Baronets Ogilvy of Forglen (1627)
1st Baronet Ogilvy, George Ogilvy, b.?, a.1627, d.1663
The cadet branch of Ogilvy of Deskford & Findlater
began with Sir Walter Ogilvy of Auchlevyn (b.1460, d.1507-1508). He married Margaret
Edmonstone, daughter of Sir James Edmonstone of that Ilk, from whom he obtained
the estates of Boyne in Banffshire. Their youngest surviving son, also Sir
Walter Ogilvy (b.?, d.1558), obtained the estates of Dunlugus, and his
great-grandon was created 1st Baronet Ogilvy of Forglen in the
county of Banff in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1627. George Ogilvy
supported the King against the Covenanters and fought against them at the
Bridge of Dee in 1639. In 1642 he was raised to the peerage as 1st Lord
Banff.
Lords Banff (1642)
1st Lord Banff, George Ogilvy, b.?, a.1642, d.1663
A Royalist during the Civil Wars, he was fined during Cromwell’s Act of
Grace in 1654.
2nd Lord Banff, George Ogilvy, b.?, a.1663,
d.1668
Son of the 1st Lord and his second wife Janet Sutherland,
daughter of William Sutherland of Duffus (ancestor of the Lords Duffus). He was MP for Nairnshire in 1644 and fought for
Charles II at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
3rd Lord Banff, George Ogilvy, b.1649,
a.1668, d.1713
Son of the 2nd Lord and Agnes Falconer (b.?, d.1708),
daughter of Alexander Falconer, 1st Lord Falconer of Halkertoun (for
whom see the earls of Kintore). Born a Roman
Catholic, he later renounced his faith, and he was a supporter of the Act of
Union. He was killed in a fire at Inchdrewer Castle, near Banff, in suspicious
circumstances. There is a faint suggestion that he was killed because he was a
Jacobite and that his rejection of Catholicism had been a cover.
4th Lord Banff, George Ogilvy, b.1670,
d.1713, d.1718
Son of the 3rd Lord and Lady Jean Keith, daughter of William
Keith, 7th Earl Marischal.
5th Lord Banff, John George Ogilvy, b.1717,
a.1718, d.1738
Son of the 4th Lord and Helen Lauder (b.?, d.1742), daughter
of Sir John Lauder, 2nd Baronet Lauder of Fountainhall in the county
of Haddington.
6th Lord Banff, Alexander Ogilvy, b.1718,
a.1738, d.1746
Younger brother of the 5th Lord. He served in the Royal Navy
and reached the rank of Captain in 1741, commanding HMS Hastings from 1742 to
1743 and HMS Tilbury in 1745. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his
distant cousin.
Baronets Ogilvy of Forglen (1701)
1st Baronet Ogilvy, Alexander Ogilvy, b.c.1649, a.1701, d.1727
Younger brother of the 3rd Lord Banff. He became an Advocate and
was given a separate instance of the baronetcy in 1701. He served as MP for Banff
from 1702 to 1707. In 1706 he was made a Lord of Session.
2nd Baronet Ogilvy, Alexander Ogilvy, b.?, a.1727, d.1771
Grandson of the 1st Baronet and Mary Allardice (b.1663, d.?),
daughter of Sir John Allardice of that Ilk, and son of Alexander Ogilvy and
Jane Frend. In 1746 he succeeded his cousin as 7th Lord Banff.
Lords Banff (1642, continued)
7th Lord Banff, Alexander Ogilvy, b.?,
a.1746, d.1771
8th Lord Banff, William Ogilvy, b.?,
a.1771, d.1803
Son of the 7th Lord and Jean Nisbet (b.?, d.1790), daughter
of William Nisbet of Dirleton. He served in the 6th Dragoons
(Enniskillen Regiment) and reached the rank of Captain in 1780. He died
unmarried and the titles became dormant or extinct, with the estates transferring
to his sister Jane Ogilvy, who married Sir George Abercromby, 4th Baronet
Abercromby of Birkenbog, in the county of Banff. The Abercromby family
subsequently moved into Forglen House.
(Last updated: 29/02/2012)