[]THE PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND.

HAMILTON Earl of ABERCORN.

THE firſt of the illuſtrious peerage of Scotland that preſents to our readers, in alphabetical order, is HAMILTON Earl of ABERCORN, the undoubted heir-male of the great and noble family of Hamilton; a fami⯑ly who have equally diſtinguiſhed themſelves in the field and at the council-board, and have been no leſs remarkable in the hiſtories of fo⯑reign nations, than in the annals of Scotland.

But as the dignity, eſtate, and honours of this houſe, have deſcended in the female as well as in the male ſucceſſion, for its origin and antiquity, we refer our readers to the Ti⯑tle Duke of Hamilton, and deduce the family of Abercorn from their immediate predeceſſor,

X. JAMES, ſecond earl of Arran, and duke of Chatelherault, the tenth generation of the family of Hamilton, in a direct male line. This earl married lady Margaret Douglas, eldeſt daughter of James earl of Morton, by whom he had four ſons and four daughters.

1. James, earl of Arran and duke of Chatelherault, who died without iſſue.

2. Lord john, who was the firſt marquis of Hamilton, and carried on the line of the family.

3. Lord Claud, the firſt of the family of Abercorn.

For the other children, and their marri⯑ages, vide Title Duke of Hamilton.

XI. Lord CLAUD HAMILTON, third ſon of James earl of Arran and duke of Cha⯑telherault, when very young was appointed commendator of the abbacy of Paiſley, up⯑on the reſignation of John archbiſhop of St. Andrews, anno 1553,Crawfurd's Peerage of Scotl. Lodge's Peerage of Ire⯑land. Scots Compend.&c. which was ratified and approved by pope Julius III. He was a brave and gallant gentleman, of ſteady honour, and unchangeable integrity; who, by a ſeries of virtuous actions, reflected luſtre on his great anceſtors, and ennobled the illuſtrious blood that ran in his veins, During the melancho⯑ly diſcords that prevailed in Scotland, under the unhappy reign of queen Mary, he ad⯑hered to her intereſt in all her misfortunes. Prompted by his own innate bravery, and his loyalty to his royal miſtreſs, he appear⯑ed and diſtinguiſhed himſelf in the laſt effort that was made in her cauſe at the battle of Langſide, anno 1568. In vain he diſplayed the skill and courage of a great commander: the battle was loſt, and proved fatal to the queen's party.

Immediately after the battle, lord Claud, with many others, was ſummoned to attend a parliament, called together by the earl of Murray, then regent, and, upon his refuſal, was outlawed,Ibid. and his eſtate forfeited.

During the regency of the earl of Mar, his lands were given to the lord Semple, who kept a ſtrong garriſon in his caſtle, and exerciſed all around a ſevere military diſci⯑pline, diſplaying every violence and oppreſſi⯑on that power can do, to maintain a precari⯑ous poſſeſſion. At length this gallant lord, [2] ſupported by his faithful tenants, roſe in arms, beſieged the caſtle,Peerage of Ireland, page 151, vol. III. M. S. Hiſt. of the family pe⯑nes com. de Abercorn. and obliged lord Semple to Iurrender at diſcretion.

During the regency of Morton, lord Claud was a ſharer of the oppreſſions that bore down the Hamilton family. He was obliged to fly to England for ſafety, not daring to truſt the prevailing faction, though his forfeiture had been repealed by the act of parliament con⯑firming the pacification of Perth, anno 1573. But when the king took the management of affairs into his own hands, and reflected on the different parties that divided the nation, he ſoon perceived that the flood of perſecuti⯑on, that overwhelmed the Hamiltons, was ow⯑ing to no other cauſe but their zealous and ſteady attachment to his unhappy mother; he therefore reſtored them to all their eſtates and honours, and heaped many other favours upon them;Ib. et Chart. in pub. archiv. in particular, he beſtowed upon lord Claud, and his heirs-male, or aſſigneys, by charter, all the lordſhip and barony of Paiſley, with the pertinents belonging to the abbacy and monaſtery thereof,Ibid. ad an⯑num 1585. anno 1585. And, as a further teſtimony of his eſteem and regard for him, he was pleaſed, in conſidera⯑tion of his conſtant loyalty, great loſſes and ſufferings, to create him a peer, by the title of lord Paiſley,Ibid. ad an⯑num 1587. anno 1587.

His majeſty likewiſe granted, by another charter, to lord Claud Hamilton, now lord Paiſley, and his heirs-male whatever, the ba⯑rony and regality of the burgh of Paiſley,Ibid. ad an⯑num 1591. &c. anno 1591.

And,Ibid. ad an⯑num 1593. by another charter, the five pound land of Sanquhar, &c. anno 1593.

This lord died advanced in age and cha⯑racter, anno 1621, having married Margaret daughter of George lord Scton, by whom he had four ſons and one daughter.

1. James, afterwards earl of Abercorn.

2. Sir Cland Hamilton, who married the daughter and heireſs of ſir Robert Hamilton of Elieſton, in the county of Tyrone in Ire⯑land, by whom he had ſix ſons and two daugh⯑ters; of them the Hamiltons of Elicſton, Mon⯑terlony, and ſeveral other conſiderable families in Ireland, are deſcended. He was gentle⯑man of the bedchamber to the King, and was made conſtable and commander of the caſtle of Toome in the county of Antrim for life, anno 1618.Peerage of Ireland.

3. Sir George Hamilton of Greenlaw and Roſerea, in the county of Tipperara in Ire⯑land, who behaved with great bravery in the ſervice of his majeſty king Charles I. He married, Iſt, Iſabella of the family of Ci⯑vicot of Bruges in Flanders,M. S. [...]tory of the family penes com. de Aber [...]orn. by whom he had a daughter, Margaret, married to ſir Archi⯑bald Achinſon of Gosford: 2dly, Mary, daughter of Walter earl of Ormond and Oſſo⯑ry, by whom he had a ſon James, who died Ibid. unmarried.

4. Sir Frederic Hamilton, a gallant officer, who acquired great reputation under Guſtavus Adolphus, and was colonel of a regiment under king Charles I. He married Sidney, daughter of ſir John Vaughan, and was an⯑ceſtor of the viſcount of Boyne in Ireland.Ibid. and peerage of Ireland.

His daughter Margaret was married to William marquis of Douglas.

XII. JAMES, firſt ſon of Claud lord Paiſ⯑ley, commonly deſigned maſter of Paiſley, was a man of eminent parts, and much tak⯑en notice of at court. He was highly eſteem⯑ed by the King, who made him one of the lords of his privy-council, and gentleman of his bed-chamber, when he was but a young man; and gave him by a charter, an⯑no 1600,Chart. in pub. archiv. ad ann. 1600. the office of high-ſheriff of the county of Linlithgow, with all the fees, &c. thereto belonging, to him and his heirs-male whatever.

And by another charter in 1601,Ib. ad ann. 1601. the lands and manour of Abercorn, Braidmeadows, &c.

The king was afterwards pleaſed, on ac⯑count of his great merit, to create him ba⯑ron of Abercorn; and, by a new charter, to erect the lands of the lordſhip and barony of Abercorn, the lands of Duddingſton, New⯑ton and Duntarvie, &c. into one free barony, anno 1603;Ib. ad ann. 1063. and in 1606, his majeſty fur⯑ther honoured him with the titles of earl of Abercorn, baron of Paiſley, Hamilton, Mount⯑caſtle and Kilpatrick, by patent to him and his heirs-male whatever;Crawfurd's Peerage. Peerage of Ireland. Scot [...] Compend. and the ſame year appointed him one of the commiſſioners to treat of an union with England.

He likewiſe granted him by charter, in 1612, the eight-merk land of Moryhagane, Keirmouer, &c. Chart. in pub. archiv. ad ann. 1612.

He was appointed one of the lords of the privy-council of the kingdom of Ireland, and was ſummoned to attend the parliament there with the precedency of an earl; and had a large grant of lands in the barony of Stra⯑bane, upon which he built a ſtrong and fair caſtle,Peerage of Ireland. and a church.

He married Mariana, daughter of Thomas lord Boyd,Chart. in pub. archiv. ad ann. 1589. by whom he had five ſons and three daughters.

1. James, his heir.

2. Sir Claud Hamilton, afterwards baron of Strabane.

3. Sir William Hamilton knight, who was long reſident at Rome from Henrietta Maria queen-dowager of England; and married Jane, daughter of ſir Alexander Colquhoun [3] of Luſs, widow of Alan lord Cathcart, but died without iſſue.

4. Sir George Hamilton, anceſtor of the preſent earl of Abercorn.

5. Sir Alexander Hamilton knight, who married Elizabeth of the family of Beding⯑field of Oxburgh, and had a ſon who ſettled in Germany, and was raiſed by the emperor Leopold to the rank of a count of the em⯑pire, where his poſterity ſtill enjoy large poſ⯑ſeſſions and privileges.

1. Daughter, lady Anne, married to Hugh lord Semple.

2. Lady Margaret, married to ſir Willi⯑am Cuninghame of Caprington.

3. Lady Lucy, died unmarried.

The earl died before his father, anno 1618, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XIII. JAMES, ſecond earl of Abercorn, who ſucceeded alſo to his grandfather, lord Paiſley, in 1621.

He was in great favour with his majeſty king James VI. who, on account of his own perſonal merit,Peerage of Ireland. and the great loyalty and faithful ſervices of his noble anceſtors, was pleaſed to advance him to the peerage of the kingdom of Ireland, where he had a vaſt e⯑ſtate, by the title of lord Hamilton of Stra⯑bane, 18th Oct. 1616. But the patent be⯑ing to his father's heirs-male, and the Iriſh eſtates being provided to his younger bro⯑thers, he, on that account, reſigned that ti⯑tle to king Charles I. who immediately con⯑ferred it on his next brother, Claud Hamil⯑ton, with the precedency of the former cre⯑ation by patent,Ibidem, and M. S. hiſtory of the family. bearing date 14th Auguſt 1634.

He married Catharine, daughter and ſole heireſs of Gervais Clifton of Leighton Broom⯑ſwold, widow of Eſme Stewart duke of Len⯑nox and Richmond, by whom he had three ſons.

1. James, lord Paiſley, who died before him, having married a daughter of William Lenthall of Burford in the county of Oxford, Eſq; ſpeaker of the houſe of commons in the long parliament, by whom he had an on⯑ly daughter, Catharine, married, 1ſt, to her couſin, William Lenthall, Eſq; to whom ſhe had two ſons: and, 2dly, to her couſin, Charles earl of Abercorn; of whom here⯑after.

2. William, was colonel of a regiment, and killed in the wars in Germany, without iſſue.

3. George, who ſucceeded to his father's eſtate and honours, and was third carl of A⯑bercorn; but dying unmarried at Padua in his fourney to Rome, in him the male-line of the eldeſt ſon of James firſt earl of Abercorn be⯑came extinct,Peerage of Ireland. we therefore return to

XIII. CLAUD, ſecond ſon of James firſt earl of Abercorn, dignified, as already obſerved, with the title of lord Hamilton of Strabane, by a charter under the great ſeal,Chart. in pub. archiv. ad ann. 1631. Claudo Hamilton Domino de Strabane, &c. married lady Jean Gordon, daughter of George mar⯑quis of Huntley, by whom he had two ſons and two daughters.

1. James, lord Strabane.

2. George, who ſucceeded his brother.

1. Daughter, Catharine, married, Iſt, to James, eldeſt ſon of ſir Frederick Hamilton, fourth ſon of Claud, firſt lord Paiſley: 2dly, to Owen Wynne of Lurganbuy, Eſq; and 3dly, to John Bingham of Caſtlebar, Eſq;

2. Mariana, married to Richard Perkins of Lifford, Eſq;

Claud died anno 1638, and was ſucceed⯑ed by his eldeſt ſon,

XIV. JAMES, third lord Strabane, who, from his loyalty and ſteady adherence to the intereſt of his maſters king Charles I. and II. ſuffered many hardſhips and variety of loſſes.

He was unhappily drowned as he was bath⯑ing himſelf in the river Maine, anno 1655; and having no iſſue, was ſucceeded by his brother,

XIV. GEORGE, fourth lord Strabane, who married Elizabeth, daughter, and at length ſole heireſs, of Chriſtopher Fagen of Filtrim, Eſq; by whom he had two ſons.Peerage of Ireland, and M. S. hiſtory of the family.

1. Claud, his heir.

2. Charles, who ſucceeded his brother.

1. Daughter, Anne, married to John Broun of Neale, Eſq;

2. Mary, married to Gerard Dillon, eſq; prime ſerjeant at law to king James VII.

And dying anno 1668, was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XV. CLAUD, fifth lord Strabane, and fourth earl of Abercorn, who ſucceeded as heir-male to George third earl, as remark⯑ed above.

He followed the fortune of king James VII. at the revolution in 1688, attended that prince in his expedition to Ireland, where he was ſworn one of his privy-council, and had a conſiderable command in his army; in conſequence of which he was attainted of high treaſon, and his title of lord Hamilton of Strabane forſeited, by the parliament of that kingdom, after king James had retired into France; and, dying unmarried in 1690, [4] he was ſucceeded in all his Scotch honours and titles by his brother,Peerage of Ireland, and M. S. hiſtory of the family.

XV. CHARLES, fifth earl of Abercorn, who got his brother's attainder reverſed in 1692, and was reſtored to his eſtate and ho⯑nours of lord Hamilton of Strabane in Ire⯑land, which he enjoyed till the general re⯑ſumption of grants was made by the Engliſh ſumption of grants was made by the Engliſh parliament.

He married, as already obſerved, Catha⯑rine, only daughter of James lord Paiſley, eldeſt ſon of James ſecond earl of Abercorn, and widow of William Lenthall of Burford, Eſq; by whom he had only one child, who died an infant before himſelf. And he dy⯑ing in 1701, without iſſue, the male line of the ſecond ſon of the firſt earl of Abercorn failed, whereby the title of lord Hamilton of Strabane became extinct; and the third ſon of the firſt earl dying without iſſue, as before obſerved, the eſtate and honours of Abercorn devolved upon the next heir-male, deſcended of the fourth ſon of the ſaid-firſt earl, to whom we now return.

XIII. Sir GEORGE HAMILTON, fourth ſon of James firſt earl of Abercorn, was a man of ſteady loyalty, great gallantry, and invariably attached to the intereſt both of king Charles I. and II. During the civil war, he exerted himſelf with extraordinary courage in the royal cauſe, under the directi⯑on of his brother-in-law the marquis, after⯑wards duke of Ormond; and, after living ſeveral years in exile, during the uſurpation of Oliver Cromwel, he returned at the reſto⯑ration of king Charles II. who immediately created him a baronet.

He married Mary, daughter of Thomas viſcount Thurles, eldeſt ſon of Walter earl of Ormond, and ſiſter of the firſt duke, by whom he had ſix ſons and three daughters.

1.Ibid. James.

2. Sir George, who was a count and ma⯑jor-general in France, and was killed at the battle of Saverne, having married Frances, daughter and co-heireſs of Richard Fennings of Sandbridge in the county of Hereford, Eſq; maid of honour to Anne, ducheſs of York, by whom he had three daughters, all nobly married, viz. Elizabeth, to Richard viſcount Roſs; Frances, to Henry viſcount Dillon; Mary, to Nicholas viſcount Kings⯑land.

3. Anthony, who went to France with king James VII. and was there raiſed to the rank of a lieutenant-general. He is ſaid to be au⯑thor of ſome French pieces that bear the name of count Hamilton.

4. Thomas, who was captain of a ſhip of war.

5. Richard, who followed king James VII. to France, where he roſe to the rank of a lieu⯑tenant-general.

6. John, who was killed in the king's ſer⯑vice at the battle of Aghrim.

1. Daughter, Elizabeth, married to Phil⯑bert count of Gramont, brother to Anthony duke of Gramont in France.

2. Lucia, married to Sir Donald O'Brian of Leminegh, Bart.

3. Margaret, married to Matthew Ford of Coolgreny, Eſq;

XIV. JAMES HAMILTON, eldeſt ſon and apparent heir of Sir George, was a great fa⯑vourite of king Charles II. whom he attend⯑ed during his exile, and was one of the gen⯑tlemen of his bed-chamber, and colonel of a regiment; but going a volunteer aboard the fleet, under the command of James, then duke of York, in one of his ſea-expeditions againſt the Dutch, he had his leg ſhot off by a cannon-ball, of which wound he died on 6th June 1673, (his father being then alive) and left iſſue, by Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John lord Culpeper,Ibid. three ſons.

1. James, afterwards earl of Abercorn.

2. Colonel George, who had the com⯑mand of a regiment at the battle of Steen⯑kirk, where he was killed, anno 1692, with⯑out iſſue.

3. William Hamilton, eſq; who married Margaret, daughter of ſir Thomas Culpeper, and was anceſtor of the Hamiltons of Chilſon.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon.

XV. JAMES, who alſo ſucceeded to his grand-father, anno 1679, and to the titles and honours of Abercorn, upon the death of earl Charles, in 1701, as already remarked, and was the ſixth earl of Abercorn.

He was appointed one of the grooms of the bed-chamber to king Charles II. when but 17 years of age.

He was one of the lords of the privy⯑council to king James VII. and under him had the command of a regiment of horſe.

He came early into the revolution, and was created viſcount of Strabane, and ba⯑ron of Mount-caſtle in Ireland, by king William, anno 1701.

He ſat in the Scotch parliament anno 1706,Crawfore Peerage. and continued in it till the union was con⯑cluded.

He was alſo of the privy-council to king William, queen Anne, and king George I. and married Elizabeth, daughter and heireſs [5] of ſir Robert Reading of Dublin, Bart. by whom he had ſix ſons, and four daughters.

1. James his heir.

2. John, who died unmarried, and left a conſiderable eſtate to his brother George.

3. George, who was deputy cofferer to the prince of Wales' houſhold, and member of parliament for Wells in Somerſet-ſnire in England, and married the daughter and heir⯑eſs of colonel William Coward of Wells, by whom he had ſix ſons, and ſix daughters.

4. Francis, a clergyman, who enjoyed ſe⯑veral benefices in Ireland, married Dorothy, daughter and co-heireſs of James Forth of Redwood, ſecretary to the commiſſioners of his majeſty's revenue, and had iſſue.

5. William, who was bred to the ſea, and was unfortunately caſt away with lord Belhaven, anno 1721.

6. Charles, comptroller of the green cloth to the prince of Wales, one of the ſeven com⯑miſſioners for ſtating and examining the pub⯑lic accompts in 1742, and receiver-general of his majeſty's revenues in the iſland of Minor⯑ca, anno 1743.

1. Daughter, lady Elizabeth, married, Iſt, to William Brownlaw of Lurgan, Eſq; 2dly, to Martin, count de Kearnie, in France.

2. Lady Mary, married to Henry Coo⯑ley of Carberry, Eſq; in the county of Kil⯑dare.

3. Lady Philippa, married, Iſt, to the Rev. Benjamin Pratt, dean of Down, chap⯑lain of the houſe of commons in Ireland: and, 2dly, to Michael Connel of London, Eſq;

4. Lady Jean, married to lord Archi⯑bald Hamilton, brother of James duke of Hamilton.

The earl died, anno 1734, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XVI. JAMES, ſeventh earl of Abercorn, who was appointed one of the privy council of Great-Britain by king George II. anno 1738, and of Ireland the year following.

He married Anne, daughter of colonel John Plummer of Blakeſware, in the coun⯑ty of Hertford, by whom he had ſix ſons, and one daughter.

1. James, now earl of Abercorn.

2. Captain John Hamilton, who had the command of the Lancaſter man of war, a gentleman of ſingular worth and merit, but unfortunately drowned, as he was paſſing in his boat from his ſhip to the land at Portſ⯑mouth, in the flower of his age, anno 1755.

3. William, died young.

4. George, who is a clergyman of the church of England, and one of his maje⯑ſty's chaplains.

5. Plummer, died young.

6. William, lieutenant of the Victory man of war, in which he was, with many others, unfortunately caſt away.

His daughter, lady Anne, was married to ſir Henry MacWorth, Bart.

The earl dying in 1744, was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon, James, the preſent earl.

XVII. JAMES, eighth earl of Abercorn, a lord of the privy-council in Ireland, was called up to the houſe of lords in that king⯑dom in March 1735—6.

SANDILANDS Lord ABERCROMBIE.

AS the riſe and deſcent of the noble and ancient ſirname of SANDILANDS, is to be found under the title of Lord Torphi⯑chen, we ſhall deduce the deſcent of this ho⯑nourable family from their immediate ance⯑ſtor, viz.

Sir JAMES SANDILANDS of Calder. He married,Chart. penes du [...]em de Roxburgh. 1ſt, Margaret, daughter and heireſs of Andrew Ker younger of Ceſsford, by Mar⯑garet Hepburn, lady Dirleton, by whom he had a ſon,

John, anceſtor of lord Torphichen.

Sir James married, 2dly, Margaret, daugh⯑ter and heireſs of ſir John Kinloch of Cru⯑vie,Chart. penes dom. Torphi⯑chan. by whom he had a ſon,

I. JAMES SANDILANDS, the firſt of this family, who, in right of his mother, got the [6] eſtate of Cruvie; and obtained a charter from king James V.Chart. in pub. archiv. JacoboSandi⯑landi de Cru⯑vie, &c. of the lands of Petcon⯑cardy, before the year 1542.

He married Catharine, daughter of ſir William Scot of Balweerie, by whom he had a Son,

James, his heir,—and three daughters.

