1 Alain Born: Abt. 1177 Died: Abt. 1204 Burial: Paisley Abbey + Alcestor

..... 2 Walter Ruthven Born: Abt. 1173 Died: Abt. 1245 + Cecilia

............ 3 William Ruthven [NOTES] Died: Abt. 1298 + Margaret Ramsay of Auchterhouse

................... 4 Walter of Ruthven [NOTES] Died: Abt. 1330

.......................... 5 William of Ruthven [NOTES] Died: Abt. 1346 in Battle of Durham

................................. 6 Sir William Ruthven [NOTES] Died: Abt. 1376 + Joanna

........................................ 7 Sir William Ruthven [NOTES] Born: of Balerno Died: Abt. 1428

............................................... 8 Sir John Ruthven [NOTES] Died: Abt. 1454

....................................................... 9 Patrick Ruthven c. 1444-1465 [NOTES] + Female Cranston

.............................................................. 10 William First Lord Ruthven Died: 10 September 1528 + Isobel Livingston Levington Born: in of Saltcoats, East Lothain

..................................................................... 11 William Master of Ruthven Died: 09 September 1513 in Battle of Flodden + Jean Hepburn Born: of the Ricarton family

............................................................................ 12 William Second Lord Ruthven [NOTES] + Janet Halliburton

................................................................................... 13 Christian Ruthven Born: Abt. 1524 in Scotland Died: 15 October 1597 in Scotland + William Lundin Lundy Born: Abt. 1522 in Scotland Died: 13 April 1600

................................................................................... 13 James Ruthven
................................................................................... 13 Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord of Ruthven
................................................................................... 13 Alexander Ruthven
................................................................................... 13 Lilas Ruthven
................................................................................... 13 Catherine Ruthven
................................................................................... 13 Cecilia Ruthven
................................................................................... 13 Barbara Ruthven
................................................................................... 13 Janet Ruthven
................................................................................... 13 Margaret Ruthven

............................................................................ 12 Isobel Ruthven
.................................................................................. +James Murray Born: in of Tibbermore

..................................................................... 11 John Lindsay Ruthven

.............................................................. *2nd Wife of William First Lord Ruthven:
.................................................................... +Christian Forbes
..................................................................... 11 Margaret Ruthven
..................................................................... 11 Elizabeth Ruthven
........................................................................... +William Fifth Earl of Erroll
..................................................................... *2nd Husband of Elizabeth Ruthven:
........................................................................... +Ninian Lord Ross

............................................... 8 Female Ruthven
............................................... 8 Female Ruthven

........................................ 7 David Ruthven

................................. 6 Margaret Ruthven
....................................... +John Sir Seton

................... 4 Gilbert Ruthven

............ 3 Alexander Ruthven
............ 3 Gilbert Ruthven
............ 3 Female Ruthven
.................. +Patrick Edgar

..... 2 David Ruthven

*2nd Wife of Alain:
.... +Eva

Sources:

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition, 1968. pp1855
Ruthven, name of a noble family in Scotland, believed to trace its ancestry to Thor, a Saxon or Dane, who in the time of King David I settled in Scotland. The name is derived from lands in Perthshire held by the family, several members of which were earls of Gowrie in the 16th cent. Sir William de Ruthven, d. 1528, was the 1st lord of Ruthven, the title being conferred by James III in 1488. His grandson, Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord of Ruthven, 1520?-1566, was a firm supporter of Protestant doctrines. He acted on various commissions appointed by the lords of the congregations to deal with the queen regent, Mary of Guise, and with Elizabeth I of England, and he served later as a privy councilor to Mary Queen of Scots. He took a leading part in the murder [1566, of David] Rizzio and wrote a memoir of the affair which still exists in manuscript in the British Museum. He fled to England, where he died shortly after. His son, William Ruthven, 4th Lord of Ruthven ,1541? - 1584, was created 1st earl of Gowrie in 1581. Associated with his father in the murder of Rizzo, he also fled to England, where he remained until pardoned (1567) by the queen.

NOTE: Some dates are estimates.

NOTE: Some information from another researcher. Not yet verified by me.