Margaret Rigg

Abt 1645 - Bef 1685  (< 40 years)

• Name	Margaret Rigg
  	Margaret must have died before her husband George, as she is not mentioned in his will dated 31 October 1685.
  Birth	Abt 1645	Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland
  	Birthplace based on that of siblings. Alternative: Edinburgh
  Gender	Female
  Residence	20 Jul 1676	Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  	Accused with husband George and others of attending conventicles and intercommuning with rebels and fugitives
  Legal	7 Aug 1677	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Charged by the Privy Council with attending multiple conventicles between 1674 and 1677 along with Margaret Pitcairne, Lady Kinkell. Both did not compear and were fined
  Property	7 Aug 1677  [2]
  	Fined 1,000 merks by the Privy Council for attending conventicles, with a letter of horning issued against her and her husband George equiring payment
  Role	1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Free emigrant - died
  Religion	1685	Scotland
  	Presbyterian - Covenanter
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis. Passenger with her husband George Scot, her daughter Eupham, her brother William Rigg and stepmother, Bethia Carstaires
  Name	Margaret Rig
  Death	Bef 31 Oct 1685	At sea   [3]
  	En route to Perth Amboy
  Person ID	I22220	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Mr Thomas Rigg,   b. 1616, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland bur. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anne Dundas,   b. Abt 1623, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland d. 15 Oct 1654, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland (Age 31 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1643	Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Marriage likely to have taken place at Dundas Castle?
  Family ID	F21247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mr George Scot,   b. 7 Apr 1643, Cupar, Fife, Scotland d. Nov 1685, At sea (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1663
  Children	1. Eupham Scot,   b. 1665, Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland d. 6 Dec 1745 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James Scot,   b. Abt 1667, Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland d. Bef 1688, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA (Age < 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Scot,   b. 7 Feb 1666, Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F23489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1645 - Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland Residence - Accused with husband George and others of attending conventicles and intercommuning with rebels and fugitives - 20 Jul 1676 - Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland Legal - Charged by the Privy Council with attending multiple conventicles between 1674 and 1677 along with Margaret Pitcairne, Lady Kinkell. Both did not compear and were fined - 7 Aug 1677 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Role - Free emigrant - died - 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Religion - Presbyterian - Covenanter - 1685 - Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis. Passenger with her husband George Scot, her daughter Eupham, her brother William Rigg and stepmother, Bethia Carstaires - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, V, p12. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, V, pp 219-220. [S3602] Wodrow Quarto Manuscripts, Wod.Qu.XXXVI (lxv) A list of persons who died on Pitlochie's ship, 1685 (f.221).