1. Margaret, married to Laurence lord Oliphant.

2. Mary, married to David Forreſter of Carden.

3. Helen, married to George Towers of Innerleith.

II. JAMES SANDILANDS, deſigned of Cruvie and St. Monance, ſucceeded his fa⯑ther; and got a charter from queen Mary of ſome lands in Fife.Ibidem. He married Eliza⯑beth, daughter of Alexander Meldrum of Segie, by whom he had three ſons and one daughter.

1. James.

2. David, who acquired ſome lands in Fife,Ibidem. anno 1586.

3. Andrew, who was tutor to James lord Torphichen, anno 1595.

Elizabeth, Ibidem. married to John Boſwell of Balmuto.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

III. Sir JAMES SANDILANDS of St. Mo⯑nance,Ibid. Jacobo Sandilandi de St. Monance militi, &c. who got a charter from king James

VI. of the lands of Weddersbie, Wood⯑head, Bowhouſe, Gadwin, &c. dated 1599.

He married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Bethune of Creich, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

IV. Sir WILLIAM SANDILANDS of St. Monance, who got a charter of the lands of Houſton from king James VI.Ibidem.

Alſo a charter of the lands of Eaſter and Weſter St.Ibidem. Monance, &c. anno 1608.

And another charter of a great many o⯑ther lands in Fife.Ibid. Guiliel⯑mo Sandilan⯑di de St Mo⯑nance, &c.

He married Janet, daughter of— Bothwell, by whom he had a ſon,

Sir James Sandilands,—and two daugh⯑ters.

1. Margaret, married to ſir James Lear⯑month of Balcomy, one of the ſenators of the college of juſtice.

2. Chriſtian, married to Adam Bothwell of Pitcaly.

He was ſucceeded by his only ſon,

V. Sir JAMES SANDILANDS of St. Mo⯑nance,Ibidem. who got a charter from king Charles I. of the lands and barony of Fairnyf [...]at.

Alſo a charter of the lands and barony of Abercrombie,Ibid. Jacobo domino San⯑dilandi de St. Monance mi⯑liti. &c.

He was a man of great loyalty and integri⯑ty; a firm and ſteady friend of king Charles I. for which he was, by that prince, created lord Abercrombie,Chart. in pub. archiv. ad an. 1647. haere⯑dibus maſcu⯑lis e corpore ſuo. by letters patent, dated 12th Decem. 1647, to him and the heirs⯑male of his body.

He married lady Anne Carnegie, daugh⯑ter of David earl of Southesk, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

VI. JAMES, ſecond lord Abercrombie; but he dying without iſſue, and there being no deſcendents of the patentee's body, the honours became extinct.

GORDON Earl of ABERDEEN.

THough it is highly probable that this no⯑ble family is deſcended from the great and illuſtrious houſe of GORDON, whoſe ori⯑gin, grandeur and antiquity, is fully ſet forth under the title of Duke of Gordon, yet we can⯑not pretend to aſcertain their firſt anceſtor.

Mr. Crawfurd, in his lives of the offi⯑cers of ſtate, mentions ſir William Gordon, who ſwore fealty to king Edward I. for ſome lands in the ſhire of Berwick,Prynne's col⯑lections, v. 2. anno 1296; and alledges, that theſe were the lands of Coldingknows, the ancient inheritance of the family of Haddo, &c.

That this ſir William got afterwards ſun⯑dry lands from king Robert Bruce, in re⯑ward of his great merit and faithful ſervices, &c. that he appears to have been uncle to Alicia, the heireſs of Gordon; that he had a ſon,

Sir William Gordon of Coldingknows, who went from the ſouth to the north of Scotland, with his couſin ſir Adam, when he got the lands of Strathbogie from king Robert I.

That this ſecond ſir William married the daughter and ſole heireſs of John de Citha⯑riſta, [7] lord of the barony of Methlic;Lives of the officers of ſtate, page 266. and that he was the anceſtor of this noble fami⯑ly, &c.—So far Mr. Crawfurd.

But as we cannot exactly connect the Gor⯑dons of Coldingknows with theſe of Methlic and Haddo, of whom there are authentic re⯑cords for above 300 years, we ſhall proceed to deduce their deſcent from undoubted au⯑thority.

I. PATRICK GORDON of Methlic, liv⯑ed in the reign of king James I. and made a great figure in Scotland in the beginning of the reign of king James II. to whom he was a firm and ſteady friend.

He joined the king's forces, under the command of his couſin the earl of Huntly, againſt the earl of Crawfurd,Hathornden's hiſt. in vita Jacobi 2di. and loſt his life in the cauſe, at the battle of Arbroath, anno 1445.

He left iſſue, a ſon and ſucceſſor,

II. JAMES GORDON of Methlic, who obtained from king James II. on account of his father's great merit and faithful ſervices, a grant of a part of the barony of Kelly,Chart. in pub. archiv. then veſted in the crown, by the forfeiture of Alexander earl of Crawfurd.

And being a man of great oeconomy, he acquired ſeveral other lands,Ib. and lives of the officers of ſtate, page 228. which are ſtill in the poſſeſſion of the family.

He married—daughter of— by whom he had iſſue, five ſons and two daughters.

1. Patrick, his Heir.

2. Robert Gordon of Fetterletter, whoſe only daughter was married to ſir John Gor⯑don of Gight.

3. Alexander, who was biſhop of Aber⯑deen, after the death of biſhop Elphingſton.Spottiſwood's church hiſt.

4. George Gordon of Auchterhouſe.

5. James, who was rector of Lonmay and prebendary of Aberdeen.

1. Daughter, Iſabel, married to Alexan⯑der Allardice of that ilk.

2. Margaret, married to Alexander Fra⯑zer of Dorres.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

III. PATRICK GORDON, promiſenouſly deſigned of Methlic and of Haddo, who got a charter under the great ſeal from king James III.Chart. in pub. archiv. Pat. Gordon de Methlic, &c. anno 1481.

Alſo a charter from king James IV. of the lands of Brokan [...]h,Ib. ad annum 1505. Middletown, &c.

And a charter from king James V. of the lands of Knockenblevy,Ibid. ad ann. 1514. with ſeveral others.

He made ſeveral acquiſitions to his eſtate from lord Sinclair, the biſhop of Aberdeen, and others; all which are contained in a charter under the great ſeal,Ibid.'& chart. penes com. de Aberdeen. dated anno 1487.

He married Marion, daughter of ſir James Ogilvie of Findlater, by whom he had three ſons and two daughters.

1. George, his apparent heir.

2. Alexander Gordon of Braikie.

3. James.

His eldeſt daughter was married to— Barclay of Towie.

His ſecond daughter to—Cumin of Altyr.

He lived to a great age, and died in 1533.

IV. GEORGE, firſt ſon and heir-apparent of Patrick Gordon of Methlic and Haddo, died before his father, having married a daughter of—Hay of Dalgittie, by whom he had a ſon,

V. JAMES GORDON of Haddo and Meth⯑lic, who ſucceeded his grandfather, and got charters under the great ſeal, in the reign of king James V.Chart. in pub. archiv. of a great many lands, too numerous to be inſerted here.

In the beginning of queen Mary's trou⯑bles, he was one of thoſe barons who ſign⯑ed the aſſociation for the defence of the young prince,The original of this aſſoci⯑ation is in the library of the college of Glaſgow. king James VI. anno 1567; but no ſooner knew that the queen had been impoſed upon, than he joined the earl of Huntly, who was her lieutenant in the north, adhered faithfully and firmly to her intereſt ever after, and obtained from that princeſs charters of ſeveral other lands and baronies.Chart. in pub. archiv.

He married Marjory, daughter of ſir Thomas Menzies of Pitſodils, comptroller of Scotland in the reign of queen Mary, by whom he had ſix ſons.They are mentioned in an entail dat⯑ed 1555 in the public re⯑giſter.

1. Patrick, his apparent heir.

2. Robert Gordon of Faach.

3. James.

4. David, who was anceſtor of the Gor⯑dons of Nethermuir.

5. John Gordon of Tilliehilt.

6. Alexander.

He died anno 1582.

VI. PATRICK GORDON, the eldeſt ſon and heir apparent, died before his father, leaving iſſue, by Agnes his wiſe, daughter of Alexander Frazer of Muchil, anceſtor of lord Frazer, one ſon,

VII. JAMES GORDON of Methlic and Haddo, who ſucceeded his grandfather, anno 1582. He obtained charters from king James VI. of the lands of Kirktown, Tarvis, Brak⯑la, and Tullielt;Chart. in pub. archiv, alſo the lands of Methlic, Haddo, Orchardlie, and many others.

[8] He married Jean, the daughter of William lord Keith, and ſiſter of George earl-mar⯑ſhal, by whom he had two ſons.

1. George.

2. William.

He died in the beginning of the year 1624.

VIII. GEORGE, eldeſt ſon and apparent heir of James Gordon of Haddo, &c. died before his father,Lives of the officers of ſtate and Mr. Mill's collections, ad ann. 1608. having married Margaret, daughter of Alexander Bannerman of Elſick, by whom he had a ſon,

IX. Sir JOHN GORDON of Haddo, who was ſerved heir to his grandfather,Ibid. & char⯑ta in cancel⯑laria. anno 1624.

He was a man of great parts, loyalty and magnanimity; and was next in command to the marquis of Huntly, in conducting the forces that were raiſed for the king againſt the covenanters, anno 1639.

At the battle of Turreff he behaved with great courage and valour; and for his good ſervices was created a baronet by king Charles I. anno 1642.

This ſir John, in many other inſtances, ſig⯑nalized himſelf in behalf of his majeſty. In 1643, he defended his houſe of Kelly againſt the covenanters, and being reduced to the laſt extremity, was obliged to capitulate, which he did upon honourable terms. But he was no ſooner in his enemy's power, than he was ſent to Edinburgh, and impriſoned in the church, which hath gone by the name of Haddo's-hold ever ſince that time. And though he had the king's commiſſion, and acted all along by his majeſty's authority, yet he was tried,Bp. Guth⯑ry's memories, and lives of the officers of ſtate. condemned, and executed at the croſs of Edinburgh, anno 1644.

His eſtate was forfeited, and the ſeque⯑ſtration continued till after the reſtoration.

He left behind him the character of a great and eminent loyaliſt, and a man in every re⯑ſpect worthy of the family from whence he was deſcended.

He married Mary, daughter of William Forbes of Tolquhoun, by whom he had two ſons and one daughter.

1. Sir John, his ſucceſſor.

2. Sir George, who was firſt earl of A⯑berdeen.

His daughter was married to Sir John For⯑bes of Waterſton.

Sir John Gordon of Haddo, his eldeſt ſon, was reſtored to his father's title and eſtate immediately after the reſtoration, and died anno 1665, having married a daughter of Alexander lord Pitſligo, by whom he had no ſons, and but one daughter, who was married to ſir James Gordon of Leſmore, whereby his title and eſtate devolved upon his brother,

X. Sir GEORGE GORDON of Haddo, ſecond ſon of ſir John, who being a man of learning, and particularly eminent for his knowledge in the laws, was made one of the ſenators of the college of juſtice anno 1680, preſident of the ſeſſion in 1681, and lord high chancellor of Scotland in 1682. And having acquitted himſelf with honour and re⯑putation in all theſe high employments, was, by his majeſty king Charles II. in conſide⯑ration of the untainted loyalty of his ance⯑ſtors, the great loyalty and ſufferings of his father, and his own conſtant zeal and affec⯑tion to the intereſt of the monarchy, &c. created earl of Aberdeen,Chart. in pub. archiv. Haere⯑dibus maſcu⯑lis e corpore ſuo &c. viſcount of Tor⯑mantine, lord Haddo, Methlic, Tarvis and Kelly, by letters patent, dated 30th Nov. 1682.

He married Anne,Lives of the officers of ſtate p. 427. daughter and heireſs of George Lockhart of Torbrecks, by whom he had two ſons and four daughters.

1. George, lord Haddo, who died, before his father, unmarried.

2. William, afterwards earl of Aberdeen.

1. Daughter, lady Anne, married to A⯑lexander earl of Eglington.

2. Lady Martha, married to John Udney of Udney.

3. Lady Mary, married to Alexander lord Salton.

4. Lady Margaret.

He died in the 83d year of his age, anno 1720, and was ſucceeded by his ſon,

XI. WILLIAM, ſecond earl of Aber⯑deen, who was choſen one of the ſixteen peers for Scotland, anno 1721; and was al⯑ſo re-elected to the next Britiſh parliament. In both which he ſhewed himſelf a true lover of his country.

He married, 1ſt, lady Mary Leſly, daugh⯑ter of David earl of Leven, by whom he had one daughter, lady Anne, married to Wil⯑liam earl of Dumfries.

He married, 2dly, lady Suſan, daughter of John duke of Athol, by whom he had one ſon.

George, now earl of Aberdeen,—and one daughter,

Lady Catharine, married, 1ſt, to Coſmo duke of Gordon: 2dly, to colonel Staats-Long Morris.

The earl married, 3dly, lady Anne, daugh⯑ter of Alexander duke of Gordon, by whom he had four ſons, and one daughter.

1. William Gordon of Fyvie, Eſq; cap⯑tain of a troop of dragoons.

[9] 2. Coſino, an officer in the guards.

3. Alexander Gordon, Eſq; advocate.

4. Charles.

His daughter, lady Henrietta Gordon, mar⯑ried to Robert Gordon of Haugh-head, Eſq;.

He died anno 1745, and was ſucceeded by

XII. GEORGE, third earl of Aberdeen, who was elected one of the ſixteen Scotch peers to the Britiſh parliament called to meet in 1747; and again in 1754.

He married miſs Catharine Hanſon, daugh⯑ter of Mr. Oſwald Hanſon late of Wakefield, in York-ſhire. by whom he hath two ſons, and four daughters.

1. George, lord Haddo.

2. Mr. William.

Iſt daughter, lady Catharine.

2. Lady Anne.

3. Lady Suſan.

4. Lady Mary.

ABERNETHY Lord ABERNETHY.

THE family of Abernethy is of great an⯑tiquiry, and made a conſiderable figure in Scotland before ſirnames were uſed. And tho' 'tis evident there was no peerage in the family, till Laurence Abernethy of Salton was created a lord of parliament by king James II. yet, in compliance with the example of our hiſtorians, who have always looked upon them in this rank, on account of the conſiderable place they held amongſt the great barons, we have here inſerted them in the firſt part of this work, and have followed the ſame ex⯑ample in ſome other families, which the can⯑did reader will eaſily diſcover.

It is the opinion of ſome antiquaries, that the Abernethies are of Pictiſh extraction, and that Alan, or Alexander, one of their ance⯑ſters, was a man of the firſt rank in the reign of king Malcolm Canmore,Abercromb. [...] [...] vol. [...]. p. 446. Stewar [...]'s hiſt. of the royal family. and married Helen, daughter of Walter firſt lord high ſteward of Scotland, &c. But as this is only tradition, we proceed to deduce their deſcent by incon⯑teſtable documents, from

1. HUGH, who flouriſhed in the reign of king David I. ſon of king Malcolm Canmore, who ſucceeded to the crown of Scotland, an⯑no 1124, and died in 1153.

This Hugh is particularly mentioned in ſe⯑veral charters and confirmations of William the Lion,Chart. penes fa [...] de Douglas. ſtill preſerved. He was father of

II. ORME, a man of conſiderable diſtincti⯑on in the reigns of Mal [...]olm IV. and William the Lion, who ſucceeded him, anno 1165.

He was in poſſeſſion of the lands of Dun⯑loppin in the reign of king Malcolm, which appears from a confirmation of theſe lands to his ſon Laurence, by king Alexander III. here⯑after mentioned. He had alſo at that time the lands of Balbrennin; for we find him, in the next reign,Ibidem. excambing them, with earl Dun⯑can, for the lands of Glenduogyn and Balma⯑dethyn.

This Orme is witneſs in a charter of king Malcolm's,Chartulary of St. Andrews, penes Mac⯑Farlane. with Arnſold biſhop of St. An⯑drews, in or before the year 1162; in which year that biſhop died.

He obtained from king William a grant of the lands of Abernethyn,Ibidem. in Strathearn, ‘"to him and his heirs, &c."’ from which his ſon and ſucceſſors aſſumed their ſirnames.

He got alſo a charter of confirmation from the ſame prince,Chart. pence fam de Douglas. of the lands of Glenduogyn and Balmadethyn, which he received from Duncan earl of Fife, in exchange for Balbren⯑nin, ‘"to and in favours of Orme the ſon of Hugh, &c."’ to which Andrew biſhop of Caithneſs, Nichol chancellor of Scotland, Ri⯑chard de Morvile conſtable, David Oli [...]ard juſticiar, are witneſſes, in or before the year 1185, in which year the biſhop died.

He left iſſue a ſon,

Laurence, his heir,—and a daughter, mar⯑ried to Henry Rule of Balmerino,Simſon's eſ⯑ſay on the fa⯑mily of Dou⯑glas. with whom he got a ten merk land of old extent; a merk then being one third of a pound weight of ſilver. He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

III. LAURENCE, lord Abernethy, who made a donation of the patronage of the church of Abernethy to the monaſtery of Arbroath; and legated to the canons regular of St. An⯑drews ten ſhillings yearly, payable out of his [10] lands of Bambreich, and that with conſent of ſir Patrick Abernethy his ſon and heir,Chartularv of St. Andrews. whoſe ſeal is alſo appended to the ſaid donation.

He got a charter of the lands of Dunlop⯑pin from king Alexander II. ‘"to Laurence ſon of Orme, ſon of Hugh, &c."’ and bears, that it was conformable to a charter of king Malcolm, and confirmation of king William, to his father,Charta penes fam. de Douglas. in theſe words: Sicut charta Malcolmi regis, et confirmatio domini regis Willielmi patri meo, teſtantur, et confirmant. The witneſſes are, William de Boſch chancel⯑lor, Malcolm earl of Fife, William Cumin earl of Buchan, juſticiar of Scotland, John de Max⯑well, &c. anno 1222.

He alſo got a charter of confirmation of the lands of Glendogyn and Balmadethyn from the ſame prince; to which William earl of Buchan,Ibidem. juſticiar, Henry de Baliol, cham⯑berlain, Henry de Stirling, &c. are witneſſes, anno 1223.

He was one of the guarantees of a peace between king Alexander II of Scotland, and king Henry III.Rymer's foed. Angliae, tom. I. p. 428. of England, anno 1244; and dying ſoon thereafter, was ſucceeded by his ſon,

IV. Sir PATRICK ABERNETHY of that ilk,Chartulary of St. Andrews, dom. Patrici⯑us Abernethy, filius et haeres Laurentii, &c. who, in a donation to the priory of St. Andrews, is deſigned ſon and heir of Lau⯑rence.

He left iſſue three ſons, and one daughter.

1. Hugh, his heir.

2. William Abernethy of Salton,Chartulary of Dryburgh, penes Mac⯑Farlane, ad annum 1628, et chart. in archiv. fam. de Marr, &c. anceſtor of lord Abernethy of Rothemay and Salton, &c.

3. Henry, who is witneſs in aChartulary of St An⯑drews. charter of king Alexander III. anno 1260.

His daughter, Margaret, was married to Contract penes fam. de Douglas. Hugh, ſon and heir to William lord Dou⯑glas, eldeſt brother to William the Hardy, in 1259; but by him ſhe had no iſſue.

He died before the year 1257, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

V. HUGH lord Abernethy, who, together with the earls of Menteith, Mar, Athol, and Bu [...]han, ſurprized king Alexander III. at Kin⯑roſs,Fordun, vol. II. p. 91. and carried him captive to Stirling caſtle, anno 1257.

He was a party contracter for his ſiſter Margaret with Hugh de Douglas, and gave with her in frank marriage,Charta penes fam. de Douglas. a twenty merk land, either in his village of Glencorſe, or his fen of Chamberlain-Newton. The contract is dated anno 1259, as before obſerved.

He made ſeveral donations to the monaſte⯑ry of Coupar in Angus,Chartulary of Cupar. anno 1268 and 1269; and was witneſs to a confirmation,Chartulary of Coldſtream, penea Mac⯑Farlane. by king Alexander III. of a donation to the monaſte⯑ry of Coldſtream, anno 1270.

He married Mary, an Engliſh lady, for whom he obtained a ſafe conduct from the king of England,Rymer, tom. II. p. 727. anno 1269. By her he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

VI. ALEXANDER lord Abernethy, who, with the reſt of the nobility of Scotland, ſwore fealty to king Edward I.Ibid. p. 571. of England, anno 1292.

He made a great figure in the reign of king Robert Bruce, though he was ſometimes on the Baliol's ſide, and often in the Engliſh intereſt againſt his country; which, it is thought, he was chiefly induced to by his connections in England with his mother's friends. And certain it is, he was in great favour with king Edward II.Ib. tom. III. p. 211. who appointed him governor on this ſide of the Forth, and the mountains of Scotland, and captain-gene⯑ral of all his ſubjects fit to bear arms in thoſe parts. This deed bears date 15th of June 1310.

He, together with David de Strabogie earl of Athole, and ſir Adam Gordon, were named plenipotentiaries by king Edward,Ibid. p. 300. Abercromby, vol. I. p. 591. then at York, to treat of a peace with king Robert Bruce, anno 1312.

He left iſſue three daughters.

1. Margaret, married to John Stewart earl of Angus,Chart. penes fam. de Douglas. et chart. in pub. archiv. who got with her the barony of Abernethy, the ſuperiority whereof is ſtill poſſeſſed by the family of Douglas, as repre⯑ſentatives of the earl of Angus.

