Henry Livingston b. Abt 1560 Scotland d. Between 14 Jun and 26 Aug 1624

Abt 1560 - 1624

Name	Henry Livingston [1]
Birth	Abt 1560	Scotland [1]
Gender	Male
_EMPLOY	15 Oct 1587	St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]
	Minister of St. Ninians
_EMPLOY	7 Apr 1607	Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [1]
	Moderator of the Synod of Perth
Death	Between 14 Jun and 26 Aug 1624 [1]
Person ID	I9289	FelsingFam
Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

Father	Henry Livingston, b. Abt 1495, Scotland d. 22 Jan 1579/80, Scotland (Age ~ 85 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Margaret Forrester, b. Between 1518 and 1520, Scotland d. Aft 22 Jan 1579/80 (Age ~ 62 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F2926	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Agnes Gray, b. Abt 1563, Scotland d. Between 1590 and 1594, Scotland (Age ~ 27 years)

Children

+	1. Helen Livingston, b. Abt 1585, Scotland d. Aft 15 Aug 1633 (Age ~ 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F2936 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Dec 2024

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	Birth - Abt 1560 - Scotland
	_EMPLOY - Minister of St. Ninians - 15 Oct 1587 - St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
	_EMPLOY - Moderator of the Synod of Perth - 7 Apr 1607 - Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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Biography from wikitree:

Henry Livingston, son of Henry Livingston and Margaret Forrester, was born about 1560 (enrolled at St. Andrews in 1574).[1][2][3] Please see the research note below for proof of his parentage.

At St. Andrews, he was nominated for his Bachelor's degree in 1576,[4] and for his Master's degree in 1578,[5] though this last may not have been awarded until 1583.[6] Degrees were often withheld until "fees were paid or final examinations written."[7] It was certainly awarded before 23 July 1584 when he was styled "Mr. Henry Lewingstoun" when he witnessed a Precept of Clare Constat.[8]

From 1574 to 1576 and then in 1584 and 1586, Henry witnessed five charters in Melrose,[9][10] apparently as an assistant or apprentice to his elder half-brother, Alexander Coleville, Commendator, and later Iconomus of Melrose. The break was probably due to his studies at St. Andrews.[11]

Henry married Agnes Gray, daughter of Alexander Gray and Helen Little, say 1584 (based on eldest daughter's own estimated birth).[2][3] Their children (baptisms at Stirling, Stirlingshire):[12]

Helen Livingston born say 1585; married James Duncanson (1564-1624) by 1603 (first child); died after 15 August 1633 when she appealed to the king.[13]
Marion Livingston baptized 25 February 1587/88.[6][14]
Alexander Livingston baptized 3 April 1589;[6][15] died before 18 March 1617 when his surviving younger brother John stated he was the eldest son.[16]
John Livingston baptized 31 January 1590/91;[6][17] died after 8 March 1619 when he was represented by his attorney.[16]
Henry Livingston born say 1593/94 (awarded master's degree in 1616);[18] unknown wife; died August 1665, aged about 70; issue.[19][20]
Henry was inaugurated as minister of St. Ninians in Stirlingshire, 15 October 1587 and would spend his entire career there, at times acting in opposition to the established policies of the Church. In June 1607 he was restricted "from exercising his functions, save in his own kirk, during His Majesties pleasure."[6]

Inspite of the restrictions, he remained at his post until 14 June 1624 when he resigned his duties as minister, probably for health reasons,[2][21] and died shortly thereafter, before 26 August 1624.[6][22][23]

Research Notes
Proof of Parentage
In "The Livingston Ancestry," Adrian Burke identifies a circular argument as to the identity of Henry's parents. The first edition of Scott's Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae (published 1866-1871) did not mention Henry's parentage.[24] Scots Peerage (published 1906) does, but does not give a source.[22] The second edition of Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae (publshed 1923) does mention his parents, but gives the unsourced Scots Peerage as its source.[6]

Henry is proved to be a son of Margaret Forrester by the charter he witnessed, 26 July 1586, wherein he is styled "Mr. Henry Lewingstoun, brother of the Iconimus…."[25] The Iconimus at this time was his half-brother, Alexander Coleville, eldest son of Margaret by James Coleville.[11][26]

