1741-

1839)

James 1781-1834 Edward (1770- James 1801 William George
married Mary aft 1824) went to Robert
Ramsay in 1801 1776-1850 Son of
married Ellen Canada in Married Jane William and
19th Laird in 1804 1833 Carson
Molly
With bros. Stewart.
Robert &

John

James 1803-1855 Samuel (1804- William William Manasses
married Isabella 1876) married 1851 1803-1851 1829-1887
Murray 20th Laird no Married wife Grace
children. Succeeded Fanny Speir Canada 1825-1910
by his brother’s son. Jane
Hetherington

James-Wallis D Edward William Carson George
b 1839-1908 married (1850-1917) 1883 1849-1922 1857-1931
Caroline Gore-Booth Married Mgt Sarah Kerfoot
of Co Sligo. Ireland Denniston Canada married 1855-1943
Eliza Kelly
21th Laird
Samuel Sidney Fred 1885- Mandy
22th Laird b1896 Canada. 1965 1892-1943
Longford. married
James George married 1924
1871-1939 Edward b Sarah Fanny Williams
23th Laird. 1921 Millar

24st Laird Longford Sidney Doris 1922 Edward(1921), his sister Susan was in Manus.
Robert. 1942 Albert 1917- Bertrams School in Dublin in the 1930’s b1928
Ronald with my mother Doris. (small world)
Samuel Canada 2009. Albert was last male Dennison Sean
Denniston Kit 179645 Leitrim Ireland Kit 241226
kit 179330 In my line.

Barry 1953
Doris Dennison
is my mother.

Notes.
1) Colours used in chart / tree
The Lairds family are outlined in blue, the families who went to Ireland in the 1600’s or who are Irish born are
outlined in green. All others are outlined in black.

2) The purpose of the chart is to demonstrate the relationship within our family (ex William who married Agnes
Buchanan in 1654) and the DNA tested members and to show our connection to the Lairds family. The Lairds family
is also used to show the number of generations involved.

3) From the 1660’s to 1725 our various ancestors were 1st cousins to the Laird William
(1647-1725) son of the Rev Archibald Denniston, brother of our William.

4) The 12th Laird James and the 13th Laird Walter were in Donegal from the early 1600’s.
Walter died in Donegal in 1638 and his will was proven in Armagh and not in Scotland
which is why his death is recorded as about 1640 and not the correct year. The Rev Archibald also was in Ireland up
to 1641 and is mentioned in the 1641 Depositions.

5) Numerous families are excluded due to restraint of space.

6) William and Agnes Buchanan Denniston also had a recorded son Robert whose age could fit Robert of the
Londonderry address. I have excluded him for a number of reasons including
a) There was a Robert in Kilmacolm Parish, Renfrew in 1695 who appears to be this Robert. b) This branch of the
family (including the Lairds line) was “hereditary Episcopalian and Jacobite”. This does not tie in with Robert
going to defend Londonderry against King James (Stuart) in 1688 and a brother Alexander (Longford) fighting with
James. Robert of the Londonderry address of 1689, his family most likely experienced the full wars in Ireland
1641-1651in Donegal. The family of Robert and Janet Stewart Denniston fit this category.
Muster Roll, dated 22 August 1642, Raphoe, Co Donegal, Sir Robert Stewart Knt and Capt, his Troop of Horse
Robert Deniston Ensign.
This Robert was alive in the early 1660’s and was awarded a land grant in lieu of pay as a
“49-Officer” by King Charles 2nd. The “49-Officer” lands awards were in Counties Longford and Leitrim as well as
on land within a mile of the coast in Counties Mayo and Donegal. Robert was not recorded in the 1665 tax list of
Donegal.

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