2. Helen, married to David de Lindſay, anceſtor of the earls of Crawfurd,Chart. in pub. archiv [...] and father Hay's collections. with whom he got the barony of Downie in the ſhire of Angus.

3. Mary, married to Andrew Leſlie, an⯑ceſtor of the earl of Rothes,Cha [...] t [...] penes comitem de Rothes. who got with her the lands and barony of Bambreich, in Fife, which was long in that family's poſſeſſion.

We ſhall only here obſerve, that theſe three noble families, in conſequence of the marri⯑ages above mentioned, have ever ſince con⯑tinued to quarter the arms of Abernethy with their own.

Alexander lord Abernethy dying without ſons, in him ended the male line of Hugh, eldeſt ſon of ſir Patrick de Abernethy of that ilk, &c. whereby the repreſentation of that antient family devolves upon the male-heir of

WILLIAM, ſecond ſon of the ſaid ſir Pa⯑trick, anceſtor of the Abernethies, lords of Salton. Vide title Salton, page 603.

GORDON Earl of ABOYNE.

THE immediate anceſtor of this branch of the family of GORDON was GEORGE, ſecond marquis of Huntly, the ſeventeenth generation of that illuſtrious houſe, who married lady Anne. Campbell, daughter of Archibald, ſeventh earl of Argyle, by whom he had three ſons.

1. George lord Gordon, who was killed at the battle of Aldford, in his father's lifetime, without iſſue.

2. Lewis, marquis of Huntly, his father's ſucceſſor, and anceſtor of the preſent duke of Gordon.

3. Lord Charles, the firſt of this family.

I. CHARLES, third ſon of George, ſecond marquis of Huntly, a man of great honour and lovalty, adhered firmly to the intereſt of both king Charles I. and II. during the time of the civil war, and often exerted his cou⯑rage in their ſervice, on which account he ſuffered many hardſhips.

Soon after the reſtoration, king Charles, in conſideration of his great and faithful ſer⯑vices, was pleaſed to raiſe him to the dignity of the peerage, by the titles of lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet,Chart. in pub. archiv. Haeredib [...]s maſculis, &c. ad ann. 1660. and earl of A⯑boyne, by patent to him and his heirs-male, dated 10th September 1660.

He got afterwards a charter, under the great ſeal,Ibidem of the whole lands and lordſhip of Aboyne,Chart. Carolo comiti de A⯑boyne, &c. dated anno 1661.

He married lady Elizabeth Lyon, daughter of John earl of Strathmote, by whom he had three ſons, and one daughter.

1. Charles, lord Glenlivet.

2. George.

3. John.

His daughter, lady Elizabeth, married to John lord Caſtlehaven, ſon and heir of George earl of Cromarty.

He died anno 1680, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

II. CHARLES, ſecond earl of Aboyne, who married his couſin lady Elizabeth Lyon, daugh⯑ter of Patrick earl of Strathmore, and died anno 1705, leaving iſſue a ſon,

John, his heir,—and three daughters.

1. Lady Helen, married to George Kin⯑naird, Eſq; and was mother of Charles, now lord Kinnaird.

2. Lady Elizabeth, died unmarried.

3. Lady Grace, married to James Grant of Knockando, Eſq;.

III. JOHN, third earl of Aboyne, ſucceed⯑ed, and married miſs Grace Lockhart, daugh⯑ter of George Lockhart of Carnwath, Eſq; by lady Eupham Montgomery, daughter of Alexander earl of Eglington, by whom he had three ſons.

1. Charles, lord Glenlivet.

2. John.

3. Lockhart.—Theſe two laſt are officers in the army.

He died anno 1732, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

IV. CHARLES, fourth earl of Aboyne, who married lady Margaret Stewart, daugh⯑ter of Alexander earl of Galloway, by whom he hath a ſon,

George, lord Glenlivet,—and two daugh⯑ters.

1. Lady Catharine.

2. Lady Margaret.

OGILVIE Earl of AIRLY.

THIS noble family, remarkable for ma⯑ny inſtances of loyalty to their ſove⯑reigns, and attachment to the intereſt of their country, is deſcended from

GILBERT, ſecond ſon of Gilibred, and brother of Gileh [...]iſt earl of Angus, a man of high diſtinction, in the reign of king William the Lion, who ſucceeded to the crown of Scotland, anno 1165, and died anno 1214.

He obtained from that prince a charter,Chart. penes fam. de Dou⯑glas, and lives of the offic of ſtate, p. 356. Gilberto ſilio comitis de Angus, terrarum de Pourin, Ogilvie, et Kyneithin, per ſuas rectas diviſas, pro ſervitio unius milit [...]s, &c.

He is a frequent witneſs in his brother earl Gilchriſt's charters to the abbacy of Arbroath, particularly to one granted by him to that convent, of the church of Monyfod (now Moniſeith.) The charter is without date; [12] but as John biſhop of Aberdeen,Chartulary of Arbroath, penes Mac⯑Farlane, p. 124. is alſo a wit⯑neſs, it muſt have been granted in or before the 1207, in which year that biſhop died.

1. This GILBERT aſſumed his ſirname from his lands and barony of Ogilvie, as was the cuſtom of thoſe early times; and from him we proceed, by indiſputable evidence, to deduce the deſcent of this noble family.

He had a ſon,

II. ALEXANDER de OGILVIE, who ſuc⯑ceeded him, and was one of the inqueſt who judicially declares, that the lands of Innerpef⯑fer were hold of, and owed ſuit of court to,Ibidem. the abbot of Arbroath, &c. dated at Forfar, 17th February 1250.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

III. PATRICK de OGILVIE. In a char⯑ter of Roger de Quincy, earl of Winton, con⯑ſtable of Scotland, of a donation to the prio⯑ry of St. Andrews, this Patrick de Ogilvy, William de Haya,Chartulary of St. Andrews, penes eund. p. 407. Gilbert de Ruthven, Alex⯑ander de Seton, &c. are witneſſes, circa an⯑num 1267.

He was one of the great barons of Scot⯑land that, with many others, was forced to ſwear fealty to king Edward I. of England, for his lands in the ſhire of Forfar,Prynne's col⯑lections. vol. III. p. 654. in the year 1296.

He leſt iſſue two ſons.

1. Sir Patrick, his heir.

2. Sir Robert de Ogilvie, who, according to doctor Abercrombie,Abercromb. hiſt. vol. I. p. 637. was one of king Ro⯑bert Bruce's firmeſt friends.

IV. Sir PATRICK OGILVIE of that ilk ſucceeded his father, and was a man of ſingu⯑lar merit and fortitude. He adhered always firmly to the intereſt of king Robert Bruce, and,Inventary of wants in the lawie [...]s libr. and adding⯑ton's collec. for his loyalty and faithful ſervices, ob⯑tained from that great monarch a grant of the lands of Ketins, pro ſaciendo quintam par⯑tem ſervitii unius militis, &c.

He leſt iſſue two ſons.

1. Alexander, his heir.

2. Patrick de Ogileir of Weſter-Pourie, firſt of the family of Auchterhouſe, and the direct anceſtor of the earls of A [...]ly, of whom afterwards.

Alexander Ogilvie of that ilk ſucceeded his father in the barony of Ogilvie, and he was ſucceeded by his ſon ſir Patrick Ogilvie of that ilk,Chartulary of Arbroath, ad annum 1348. of whom the antient and honour⯑able family of the Ogilvies, promiſcuouſly de⯑ſigned of that ilk, and of Eaſter-Pourie, are deſcended, which ſubſiſted in the male line till neen the end of the laſt century, but is now extinct. We therefore return to

V. PATRICK de OGILVIE of Weſter⯑Pourie, ſecond ſon of the above ſir Patrick, who obtained from his nephew, ſir Patrick Ogilvie of that ilk, ſon of his brother Alex⯑ander, to him, and Marjory his wife,Chart. con⯑firm. in pub. archiv. the lands of Weſter-Pourie, in vicecom. de Forfar, quam quondam Malcolmus de Pourie tenuit et poſſedit, &c.

His marriage with the above Marjory, on⯑ly daughter, and at length ſole heireſs, of ſir Robert Ramſay of Auchterhouſe, hereditary ſheriff of the county of Forfar, brought a conſiderable addition, both of wealth and dig⯑nity, to his family.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

VI. WALTER OGILVIE of Weſter⯑Pourie, afterwards of Auchterhouſe, heredi⯑tary ſheriff of Forfar, who came to the poſ⯑ſeſſion of that great eſtate and dignity,Chart. in pub. archivis. upon the death of his uncle ſir Malcolm Ramſay of Auchterhouſe, about the year 1365.

He obtained from king Robert II. unum annuum reditum viginti novem librarum ſterlin⯑garum nobis debitum de thanagio de Kingalty, Ibidem. (now Kinalty) in vicecomitatu de Forfar, anno 1385.

He leſt two ſons.

1. Sir Walter, his heir.

2. Patrick, Lives of the offic. of ſtate, et chart. in archiv. ſam. de Wemyſs. ſaid to be anceſtor of the O⯑gilvies of Inchmartine, whoſe ſon ſir Walter, married the heireſs thereof.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VII. Sir WALTER OGILVIE of Auchter⯑houſe, high ſheriff of Forfar, who obtained from his couſin, Alexander Ogilvie of that ilk, a charter of confirmation of the lands of Weſter-Pourie,Chart. in pub. archiv. wherein he is deſigned ſon of Walter, and grand-ſon of Patrick Ogilvie a⯑bove mentioned, uncle to ſir Patrick Ogilvie of that ilk.

He alſo got from ſir David Lindſay of Glen⯑esk, who was afterwards earl of Crawfurd, unum annuum reditum viginti librarum ſterlin⯑garum levand. Chart. in ro⯑tul. Rob. III. de terris de Glenesk, Nordesk, et blackcockmore in vicecom. de Forſar et Kincar⯑dine, nono die Martii 1390.

This ſir Walter, who was a man of great worth and merit, loſt his life in the ſollow⯑ing manner: Duncan Stewart, natural ſon of Alexander earl of Buchan, having entered the ſhire of Forfar, or Angus, at the head of a lawleſs gang of robbers, in order to plunder the country; the ſheriff, accompanied by his uterine brother, Walter Lighton, anceſtor of the family of Ulis-haven, and a numerous poſ⯑ſe of country people, overtook the ſaid rob⯑bers, at a place called Glenbrerith,Fordun, vol. II. p. 420. in Angus; where, after a ſmart skirmiſh, ſir Walter and [13] his brother, with about ſixty of their follow⯑ers, were killed on the ſpot, anno 1391.

He left iſſue three ſons.

1. Sir Alexander, his heir.

2. Sir Walter of Lintrethan, of whom below.

3. Sir John, Lives of the officers of ſtate. who got from his brother ſir Walter the lands and barony of Inner⯑quharity, anno 1420.Mill's collec⯑tions, & Had⯑dington's col⯑lections in the lawyer's li⯑brary. He got alſo a charter from William earl of Angus, wherein he is deſigned brother to ſir Walter of Lintrethan, of ſome lands in the barony of Kirriemnir, anno 1422.

Sir Walter was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VIII. Sir ALEXANDER OGILVIE of Auchterhouſe, whoſe grandſon, another ſir Alexander, had only one daughter, Marga⯑ret, his ſole heireſs, who conveyed the e⯑ſtate and dignity of ſheriff to James Stuart,Chart. in pub. archiv. and Stuart's hiſt. of the royal family. earl of Buchan, her husband, who was lord high-chamberlain of Scotland, anno 1471.

The male line of ſir Alexander, eldeſt ſon of ſir Walter of Auchterhouſe, thus ending, the repreſentation devolved upon the next heir-male deſcended of his brother ſir Walter of Lintrethan, to whom we now return.

VIII. Sir WALTER OGILVIE of Lintre⯑than, ſecond ſon of ſir Walter of Auchter⯑houſe, was a man of eminent parts and me⯑rit. He was one of the privy-council to king James I.Fordun. Ry⯑mer's foedera angliae, tom. X. p. 266. &c. and chart. in pub. archiv. and lord high-treaſurer of Scot⯑land, anno 1425; maſter of the king's hou⯑ſhold, anno 1430; and one of the commiſ⯑ſioners for renewing the truce with England, anno 1431.

He founded and endowed two chaplainries in the church of Auchterhouſe, ‘"For the ſafety of his own ſoul, and that of Wal⯑ter Ogilvie, knight, his father; and for the ſouls of thoſe killed at the battle of Harlaw, Chart. in ar⯑chiv. Jacobi I. ad annum 1426. and Haddington's collections. &c. teſtibus domino Patricio de Ogilvie, et Davide de Ogilvie nepotibus ſuis, et Waltero de Ogilvie filio ſuo, &c.’

He married Iſabel de Dureward, heireſs of Lintrethan, with whom he got that ba⯑rony; and he and his poſterity were deſign⯑ed by that title, till they were raiſed to the dignity of the peerage: by her he had iſſue two ſons and one daughter.

1. Sir John, his heir.

2. Sir Walter, anceſtor of the earls of Findlater. Vide title Findlater.

His daughter, Giles, was married to Ro⯑bert Arbuthnot of that ilk.

He died anno 1441, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

IX. Sir JOHN OGILVIE of Lintrethan, who accompanied William earl of Douglas to England,Rymer, tom. XI. p. 277. anno 1450, and returned anno 1451.

He got a charter from king James II. e⯑recting his lands into one free barony,Haddington's collections, and chart. in pub. archiv. called the barony of Lintrethan, 3d March 1458.

He alſo got charters, under the great ſeal, of ſeveral lands, anno 1459; and likewiſe many others from king James III.Ib. inter ann. 1460, et ann; 1469. too nume⯑rous to be here inſerted.

He married Marion, daughter of William lord Seton, by whom he had a ſon,

Sir James, afterwards lord Ogilvie,— and three daughters.

1. Chriſtian, married to ſir John Forbes of Pitſligo.

2. Elizabeth; married to ſir Patrick Keith of Innerugie.

3. Marion, married to Henry Stuart of Roſyth.

He died before the year 1480, and was ſucceeded by his only ſon,

X. Sir JAMES OGILVIE of Lintrethan, who got a charter of the lands of Kinnell,Haddington's collections. &c. anno 1480, which had been apprized by the king from Hugh lord Frazer, &c.

He was a man of great parts, ſingular me⯑rit and integrity, and was often employed in negotiations of the greateſt importance.

He was one of the guarantees of a treaty of peace concluded with the Engliſh,Rymer, tom, XII. p. 243. anno 1484, and is then deſigned Jacobus Ogilvie de Airly, miles, &c.

And being highly eſteemed both by king and court,Records of parliament in the lawyer's library. was created a peer by the title of lord Ogilvie of Airly, 28th April, and ſat as a lord baron in the parliament called by king James IV. 18th May 1491.

Upon the riſing of the parliament, he was ſent ambaſſador extraordinary to the king of Denmark, where he managed matters entire⯑ly to his majeſty's ſatisfaction.

He married, 1ſt, Elizabeth Kennedy, by whom he had two ſons.

1. John, his heir.

2. Alexander, who got a charter,Chart. in pub. archiv. under the great ſeal, of part of the barony of Ogil⯑vie, anno 1494.

He married,Chart. penes ducem de Douglas. 2dly, Elizabeth, daughter of Archibald earl of Angus, by whom he had a ſon,

Walter, anceſtor of the Ogilvies of Bal⯑four, —and a daughter,

Marion, ſaid to have been married to Da⯑vid Bethune, a younger ſon of the laird of Balfour in Fiſe, afterwards archbiſhop of St. Andrews,MacKenzie's lives of the Scotch writ⯑ers, vol. III. ad nnn. 1546, and chart. in pub. arch. and cardinal: by him ſhe had iſſue ſeveral children before he entered into holy orders.—Their daughter, Margaret, was married to David lord Lindſay, afterwards [14] earl of Crawfurd, the old earl and the cardi⯑nal being the parties contracters.

He died before the year 1504, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XI. JOHN, ſecond lord Ogilvie of Airly, who, before his father was raiſed to the peerage, was deſigned John of Ballindoch, which appears by a writ appointing ſir James Ogilvie of Airly,Haddington's collections. and John Ogilvie of Bal⯑lindoch, his ſon and heir, juſticiars, cham⯑berlains and bailies of Arbroath, after the death of ſir John Ogilvie of Lintrethan, an⯑no 1481.

He ſat in the parliaments held in Edin⯑burgh the 3d and 16th of February 1505,Records of parliament. and is then deſigned John lord Ogilvie of Airly, &c.

He married Jean, daughter of William lord Graham, anceſtor of the duke of Mon⯑troſe, by whom he had two ſons and two daughters.

1. James, his heir.

2. Anthony, Chart. in pub. archiv. who was abbot of Glenluce, and witneſs in a charter from king James V. anno 1514.

1. Daughter, Elizabeth, married to Wil⯑liam Wood of Bonytown.

2. Janet, married to—Lighton of Ulis-haven.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XII. JAMES, third lord Ogilvie of Airly, who married lady Elizabeth Lindſay,Lives of the officers of ſtate. daugh⯑ter of David earl of Crawfurd, by whom he had three ſons and three daughters.

1. James, his heir.

2. John Ogilvie of Innerkeilor.

3. Archibald.

1. Daughter,—married to David Lyon of Coſſins.

2. Iſabel, married to David Strachan of Carmelic.

3. Beatrix, married to—Garden of Leys.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XIII. JAMES, fourth lord Ogilvie of Air⯑ly, who married Helen,Chart. in pub. archiv. ad an. 1519. daughter of Henry lord Sinclair, by whom he had iſſue, five ſons and four daughters.

1. James, his heir.

2. John.

3. David Ogilvie of Kinmundie.

4. William.

5. Archibald Ogilvie of Lawton.

1. Daughter,Chart. in pub. archiv. Marion, married to Patrick lord Gray.

2. Margaret, Ibidem. married to David Graham of Fintrie.

3. Anne, married to ſir Thomas Erskine of Brechin.

4. Helen, married to ſir John Ogilvie of Innerquharity.

He died about 1540, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XVI. JAMES, fifth lord Ogilvie of Air⯑ly, who made an entail of his eſtate and ba⯑rony of Lintrethan, and is therein deſigned eldeſt ſon and heir of the noble and potent James lord Ogilvie,Ibid. Had⯑dington's col⯑lections. &c. ‘"To himſelf and the heirs-male of his own body; which failing, to the heirs-male of his four bro⯑thers, John, David, William, and Archi⯑bald, ſucceſſively; then to John Ogilvie his nephew; then to ſir John Ogilvie of Innerquharity, and Helen Ogilvie, his ſiſter, ſpouſe to the ſaid ſir John; then to John Ogilvie of Innerkeilor, his father's brother, &c. then to Archibald Ogilvie, another brother of his father, &c. &c. all which failing, to his own neareſt heirs whatſom⯑ever,"’ dated 2d December 1566.

He married Catharine, daughter of ſir John Campbell of Calder, by whom he had a ſon,

James, Lives of the officers of ſtate. his heir,—and two daughters.

1. Margaret, married to John Erskine of Dun.

2. Helen, married to John lord Inner⯑meath.

He died before the year 1570, and was ſucceeded by his only ſon,

XV. JAMES, ſixth lord Ogilvie of Airly, who obtained charters,Chart. in pub. archiv. inter ann. 1560 & 1584. under the great ſeal, Jacobo Ogilvie domino de Erlie, of a great many lands and baronies.

He was a man of ſingular endowments, loyalty, and merit, and adhered firmly to the intereſt of queen Mary in all her trou⯑bles, on account whereof he ſuffered a long impriſonment, and many other hardſhips, all which he bore with great conſtancy, till he was releaſed by king James VI. anno 1596.

He was ſent his majeſty's ambaſſador to the court of Denmark,Lives of the officers of ſtate. to aſſiſt at the coro⯑nation of king Chriſtiern IV.

He married Jean,M. S. hiſtory of the houſe of Airly in the archives of the family. daughter of William lord Forbes, by whom he had ſix ſons and one daughter.

1. James, his heir.

2. Sir John Ogilvie of Craig.

3. David Ogilvie of Pitmouis.

4. Peter Ogilvie of Smiddy-hill, anceſtor of the Ogilvies of Clunie.

5. George Ogilvie of Fernault.

6. Sir Francis Ogilvie of Grange, who got a charter under the great ſeal,Chart. in pub. archiv. Franciſco filio domini Ogilvie, &c.

[15] His daughter, Margaret, was married to George earl Mariſhal.

He died anno 1606, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XIV. JAMES, ſeventh lord Ogilvie of Airly, who got a charter under the great ſeal,Ibidem. Jacobo domino Airly, &c. and married lady Jean Ruthven, the daughter of William earl of Gowrie,Lives of the officers of ſtate by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

XVII. JAMES, eighth lord Ogilvie of Air⯑ly, who got charters,Chart. in pub. archiv. under the great ſeal, of ſeveral lands and baronies.

He was a man of great magnanimity and exemplary loyalty; and, ‘"For his own great merit, and eminent ſervices done to king Charles I. and for the great loyalty and fidelity of his anceſtors,Ibidem. Haeredibus maſculis in perpetuum. &c."’ was, by letters patent, dated at York 2d April 1639, further dignified with the title of earl of Air⯑ly; the patent being to him and his heirs⯑male for ever, &c.

As he had heartily and ſincerely eſpouſed the intereſt of king Charles I▪ from the be⯑ginning of the civil war, ſo he continued ſteadily to adhere to him till the very laſt, which made him extremely obnoxious to the parliament, whereby he ſuffered many hard⯑ſhips both in his perſon and eſtate.