Sources
↑ James Maitland Anderson, ed., Early Records of the University of St. Andrews…. (Edinburgh: Scottish Historical Society, 1926), 284, Google Books.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Adrian Benjamin Burke, "The Livingston Ancestry of the Duncanson Sisters of New Netherland: Part I of III: Identifying their mother Helen Livingston," The Genealogist 27 (2013): 28-50 at 42, American Ancestors.
↑ 3.0 3.1 James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage 9 vols., (Edinburgh: David Douglas,1904-1914), 6: 446-448, Internet Archive.
↑ Anderson, Records of St. Andrews, 175.
↑ Anderson, Records of St. Andrews, 179.
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Hew Scott, Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ: The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation, new ed., 8 vols. (Edinburgh: Tweedale Court, 1915-50), 4: 313, Internet Archive.
↑ Burke, "Livingston Ancestry pt 1," 42n.
↑ Charles S. Romanes, Selections from the Records of the Regality of Melrose, 3 vols (Edinburgh: Scottish History Society, 1915-1917), 3: 316, Internet Archive.
↑ James Balfour Paul, ed., Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum: The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1306-1668, 11 vols. (Edinburgh: General Register House, 1882 -1914), 5: 367 #1109, Internet Archive.
↑ Romanes, Regality of Melrose, 3: 262, 266, 316, 325-6, Internet Archive.
↑ 11.0 11.1 Adrian Benjamin Burke, "The Livingston Ancestry of the Duncanson Sisters of New Netherland: Part II of III: Identifying their maternal great-grandmother Margaret Forrester," The Genealogist 27 (2013): 162-181 at 172-174, American Ancestors.
↑ Burke, "Livingston Ancestry pt 1," 44-45.
↑ Burke, "Livingston Ancestry pt 1," 48, (full transcript of record) citing National Library of Scotland: Papers of the Family of Fletcher of Saltoun, Documents concerning the administration of Scotland, 1628-1740, Mss 17503, folio 19 National Library of Scotland catalogue entry.
↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQWN-2XL : 16 September 2021), Henrie Levingstone in entry for Marione Levingstone, 1587.
↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQWJ-SF3 : 16 September 2021), Henrie Levingstone in entry for Alexander Levingstone, 1589.
↑ 16.0 16.1 Burke, "Livingston Ancestry pt 1," 44n, 45n citing Register of Deeds, 1st Series 1552-1659, Gibson's Office, 18 Dec 1618-22 Mar 1619, National Archives of Scotland RD1/281 folio 358, National Records of Scotland catalog entry.
↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQWJ-H5X : 16 September 2021), Johne Levingstone, 1591.
↑ Joseph Robertson and C. N. Jones, Munimenta Alme Universitatis Glasguensis: Records of the University of Glasgow…, 4 vols. (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), 3:12, Internet Archive.
↑ Scott, Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, 4: 351, Internet Archive.
↑ Burke, "Livingston Ancestry pt 1," 45n.
↑ Robert Renwick, ed., Extracts from the Records of the Royal Burgh of Stirling, A.D. 1519-1666 (Glasgow: Glasgow Stirlingshire and Sons of the Rock Society, 1887), 159, Internet Archive.
↑ 22.0 22.1 Scots Peerage, 6: 448.
↑ Edwin Brockholst Livingston, The Livingstons of Callendar… new ed. (Edinburgh: 1920), 186, FamilySearch Library microfilm 924848, item 1, img 131: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSZX-RSZ4-3.
↑ Burke, "Livingston Ancestry pt 1," 42n, citing Hew Scott, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: The Succession ministers in the Parish Churches of Scotland from the Reformation…, 3 vols in 6, 1st ed., 2 (Edinburgh, 1866-71), pt 2: 708-9.
↑ Romanes, Regality of Melrose, 3: 325-6, Internet Archive.
↑ Romanes, Regality of Melrose, 3: viii n, Internet Archive.
See also:

Gordon L. Remington, "The Duncanson Wives of Four New Netherland Settlers: Glen, Teller, Powell, and Loockermans," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 128 (1997): 1-10 at 8, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

Sources

[S871] Journal of the American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, (Name: American Society of Genealogists;), Adrian Benjamin Burke, "The Livingston Ancestry of the Duncanson Sisters of New Netherland", The Genealogist 27 (2013): 28-50, 162-181 and 28 (2014): 58-89. Also available on AmericanAncestors.org.