Robert Echlin (bishop)

Robert Echlin (1576 – 17 July 1635) was a Scottishman who became the Church of Ireland Bishop of Down and Connor from 1612 to 1635.[1] He obtained his Presbytery Degree from St Andrews in Scotland and was made Minister for Inverkeithing.

Life

He was the youngest son of Henry Echlin (1546- ) and his wife, Grizel Colville (1541–1607), born at Pittrado, Fife in 1576.

After his death he was buried at Templecraney, Portaferry in County Down. An account of Robert Echlin's life and background is given in an earlier book [2] but some of this is claimed as inaccurate by J. R. Echlin's later work.[1]

Family[1]

Echlin married Jane Seton of Lathrisk, Fife in 1600 and had two sons and four daughters:

  1. Margaret Echlin (1602-18 Nov 1684) m. Robert Maxwell of Kilbride, Archdeacon of Down and later Bishop of Kilmore. He was the ancestor of the Earls of Farnham.
  2. Isabel Echlin (1604- ) m. Archibald Stewart of Ballintoy, co. Antrim.
  3. Hugh Echlin (1606–1641) m. Magdalene Cowell. He was murdered in 1641 at Caledon Bridge with his son Robert and servants.
  4. Euphemia Echlin (1608- ) possibly married a Robert Echlin
  5. John Echlin (1612- ) m. Mary Stafford, 3rd daughter of Sir Francis Stafford of Mount Stafford, Co. Antrim and also of Bradney, Salop, Shropshire, England: he was the grandfather of Sir Henry Echlin, first of the Echlin baronets.
  6. Jane Echlin (1615–1646) m. 1. Rev. Henry Maxwell in 1640 and 2. Rev. William Fullerton, Archdeacon of Armagh.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Echlin, John R.. Genealogical memoirs of the Echlin family. Edinburgh: Scott & Ferguson, 1882.
  2. ↑ George Crawfurd, Memoirs of the ancient familie of the Echlins of Pittadro, in the County of Fyfe, in Scotland, now transplated to Ireland, Glasgow, 1747
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