He married lady Iſabel Hamilton,Crawfurd's Peerage. daugh⯑ter of Thomas earl of Haddington, by whom he had three ſons and one daughter.

1. James, lord Ogilvie.

2. Sir Thomas, a young man of ſingular valour and loyalty. He raiſed a regiment upon his own charges, for the ſervice of his majeſty king Charles I. fought valiantly at their head on ſeveral occaſions, and had al⯑ways the good fortune to come off victori⯑ous, till at laſt he was kiled at the battle of Inverlochie.

3. Sir David Ogilvie of Clova.

His daughter, lady Helen, married to ſir John Carnegy of Balnamoon.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XVIII. JAMES, ſecond earl of Airly, who, like many of his noble anceſtors, was a great loyaliſt, and continued ſteady in his majeſty's intereſt, during all the time of the civil war.

He joined the marquis of Montroſe as ſoon as he took the ſield, (being then only lord O⯑gilvie) and behaved always with great cou⯑rage and intrepidity; but was unluckily tak⯑en priſoner at the battle of Philiphaugh.

He was a [...]tewards tried and condemned by the parliament at St. Andrews, but had the good fortune to make his eſcape in his ſiſter's dreſs, the very night before he was to have been executed; and lived to ſee the reſtora⯑tion, after very great ſufferings, which he bore with a noble firmneſs and reſolution.

He married, 1ſt, Helen Ogilvie, daughter of George lord Banff, by whom he had iſ⯑ſue,

David, Ibidem. his heir,—and four daughters.

1. Lady Marion, married, 1ſt, to James lord Cupar: and, 2dly, to John lord Lin⯑dores.

2. Lady Margaret, married to Alexander lord Halkerton.

3. Lady Mary, married to ſir John Wood of Bonytown.

4. Lady Helen, married to ſir John Gor⯑don of Park.

He married, 2dly, the marchioneſs-dow⯑ager of Huntly, daughter of the laird of Grant, and mother to the duke of Gordon, but by her he had no iſſue.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

XIX. DAYID, third earl of Airly, who married lady Grizel Lyon, daughter of Pa⯑trick earl of Strathmore, by whom he had two ſons and one daughter.Ibidem.

1. James, his apparent heir.

2. John, who now repreſents the family.

His daughter, lady Helen.

XX. JAMES, lord Ogilvie, the eldeſt ſon, having engaged in the rebellion in 1715, was attainted of high treaſon; but the eſtate was ſaved by being in his father's perſon, who was then alive. He was afterwards par⯑doned; and married Anne, daughter of Mr. David Erskine of Dun, one of the ſenators of the college of juſtice; but dying without iſſue, was ſucceeded by his brother,

XX. JOHN, repreſentative of the earls of Airly, and who is ſtill in poſſeſſion of the eſtate.

He married Margaret, eldeſt daughter and heireſs of—Ogilvie of Clunic, lineal⯑ly deſcended of Peter, fourth ſon of James ſixth lord Ogilvie, by whom he hath two ſons and two daughters.

1. David,

2. Walter Ogilvie, Eſq; advocate.

1. Daughter, Elizabeth.

2. Helen, married to Roger Robertſon of Ladykirk, Eſq;

XXI. DAVID, the eldeſt ſon, commonly called lord Ogilvie, having engaged in the rebellion in 1745, was attainted of high treaſon, and eſcaped to France, where he [16] has the command of a Scotch regiment, call⯑ed Ogilvie's regiment.

He married Margaret, daughter of ſir James Johnſton of Weſterhall, baronet, by whom he hath one ſon,

David, commonly called maſter of Ogil⯑vie, —and two daughters.

1. Margaret.

2. Johanna.

STUART Duke of ALBANY.

ROBERT STUART, third ſon of king Robert II. by Elizabeth More, was the firſt who enjoyed this title. He was firſt earl of Menteith, which title he got by his marriage, and afterwards earl of Fife, by the reſignation of the counteſs thereof.

He was a man of high accompliſhments, equally qualified to ſhine in the arts of peace, or in the troubles of war; for which reaſon the king, his father, being infirm with age, made him governor of Scotland in his own lifetime; and his brother, king Robert III. after his acceſſion to the crown,Crawfurd's peerage, and ſeveral Scotch writers. being like⯑wiſe valetudinary, thought fit to continue him in the regency, and dignified him with the title of duke of Albany, anno 1399.

Upon the death of king Robert III. his ſon king James I. being priſoner in England, the duke of Albany of right became gover⯑nor of the kingdom for his nephew; in which office he continued till his death.

He commanded the Scotch army in ſeve⯑ral engagements againſt the Engliſh,Crawfurd's peerage, and Stuart's hiſt. of the family of Stuart. and al⯑ways behaved with ſuch courage and conduct, that he generally came off victorious, though inferior in numbers to the enemy. And as he had diſcharged his truſt, in all the high offices he enjoyed, with great wiſdom, pru⯑dence and integrity, his death, which hap⯑pened in 1420, was univerſally lamented.

He married, 1ſt, Margaret, grandchild and ſole heireſs of Alan earl of Menteith, with whom he got the eſtate and honours: he had by her one ſon,

Murdoch, Stuart's hiſt. of the Stuarts. his heir,—and five daughters.

1. Lady Iſabel, married, 1ſt, to Alexan⯑der earl of Roſs: 2dly, to Walter [...]alibur⯑ton of Dirleton.

2. Lady Marjory, married to ſir Duncan Campbell of Lo [...]how.

3. Lady Elizabeth, married to ſir Mal⯑colm Fleming of Cumbernauld.

4. Lady Margaret, married to ſir Robert Stuart of Innermeath.

5. Lady Beatrix, married to ſir James Douglas of Balvenie, ſon of Archibald earl of Angus.

The duke married,Ibidem. 2dly, Muriella, daugh⯑ter of ſir William Keith great mariſhal of Scotland, by whom he had four ſons.

1. John, earl of Buchan.

2. Sir Robert Stuart, knight.

3. Sir Andrew.

4. John Stuart of Coul, who was alſo de⯑ſigned earl of Buchan, was a man of ſingular merit, and made a great figure in the world. Vide title Buchan Stuart.

MURDOCH, firſt ſon of Robert duke of Albany, ſucceeded to his father's eſtate and honours, and alſo to the government of the kingdom; but he did not inherit all his fa⯑ther's good qualities. However he was both active and very inſtrumental in bringing home king James I.Ibidem. which was happily accompliſh⯑ed in 1424, and, as earl of Fife, he placed the king in his chair of ſtate at his coronation in Scoon.

But as the duke became too great for a ſubject, he was ſuſpected to have a deſign upon the crown; and being diſcovered to be engaged in ſome ſecret plots and tranſactions, (the nature of them all our hiſtorians are ſi⯑lent about,Fordun. lib. 14. cap. 10▪ Abercromby, Crawfurd, &c. probably being very criminal and treaſonable) he was, with two of his ſons, tried, condemned and executed, and his eſtate and honours forfeited to the crown, anno 1425.

He married Iſabel, daughter and heireſs of Duncan earl of Lennox,Stuart's hiſt. of the royal family. by whom he had four ſons and two daughters.

1. Robert, who was ſometime deſigned duke of Albany, but died before his father, without iſſue.

[17] 2. Sir Walter.

3. Sir Alexander.—Theſe two laſt ſuffer⯑ed with their father.

4. Sir James, who retired to Ireland, where, by a lady of the family of the MacDo⯑nalds, he had ſeven ſons, three whereof were legitimated by king James III. of whom ſeveral conſiderable families are deſcended; particu⯑larly the families of Evandale and Ochiltree.

Duke Murdoch's firſt daughter was marri⯑ed to Archibald Campbell of Lochow.

2. Lady Iſabel, married to ſir Walter Bu⯑chanan of that ilk.

The next who enjoyed this high title, was ALEXANDER,Stewart's hiſt. of the royal family. ſecond ſon of king James II. who was created duke of Albany in 1452. But having been engaged in a moſt unnatural rebellion againſt his brother king James III. his wicked practices were diſcovered; his meaſures broke; and he himſelf obliged to retire to France, where he ended his days.

He married, 1ſt, lady Catharine, daughter of William earl of Orkney and Caithneſs, it ſeems, uncanonically; for they were after⯑wards divorced,Chart. in pub. archiv. ad an⯑num 1477. upon account of propinquity of blood; but by her he had a ſon,

Alexander, who was biſhop of Murray.

He married, 2dly, a daughter of the earl of Boulogne, by whom he had a ſon,

John, duke of Albany, who was a wiſe, brave, and virtuous prince. He was nine years governor of Scotland in the minority of king JamesV. and behaved in that high office with great fidelity and prudence.

By act of parliament he was declared next heir to the crown,Stewart's hi⯑ſtory of the royal family. failing iſſue of king James V. But upon ſome diſcontent happening a⯑mong the nobility, he laid down his office, and retired to France, where he died anno 1536, having married Anna de la Tour of the family of Vendoſme, by whom he had no iſſue: ſo that the title of Albany lay ex⯑tinct, until Mary queen of Scotland beſtowed it on Henry lord Darnley,Ibidem. ſon of Matthew earl of Lennox and lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald earl of Angus by queen Margaret, daughter of king Henry VII. ſiſter of king Henry VIII. of England, and widow of king James IV. of Scotland, and grand-aunt to her majeſty queen Mary.

This Henry lord Darnley and Man, creat⯑ed duke of Albany and earl of Roſe by queen Mary of Scotland, ſhe afterwards took to be her husband; and he, with his royal conſort, were proclaimed king and queen of Scotland, &. c.

The title of Albany was thus again veſted in the crown, and continued in it till king Charles I. conferred it on his ſon prince Charles, anno 1601; and he (who was after⯑wards king Charles II.) beſtowed that title on his brother the duke of York,Diploma in pub. archiv. anno 1660, which he always kept till he became king of Great-Britain himſelf, anno 1685.

And lately, this illuſtrious title, together with that of duke of York, was conferred, by his majeſty king George II. on his royal highneſs prince Edward, ſecond ſon of the late Frederick prince of Wales.

KEITH Lord ALTREE.

ROBERT KEIT [...], ſecond ſon of Wil⯑liam fourth earl Mariſhal, being a man of parts and learning, was made commenda⯑tor of Deer, in the reig [...] of queen Mary, an⯑no 1560; and being in favour with king James VI.Chart. in ar⯑chiv. Jacobi VI. got that abbacy erected into a tem⯑poral lordſhip, and himſelf raiſed to the dig⯑nity of the peerage, by the title of lord Al⯑tree, anno 1587, ‘"To him and the heirs⯑male of his body."’

In the year 1590, he aſſiſted at the coro⯑nation of queen Anne,Rymer. tom. XVI. pa. 60. conſort to his majeſty king James VI.

He married Elizabeth, daughter and heir⯑eſs of Robert Lundie of Benholm, by whom he had two daughters.

1. Elizabeth, Chart. in pub. archiv. married to Alexander Hay of Dalgitty.Nisbet's ap⯑pend.—2. Margaret, married to John Eskine of Dun.

He dying without male-iſſue, anno 1612, the honours became extinct, and the eſtate went to the family of Mariſhal.

KER Earl of ANCRUM.

THE firſt perſon who was dignified with this title,Chart. penes Thom. Dun⯑das de Fin⯑gask. was ſir ROBERT KER, eldeſt ſon of William Ker of Ancrum, by Margaret his ſpouſe, daughter of Alexander Dundas of Fingask, anceſtor of the preſent Thomas Dun⯑das of Fingask, Eſq; and ſir Laurence Dun⯑das, Bart.

This ſir Robert was a man of fine parts, and deſervedly a favourite at court, being made gentleman of the bed-chamber to king James VI. and continued in the ſame office under king Charles I. both which princes he ſerved with diſtinguiſhed honour and fidelity.

At length, in reward of his merit, he was created earl of Ancrum,Chart. in pub. archiv. by letters patent, bearing date 24th June, 1633.

He married, 1ſt, Elizabeth, daughter of ſir John Murray of Blackbarony, by whom he had a ſon, ſir William Ker, who became earl of Lothian, on his marriage with Anne counteſs and heireſs thereof.

He married, 2dly,Peerage of Engl. vol. II. p. 83. lady Anne Stanley, eldeſt daughter of William earl of Derby, by whom he had a ſon, Charles, his ſucceſſor in this title.

CHARLES, ſecond earl of Ancrum, ſuc⯑ceeded his father, in virtue of the ſpecial li⯑mitation of the patent, to the heirs-male of earl Robert's ſecond marriage with lady Anne Stanley; and dying without iſſue, the title devolved upon the family of Lothian, deſcend⯑ed of ſir William,Report of the lords of ſeſſion to the houſe of peers in 1739. the ſon of earl Robert's firſt marriage, as the patent ſettled it on the other heirs-male of the patentee, failing thoſe of the ſecond marriage.

At preſent it is the title given by courteſy to the eldeſt ſon of the marquis of Lothian. Vide that title, page 419th of this work.

Earl of ANGUS.

THE title of ANGUS was long enjoyed by thanes, who made a great figure in Scotland for many ages, and were often for⯑midable to our kings.

Macbeth, the uſurper, was thane of Angus, and his ſon Luthacus, who was killed at Stra⯑bogie,Martin's ge⯑nealogical collections. vol. I. p. 149. in the beginning of king Malcolm Canmore's reign, about the year 1061, was the laſt of that race.—Soon after his death,

I. GILCHRIST, a man of the firſt rank, and a great favourite of king Malcolm Can⯑more, was created earl of Angus by that prince; and was amongſt the firſt who en⯑joyed the title of earl in Scotland. He lived after the year 1120,Ibidem. having married Finebel⯑la, ſiſter of—thane of Mearns, by whom he had a ſon,

II. GILIBREDE, ſecond earl of Angus, who ſucceeded him, and is mentioned by many of our hiſtorians as a great warrior. He lived in the reigns of king David I. king Mal⯑colm IV. and king William the Lion.

He was one of the chief commanders of the Scotch army (tho' then but a young man) with the earls of March and Menteith, when they invaded England in king Stephen's reign.Ibidem, vol. II. p. 162. and fought a bloody battle againſt the Engliſh near Northall [...]rton, about the year 1138. He was one of the Scotch nobles appointed to ſettle and adjuſt all differences betwixt king William the Lion and king Henry II.Rymer's foed. A [...]gliae, tom. I. p. 39. of Eng⯑land, anno 1174.

He was witneſs to a charter of king Wil⯑liam the Lion,Chartulary of Arbroath, penes Mac-Farlan [...]. together with Joceline biſhop of Glaſgow, and Matthew biſhop of Aber⯑deen, and is then deſigned Gilibredus comes de Angus, &c. anno 1176.

He married—, a daughter of Patrick earl of March, by whom he had ſix ſons.

1. Gilchriſt.

2. Magnus, Dalrymple's collections. created earl of Caithneſs by king Alexander II. anno 1222.

3. Gilbert, Hiſtory of the royal family. anceſtor of the Ogilvies. Vide title earl of Airly.

4. Adam.

5. William.—Theſe two laſt are deſigned ſons of the earl of Angus,Chartulary of Arbroath. ante 1200.

6. Anegus filius comitis Gilibrede, who was at the perambulation of the marches be⯑twixt the lands of the monaſtery of Arbroath and the barony of Kinbluthmund,Ibidem. 23d Sep⯑tember 1219.

[19] Earl Gilebrede died about the year 1180, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon;

III. GILCHRIST, third earl of Angus, who was one of the greateſt men of his time,Buchanan, Leſly, &c. and performed many glorious exploits in king William's wars.

When the king was a priſoner, the Eng⯑liſh invaded Cumberland, of which they ima⯑gined to have made an eaſy conqueſt; but the brave Gilchriſt, who had the chief com⯑mand of the Scotch forces, gave them ſuch a warm reception,Ibid. and Abercrombie, vol. I. p. 260. that they were obliged to agree to a truce, whereby Cumberland and Huntington remained in the hands of the Scots.

Soon after this he quelled a moſt dange⯑rous inſurrection in Galloway,Ibid. which was of more ſervice to his king and country, than many of his other great actions.

He had the honour to be married to the king's ſiſter, which his merit and great ſer⯑vices highly deſerved; but was unhappily led into a ſuſpicion of her having diſhonoured his bed, which fatally prompted him to put an end to her life, whereupon he was obliged to abſcond. He was condemned in abſence, his houſes demoliſhed, and his eſtate forfeited.

He wandered long in his own country in the utmoſt miſery and want; till at laſt he was accidentally met (in the habit of a pea⯑ſant) by the king on the high road to Perth. The king obſerving ſomething more in his air and mien,Ib. p. 268, and Boethius in vita regis Gulielmi. than his dreſs denoted, ſpoke to him, and deſired to know who he was. The old general falling on his knees, begged forgiveneſs; and gave ſuch a lively account of his misfortunes and ſufferings, that the king was greatly moved therewith, and not only reſtored him to his honours and eſtate, but to the ſame degree of favour he had for⯑merly enjoyed.

He made a donation to the abbacy of Arbroath of the church of Monifode,Chartul. of Arbroath. &c. wherein he is deſigned Gilchriſt comes de An⯑gus, filius Gilebrede, &c. to which his bro⯑ther, and Duncan his ſon, are witneſſes. He made ſeveral other donations to the ſame ab⯑bacy, pro ſalute animae ſuae, &c.

He married Marjory,Dalrymple's collections. daughter of Henry prince of Scotland, ſiſter of king William the lion, as before obſerved, by whom he had a ſon,

IV. DUNCAN, fourth earl of Angus, who ſucceeded him, and confirmed all his father's donations to the abbacy of Arbroath;Chartul. of Arbroath. in which confirmation he is deſigned grandſon of Gilebrede, &c.

By Maud his wife, he left a ſon and ſuc⯑ceſſor,

V. MALCOLM; fifth earl of Angus, who mortified to the abbacy of Arbroath,Ibidem. ſome lands in territorio de Kirriemuir, confirmed by king Alexander II. to which W. de Boſco; chan⯑cellor, is a witneſs, anno 1225.

He married Mary, daughter and heireſs of ſir Humphrey Berklay, knight, by whom he had only one daughter,

VI. MATILDA, or Maud, counteſs of An⯑gus, who ſucceeded to the eſtate and honours; and in a confirmation of the donations made by her predeceſſors to the monaſtery of Ar⯑broath,Ibidem. ſhe is deſigned ‘"Matilda comitiſſa, the great grandchild of Earl Gilchriſt, &c."’

She married, 1ſt, John Cumin, who in her right became earl of Angus; but he died in France anno 1242, leaving iſſue only one ſon,

Bertrald, Chron. of Melroſe. who died a child anno 1243.

She married, 2dly, Gilbert de Umfraville, to whom ſhe alſo conveyed the earldom; and as he was head of an ancient and moſt noble fa⯑mily of that ſirname, who had large poſſeſſions both in Scotland and England, we ſhall de⯑duce their deſcent from their firſt ſettlement in Great-Britain.

UMFRAVILLE Earl of ANGUS.

I. SIR ROBERT UMFRAVILLE, lord of Tours and Vian in Normandy, a near kinſman of William the conqueror, came o⯑ver to England with that great prince, anno 1066, and had a conſiderable command in his army; and as William divided his con⯑quered lands,Hiſt. of the extinct peer⯑ages of Eng⯑land, penes Macfarlane, v. II. p. 111. and rewarded his officers ac⯑cording to their merit, ſo he beſtowed upon ſir Robert, the valley, foreſt, and lordſhip of Riddiſdale, in the county of Northumber⯑land.

He lived after the year 1100, and left a ſon,

II. ROBERT de UMFRAVILLE, who is often mentioned in the annals of king Henry I.Ibidem. of England.

He was father of

III. GILBERT de UMFRAVILLE, who came to Scotland in the reign of king Da⯑vid I. with whom he had contracted a friend⯑ſhip [20] while he reſided in England; and as he was in great favour with him, he ſhared of his bounty, and got from him ſeveral lands in the ſhire of Stirling, which appears from the donations to the abbacy of Cambusken⯑neth. It is therefore certain he ſettled in Scotland, and ſurvived that good prince eight or ten years.

He was witneſs in ſeveral charters of king Malcolm IV.Chartul. of St. Andrews, penes Mac⯑farlane, and Chartul. of Paiſly, penes eundem. betwixt the years 1154 and 1162; and dying before 1165, was ſucceed⯑ed by his ſon,

IV. GILBERT de UMFRAVILLE, who appears to have had conſiderable poſſeſſions in Scotland, where he chiefly reſided, though he alſo had a great eſtate in England.

He made a donation to the abbacy of Ho⯑lyroodhouſe of a carucate of land in Kinnaird in Stirling-ſhire,Book of ori⯑ginal writs, penes Mac⯑farlane. about the year 1187, pro ſa⯑lute animae ſuae, &c.

He left a ſon and ſucceſſor,

V. RICHARD de UMFRAVILLE, who having great intereſt in England, was pre⯑vailed upon to join the barons againſt king John, anno 1201; for which his lands in England were forfeited, and given to Hugh de Baliol:Hiſt. of the extinct peers of England. but king Henry III. reſtored him to his caſtle of Pruden, &c.

He alſo appears to have reſided more in Scotland than in England, and was ſucceed⯑ed by his ſon,

VI. GILBERT de UMFRAVILLE, who was in great favour with king Alexander III. whom he accompanied to York, where they met king Henry of England, and concluded the marriage betwixt his daughter,Ibidem. princeſs Margaret, and king Alexander, anno 1252.

