His younger sister, Helen Lindsay, married Sir William Scott of Ardross in 1634.

[7] His paternal grandparents were James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay (a gentleman of King James's bedchamber) and Lady Eupheme Leslie (eldest daughter of Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes).

[10] During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms he played a complex role, but his position was basically a moderate Presbyterian "Engager" one.

He then changed sides, and in 1647 he signed the "engagement" for the release of Charles I, losing all his offices when his enemy, the Marquess of Argyll, obtained the upper hand.

[11] In 1661 he was restored to his former dignities, but his refusal to abjure the covenant compelled him to resign them two years later.