Thomas Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven of Freeland

Who was Thomas Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven of Freeland?

Thomas Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven was the son of William Ruthven of Freeland by his wife Isabella Fotheringham, and a great-great-grandson of William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven. In January 1651 he was created Lord Ruthven of Freeland, in the Peerage of Scotland, by King Charles II. Lord Ruthven was married to Isabel, daughter of Robert Balfour and his wife Margaret Balfour, 2nd Lady Balfour of Burleigh, and by her was the father of a son David, who succeeded to his title. His daughter Jean later succeeded to the title, and on her death it passed to the issue of another daughter, Elizabeth, who had married Sir Francis Ruthven, 1st Baronet.