A good hiſtorian ſays,Ibid. and Matt. Paris. that this Gilbert de Umfraville was a famous baron, guardian, and chief ſlower of the North, &c.

He died anno 1262, and left iſſue a ſon,

VII. GILBERT de UMFRAVILLE, who ſucceeded him, and was one of the greateſt men of his time.Hiſt. of the extinct peers of England, &c. He joined the barons of England againſt king Henry III. but was af⯑terwards reconciled to that prince.

He married Matilda, counteſs of Angus, in whoſe right he became earl of Angus, as be⯑fore noticed, by which he got a vaſt acceſ⯑ſion to his eſtate and intereſt in Scotland.

He was one of the magnates Scotiae, that negotiated the marriage between king Alex⯑ander's daughter,Rymer, tom. II. p. 1082. princeſs Margaret, and E⯑ric king of Norway, anno 1281.

In 1284 he was one of the Scotch nobles that obliged themſelves to maintain and ſup⯑port queen Margaret's title to the crown, af⯑ter the death of her grandfather king Alex⯑ander III.

By the ſaid counteſs of Angus he left iſſue two ſons.

1. Gilbert.

2. Sir Ingelram, who, being a man of great parts,Fordun, v. II. p. 153. was ſent ambaſſador to France by king John Baliol, anno 1284. He was alſo one of the Scotch nobles who ſigned that famous letter to the pope,Ibid. p. 275. aſſerting the independen⯑cy of Scotland, anno 1320. But we can give no account of his poſterity.

The earl dying anno 1285, was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VIII. GILBERT, ſecond earl of Angus of the name of Umfraville,Rymer, tom. II. p. 471. who was one of the great barons that agreed to the marriage of queen Margaret of Scotland with prince Ed⯑ward of England, anno 1290.

He was alſo one of the commiſſioners choſ⯑en by John Baliol to ſupport his intereſt a⯑gainſt Robert Bruce,Ibid. p. 553. in the competition for the crown, anno 1292.

After king Robert Bruce began to aſſert his title to the crown, the earl ſtill continu⯑ed firm to the Baliol's intereſt, and having a great eſtate in England, he turned a moſt implacable enemy to Scotland.

As ſoon as king Robert had attained the crown, he endeavoured to reclaim the earl of Angus, and bring him over to his party, but all to no purpoſe, the earl being intirely devoted to the Engliſh intereſt; for which king Robert deprived him of his eſtate and honours in Scotland, and annexed them to the crown, anno 1307, where they remain⯑ed, till king David beſtowed them upon ſir John Stuart of Bonkill, anno 1330, as will be ſhown hereafter.

This earl had been long in great favour with king Edward I. and was called by him to the parliament as a baron of England,Hiſt. of the extinct peer [...] of England, &c. anno 1295; and he and his poſterity, as long as the family ſubſiſted, continued to ſit in the Engliſh parliament, though they ſtill retain⯑ed the title of earls of Angus.

He did not long ſurvive his forfeiture; but dying anno 1307,Ibidem. was ſucceeded in his great eſtate in England by his ſon,

IX. ROBERT, third earl of Angus, who, in his father's lifetime, was engaged in the wars of Scotland;Rymer, tom. III. p. 94▪ ad ann. 1308. after which he was joined in com⯑miſſion with William lord Roſs of Hamlake, and Henry lord Beaumont, in the lieutenan⯑cy of Scotland.

He ſat in the parliament of England from the ſecond of Edward II. anno 1308,Hiſt. of the extinct peers, &c. to the [21] eighteenth incluſive, anno 1326, under the ſame title, as before obſerved.

He left iſſue two ſons.

1. Gilbert.

2. Thomas, who was afterwards earl of Angus.

He died about the year 1332, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

X. GILBERT, fourth earl of Angus, who was one of the ſureties for the Engliſh in a treaty with the Scots,Rymer, tom. IV. p. 566. anno 1333; was ve⯑ry active in the wars againſt the Scots, and was joined in commiſſion with Henry lord Percy,Ib. tom. V. p. 177. and Ralf lord Nevell, to treat of a peace with that nation, in the reign of Edward III. anno 1340.

He was one of the chief commanders of the Engliſh army at the battle of Durham, anno 1346; and had often the guardianſhip of the marches.

In 1353,Ib. p. 787. he was one of the commiſſioners appointed by the king of England to treat with the Scots about king David's ranſom.

He was ſummoned to, and ſat in the par⯑liament of England, from the ſixth of Ed⯑ward III. to the fourth of Richard II. anno 1381,Hiſt. of the extinct peers, &c. in which year he died, without iſ⯑ſue, and was ſucceeded by his brother,

X. THOMAS, fifth earl of Angus, who was poſſeſſed of the property of Harbottle, and left iſſue two ſons.Ibidem.

1. Thomas.

2. Sir Robert, of whom afterwards.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XI. THOMAS, ſixth earl of Angus, of whom we have nothing memorable, but that he was father of

XII. GILBERT, ſeventh earl of Angus, called by ſome hiſtorians earl of Kyme,Ibidem. who, in the reign of king Henry V. was one of the chief commanders of that king's army in France, where he was ſlain anno 1419, leav⯑ing no male iſſue.

He was ſucceeded by four daughters, who were heirs-portioners to the greateſt part of his eſtate.

But his uncle, and heir-male,

XI. Sir ROBERT,Ibidem. got poſſeſſion of the lordſhips of Riddeſdale and Kyme; and was made a knight of the garter.

But he died without iſſue, in the 15th year of Henry VI. 1437, which ended the male line of the Umfravilles earls of Angus,Ibidem. where⯑by the barony and all their titles of honour became extinct.

STUART Earl of ANGUS.

THE next who enjoyed the title of ANGUS in Scotland, after the forfeit⯑ure of earl Gilbert de Umſraville, anno 1307, was ſir John Stewart of Bonkill, ſon of ſir Alexander Stuart of Bonkill, ſon of ſir John Stewart of Bonkill,Dalrymple's collections. who was ſecond ſon of Alexander lord high ſteward of Scotland,Hiſt. of the royal family. who died anno 1283, and brother of James, lord high ſteward of Scotland, grandfather of king Robert II.

I. This ſir JOHN STUART of Bonkill was created earl of Angus by king David Bruce at the ſolemnity of his coronation,Ibidem. an⯑no 1330.

He married Margaret, [...]hart. pe⯑ [...]s ducem [...] Douglas. daughter of ſir A⯑lexander Abernethy, knight, by whom he had a ſon,

Thomas, his heir.

He was killed at the battle of Halidon⯑hill, anno 1333, and ſucceeded by his ſon,

II. THOMAS, ſecond earl of Angus, of the name of Stuart,Rymer, tom. VI. p. 33, 36, 44, 66, &c. a man of good parts, and often employed to treat with the Engliſh, an⯑no 1356 and 1357.

He married Margaret,Chart. in ar⯑chivis regis Dav. No. 51 [...] ad ann. 1363. daughter of ſir Wil⯑liam Sinclair of Roſlin, by whom he had a ſon,

Thomas, his heir,—and two daughters,

1. Lady Margaret, married, 1ſt, to Tho⯑mas earl of Mar, to whom ſhe had no iſſue: 2dly,Chart. penes ducem de Douglas. to William earl of Douglas, to whom ſhe had a ſon, George, of whom afterwards.

Second daughter married to ſir Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick.

He was ſucceeded by his only ſon,

III. THOMAS, third earl of Angus, who married Margaret, daughter and co-heireſs of Donald earl of Mar, but died without iſſue, anno 1377, whereby his eſtate and honours devolved upon his nephew,

[22] George, ſon of his eldeſt ſiſter Margaret, and the earl of Douglas before noticed,Chart. pen. ducem de Douglas. who, in right of his mother, ſucceeded to the earl⯑dom, and was the firſt earl of Angus of the name of Douglas.

He married princeſs Mary,Original con⯑tract, penes [...]undem. daughter of king Robert III. anno 1397, of whom the duke of Douglas is lineally deſcended. Vide title Duke of Douglas.

MURRAY Earl of ANNANDALE.

THE firſt of this noble family we find upon record, is,

I. Sir WILLIAM MURRAY, knight, who flouriſhed in the reign of king Alexander III. and was forced, with many others of his countrymen,Prynne's col⯑lections, v. III. to ſwear fealty to king Edward I. of England, anno 1296.

He was ſaid to have been deſcended of the ancient Murrays of Duffus, and married Iſa⯑bel, ſiſter of that great patriot Thomas Ran⯑dolph earl of Murray, by whom he had two ſons.

1. William.

2. Patrick, who is witneſs to his brother's charter, hereafter narrated.

Sir William lived ſome time after the year 1300, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

II. WILLIAM, who got a charter from his uncle Thomas Randolph earl of Murray, ‘"To William of Murray his nephew, ſon of ſir William Murray, knight, &c. of the lands and barony of Cumlangum, Ryvel, &c. with their pertinents, lying in the lordſhip of Annandale;"’ to which his bro⯑ther Patrick, dominus Willie [...]nus de Carlyle, Roger de Kirkpatrick, Umfred de Boſco, John de Johnſton, Gilbert de Johnſton his ſon,Chart. pe⯑nes vicecom. de Stormont. &c. are witneſſes. This charter is with⯑out date, but muſt have been before 1331, in which year the earl of Murray died.

He was father of

III. GEORGE MURRAY,Mill's collec⯑tions, penes Macfarlane. who ſucceeded him in the lands of Cumlangum, &c. and left iſſue a ſon and ſucceſſor,

IV. Sir ADAM MURRAY, the firſt of this family we find deſigned by the title of Cock⯑pool,Ibidem. who made a conſiderable figure in Scot⯑land in the reigns of king Robert II. and III.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

V. Sir JOHN de MORAVIA, deſigned do⯑minus de Cockpool, Ryvel, et Dundrennan.

There is a collation, by Robert archbiſhop [...] Glaſgow, in favours of Mr. Alexander Mur⯑ray, to the parſonage of Ryvel,Chart. penes vicecom. de Stormont. upon the preſentation of ſir John Murray of Cockpool, dated 10th January 1406.

He married—, daughter of—, by whom he had iſſue four ſons.

1. Sir Thomas.

2. John..

3. Sir Charles. all ſucceſſively barons of Cockpool.

4. David, Ibidem. who got a charter from Archi⯑bald earl of Douglas, of the lands of New⯑ton, lying within the regality of Lauder, an⯑no 1421.

Sir John died anno 1410, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VI. Sir THOMAS MURRAY of Cockpool, who got from Archibald earl of Douglas, then ſuperior of Galloway and Annandale,Ibidem. a charter of the lands of Ryvel, &c.

And alſo from the ſame earl,Ibidem. a charter of the lands of Lack, with their pertinents, dated on the feaſt of St. Luke, anno 1420.

He married—, daughter of—, by whom he had iſſue one daughter,

Mary, who reſigned all right and title ſhe had to the lands of Ryvel, &c. as heir of line to her father,Ibidem. in favours of her couſin, Cuthbert Murray of Cockpool, the heir-male, anno 1452.

Sir Thomas had ſix natural ſons, viz. Ga⯑vin, Charles, Lancelot, Florido, Herbert, and John Murrays,Ibidem. all mentioned in a charter of the earl of Douglas to ſir Thomas, of the lands of Ardbigland, anno 1421.

Sir Thomas dying without lawful iſſue male, anno 1423, was ſucceeded by his brother,

VI. JOHN MURRAY of Cockpool, who got an inſtrument of ſeiſin of the lands of Rampatrick,Ibidem. &c. upon a precept from the chancery, dated 14th July 1424.

He died without iſſue before the year 1438, and was ſucceeded by his brother,

VI. Sir CHARLES MURRAY of Cockpool, who,Ibidem. in his brother's lifetime, got a charter from Archibald earl of Douglas, of the lands of Ardbigland, &c. dated 29th Nov. 1421.

[23] Alſo an inſtrument of ſeiſin, in favours o [...] ſir Charles Murray of Cockpool,Chart. penes vicecom. de Stormont. of the lands of Ryvel, &c. dated the laſt day of Novem⯑ber, 1438.

He had iſſue a ſon,

Cuthbert, his heir.

He is alſo ſaid to have had another ſon, John, Chart. and ſeiſin, penes J. Murray de Murrayquhat. whoſe ſon, Patrick Murray, got a char⯑ter, from Alexander duke of Albany; of the lands of Murrayquhat, with a ſeiſin follow⯑ing thereon, in favours of the ſaid Patriek. The ſeiſin is dated 29th April 1470; and of this Patrick, John Murray of Murray⯑quhat, Eſq; is lineally deſcended.

He died anno 1439, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VII. CUTHBERT MURRAY of Cockpool, who was ſerved heir to his father ſir Charles,Ibidem. by a brieve out of the chancery, dated 3d of May 1440.

He was a man of good parts, and was em⯑ployed in ſeveral negotiations in the reigns of king James I.Rymer's faed. Angl. and II.

He married Elizabeth, daughter of— lord Borthwick, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

VIII. Sir CHARLES MURRAY of Cock⯑pool,Chart. penes vicecom. de Stormont. who got a charter, under the great ſeal, of the lands of Howelſet, &c. dated 10th Jannary 1449.

Alſo a charter of the lands of Ryvel,Ibidem. &c. which were reſigned to him by his couſin Mary, as before obſerved, dated 22d April 1452.

He got likewiſe charters,Chart. in pub. archiv. inter annum 1450 & 1455. under the great ſeal, of the lands of Bread-chappel, and a great many others, all to be found in our public records.

And being a man of ſolid underſtanding and knowledge,Rymer, tom. XI. p. 397. he was appointed one of the commiſſioners to treat of a peace with the Engliſh,Ibid. p. 434. anno 1457; and was alſo made war⯑den of the marches, anno 1459.

He died anno 1469, leaving iſſue a ſon,

IX. CUTHBERT MURRAY of Cockpool, who ſucceeded him. In his father's lifetime he got a charter of the lands of Slaquhat in the barony of Cockpool,Chart. in pub. archiv. anno 1459.

He was ſerved heir to his father the laſt day of December 1470.Seiſin, penes vicecom. de Stormont.

There are two inſtruments of ſeiſin, in fa⯑vours of Cuthbert Murray of Cockpool,Ibidem. of the lands of Ryvel, Howelſet, &c. dated in December 1474.

He died anno 1493, leaving iſſue, by Ma⯑riota Menzies his ſpouſe, daughter of the laird of Weem, a ſon,

Sir John, who ſucceeded him.

It is ſaid he had alſo another ſon, father of John Murray,Chart. in pub. archiv. ad ann. 1518. who got a charter, under the great ſeal, of the lands of Broughton, and was anceſtor of the Murrays of Brough⯑ton.

X. Sir JOHN MURRAY of Cockpool was ſerved and retoured heir to his father,Seiſin, penes vicecom. de Stormont. in the lands of Cockpool, Ryvel, Rampatrick, &c. all lying in the ſtewartry of Annandale, 17th July 1494.

He got a charter,Chart. in pub. archiv. under the great ſeal, Johanni Murray de Cockpool, militi, terrarum de Cockpool, &c. dated anno 1507.

Afterwards he got his whole eſtate erect⯑ed into one free barony,Ibidem. and Ryvel into a burgh of barony, by a charter under the great ſeal, dated anno 1509.

He left iſſue a ſon,

Cuthbert,—and a daughter,

Blanch Murray, Ibid. ad an⯑num 1525. married to John Carru⯑thers of Holmonds, an ancient family of An⯑nandale.

He died anno 1526, and was ſucceeded by his ſon,

XI. CUTHBERT MURRAY of Cockpool, who,Ibidem. in his father's lifetime, got a charter, under the great ſeal, Cuthberto Murray, filio et haeredi apparenti Johannis Murray de Cockpool militis, et Janetae Jarden ſuae ſponſae, of ſeveral lands lying in the Stewartry of Annandale, &c. dated 4th January 1516.

He got alſo a diſpoſition from his father,Ibidem. to ſeveral other lands, 5th June 1525.

By the ſaid Janet Jarden, a daughter of Applegirth, he left iſſue a ſon,

Sir Charles,—and two daughters.

1. Elizabeth, married to Robert lord Crichton of Sanquhar.

2. Agnes, Ibid. ad an⯑num 1538. married to Simon Carruthers of Mouſwald, an ancient family in the ſhire of Dumfries.

He died in the year 1552, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his ſon,

XII. Sir CHARLES MURRAY of Cock⯑pool,Rymer, tom, XV. p. 326. who was one of the guarantees of a treaty with the Engliſh, anno 1552, and was a zealous promoter of the reformation.

He got a charter from queen Mary,Chart. in pub. archiv. Caro⯑lo Murray de Cockpool militi. terra⯑rum dominicalium de Mouſwald, &c. dated anno 1564.

He was infeſt in a great many lands, which appears from ſeveral ſeiſins, viz. one in No⯑vember 1563,In archivis vicecomitis de Stormont. another in May 1564, a third in September that ſame year, a fourth in the 1581, &c.

He married Margaret, daughter of Hugh [24] lord Somerville, by whom he had ſeven ſons and one daughter.

1. Cuthbert, who got from king James IV.In archivis vicecomitis de Stormont. a charter of the lands of Northfield anno 1589, wherein he is deſigned eldeſt ſon of ſir Charles.

Alſo a charter of ſeveral lands about An⯑nan,Chart. inpub. archiv. anno 1590; but he died that ſame year without iſſue.

2. Sir James, who ſucceeded his father.

3. Sir George, who was groom of the bed-chamber to king James VI. at whoſe court he married an Engliſh lady of a conſi⯑derable fortune; but having no iſſue, he be⯑queathed his eſtate to his youngeſt brother John,Teſtament, penes J. Mur⯑ray de Mur⯑rayquhat. afterwards earl of Annandale, anno 1606, and died ſoon thereafter.

4. Charles, who married—, daughter of John Johnſton of Newby, by whom he had a daughter,Chart. penes vicecom. de Stormont. Agnes, married to— Lindſay of Raſcarrol, but died before his el⯑der brother, anno 1619.

5. Sir David, deſigned of Clonzaird,Ibidem. who died without iſſue before 1621.

6. Sir Richard, who ſucceeded his brother ſir James.

7. John, created earl of Annandale, of whom hereafter.

His daughter, Jean, was married to John Maxwell of Kirkhouſe,Chart. in pub. archiv. and was mother of —earl of Dirleton.

Sir Charles died anno 1605, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his ſon,

XIII. Sir JAMES MURRAY of Cockpool, who was infeſt in a great many lands before his father's death.

He got a charter from James Carruthers of S [...]ariggs,Chart. penes vicecom. de Stormont. ‘"To James Murray appearand of Cockpool, of the half merk land of S [...]a⯑riggs,"’ anno 1590.

He got alſo a ſeiſin of ſome other lands in September 1596,Ibidem. &c. and was ſerved and retoured heir to his father on 16th Novem⯑ber 1605.

There is likewiſe a ſeiſin,Ibidem. in favours of ‘"Sir James Murray of Cockpool, brother-ger⯑man and neareſt heir to Cuthbert Mur⯑ray, ſon and heir apparent to the deceaſt ſir Charles, &c."’ dated 5th September 1606.

He afterwards got charters under the great ſeal, of a great many lands, viz. one in 1607, another in 1610, a third in 1617, &c.

He alſo got ſeveral charters from king James VI.Chart. in pub. archiv. inter ann. 1606. &. 1616. domino Jacobo Murray de Cockpule militi, of the lands of Seariggs, ſalmon-fiſh⯑ing in Annan, &c. &c. &c.

He married Janet, daughter of ſir Willi⯑am Douglas of Drumlanrig, anceſtor of the duke of Queensberry, by whom he had iſſue three daughters,

1. Margaret, Chart. pen [...] vicecom. [...] Stormont. married to ſir Robert Grier⯑ſon younger of Lag, to whom ſhe had one ſon, ſir John Grierſon of Lag.

As this ſir John had no ſons, his eldeſt daughter, Nicholas, was married to David Scot of Scotſtarvit, who had iſſue only one daugh⯑ter, Marjory, by whoſe marriage with David 5th viſcount Stormont, the Murrays of Cock⯑pool, earls of Annandale, are lineally repre⯑ſented in the perſon of the preſent lord Stor⯑mont.

2. Elizabeth, Ibidem. married, 1ſt, to John Grierſon of Capenoch: 2dly, to William Grierſon of Bargarton.

3. Marian, Ibidem. married to John Murray of Broughton, Eſq; ſir Richard, her uncle, being the party contracter for her at her marriage, anno 1630.

The three ladies, Margaret, Elizabeth, and Marian, above named, with conſent of their mother dame Janet Douglas, ſubmitted to their uncle, ſir John Murray of Lochmaben, (afterwards earl of Annandale) all their title to the eſtate of Cockpool, as heirs of line to ſir James, 29th June 1621. His brother ſir Richard, as heir-male, claimed the eſtate, in preference to the daughters of ſir James;Minutes of parliament. but ſir John determined the right to the eſtate in favours of the heir-male.

Sir James died without male-iſſue, anno 1620▪ Whereupon

XIII. Sir RICHARD MURRAY of Cock-pool got a precept forth of the Chancery,Chart. penes vicecom. de Stormont. for infefting him as neareſt heir-male to the deceaſt ſir James, his brother-german, &c. dated 2d April 1621.

He was created a baronet by king Charles I. from whom he got a charter under the great ſeal,Chart. in pub. archiv. ‘"Domino Ricardo Murray, baronetto de Cockpool, terrarum et baroniae de Cockpool, infra regionem Novae Scotiae in America,"’ dated anno 1626.

