Mr Thomas Rigg

1616 - Abt 1684  (68 years)

• Name	Thomas Rigg
  Title	Mr
  Birth	1616	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Title Suffix	of Aithernie
  Property	19 Apr 1644	Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
  	Retour as heir to his father in the lands of Aithernie
  Property	24 Oct 1646	Nigg, Ross-shire, Scotland
  	Obligation by Mr Thomas Rig of Ethernie to convey the rights to the tiends of the lands of Wester Rarichies and Cullis to Sir John Sinclair of Dunbeath, which he had sold for 50,000 merks (NRS GD305/1/137/2)
  Property	7 Apr 1647	Ross-shire, Scotland
  	Contract between David Ross of Balnagowne and Mr Wm Ross of Sandwick whereby Wm becomes bound to advance to the former 10,000 merks for the redemption from Mr Thomas Rig of Atherny of the Barony of Balnagowne in security for repayment ... GD305/1/89/126
  Occupation	Abt 1648	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Lawyer
  Property	27 Apr 1654
  	Assignation by Sir John Dundas, sometime of Fyngask, to Mr. Thomas Rig of Aderny of GD75/103 (NRS GD75/104)
  Property	1665	Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
  	Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvet ‘took infeftment to his only son, Walter Scot ... of the lands of Letham’, in payment of money owed to him by Aithernie (Lamont’s Diary p181)
  Property	22 Dec 1665	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Bond by James Ogilvie of Logie to Mr Thomas Rigg, writer in Edinburgh, for £713 12s Scots (GD16/42/346)
  Property	1670	Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
  	Aithernie sold to James Watson (features in 1674 Retours)
  Death	Abt 21 Apr 1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Date of warrant
  Burial	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Greyfriars kirkyard
  Person ID	I29995	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Rigg,   b. Abt 1590   d. 2 Jan 1644 (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Inglis,   b. Abt 1594, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Jan 1614/15	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Family ID	F20172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bethia Carstaires,   b. Mar 1635/36, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Abt Oct 1685, At sea (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	19 Mar 1656	Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. William Rigg,   b. 1657, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland d. Abt 1658, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Eupham Rigg,   b. Abt 1663, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland d. Abt Oct 1685, At sea (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Rigg,   b. 1659, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland d. Abt Oct 1685, At sea (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Anne Dundas,   b. Abt 1623, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland d. 15 Oct 1654, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1643	Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Marriage likely to have taken place at Dundas Castle?
  Children	1. Margaret Rigg,   b. Abt 1645, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland d. Bef 31 Oct 1685, At sea (Age < 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F21247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1616 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage - Abt 1643 - Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Property - Retour as heir to his father in the lands of Aithernie - 19 Apr 1644 - Scoonie, Fife, Scotland Property - Obligation by Mr Thomas Rig of Ethernie to convey the rights to the tiends of the lands of Wester Rarichies and Cullis to Sir John Sinclair of Dunbeath, which he had sold for 50,000 merks (NRS GD305/1/137/2) - 24 Oct 1646 - Nigg, Ross-shire, Scotland Property - Contract between David Ross of Balnagowne and Mr Wm Ross of Sandwick whereby Wm becomes bound to advance to the former 10,000 merks for the redemption from Mr Thomas Rig of Atherny of the Barony of Balnagowne in security for repayment ... GD305/1/89/126 - 7 Apr 1647 - Ross-shire, Scotland Occupation - Lawyer - Abt 1648 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage - 19 Mar 1656 - Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland Property - Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvet ‘took infeftment to his only son, Walter Scot ... of the lands of Letham’, in payment of money owed to him by Aithernie (Lamont’s Diary p181) - 1665 - Scoonie, Fife, Scotland Property - Bond by James Ogilvie of Logie to Mr Thomas Rigg, writer in Edinburgh, for £713 12s Scots (GD16/42/346) - 22 Dec 1665 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Aithernie sold to James Watson (features in 1674 Retours) - 1670 - Scoonie, Fife, Scotland Death - Abt 21 Apr 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Burial - - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3744] Paton, Henry, Register of Interments in the Greyfriars Burying-Ground, Edinburgh, 1658-1700, p546. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh 685/1 20/121. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Kilconquhar 436 10/349.