William OLIPHANT, Of Newton

1512 - 1588  (76 years)

• Name	William OLIPHANT
  Suffix	Of Newton
  Birth	1512	Newton, Midlothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	KZQ2-QLT
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZQ2-QLT
  _UID	55BBC9BFCA9F40E585357F001738D0189621
  Death	1588	Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I486	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Master Colin OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1487, Aberdalgie, Gask, Perthshire, Scotland d. 9 Sep 1513, Batt Of Flodden, Flodden Field, Northumberland, England (Age ~ 26 years)
  Mother	Lady Janet Elizabeth KEITH, Countess of Montrose,   b. 1494, Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 25 Aug 1547, Montrose, Angus, Scotland (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1504	Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret OLIPHANT, of Berriedale,   b. Abt 1513, Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland d. 1566, Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland (Age ~ 53 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1537	, Perth, Scotland
  Children	1. Laurence OLIPHANT, Of Newton & Thrumster,   b. Abt 1535, Scotland d. Scottland   2. John OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1537, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Alexander OLIPHANT,   b. 4 May 1546, Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland d. Bef 1604, Newton, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 57 years)   4. Andrew OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1559, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   5. Colin OLIPHANT,   b. 1562, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F536733826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret OLIPHANT, of Berrydale   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Laurence OLIPHANT, Of Newton & Thrumster,   b. Abt 1535, Scotland d. Scottland
  Family ID	F536734093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  == Biography == William Oliphant was the son of and .''The Scots Peerage''; Balfour Paul; Vol 6; [https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun06pauluoft/scotspeeragefoun06pauluoft/page/544/mode/2up?view=theater&q=laurence page 544]; accessed 30 Jun 2024 William married before 12 January 1545-46. About 1586 William travelled to Caithness to take charge of the family estates belonging to which had been granted by his father-in-law ''The Oliphants in Scotland. With a selection of original documents from the charter chest at Gask''; Joseph Anderson; Edinburgh; 1879; [https://archive.org/details/oliphantsinscotl00ande/page/n99/mode/2up?q=newton page lxxi]; accessed 30 June 2024 William died shortly after 1588 William and Margaret had at least two sons''The Oliphants in Scotland. With a selection of original documents from the charter chest at Gask''; Joseph Anderson; Edinburgh; 1879; [https://archive.org/details/oliphantsinscotl00ande/page/146/mode/2up page 147]; accessed 30 June 2024 #Laurence Oliphant #John Oliphant # (about 1545 – 1604)citation needed ===Research=== The descent in the male line of the Gask family from the Lords Oliphant is in William Oliphant of Newton the husband of Margaret Oliphant of Berriedale. He was the second son of Colin, the Master of Oliphant, who fell at Flodden. The following list of the children of William of Newton and his wife Margaret, the daughter of Berriedale, will show how many of the Oliphant families derive their descent from the second Lord Oliphant. 1. Laurence, from whom are descended the Oliphants of Gask, the Oliphants of Orchardmill, the Oliphants in Holland, the Oliphants of Ure, the Oliphants of Souterton, and Tomperran. 2. John. 3. Alexander Albany Herald is claimed to have been the third son, and the father of the first Laird of Condie. Alexander's wife was Janet Oliphant, and their son Laurence, first of Condie, was undoubtedly grandson of William of Newton, but whether on father or mother's side is not known. From this couple are descended the Oliphants of Condie, the Oliphants of Rossie, the Oliphants of Kinnedder, in Fife. 4. Colin. 5. Andrew, styled fifth son. (Colin and Andrew could be reversed in succession) The life story of William Oliphant of Newton is not easy to see clearly. The date of his birth, as before mentioned, was between 1506 and 1513. His boyhood was probably passed at school, according to the law of the land, and his home would be with his brother, the third Lord Oliphant, at Dupplin. Nothing is recorded of him in his youth ; the first glimpse is in a charter l dated 1538. In 1543 he had acquired right to the west half of the Newton of Forgandenny lands, lying across the river from Aberdalgie and Gask. From this possession he was styled Oliphant of Newton ; the charter is from Crichton of Freudraught, and is dated 22nd November 1545. Oliphants in Scotland, p. 349 68 OLD LIFE OF SCOTLAND [CHAP. 1] It is said that the House of Condie was built about 1545 by William Oliphant of Newton,1 and was then called Newton House. If so, it is probable, as 1535 was the year of his marriage, that he and his wife Margaret lived there, and that their five sons were born there. == Sources == See also: * http://www.thepeerage.com/p34918.htm#i349173

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Dec 2024), entry for William OLIPHANT, person ID KZQ2-QLT. (Reliability: 3).