George Drummond

1638 - 1717  (78 years)

• Name	George Drummond
  Birth	29 Nov 1638  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Legal	7 Aug 1682	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Commissioned by James Earl of Perth, Justice General, "for setting the watch for guarding of the country"
  Role	1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Emigration agent
  Title Suffix	5th of of Blair and 1st of Blair Drummond
  Property	1684	Blair Drummond, Perthshire, Scotland
  	Lands of Blair Drummond
  Property	1684	Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Purchased the lands of Kincardine from James, Earl of Perth and renamed them Blair-Drummond
  Residence	1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  Property	6 Aug 1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Granted a tack by the Earl of Perth assigning him "the haill proffeits belonging to his Lordship by the great seall", for one year for 8,000 merks
  	This is likely to have provided George Drummond with significant income drawn from fees paid to the Crown each time a charter, patent, or other document passed under the Great Seal. These fees varied depending on the nature and length of the document.
  Occupation	10 Nov 1687	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [5]
  	Tax farmer; date of precept granting him power to pursue unpaid Crown taxes and forfeits dating back to Aug 1674, and allowed 20% commission
  Occupation	17 Jul 1688	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  	Keeper of the Signet, one of two along with Sir Hugh Paterson of Bannockburn. Date each was granted an annual salary of £100
  Burial	1717	Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland
  Death	24 Jun 1717  [1]
  Person ID	I45477	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	George Drummond
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marjory Graham,   b. Daughter of George Graham, Bishop of Orkney and La
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1633
  Marriage Contract	17 Aug 1633  [7]
  Family ID	F31991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ramsay,   b. Daughter of Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Bamff   d. 3 Oct 1683
  Marriage	1672	Perthshire, Scotland   [8]
  Marriage Contract	20 May 1672	Perthshire, Scotland   [8]
  	Marriage contract dated 20 May 1672, George Drummond of Blair and Elizabeth Ramsay, youngest daughter of Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Bamffe
  Children	1. John Drummond,   b. 1676   d. 1742 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James Drummond,   b. 12 Sep 1673   d. 25 Mar 1739 (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1672 - Perthshire, Scotland Marriage Contract - Marriage contract dated 20 May 1672, George Drummond of Blair and Elizabeth Ramsay, youngest daughter of Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Bamffe - 20 May 1672 - Perthshire, Scotland Legal - Commissioned by James Earl of Perth, Justice General, "for setting the watch for guarding of the country" - 7 Aug 1682 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Role - Emigration agent - 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Lands of Blair Drummond - 1684 - Blair Drummond, Perthshire, Scotland Property - Purchased the lands of Kincardine from James, Earl of Perth and renamed them Blair-Drummond - 1684 - Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland Residence - 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Granted a tack by the Earl of Perth assigning him "the haill proffeits belonging to his Lordship by the great seall", for one year for 8,000 merks - 6 Aug 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Tax farmer; date of precept granting him power to pursue unpaid Crown taxes and forfeits dating back to Aug 1674, and allowed 20% commission - 10 Nov 1687 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Keeper of the Signet, one of two along with Sir Hugh Paterson of Bannockburn. Date each was granted an annual salary of £100 - 17 Jul 1688 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Burial - 1717 - Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3660] Fraser, William, The Red Book of Menteith, Volume 1, p468. [S3811] Historical Manuscripts Commission, Reports of the Manuscripts of the Earl of Eglinton, etc, p135. [S3659] Scots Proprietors, The, Advertisement to All Trades-Men, Husbandmen, Servants and Others Who Are Willing to Transport Themselves unto the Province of New-East-Jersy in America, a Great Part of Which Belongs to Scots-Men, Proprietors Thereof, p2. [S3722] Historical Manuscripts Commission, Tenth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, 82. [S3660] Fraser, William, The Red Book of Menteith, Volume 2, p440. [S3660] Fraser, William, The Red Book of Menteith, Volume 2, p442. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD24/1/148. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD24/1/149 and GD83/290.