He got alſo a charter terrarum baroniae de Lockerbic, Ibidem: Hutton, Hoddam, &c. dated in 1635.

He died without iſſue in 1636, and was ſucceeded by his brother,

XIII. JOHN,Ib. et Chart. penes vice⯑com. de Stor⯑mont. who was ſerved heir-male and of tailie to ſir Richard Murray of Cock⯑pool, his brother-german, 29th Auguſt 1637.

He was firſt deſigned by the title of Loch⯑maben, then of Dundrenan,Chart. in pub. archiv [...] &c. and got ſe⯑veral charters, under the great ſeal, by both theſe titles, before he was made a peer.

He was a man of ſingular accompliſhments, great worth and merit, and in high favour [25] with king James VI. whom he accompanied into England, anno 1603.

He had the honour of knighthood confer⯑red upon him, was made one of the gentle⯑men of the bed-chamber, and maſter of the horſe.

And was afterwards raiſed to the dignity of the peerage,art [...] e [...] ſuo, [...]ad ann. 24. by the titles of viſcount An⯑nan and earl of Annandale, by letters patent, to the heirs-male of his body, dated 13th March 1624.

He was in no leſs favour with king Charles I. to whom he was a conſtant and ſteady friend.

He acquired a vaſt eſtate,id. inter num 1618 [...]1625. which appears by his charters under the great ſeal, too nu⯑merous to be here inſerted.

He died anno 1640, leaving iſſue, by Eli⯑zabeth his ſpouſe, daughter of ſir John Schaw, knight, one ſon,

XIV. JAMES, ſecond earl of Annandale, who ſucceeded him, [...]bid. ad ann. [...]644. and got a charter under the great ſeal, Jacobo comiti de Annandale, of ſeveral lands, &c. He retired into England, where he lived privately all the time of the civil war.

He ſucceeded alſo to the honours of Stor⯑mont, according to the entail and patent of that family, anno 1642.

He married lady Elizabeth Carnegie, daughter of James earl of Southesk; but dy⯑ing without iſſue, in December 1658, the honours of Annandale became extinct, but thoſe of Stormont devolved upon the next heir-male, according to the patent and ſub⯑ſtitution in the entail, &c. Vide title Stor⯑mont.

JOHNSTON Marquis of ANNANDALE.

THE Johnſtons were a bold and hardy race of men, always diſtinguiſhed for their bravery in repelling the inſults of the Engliſh borderers, and avenging the injuries done to their country.

They began to make a figure in Scotland in the reign of king Alexander II. who ſuc⯑ceeded to the crown, anno 1214: ſoon there⯑after they became numerous, and were poſ⯑ſeſſed of conſiderable eſtates in many different counties, which is ſufficiently documented by charters under the great ſeal in the public re⯑giſter.

There were two families of this ſirname, who both deſigned themſelves by the title of Johnſton of that ilk, viz. thoſe of Annandale in the ſouth, and Caskieben in the north; but we cannot pretend to connect them with one another.

Hugo de Johnſton was proprietor of lands in Eaſt-Lo⯑thian,Chartulary of [...]oltray in the [...]awier's libra [...]y. in the reign of king Alex⯑ander II. and was father of

John de Johnſton, who made a donation to the monaſtery of Soltray (pro ſalute animae ſuae of part of his lands in Eaſt-Lothian,Ibid. fol. 15. of which it ſeems the family of Keith were ſu⯑periors; for the donation is confirmed by Ro⯑bert de Keith, great mariſhal of Scotland to which dominus Ricardus de Keith, his brother, Adam de Keith, his uncle, John de Keith, &c. are witneſſes. The confirmation is without [...]te, but appears to have been before the [...] 1285.

Thomas le Johnſton, Gilbert de Johnſton, and Wauter Johnſton,Prynne's col⯑l [...]ct. vol. III. are all found ſwe [...]ring fealty to king Edward 1. of England, inter 1292 et 1296; but we can give no further account of their poſterity.

We therefore proceed to deduce the de⯑ſcent of this noble family from their undoubt⯑ed anceſtor,

I. Sir JOHN de JOHNSTON. He was one of the Scotch barons that were forced to ſwear fealty to king Edward I. when he had over⯑run Scotland,Ibid. p. 657. anno 1296, and is then deſign⯑ed Johannes de Johnſton, Chevalier del comi⯑tat, de Dumfries, &c. The above-named Gilbert is thought to have been his brother.

Sir John was father of

II. JOHN de JOHNSTON, who flouriſhed in the reign of king Robert Bruce,Charta penes vicecom [...] de Stormont. and is particularly mentioned in a charter of Tho⯑mas Ranulph, earl of Murray, of the lands and barony of Cumlangum, which he gave to his nephew Willi [...]m de Moravia, &c. The charter muſt have been granted before 1331, in which ye [...]r the earl died.

He leſt iſſue a ſon and ſucceſſor,

[26] III. GILBERT de JOHNSTON, who is witneſs in the ſame charter with his father to William de Moravia,Charta penes vicecom. de Stormont. and dying about the year 1360, was ſucceeded by his ſon,

IV. Sir JOHN de JOHNSTON, who made a great figure in the reigns of king David Bruce and king Robert II.

He engaged and defeated an army of the Engliſh,Rymer, A⯑bercrombie, vol. II. p. 172. who had invaded Scotland, anno 1370.

He was alſo one of the guardians of the weſt marches, anno 1371,Fordun, vol. II. p. 385. where he had of⯑ten an opportunity of exerting his magnani⯑mity and courage againſt the Engliſh border⯑ers, and was then deſigned dominus de John⯑ſton.

He died [...]bout the year 1382 or 1383, and left iſſue a ſon,

V. Sir JOHN JOHNSTON, deſigned domi⯑nus de eodem, miles, who ſucceeded him.

About this time there were [...]o [...]ty thouſand francs ſent by the king of France,Rymer, tom. VII. p. 485. to be di⯑vided amongſt the Scotch nobility, his faith⯑ful allies, of which ſir John Johnſton got three hundred, anno 1385.

This ſir John, together with ſir John Car⯑lyle, and ſir William Stuart of Caſtlemilk, were appointed by the earl of Douglas, then chief warden of the marches,Ib. tom. VIII. p. 57. ſureties for the keeping of a truce with the Engliſh, anno 1398.

And dying about the year 1420, was ſuc⯑ceeded by his ſon,

VI. Sir ADAM JOHNSTON, dominus de eodem, who raiſed his vaſſals and followers, joined the Scotch army under the command of the brave earl of Ormond, and behaved gallantly againſt the Engliſh at the battle of Sark,Abercrombie, vol. II. p. 340. where the Scots obtained a conſiderable victory.

He was afterwards very inſtrumental in ſuppreſſing the rebellion of the earls of Dou⯑glas,Crawfurd's peerage, and Home's hiſt. of Douglas. for which king James II. made him a grant of the lands of Peddinane in Lanark⯑ſhire, &c.

Mr. Crawfurd ſays, that ſir Adam gave theſe lands to his couſin Herbert de Johnſton,Crawfurd's peerage. anceſtor of the Johnſtons of Weſterhall.

There is an inſtrument of ſaiſin of the twenty merk land of Peddinane, granted to Matthew Johnſton, upon a precept from the chancery,Saſa penes comitem de Hyndford. proceeding upon a charter from king James II. dated 19th November 1455.

We find that Herbert de Johnſton got ſe⯑veral lands in the barony of Kirkmichael,Haddington's collections. in Dumfries-ſhire, from the earl of Crawfurd, for liberating his perſon out of the hands of James earl of Douglas, who had taken him captive, believing he intended to deſert his intereſt, and eſpouſe the king's, anno 1462.

This Herbert was alſo proprietor of ſome lands in the barony of Bothwel, which he re⯑ſigned to James lord Hamilton, in exchange for the lands of Gladſtanes,Charta ducem [...] milton. &c. by a charter dated 15th May 1463.

We now return to

Sir Adam, who was often one of the gua⯑rantees of treaties of peace with the Engliſh,Rymer, XI. p. 300, 32 [...]. anno 1449, 1451, &c.

What family his firſt wife was of, we have not been able to diſcover, but by her he had a ſon,

John, his heir.

He married,Sir Rich [...]Maitland hiſt. of t [...] mily of S [...] ad ann. 1. 2dly, lady Janet Dunbar daughter of George earl of March, widow of John lord Seton, by whom he had another ſon,

Sir Gilbert Johnſton, who married Agnes, daughter and ſole heireſs of ſir Alexander El⯑phingſton of that ilk,Crawfur [...] notes on chanan. with whom he got the lands and barony of Elphingſton. He after⯑wards got a charter of the lands of Drumry,Chart. in [...] archiv. ‘"Gilberto de Johnſton, de Elphingſton, &c. anno 1471,"’ Rymer, [...] 1 XII. p. 2. and was one of the guaran⯑tees of a treaty of peace with the Engliſh, anno 1484.

Sir Adam died anno 1455, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VII. Sir JOHN JOHNSTON, dominus de eodem, Rymer, t [...] XI. p. 3 [...] who was one of the conſervators of the peace with England, anno 1457.

He was alſo appointed one of the wardens of the marches, and guarantees of a truce, anno 1459,Ib. p. 434▪ and always acted with vigour and intrepidity againſt the enemies of his country.

He married Mary, daughter of John lord Maxwell, anceſtor of the earls of Nithſdale, by whom he had two ſons.

1. James, his heir.

2. John, Chart. in [...] archiv. of [...] family of An [...]nandale. who got from his father the five merk lands of Wamfry, upon the 2d Novem⯑ber 1476, which, upon the failure of his iſ⯑ſue, returned to the family.

He died before the year 1484, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VIII. JAMES JOHNSTON, dominus de co⯑dem, who, as heir to his father, was inſeſt in the lands of Johnſton,Saiſin ibid. anno 1484.

He was alſo a man of ſingular reſolution, and behaved with particular conduct and cou⯑rage at the battle of Kirkconnel,Abercrombi [...] ▪ vol. II. p. 458. where he and the laird of Cockpool had the chief command of the Scotch army, anno 1484.

He left iſſue a ſon and ſucceſſor,

IX. ADAM JOHNSTON, dominus de eo⯑dem, who, in his ſaiſin of the lands of John⯑ſton, [27] is deſigned ſon and heir of James John⯑ſton of that ilk, [...] in [...] fami⯑ [...] An⯑ [...]le. 24th May 1488.

He died anno 1508, having married—, daughter of—, by whom he had a ſon,

X. JAMES JOHNSTON, dominus de eo⯑dem, who ſucceeded him, [...] in pub. [...]. and got a charter, under the great ſeal; of the lands of Johnſton, &c. wherein he is deſigned ſon and heir of Adam Johnſton of that ilk, dated 2d No⯑vember 1509.

He got charters from king James V. [...]. of a great many other lands; and, like many of his brave anceſtors, was a ſtrenuous defender of the liberties of our country, and was in great favour both with king James IV. and V.

He married—, daughter of—, by whom he had iſſue four ſons.

1. John, his heir.

2. Robert.

3. Adam Johnſton of Cory.

4. James, anceſtor of the Johnſtons of Wamfry, [...]tract from [...] commiſ⯑ [...]ry court [...]ks of [...]mfries. which is inſtructed by an agree⯑ment betwixt John Johnſton of that ilk, and James Johnſton of Wamfry, dated the 12th March 1550, wherein this James is deſign⯑ed brother-german to the ſaid John.

He died anno 1528, or 1529, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XI. JOHN JOHNSTON of that ilk, in whoſe favours there is a ſeiſin of the lands of Johnſton, [...]ſina in [...]chiv. fami⯑lae de An⯑ [...]ndale. &c. proceeding upon a precept from the chancery, for infefting him as heir ſerved and retoured to the deceaſt James Johnſton of that ilk, his father, dated the laſt of February 1542.

On 2d March thereafter, he reſigned his lands of Johnſton, in favours of James his eld⯑eſt ſon and apparent heir, [...]hart. in [...]ub. archiv. reſerving to him⯑ſelf the liferent, and a reaſonable tierce to E⯑lizabeth Jardin his ſpouſe, upon which there paſſed a charter under the great ſeal, anno 1543.

He got charters,Ibidem. under the great ſeal, of many other lands, too numerous to be here inſerted.

He, like his anceſtors, was a man of cou⯑rage, and effectually checked the inroads of the borderers, which were very frequent in his time.

He ſignalized himſelf particularly at the battle of Pinki [...],Rymer, tom. XV. p. 326. anno 1547; and was after⯑wards one of the commiſſioners appointed to ſettle the differences about the diſputed lands on the borders, anno 1552.

He married, 1ſt, Elizabeth, daughter of —Jardin of Applegirth,Chart. in pub. archiv. by whom he had two ſons and two daughters.

1. James.

2. Robert, whoſe ſon and heir was deſign⯑ed Robert Johnſton of Stapleton,Ib. and writs of the family of Annandale. who was father of Robert Johnſton of Raecleugh, tu⯑tor-in-law to James Johnſton of that ilk, an⯑no 1609.

1. Daughter, Dorothea, married to John Maitland of Auchincaſtle.

2. Margaret, Contract, pe⯑nes dom. Ir⯑vin de Bon⯑ſhaw, ad an⯑num 1566. married to Chriſtopher Ir⯑ving, Eſq; ſon and apparent heir of Edward Irving of Bonſhaw, Eſq; in Dumfriesſhire.

He married, 2dly, Nicolas, daughter of ſir James Douglas of Drumlanrig, by whom he had two ſons.

The eldeſt,Chart. in pub. archiv. ad ann. 1550. named alſo James, deſigned of Lochwood-houſe.

2. John Johnſton of Neiſt.

He died about the year 1568.

XII. JAMES,Ibidem. firſt ſon and apparent heir of John Johnſton of that ilk, married Marga⯑ret, daughter of ſir John Hamilton of Samu⯑elton, by whom he had a ſon,

John, his heir,—and two daughters.

1. Margaret, married to ſir Robert Dou⯑glas of Caſhogle.

2. Jean, married to William Livingſton of Jerviſwood.

He died before his father, about the year 1559, and was ſucceded by his ſon,

XIII. JOHN, who ſucceeded alſo to his grandfather,Ib. inter an⯑num 1558, & 1582. anno 1568.

He got charters, under the great ſeal, of many lands and baronies, in all which he is deſigned dominus de eodem.

He was likeways a man of ſpirit and cou⯑rage, and of great prudence and ſagacity.Chart. penes marchion. de Annandale. He was very active in repelling the inroads of the borderers, was appointed warden of the weſt marches, and juſtice general, by king James VI. anno 1579.

He married Margaret, daughter of ſir Wil⯑liam Scot of Buccleugh, by whom he had a ſon,

Sir James,—and two daughters,

1. Elizabeth, married to Alexander Jar⯑din; younger of Applegirth.

2. Grizel, married to ſir Robert Maxwell of Orchardtoun.

He died anno 1586, and was ſucceeded by his only ſon,

XIV. Sir JAMES JOHNSTON, who was heir ſerved and retoured to John Johnſton of that ilk,Ibidem. his father, in the baronies of John⯑ſton, &c. 27th Auguſt 1588, and obtained charters from king James VI.Chart. in pub. archiv. inter ann. 1600. & 1608. of a great ma⯑ny lands, in which he is deſigned Jacobus dominus de Johnſton, miles, &c.

He was a man of good parts, and a parti⯑cular favourite of king James VI. who con⯑ferred the honour of knighthood upon him at [28] the ſolemnity of the queen's coronation, anno 1590.Rymer, tom. XVI. p. 60. He was appointed warden of the weſt marches anno 1596, in which office he continued, till he was unhappily killed in a family quarrel,Spottiſwood's hiſtory. by the lord Maxwel, on 6th April 1608.

By Sarah his wife, daughter of John lord Herries, he left iſſue a ſon and ſucceſſor,

XV. JAMES, (afterwards earl of Hartfiel) who got a charter,Chart. in pub. archiv. under the great ſeal, of the lands of Moffatdale, Evandale, &c. anno 1628.

He was a man of great loyalty and inte⯑grity, and was in high favour with king Charles I.Diploma ib. who raiſed him to the dignity of the peerage, by the title of lord Johnſton of Lochwood, by patent to his heirs-male, 20th of June 1633,Ibidem. and created him earl of Hart⯑fiel, by patent to his heirs male, dated 18th March 1643.

He adhered firmly to the intereſt of the royal family during all the time of the civil war, for which he was impriſoned, had his eſtate ſequeſtrate, and ſuffered many other hardſhips on account of his loyalty.

He married, 1ſt, lady Margaret Douglas, eldeſt daughter of William earl of Queens⯑berry, by whom he had a ſon,

James, his heir,—and three daugh⯑ters.

1. Lady Mary, married, 1ſt, to ſir George Graham of Netherby, by whom ſhe had ſir Richard Graham, firſt viſcount Preſton, and ſeveral other ſons. She married, 2dly, ſir George Fletcher of Huttonhall in Cumberland, but to him ſhe had no iſſue.

2. Lady Janet, married to ſir William Murray of Stenhope.

3. Lady Margaret, married to ſir Robert Dalziel of Glenae.

He married, 2dly, Elizabeth, daughter of ſir Samuel Johnſton of Elphingſton, baronet. And, 3dly, lady Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Thomas earl of Haddington, but left no ſurviving iſſue by either.

He died in April 1653, and was ſucceed⯑ed by his only ſon,

XVI. JAMES, ſecond earl of Hartfiel, who, upon the reſtoration of king Charles II. was conſtituted one of the lords of his privy coun⯑cil, and, with his majeſty's approbation, ex⯑changed the title of Hartſiel for that of An⯑nandale;Diploma in pub. archiv. haeredibus maſculis ſeu [...]emellis, &c. upon which he got a new patent, with the former precedency, ‘"Jacobo comiti de Annandale et Hartfiel, vicecomiti de An⯑nand, domino Johnſton de Lochwood, Loch⯑maben, Moſ [...]atdale, Evandale, &c"’ to his heirs whatſoever, male or female, dated 13th February 1661.

He got alſo a charter, under the great ſeal,Ibid. haeredi⯑bus maſculis, ſeu femellis, ſine diviſione, &c. of his whole lands, erecting the ſame into a lordſhip, earldom, and regality, ‘"To him, and his heirs whatſoever,"’ containing a grant of the office of hereditary conſtable of the caſtle of Lochmaben, dated 3d April 1662.

He had alſo another grant of the office of hereditary ſteward of the ſtewartry of Annan⯑dale, &c.

He married lady Henriet, daughter of Wil⯑liam marquis of Douglas, by lady Mary Gor⯑don, his ſecond wife, daughter of George mar⯑quis of Huntly, by whom he had iſſue two ſons and three daughters.

1. William, his heir.

2. John Johnſton, Eſq;

1. Daughter, lady Mary, married to Wil⯑liam earl of Crawfurd.

2. Lady Margaret, married to ſir James Montgomery of Skelmorly.

3. Lady Henriet, married to ſir John Car⯑michael of Bonnytoun.

He died on 7th July 1672, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XVII. WILLIAM, ſecond earl of Annan⯑dale, and third of Hartfiel, who was appoint⯑ed one of the lords of the privy council to king William, one of the commiſſioners of the treaſury, and preſident of the parliament of Scotland, anno 1695, in which high office he ac⯑quitted himſelf to the general ſatisfaction, by the candid and diſtinct manner in which he reſumed the debates. He was further dig⯑nified with the title of marquis of Annandale,Haeredibus ſuis maſculis quibuſcunque omni tempo⯑re futuro. Re⯑giſtrate 1 [...]t Ju⯑ly 1701. by letters patent to him and his heirs-male whatſover, dated 24th June 1701, and that ſame year was appointed high commiſſioner to the general aſſembly of the kirk of Scot⯑land.

He was made preſident of the council by queen Anne, one of the commiſſioners of the treaſury, one of the extraordinary lords of ſeſſion, conjunct ſecretary of ſtate, knight of the thiſtle, anno 1704, and high commiſſion⯑er to the general aſſembly of the kirk of Scot⯑land, anno 1705.

In the parliament 1706, he oppoſed the u⯑nion with all his intereſt, and made ſeveral ſpeeches and proteſts againſt it, containing the reaſon of his diſſent; all which were en⯑tered in the records of parliament.

However, after the union was concluded, he was choſen one of the ſixteen peers to re⯑preſent Scotland in the firſt Britiſh parliament; was re-elected anno 1710, and appointed her majeſty's high commiſſioner to the kirk of Scotland, anno 1711.

He was alſo appointed one of the privy council to king George I. keeper of the pri⯑vy [29] ſeal; and was again elected one of the ſixteen peers for Scotland, anno 1715.

He married, 1ſt, Sophia, daughter and heir⯑eſs of John Fairholm of Craigiehall, by whom he had two ſons and one daughter.

1. James, his heir.

2. Lord William, who died unmarried.

Lady Henrietta, his daughter, was married to Charles earl of Hopetoun.

He married, 2dly, Charlotte, daughter of John Venden-Benpeden of Weſtminſter, Eſq; by whom he had two ſons.

1. Lord George, now marquis of Annan⯑dale.

2. Lord John, who was elected member of parliament for the burghs of Dumfries, &c. anno 1721, and died unmarried anno 1742.

The marquis died the 14th January 1721, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XVIII. JAMES, ſecond marquis of An⯑nandale; a man of fine parts, and exquiſite taſte in the arts and ſciences.

He died at Naples unmarried, anno 1730, and was ſucceeded by his brother,

XVIII. GEORGE, third marquis of An⯑nandale.

ARBUTHNOT Viſcount ARBUTHNOT.

