John Archibald Lamont, 5th Lord Lamont Baron Mcgorrie

1497 - 1582  (85 years)

• Name	John Archibald Lamont  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	5th Lord Lamont Baron Mcgorrie
  Birth	1 Jan 1497	Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1520	Inverchaolin Knockdow, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Birth	1520	Of Inverchaolain And Knockdow, SCT   [1, 2]
  Death	1 Sep 1582	Dundee City, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom   [3, 4]
  Death	Bef 1583  [1]
  Death	1583
  _MARRIED (I)	N
  Name	? Sir John Archibald Lamont Young
  Name	John Lamont 5th Lord
  Person ID	I18030	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John McGorrie, 4th Laird Of Inverchaolain,   b. Abt 1480, Inverchaolain, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 3 Jun 1546, Inverchaolain, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Margaret Scrymgeour,   b. 1510, Glassel, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 5 May 1578, Dundee City, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1525	Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom   [3]
  Children	1. Sir John McGorrie Lamont, - "The Red Baron" Sixth Laird of Knockdow,   b. Abt 1540, Of Knockdow, Scotland d. 1601, Rotherfield, Sussex, England (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Henry Young,   b. 1537, , Scotland, United Kingdom d. 1574, Killed in Schonen in service to the King of Sweden (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Alexander Young,   b. 1546, Scotland d. 29 Sep 1603, Scotland (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Andrew Young,   b. 1540, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 26 May 1584, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Sir Peter 1st Lord Elimosinar of Easter Seton Royal Almoner Clan Young,   b. 15 Aug 1544, Dundee, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 7 Jan 1628, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He was known as the "Red Baron" who acquired Toward-nuilt, Inellan and Strondharaig; Bailie of Glaic and Inverneilberg.

  
  

• Sources

  [S768] Lamont Family DNA Study (http://www.lamont-young.com/). [S844] Jebavy, Sharon Young, Knockdow, Scotland Lamont Ancestors of One Young Family in America (http://www.geocities.com/charryoung/ancient.html sourcing the 58 books of James Kimble Jr., a long-time Young researcher, b. 1898; Jessamine from the Margaret I. Kin. . [S119] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), The Scottish Nation; Or. the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland; Author: Anderson, William, 1805-1866.