Sir David Carnegie, 1st Baronet

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Sir David Carnegie of Pitcarrow, 1st Baronet (died November 1708) [1] was a Scottish politician and baronet.

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Background

He was the eldest son of Hon. Alexander Carnegie, himself fourth son of David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk, and his wife Margaret Arbuthnot, daughter of Sir Robert Arbuthnot. [2]

Career

Carnegie sat in the Parliament of Scotland for Kincardineshire in 1667 and from 1669 until 1674. [3] He was created a Baronet, of Pitcarrow, in the County of Kincardine on 20 February 1663. [1] In 1690 by commission of George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville, Carnegie raised one hundred men to appease rebellious Highlanders in Kincardineshire. [4] As a revenge his estate and his fields were devastated. [4] Carnegie petitioned for compensation, however received never a restitution. [4]

Family

On 29 October 1663, he married firstly Catherine Primrose, daughter of Sir Archibald Primrose, 1st Baronet and had by her five sons and five daughters. [4] She died in 1677, and Carnegie married next Catherine Gordon, daughter of Robert Gordon and widow of Robert Arbuthnot, 2nd Viscount of Arbuthnott, on 29 October 1684. [4] His second wife bore an only son and died in 1692. [4] Carnegie married finally Jean Burnett, daughter of James Burnett about 1696, and had by her three sons and three daughters. [4] He died in 1708 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son John. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 213.
  3. "ThePeerage – Sir David Carnegie, 1st Bt" . Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Douglas, Sir Robert (1911). Sir James Balfour Paul (ed.). The Scots Peerage. Vol. VIII. Edinburgh: David Douglas. pp. 76–80.
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
New creation Baronet
(of Pitcarrow)
1663 1708
Succeeded by
John Carnegie