ALL our antiquaries agree, that this is a local ſirname, and was aſſumed by the proprietors of the lands and barony of Arbuthnot in the Mearns, when ſirnames be⯑gan to be uſed in Scotland.

The firſt we find upon record, is,

1. HUGO, promiſcuouſly deſigned de Ar⯑buthnot and Aberbothenoth,Sir George Mackenzie's baronage of Scotl. M. S. in the law⯑yers library, Edinburgh. who, according to a learned author, got poſſeſſion of the lands of Arbuthnot, by marrying the daughter of Osbertus Oliphard, ſheriff of Mearns, in the reign of king Malcolm IV. about the year 1160, from whence he aſſumed his ſirname.

Ricardus de Aberbothenoth,Chartul. of Arbroath. Ib. clericus regis, flouriſhed in the reign of king William the lion; but we cannot connect him with this family.

The ſaid Hugo had a long conteſt with the biſhop of St. Andrews, about the property of the Kirktown of Arbuthnot, which was not determined in his time.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

II. DUNCANUS de ABERBOTHENOTH,Original de⯑creet penes vicecomitem de Arbuthnot, inſert in Nis⯑bet's appen⯑dix, page 87. who continued his father's conteſt with the biſhop of St. Andrews about the property of the Kirktown of Arbuthnot, which was at laſt determined againſt him by an aſſembly of ec⯑cleſiaſtics held at Perth, anno 1206.

He left iſſue two ſons,

1. Hugo, his heir.

2. Alwinus de Arbuthnot, Chartul. of St. Andrews, penes Wal⯑terum Mac⯑farlane de e⯑odem. who is witneſs to a donation to the priory of St. Andrews, in the reign of king Alexander II.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

III. HUGO, third baron of Aberbothenoth, who is a witneſs in a charter to the mona⯑ſtery of Arbroath, together with his father,Chartul. of Arbroath. therein deſigned dominus Duncanus de Aber⯑bothenoth, whereby Robertus filius Warnebal⯑di, et Reſcinda ſponſa ſua, gave to the mona⯑ſtery of Arbroath, ‘"totum feodum noſtrum in parochia de Fordun, &c."’

He left iſſue a ſon and ſucceſſor,

IV. HUGO de ABERBOTHENOTH, who, on account of the flaxen colour of his hair, was deſigned Hugo le Blond, dominus de A⯑berbothenoth.

He was a liberal benefactor to the clergy;Larger Char⯑tulary of Ar⯑broath in the lawyers lib⯑rary, Edin. witneſs his donations to the monks of Aber⯑brothock anno 1282. The original of one of theſe donations, ſtill in the family, has this Hugo's ſeal appended to it. The impreſſion is a creſcent and a ſtar, which, with very little variation, is at this day the arms of the family.

He died about the end of the thirteenth century, and was buried amongſt his anceſtors at the church of Arbuthnot, where there is a ſtatue of him in ſtone at full length, ſtill to be ſeen.

He married a daughter of the antient and honourable family of the Morvilles, by whom he had a ſon,Orig. et in⯑crement. fa⯑miliae Ar⯑buthnoticae penes vice⯑comitem de Arbuthnot.

V. DUNCANUS, fifth baron of Aberbothe⯑noth, who ſucceeded him, and died at his [30] manſion-houſe of Arbuthnot in December 1314.Orig. et in⯑erement. fa⯑miliae Ar⯑buthnoticae.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon, another

VI. DUNCANUS, ſixth baron of Aberbo⯑thenoth,Ibidem. who ſurvived his father but a ſhort time, and left iſſue a ſon and ſucceſſor,

VII. HUGO de ABERBUTHNOT, who lived in the beginning of the reign of king David II.Ibidem. and left a ſon and ſucceſſor,

VIII. PHILIPPUS, eighth baron of Ar⯑buthnot, and the firſt we find deſigned domi⯑nus ejuſdem.

He, like many of his anceſtors, was a li⯑beral benefactor to the church and clergy; witneſs his large donations fratribus Carmel⯑burgi de Aberdeen, &c. The original char⯑ter, which is ſtill extant,Chart. in ar⯑chivis regis Dav. is dated in April 1355, and is afterwards confirmed by king David II. anno 1366.

He married, firſt,—Keith, daughter of ſir William Keith great mariſhal of Scotland, but by her he had no male iſſue.

He married, 2dly, Margaret, daughter of ſir James Douglas of Dalkeith,Chart. penes comitem de Morton. anceſtor of the earl of Morton, by Agnes Dunbar, daugh⯑ter of the earl of March; by whom he had a ſon,

Hugh, his heir,—and a daughter,

Margaret, married to William lord Moni⯑penny.

IX. HUGH ARBUTHNOT, dominus e⯑juſdem, ſucceeded. It ſeems this Hugh, with ſeveral other gentlemen in the ſhire of Mearns, upon great provocation, had been ac⯑ceſſary to the killing of John Melvil of Glen⯑bervie;Sir George Mackenzie's baronage, &c. and, claiming the privileges of the clan Macduff, was aſſoilzied from the ſaid ſlaughter, as being within the ninth degree of kindred to Macduff earl of Fife.

He married Margaret,Orig. et in⯑crement. fa⯑miliae Arbuth⯑noticae. daughter of ſir Ro⯑bert Keith, anceſtor to the earl mariſhal, by whom he had

Robert, his heir,—and a daughter,

Margaret, married to Andrew Menzies, pro⯑voſt of Aberdeen, anceſtor of the family of Pitſoddils.

He lived to a very great age, and dying anno 1446, was ſucceeded by his ſon,

X. ROBERT ARBUTHNOT, dominus ejuſ⯑dem, who married Giles, daughter of ſir Wal⯑ter Ogilvie of Lentrethan, lord high treaſurer of Scotland,Chart. in pub. archiv. anceſtor of the earl of Airly, by whom he had ſix ſons and one daughter.

1. David, his heir.

2. Hugh Arbuthnot of Balmaquin and Bryck⯑lie, which eſtate he got by marrying Janet Bal⯑maquin,Ibid. Orig. et increment. familiae Ar⯑buthnoticae. heireſs thereof.

3. Robert Arbuthnot of Banff.

4. Alexander, who died without iſſue.

5. James. Ibidem.

6. William.

His daughter Catharine was married to ſir John Allardice of that ilk.Chart. penes vicecom. de Arbuthnot.

This Robert died anno 1450, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XI. DAVID ARBUTHNOT, dominus ejuſdem, who made a great figure in the reign of king James II. and bore a conſiderable ſhare in all the tranſactions of his time.

He was one of the free barons,Large Chart. of Arbroath. page 74. upon an inqueſt, for ſettling the marches of ſome lands with the abbot and convent of Arbroath, anno 1460.

He married—Durham,Chart. pe⯑nes vicecom. de Arbuth⯑not. daughter of —Durham of Grange, an antient family in the county of Angus, by whom he had two ſons and three daughters.

1. Robert, his heir.

2. Hugh Arbuthnot, doctor of medicine, who, being a perſon of great skill and know⯑ledge in his profeſſion,Ibidem. was invited over to France, where he ſettled, married, and had iſſue.

1. Daughter Elizabeth, Ibidem. was married to —Barclay of Gartly, an antient family in Aberdeenſhire.

2 Giles, married to—Fraſer of Dores.

3. Catharine, married to Alexander Gra⯑ham tutor of Morphy.

He died anno 1470, and was ſucceeded by his ſon,

XII. Sir ROBERT ARBUTHNOT, miles, dominus ejuſdem, who, being a perſon of great loyalty and integrity, was in high favour with their majeſties king James III. and IV. as appears from the great number of letters he had from both theſe monarchs,Nisbet's ap⯑pend. p. 89. all written with their own hands, and which are ſtill preſerv⯑ed amongſt the archives of the family; copies whereof may be ſeen at large in Nisbet's ap⯑pendix, to which we refer our readers, who wiſh to ſee a fuller account of this family.

He was likewiſe a man of great prudence, oeconomy and frugality, and made ſeveral con⯑ſiderable new purchaſes, which he added to his paternal inheritance, and for all which he got charters under the great ſeal,Chart. in pub. archiv. in 1487, 1488, 1493, 1494, &c. and recovered the barony of Fiddes, which had been out of the family above two hundred years.

He ſat in the parliament held by king James III.Records of parliament in the lawyers library. at Edinburgh, the 29th of January 1487, and is then deſigned dominus R [...]bertus Arbuth⯑not de codem, &c.

[31] He was one of the gentlemen upon the in⯑queſt, in the ſervice of James Wiſhart of Pit⯑tarrow, anno 1491, and is witneſs to the earl mariſhal's charter to his ſecond ſon,Haddington's collections. of the lands of Troup, anno 1493.

He made ſeveral donations to the religious, and founded and endowed a chaplainry at the church of Arbuthnot,Ibid. and Nisbet, p. 90. pro ſalute animae ſuae, et Mariotae Scrimgeour ſponſae ſuae, &c. &c. dat⯑ed in 1505, and confirmed by king James IV. the ſame year.

He married, 1ſt, a daughter of ſir James Wiſhart of Pittarrow, an antient family in the Mearns, by whom he had one only ſon,

Ambroſe, who died in the flower of his age.

He married, 2dly, Mariota, daughter of ſir James Scrimgeour of Dudhope, anceſtor of the earl of Dundee,Ibidem. by whom he had four ſons and ſix daughters.

1. James, his heir.

2. Mr. Robert Arbuthnot.

3. George Arbuthnot, who died in France without iſſue.

4. Andrew Arbuthnot of Futhes,Chart. in pub. archiv. ad ann. 1553 et 1555. who got ſeveral charters of lands under the great ſeal, and married Elizabeth, daughter of Alexan⯑der Strachan of Thorntoun, by whom he had, 1ſt, Robert his ſucceſſor; 2d, Mr. Alexan⯑der Arbuthnot, principal of the king's college at Aberdeen, who was an ornament to his country, for his great learning and knowledge in all the liberal arts and ſciences.

1. Daughter, Elizabeth, married to Tho⯑mas Fotheringhame of Pourie.

2. Catharine, married, 1ſt, to—Au⯑chinleck of that ilk; 2dly, to Gilbert Tur⯑ring of Foveran.

3. Chriſtian, married to Alexander Fraſer of Dores.

4. Giles, married to Graham of Morphie.

5. Janet, married to Alexander Falconer of Halkerton, anceſtor of lord Halkerton.

6. Mariota, married to James Biſſet of Eaſter Kinneff.

He died in the year 1506, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XIII. JAMES ARBUTHNOT, dominus e⯑juſdem. He got a charter from king James IV. dated in 1506,Ibidem. de baronia, caſtro, et fortalitio de Arbuthnot, &c.

He alſo got charters of ſeveral other lands and got them all erected into one free baro⯑ny, anno 1511.Ibidem.

He married lady Jean Stuart, daughter of John earl of Athole,Stuart's hiſt. of the royal family, page 172. by whom he had two ſons and one daughter.

1. Robert, his heir.

2. David, who, having devoted himſelf to the ſervice of the church, was made par⯑ſon of Menmure, but was killed at the battle of Pinkie, anno 1547.

His daughter, Iſabel, was married, 1ſt, to —Ouchterlonie of Kelly;Chart. penes comitem de Panmure. and, 2dly, to Robert Maule of Panmure, anceſtor to the earls of that family.

He died in the flower of his age, anno 1521, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XIV. ROBERT ARBUTHNOT, dominus ejuſ⯑dem, a man of great worth and merit, and of high character in the reigns of king James V. and queen Mary.Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1550 & [...] 1570. He had a very conſiderable e⯑ſtate, which appears by his charters, under the great ſeal, of ſeveral lands and baronies too numerous to be here inſerted.

He married, 1ſt, a daughter of—Ers⯑kine of Dun, an antient family in the ſhire of Forfar, by whom he had no ſurviving iſſue. He married, 2dly, lady Chriſtian Keith, daugh⯑ter of Robert lord Keith,Ibidem. eldeſt ſon and heir to William earl mariſhal, by whom he had four ſons and four daughters.

1. Andrew, his heir.

2. John Arbuthnot of Mandynes.

3. Alexander Arbuthnot of Pitcarles.

4. Robert, who dedicated himſelf to the ſervice of the church, was parſon of Arbuth⯑not, and a man of great piety and learning.

1. Daughter, was married to—Cleph⯑an of Carſlogie.

2.—, married to—Straiton of Laurieſton.

3.—, married to—Seymour of Balyordie.

4.—, married to—Strachan of Brighton.

Robert of that ilk married,Ibidem. 3dly, Helen, daughter of—Clephan of Carſlogie, an antient family in the ſhire of Fife, by whom he had three ſons and four daughters.

1. David Arbuthnot of Findowrie.

2. James Arbuthnot of Blackſtoun.

3. Hugh Arbuthnot of Auchterforfar.

1. Daughter,—, was married to— Mortimer of Craigievar, in Aberdeenſhire.

2.—, married to—Ogilvie of Bal⯑four, in the county of Forfar.

3.—, married to—Lindſay of Barnyards.

4.—, married to—Ogilvy of Balnaboth.

He died in October 1579, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XV. ANDREW ARBUTHNOT, dominus ejuſdem, who was a man of great prudence and induſtry, and made ſeveral new acquiſi⯑tions to his eſtate,Ibidem. even in his father's life⯑time, viz. the baronies of Arrat, Pitforthy, [32] &c. &c. for all which he got charters under the great ſeal, anno 1553, &c. &c.

He married Elizabeth, daughter of ſir A⯑lexander Carnegie of Kinnaird,Chart. in pub. archiv. anceſtor of the earl of Southesk, by whom he had three ſons and a daughter.

1. Sir Robert, his heir.

2. James Arbuthnot of Arrat, who mar⯑ried a daughter of—Livingſtone of Du⯑nipace, by whom he had two ſons, viz. ſir Robert Arbuthnot of Arrat, who ſucceeded to the eſtate of Arbuthnot upon his uncle's deceaſe, and James, tutor of Arbuthnot.

3. Patrick Arbuthnot of Chappletoun.

His daughter, Elizabeth, was married to —Fraſer of Dores.

He died in an advanced age, anno 1606, and was ſucceeded by his ſon,

XVI. Sir ROBERT ARBUTHNOT of that ilk, who was a man of great parts, both na⯑tural and acquired; and that his royal maſter had a juſt notion of his integrity and abilities,The original, penes vice⯑com. de Ar⯑buthnot, Co⯑pie 112. and Nisbet's ap⯑pendix, p. 92. appears from his majeſty's letter to him, (ſtill extant) in relation to the compoſing of differences at a general convention, which the king had appointed to meet at Lithgow in July 1608.

He married lady Mary Keith, daughter of William lord Keith,Chart. in pub. archiv. ſon and heir apparent of William earl mariſhal, by Elizabeth his wife, daughter of George earl of Errol, but dying without iſſue anno 1615, the eſtate of Ar⯑buthnot develved upon his nephew,

XVII. Sir ROBERT ARBUTHNOT of that ilk, who was eldeſt ſon of his brother James Arbuthnot of Arrat, as before noticed. He, having got a liberal education both at home and abroad, by the care of his uncle, return⯑ed from his travels with the character of a polite and accompliſhed gentleman, and made a very conſiderable figure in ſeveral parlia⯑ments of king James VI. and king Charles I.

He married, 1ſt, lady Margaret Keith, daughter of George earl mariſhal,Ibidem. but ſhe dy⯑ing ſoon thereafter, by her he had no iſſue.

He married, 2dly, a daughter of Simon lord Lovat, by Jean his wife, daughter of James lord Down, by whom he had four ſons and three daughters.

1. Sir Robert, afterwards viſcount of Ar⯑buthnot.

2. Andrew Arbuthnot of Fiddes.

3. Alexander, a young gentleman of great courage and loyalty, who was killed at the battle of Dumbar, anno 1650.

4. Simon Arbuthnot of Catterlin.

1. Daughter, Jean, married to ſir Alex⯑ander Burnet of Leyes.

2. Margaret, married to ſir Alexander Carnegie of Pittarrow.

3. Janet, married to William Keith of Hallgreen.

He died in 1633, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XVIII. Sir ROBERT ARBUTHNOT miles, dominus ejuſdem. Ibidem. He always adhered firmly to the intereſt of his majeſty king Charles I. who, for his faithful ſervices, firſt conferred the honour of knighthood upon him, and then raiſed him to the dignity of the peerage, by the titles of viſcount of Arbuthnot,Regiſter of patents in the Chancery. and lord Innerbervie, by letters patent to his heirs⯑male, dated 16th November 1641.

He married, 1ſt, lady Marjory Carnegie, daughter of David earl of Southesk, by whom he had a ſon,

Robert, his heir,—and a daughter,

Margaret, married to ſir John Forbes of Monimusk in Aberdeenſhire.

He married, 2dly, Catharine, daughter of Hugh lord Lovat, by whom he had another ſon, and a daughter.

His ſon, Alexander Arbuthnot of Knox, mar⯑ried Jean, daughter of Patrick Scot of Roſſie, Eſq, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

Alexander Arbuthnot of Knox, one of the commiſſioners of exciſe in the reign of king George II. who married Janet, daughter of John Ronald of Larnie, Eſq; by whom he had two ſons,

1. Robert, married to Elizabeth, daughter of John Riddle of Grange, Eſq; by whom he hath three ſons, Alexander, John, and Robert.

2. Archibald, married to Margaret Lees, by whom he hath two ſons, Romeo and Ar⯑chibald.

The viſcount's daughter, Anne, married William Forbes of Ludquhairn, in Aber⯑deenſhire.

He died in the year 1659, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XIX. ROBERT, ſecond viſcount of Ar⯑buthnot, who married, 1ſt, lady Elizabeth Keith, daughter of William earl mariſhal, by lady Elizabeth Seton his wife, daughter of George earl of Winton, by whom he had a ſon,

Robert, his heir,—and a daughter,

Margaret, married to ſir Thomas Burnet of Leyes.

He married, 2dly, Catharine, daughter of Robert Gordon of Pitlurg and Straloch, by whom he had three ſons and three daughters:

1. Mr. John Arbuthnot of Fordun, anceſtor of the preſent viſcount of Arbuthnot, of whom afterwards,

[33] 2. Mr. Alexander, who changed his ſir⯑name to Maitland, on account of his mar⯑riage with Jean, eldeſt daughter and ſole heir⯑eſs of ſir Charles Maitland of Pitrichie, and was one of the barons of his majeſty's ex⯑chequer in Scotland.

3. Mr. Thomas.

1. Daughter, Catharine, married, 1ſt, to Mr. Robert Gordon of Clunie, and, 2dly, to David Riccart of Riccartoun.

2. Anne, married to Mr. John Horn of Weſterhall, advocate.

3. Helen, married, 1ſt, to John Macfar⯑lane of that ilk; and, 2dly, to Mr. John Spotſwood of that ilk, advocate.

All of them had iſſue.

He died in 1684, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XX. ROBERT, third viſcount of Arbuth⯑not, who married lady Anne Sutherland, daughter of George earl of Sutherland, by lady Jean Wemyſs, daughter of David earl of Wemyſs, by whom he had two ſons and four daughters.

1. Robert, his heir.

2. John, viſcount of Arbuthnot, who ſuc⯑ceeded his brother.

1. Daughter, Jean, married to captain Crawfurd of Camlurg.

2. Anne.

3. Mary.

4. Margaret. which three laſt died without iſſue.

And dying in 1692, was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XXI. ROBERT, fourth viſcount of Ar⯑buthnot, a man of great parts and expectati⯑on, but died unmarried anno 1710, and was ſucceeded by his brother,

XXI. JOHN, fifth viſcount of Arbuthnot, a man of great honour and probity, who mar⯑ried Jean, daughter of William Moriſon of Preſtongrange; and dying without iſſue in 1756, his eſtate and honours devolved upon his couſin John Arbuthnot, ſon and heir of Mr. John Arbuthnot of Fordun, to whom we now return.

XX. Mr. JOHN ARBUTHNOT of For⯑dun, firſt ſon of the ſecond marriage of Ro⯑bert ſecond viſcount of Arbuthnot, by Catha⯑rine, daughter of Robert Gordon of Pitlurg, married Margaret Falconer, daughter of ſir James Falconer of Pheſdo, one of the ſena⯑tors of the college of juſtice, by whom he had a numerous iſſue, of whom two ſons and five daughters are ſtill alive.

1. James, a banker in Edinburgh, who died unmarried.

2. John, who ſucceeded to the eſtate and honours of Arbuthnot, upon the death of the fifth viſcount; as before obſerved.

3. Doctor Thomas Arbuthnot of Ballgleſſie, phyſician in Montroſe, who married a daugh⯑ter of—Forbes of Thornton, in the coun⯑ty of Kincardine, and hath iſſue.

1. Daughter, Margaret.

2. Mary, married to John Douglas of Tul⯑liwhillie, and hath iſſue.

3. Jean.

4. Ann.

5. Catharine, married to James More of Invernettie.

XXI. JOHN, ſixth viſcount of Arbuthnot, married, 1ſt, May Douglas, daughter and co-heireſs of—Douglas of Bridgeford, by whom he hath no ſurviving iſſue.

He married, 2dly, Jean, daughter of A⯑lexander Arbuthnot of Findourie, deſcended of David Arbuthnot, eldeſt ſon of the ſecond marriage of Robert Arbuthnot of that ilk, (No. XIV. of this account), by whom he hath iſſue three ſons and two daughters.

1. Robert, maſter of Arbuthnot.

2. John.

3. Hugh.

1. Daughter, Charlot.

2. Margaret.

CAMPBELL Duke of ARGYLE.

