James Oliphant, Lord Newton

He was born in 1571, the son of William Oliphant, Lord Newton and his wife Katharine Blair.

In November 1629 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice and took the title previously used by his father Lord Newton. He took the place of Alexander Hay, Lord Fosterseat.^[1]

In 1629 he purchased a heritable baronetcy in Nova Scotia. He died in 1648.^[2]

He married Marjory Graham, daughter of Patrick Graham of Inchbrakie. They had two sons James (later 2nd baronet) and George Oliphant of Muirhouse, and one daughter, Lilias.^[3]

Following Marjory's death he married Giles Moncrief (sic). They had no more children, and after the death of Oliphant she married Rev James Bennet of Auchtermuchty.^[4]