John Lindsay, Ist Earl Lindsay, Lord Parbroath, 17th Earl of Crawford, 10th Lord of Byres

Abt 1598 - 1679  (~ 81 years)

• Name	John Lindsay
  Suffix	Ist Earl Lindsay, Lord Parbroath, 17th Earl of Crawford, 10th Lord of Byres
  Birth	Abt 1598	Pitcruvie, Largo, Fife, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	L86D-4B1
  Name	Sir John Lindsay  [1]
  _UID	AD511A16D133476AA21216EF1796B86D6E4E
  Death	29 Jan 1678/79	Tyninghame, East Lothian (Haddington), Scotland
  	17th Earl of Crawford, 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, 1st Earl of Lindsay, Treasurer of Scotland and President of Parliament. When his father died in 1616, he was named the 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres. He was created Earl of Lindsay in 1633. He became the Earl of Crawford when his cousin, Ludovic Lindsay, 16th Earl of Crawford, forfeited in November 1652 (under the Earldom of Crawford terms of the 1641/2 regrant). In 1644, he became Treasurer of Scotland. In 1645, he became President of Parliament. He was basically a was basically a moderate Presbyterian "Engager", but played a complex role, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. At the Battle of Marston Moor, he fought for the army of the Scots Parliament and against General Montrose, a royalist, at the Battle of Kilsyth, and was eventually captured by the English at Alyth. In 1647, he changed sides and signed the "engagement" for the release of Charles I. He lost all his offices when the Marquess of Argyll obtained the upper hand. He regained his influence in Scottish politics after the defeat of the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650; however, from 1651 to 1660 he was a prisoner in England after his capture at Alyth in an incident known as 'the Onfall of Alyth'. He was restored to his former dignities in 1661, but his refusal to abjure the covenant compelled him to resign them two years later.
  Burial	Edzell Churchyard, Edzell, Angus, Scotland
  Person ID	I70792	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert Lindsay, Baron, 9th Lord Lindsay of the Byres,   b. 2 Jan 1580, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. 9 Jul 1616, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Lady Christian Hamilton, Countess of Kilmarnock,   b. 1590, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. 22 Jan 1645/46, Ardross Castle, Fife, Scotland (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	1595
  Family ID	F24429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jrsnst Jemat Autherie   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F24443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Lady Margaret Hamilton, Countess of Crawford,   b. Abt 1612, Arbroath (Arbroathock), Angus (Forfar), Scotland d. 16 Jul 1678, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	1630	Arbroath (Arbroathock), Angus (Forfar), Scotland
  Children	1. Lady Anna Crawford-Lindsay, Duchess of Rothes,   b. 1631, St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland d. I Jul 1689, Scotland (Age 58 years)   2. Lady Christian Lindsay, Countess of Haddington,   b. 1632, Ceres Parish, Fife, Scotland d. 26 Oct 1704, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 72 years)   3. Lady Helen Lindsay,   b. Abt 1632, Whittingehame Parish, East Lothian (Haddington), Scotland d. Bef 14 Feb 1668/69 (Age ~ 37 years)   4. Margaret Lindsay,   b. 1635, Ceres Parish, Fife, Scotland d. 1635, Ceres Parish, Fife, Scotland (Age 0 years)   5. James Lindsay,   b. 1636, Ceres Parish, Fife, Scotland d. 1636, Ceres Parish, Fife, Scotland (Age 0 years)   6. James Lindsay,   b. 1637, Ceres Parish, Fife, Scotland d. 1637, Ceres Parish, Fife, Scotland (Age 0 years)   7. Lady Elizabeth Lindsay, Countess of Crawford Lindsay,   b. 15 Oct 1634, Ceres, Fife, Scotland d. Jan 1687/88 (Age 53 years)   8. Johnne Lindsay, Crawford of Kilburnie,   b. 1639, Ceres Parish, Fife, Scotland   9. William Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Lindsay, 18th Earl of Crawford, 11th Lord Lindsay of the Byres,   b. 1 Apr 1644, Leven, Fife, Scotland d. 6 Mar 1697/98, Dumfries Parish, Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries), Scotland (Age 53 years)   10. Patrick Lindsay, Crawford of Kilbirnie,   b. Sep 1646, Kilburnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland d. Oct 1680, Kilburnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland (Age ~ 34 years)   11. James Lindsay,   b. 1649, Cannongate Kirk, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   12. Charles Lindsay,   b. 1651, Ceres Parish, Fife, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F24420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1630 - Arbroath (Arbroathock), Angus (Forfar), Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  John Lindsay 17th Earl of Crawford, 1st Earl of Lindsay, 10th Lord of Byres unknown artist; John Lindsay (1596-1678), 17th Earl of Crawford, Statesman; National Galleries of Scotland; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/john-lindsay-15961678-17th-earl-of-crawford-statesman-213283

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 23 Oct 2024), entry for John Lindsay, person ID L86D-4B1. (Reliability: 3).