THAT the noble and illuſtrious name of CAMPBELL is of very great antiquity in Scotland, is acknowledged by all our hiſto⯑rians.

Cambden derives their origin from the antient kings of Argyle,Cambd. folio edit. p. 706. about the ſixth cen⯑tury.

Mr. Martin of Clermont, a learned and judicious antiquary,Martin's ge⯑nealogical collections, vol. I. p. 53. and vol. II. p. 59. ſays, ‘"It is the opini⯑on of ſome, that they came originally from France, and aſſumed their ſirname about the reign of king Malcolm Canmore."’

In the traditional accounts of our bards and ſenachies, it is ſaid, that their predeceſ⯑ſors were in poſſeſſion of the lands of Lochow, in Argyleſhire, before the reſtoration of our monarchy by king Fergus II. anno 404;Mr. Duncan⯑ſon's hiſt. of the family M. S. penes ducem de Ar⯑gyle. Craw⯑furd's Peer⯑age, &c. and that the firſt appellation they uſed, was O-Dubhin, which, according to an early cuſtom, they aſſumed from Diarmed O-Dubhin, one of their anceſtors, who was a brave and war⯑like man; and from him, in the Galic lan⯑guage, they are called Siol Diarmed; that is, the poſterity and offspring of Diarmed.

The bards have recorded a long ſeries of the barons of Lochow, deſcended of the fore⯑ſaid Diarmed O-Dubhin, who were renown⯑ed both for courage and conduct: amongſt whom was Paul O-Dubhin, lord of Lochow, who was denominated Paul Inſpuran, from his being the king's treaſurer. But he hav⯑ing no male iſſue, his eſtate went to his daugh⯑ter Eva, who being married to Gilleſpick O-Dubhin, a relation of her own, he got their name changed to Campbell, to perpetuate the memory of a noble and heroic action perform⯑med by him for the crown of France,Ibidem. in the reign of king Malcolm Canmore.

From this Gilleſpick, therefore, we ſhall deduce the deſcent of the illuſtrious family of Argyle.

I. GILLESPICK O-DUBHIN, or CAMP⯑BELL, lord of Lochow, according to the M. S. hiſtory of the family, lived in the reign of king David I. and married Eva, only daugh⯑ter and heireſs of Paul O-Dubhin before no⯑ticed, by whom he had a ſon,Ibidem.

II. DUNCAN CAMPBELL of Lochow, who ſucceeded him, ſlouriſhed in the reign of king Malcolm IV. and left iſſue a ſon and ſucceſ⯑ſor,

III. COLIN CAMPBELL of Lochow, who lived in the reign of king William the Lion, but of whom we have nothing memorable.

He left iſſue a ſon,

IV. GILLESPICK, or, ARCHIBALD CAMP⯑BELL of Lochow, who ſucceeded him, and flouriſhed in the end of the reign of king Wil⯑liam,Regiam Ma⯑jeſtatem, cap. 17. and beginning of king Alexander II. and is particularly mentioned in the ſtatutes of that laſt prince, anno 1214, 1215, &c.

He married Finetta,M. S. hiſt. of the family of Lovat, penes magiſtrum Gulielmum Fraſer ſcri⯑bam Edin. daughter of John Frazer, lord of Tweddale, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

V. DUNCAN CAMPBELL of Lochow, who, in the reign of king Alexander II. married a daughter of the family of Cummyn,Martin's ge⯑nealogical collections. by whom he had iſſue two ſons,

1. Sir Gilleſpick.

2. John, Douglas. Walker's chron. Dr. Mackenzie's lives of the Scotch writ⯑ers, p. 387, &c. a man of great learning and knowledge, and a famous author, who flou⯑riſhed betwixt 1250 and 1286, and was an ornament to his country for learning, &c.

Duncan was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VI. Sir GILLESPICK, or, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, knight, and lord of Lochow, who made a conſiderable figure in the end of the reign of king Alexander II. and beginning of the reign of king Alexander III.

In the charter of erection of the burgh of Newburgh,Chartul. of Lindores, pe⯑nes Walterum Mac [...]arlane, de eodem, p. 205. this Gilleſpick Campbell, toge⯑ther with William earl of Mar, John de Lind⯑ſay, John de Haya, William Biſſet, &c. are witneſſes at Strivling, 4th March 1266.

He married a daughter of William de So⯑merville, baron of Carnwath, by whom he had iſſue a ſon,

VII. Sir COLIN MORE CAMPBELL, do⯑minus de Lochow, who ſucceeded him, and was a renowned and warlike chieftain. He had the honour of knighthood conferred up⯑on him by king Alexander III. anno 1280; and from him the chief or head of the family of Argyle is called Macallan-More in the highlands to this day.

In a charter by Malcolm earl of Lennox,Chartul. of Levenax, pe⯑nes eundem, p. 34. Johanni de Luſs, the witneſſes are, dominus Jacobus Seneſcallus Scotiae, dominus Reginaldus de Crawfurd, dominus Colinus Campbell, &c. circiter annum 1281.

He was one of the great barons of Scot⯑land that were ſummoned to Berwick on the part of king Robert Bruce,Rymer, tom. II. p. 553. in the competiti⯑on for the crown betwixt him and Baliol, anno 1292.

[35] It muſt here be obſerved, that the Camp⯑bells, by this time, were become ſo numerous in Scotland, that it is not eaſy to diſtinguiſh them, except when they are locally deſigned, there being many of that ſirname in Prynne's collections,Prynne's col⯑lections, and remarks upon Ragman's roll, p. 26, 31, 32, 36, and 45. (men of rank) ſwearing allegi⯑ance to king Edward I. of England, betwixt the years 1291 and 1297, viz. Nicol; or Neil Campbell, Colin de Campbell; Duncan Campbell del Iſles, Thomas Campbell▪ Dou⯑gal Campbell, Arthur Campbell, another Dun⯑can Campbell, ſir Dovenald Campbell, &c.

This ſir Colin acquired from ſir William Lindſay the lands of Symington in Ayrſhire,Chartul. of Newbottle, penes Walte⯑rum Macfar⯑lane de eod. p. 12 & 13. and made a donation of the ſuperiority there⯑of to the monks of Newbottle, by a charter, wherein he is deſigned dominus Colinus Camp⯑bell, miles, filius quondam domini Gilleſpick Campbell, &c. anno 1293.

He was ſlain ſoon thereafter, at a place called the String of Cowal, in a conflict be⯑twixt him and the lord of Lorn, leaving iſ⯑ſue,M. S. hiſt. of the family. by—Sinclair his ſpouſe, three ſons.

1. Sir Neil, his heir.

2. Sir Dovenald Campbell of Reidhouſe or Reidcaſtle, anceſtor of the family of Lou⯑doun. Vide title Earl of Loudoun.

3. John Campbell, Rymer tom. II. p. 725, ad ann. 1296. who was bred to the church.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VIII. Sir NEIL CAMPBELL baron of Lochow, who, in his father's lifetime, made a donation to the monaſtery of Cambuskenneth,Chartul. of Cambusken⯑neth, penes Macfarlane, p. 65. No. 50. of part of the lands of Menſtrie, and is then deſigned Nigellus Campbell filius Colini, &c. anno 1282.

He was a man of ſingular merit, and a true patriot; and tho he ſubmitted to Baliol's government for ſome time, yet no ſooner did the heroic king Robert Bruce begin to aſſert his title to the crown;Abercrombie vol. I. p. 571. than he joined him moſt heartily and ſincerely, and never after⯑wards deſerted his intereſt, but did him ma⯑ny great and ſignal ſervices when he was in the utmoſt diſtreſs, and aſſiſted at his corona⯑tion at Scoon, anno 1306.

He afterwards commanded a party of loyal⯑iſts againſt the lord Lorn,Barber's life of K. Robert. a declared enemy of king Robert and his country, and reduced Argyleſhire and Lorn to the king's obedience.

He entered into a memorable aſſociation with ſir Gilbert Hay, ſir Alexander Seton, and other loyaliſts,The original writ is among the archives of the family of Marr. wherein they bound them⯑ſelves till death, to defend the liberties of their country, and king Robert Bruce's right to the crown againſt all enemies, French, Engliſh, and Scots; to which they all put their hands and ſeals, at Cambuskenneth, the 9th day of September 1308.

After the king was well ſettle on his throne, ſir Neil, being no leſs an able ſtates⯑man than a brave ſoldier, was employed in ſeveral important negotiations to the king of England; particularly he, with ſir John Men⯑teith,Rymer, tom. III. p. 163. were appointed plenipotentiaries for Scotland, and Richard de Burgh, earl of Ul⯑ſter, &c. for England, anno 1309.

And after the battle of Bannockburn, he, with ſir Roger Kilpatrick, Robert Keith, and Gilbert Hay,Ibid. p. 495. were ſent commiſſioners, to treat of a laſting peace with king Edward in perſon, then at Durham, anno 1314, tho' at that time it took no effect.

He was likewiſe one of the great barons at the parliament of Ayr,Anderſon's Independ. where the ſucceſſion to the crown was ſettled upon the heirs of king Robert Bruce, anno 1315.

King Robert, on account of his loyalty, great and faithful ſervices, made him a grant of ſeveral lands then in the crown;Chart. penes ducem de Ar⯑gyle. all which are contained in a charter under the great ſeal, the ninth year of king Robert's reign, anno 1315.

And, as a teſtimony of his great eſteem and regard for ſir Neil, he beſtowed upon him in marriage his ſiſter,Ibidem. lady Mary Bruce, by whom he had two ſons.

1. Sir Colin.

2. John, a man of ſingular worth and me⯑rit, and in high favour with his uncle king Robert Bruce, who dignified him with the title of earl of Athole,Nisbet's Ap⯑pend. p. 178. & Chart. in pub archiv. (then in the crown by the forfeiture of David de Strabogie) to him, and the heirs of his body; but he dying with⯑out iſſue, the honours returned to the crown,Ibidem. and were afterwards beſtowed upon William Douglas, lord of Liddiſdale.

Sir Neil dying in the end of the year 1315, or the beginning of 1316, was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

IX. Sir COLIN CAMPBELL of Lochow, who alſo was a great loyaliſt, and always ad⯑hered to the intereſt of king Robert Bruce, and his ſon king David.

He went in the expedition to Ireland, in favours of king Edward Bruce, where his behaviour, for courage and conduct, was ſo remarkable, that king Robert, upon his re⯑turn, rewarded him with a grant of divers lands,Chart. penes ducem de Ar⯑gyle; &Lives of the officers of ſtate, p. 41. by a charter under the great ſeal, e⯑recting all his lands in Argyleſhire into one free barony; in which he is deſigned Colinus filius Nigelli; &c.

In the minority of king David Bruce, he raiſed four hundred men, upon his own charg⯑es, for his majeſty's ſervice, and therewith retook the caſtle of Dunoon, then in poſſeſ⯑ſion of the Engliſh, for which the king re⯑warded [36] him with the heretable government thereof,Chart. penes ducem de Ar⯑gyle. and a yearly penſion.

He married a daughter of the family of Lennox, by whom he had three ſons and one daughter.

1. Sir Archibald.

2. John, anceſtor of the Campbells of Barbreck, of whom Succoch, &c. are de⯑ſcended.

3. Sir Dougal Campbell, who, having join⯑ed king John Baliol, his eſtate was forfeited to the crown, and was afterwards beſtowed upon his brother ſir Archibald.

His daughter Alicia was married to Allan Lauder of Hatton.

He died anno 1340, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

X. Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, baron of Lochow,Reg. Majeſt. Statutes of K. Dav. II. Cap. 52, &c. who adhered always to the in⯑tereſt of king David Bruce, with whom he was in high favour, and is often mentioned in the public acts of his reign.

He obtained from that prince grants and charters of a great many lands, which the fa⯑mily ſtill poſſeſs, viz.

Charter of confirmation from king David,Chart. penes ducem de Ar⯑gyle; & book of charters pe⯑nes Macfar⯑lane, p. 153. dilecto et ſpeciali conſanguineo ſuo Giliaſpock Campbell, filio quondam Colini Campbell mi⯑litis,— terram noſtram de Kilmun, &c.

Alſo a charter, dilecto et fideli ſuo domino Gileſpyk Campbell, domino de Lochow, integrum dominium totius baroniae de Molepath, Ibidem. &c. cum pertinen. dated at Aberdeen, 2d May 1342.

He had likewiſe a grant of his brother ſir Dougal's eſtate,Crawfurd's Peerage. which was forfeited to the crown for his adhering to Baliol, as before noticed.

He obtained a grant from John Menteith, dominus de Knapdale et de Arran, Ibid. Chart. penes ducem de Argyle, & Lives of the officers of ſtate. of a great many lands,—dilecto et fideli conſanguineo ſuo Giliaſpock Campbell, domino de Lochow, dated in vigilia ſancti Andreae apoſtoli, 1352.

He likewiſe obtained from king Robert II. to him, and his ſon Colin, and his heirs⯑male, with conſent of John earl of Carrick, the king's eldeſt ſon, officium locumtenentis et commiſſionem ſpecialem intra Carndrone, uſque ad Polgillip, Chart. in pub. archiv. confirmed by K. James III. to Colin earl of Argyle. et Polmefreth, et Lochlonge, in⯑fra vicecomitatum noſtrum de Ergyle, et dimi⯑diam partem wardarum, relieviorum, maritagi⯑orum, eſchetarum ſuarum, amerciamentorum, e [...]i aliorum lucrorum quorumeunque, et emolumento⯑rum infra dictas bondas contingen. &c. Lives of the officers of ſtate.

He married, 1ſt, Mary, a daughter of the family of Menteith:Crawfurd's peerage, p. 16. and Colvil's hiſt. of the family of Ar⯑gyle. 2dly, a daughter of ſir John Lawmont.

He leſt iſſue a ſon and ſucceſſor,

XI. Sir COLIN CAMPBELL, who in ſe⯑veral authentic writs is deſigned dominus de Lochow, Lives of the officers of ſtate, p. 42. and being a man of great courage and reſolution, was employed by king Robert II. in reſtraining the incurſions of the high⯑landers, who then greatly infeſted the weſt⯑ern parts of the kingdom, and reducing them to his majeſty's obedience,Ibid. & char⯑ta penes du⯑cem de Ar⯑gyle. had thereupon a grant from the king of ſundry lands, which are ſtill in the family's poſſeſſion, and are ful⯑ly narrated in the lives of the officers of ſtate.

He married Margaret,Martin's ge⯑nealogical collections. daughter of ſir John Drummond of Stobhall, and ſiſter of queen Annabel Drummond, by whom he had three ſons and one daughter.

1. Sir Duncan.

2, Colin, Ibid. and Crawfurd's peerage. who was anceſtor of the Camp⯑bells of Ardkinglaſs, of whom are deſcended the Campbells of Ardintenie, Dunoon, Car⯑rick, Skipniſh, Blyſwood, Rochane, Auche⯑willen, Dergachie, &c.

3. Donald, Chart. in pub. archiv. who, in a charter under the great ſeal, is deſigned frater Duncani Campbell, domini de Lochow, 4th Auguſt 1442.

His daughter Chriſtian was married to Dun⯑can Macfarlane of Arrochar.Nisbet's ap⯑pendix, p. 63.

Sir Colin had alſo two natural ſons, Du⯑gal and Duncan,Crawfurd's peerage. of whom the Campbells of Dunſtaffnage, Enderline, Balvie, Duntroon, and others, are deſcended.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XII. Sir DUNCAN CAMPBELL, baron of Lochow, who was a man of great parts and abilities, and arrived to high advancements both in honour and eſtate.

He was the firſt of the family who was deſigned by the title of Argyle, and having great intereſt with Murdoch duke of Albany, was very inſtrumental with that prince in bringing about the releaſe and reſtoration of king James I.

He got a charter from king Robert III.Chart. in pub. archiv. of the lands and barony of Menſtrie, anno 1393.

He was one of the hoſtages ſent to Eng⯑land for his majeſty's ranſom, anno 1424; and it is obſervable,Rymer, tom. X. p. 308 & 327. that his eſtate and lord Dalkeith's were computed at 1500 merks ſterling per annum, and none of the other ho⯑ſtages had above 1200.

And being highly eſteemed by king James I.Charta penes ducem de Ar⯑gyle. he appointed him one of his privy council, his juſticiar, and lord lieutenant of the ſhire of Argyle, &c.

He was in no leſs favour with king James II. who not only confirmed all thoſe offices to him,Ibid. & crea⯑tions of the nobility. but raiſed him to the dignity of a lord of parliament, by the title of lord Camp⯑bell, anno 1445.

He obtained a charter from that prince, Duncano domino Campbell, pro ſuis gratuitis [37] ſervitiis quondam genitori noſtro bonae memo⯑riae, et ſpecialiter apud caſtrum de Roxburgh, Chart. penes ducem de Ar⯑gyle. & chart. inpub. archiv. tempore obſidionis ejuſdem, per eundem gratiſſi⯑me impenſis, et pro ſuis ſervitiis nobis etiam impenſis et impendend. &c. of a vaſt number of lands (in dominio noſtro de Cowal) in the ſhire of Argyle, all erected and united into one free and entire barony, baroniam de Car⯑loch, Rowel, perpetuis futuris temporibus nun⯑cupand. dated 19th June 1453.

He was a great benefactor to the religious;Ib. & Craw⯑furd's Peer⯑age. witneſs his donations to the monks of the ab⯑bacy of Sandale, in Kintyre, and his found⯑ing and endowing the collegiate church of Kilmun, &c.

He married, 1ſt,Hiſt. of the royal family, p. 115. lady Margaret Stewart, daughter of Robert duke of Albany, gover⯑nor of Scotland, by whom he had three ſons.

1. Celeſtine, who died young.

2. Archibald, who carried on the line of the family.

3. Sir Colin, who was anceſtor of the Campbells of Glenurchy, Vide title Bread⯑albine.

He married,Ib. p. 110. 2dly, Margaret, daughter of ſir John Stewart of Blackhall, by whom he had alſo three ſons.

1. Duncan, who was anceſtor of the Camp⯑bells of Auchinbreck, of whom are deſcend⯑ed the Campbells of Glencardel, Glenſaddle, Kilduskland, Kilmarie, Weſter Kaimes, Kil⯑berry, and Duna.

2. Neil, who was anceſtor of the Camp⯑bells of Ellongreg, of whom ſir Neil Camp⯑bell is the repreſentative, and of whoſe fami⯑ly are deſcended the Campbells of Orman⯑dale, &c.

3. Arthur, who was anceſtor of the Camp⯑bells of Otter, &c.

He died in the end of the year 1453.

XIII. ARCHIBALD, ſon and apparent heir of lord Duncan,Crawfurd's Peerage. died before his father, hav⯑ing married Elizabeth, daughter of ſir John Somerville of Carnwath, anceſtor of lord So⯑merville, by whom he had a ſon,

XIV. COLIN, lord Campbell, who ſuc⯑ceeded his grandfather;Creations of the nobility, in the law⯑yers library, Edinburgh. and, being a man of eminent parts and great accompliſhments, was in high favour with king James II. who cre⯑ated him earl of Argyle, anno 1457.

In the beginning of the reign of king James III.Rymer, tom. XI. p. 517. he was appointed one of the commiſſion⯑ers to treat of a peace with the Engliſh, which they happily concluded anno 1463.

Soon after his return from England, he was conſtituted maſter of the king's houſhold,Ib. p. 541. anno 1464.

In 1465, he, with lord Boyd, were ap⯑pointed joint lords of juſticiary beſouth the river Forth,Lives of the officers of ſtate. which office he exerciſed by himſelf for many years after lord Boyd's fall.

He was appointed ambaſſador extraordina⯑ry to the court of England,Rymer, tom. XI. p. 716 & 774. anno 1471 and 1474.

In 1475, he was again ſent one of the com⯑miſſioners to England,Ib. tom. XII. page 160. to treat about repair⯑ing ſome breaches that had been made in the truce, which they not only adjuſted, but got the truce further prorogued till July 1483.

He obtained a grant from the king, dilecto conſanguineo ſuo & conſiliario Colino comiti de Argyle pro ſingulari favore, &c. & pro ſuis gratuitis ſervitiis, centum & ſexaginta merca⯑tas terrarum dominii de Knapdale, una cum cuſtodia caſtri de Caſtleſoame, &c. dicto Coli⯑no comiti de Argyle & haeredibus maſculis de corpore ſuo legitime procreatis, quibus deficienti⯑bus, Duncano Campbell de Glenurcha, Chart. in pub. archiv. &c. &c. The charter is dated 28th February 1480.

In 1483 the king beſtowed upon him the lands of Pinkerton in dominio de Dumbar, Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1458 & 1480. then in the crown, by the forfeiture of Alexander duke of Albany.

He got alſo chartets under the great ſeal,Ibidem. of a vaſt many lands, too tedious to be here inſerted.

Soon after this, Colin earl of Argyle, with the lords Evandale, Glammis, Fleming, &c. were ſent ambaſſadors to France, to renew the ancient league, which was accordingly ſealed,The original writ is in the public regi⯑ſter. and ſworn to, by king Charles VIII. at Paris, on 9th of July 1484, and by king James in the ſame manner, at Edinburgh, be⯑fore the French ambaſſador.

That ſame year, he procured an exempti⯑on for lord Gray,Chart. penes dom. Gray. and others of his friends, from attendance on any court, during his ab⯑ſence, &c.

Upon the earl's return, the king being ful⯑ly convinced of his great fidelity and merit, was pleaſed to appoint him lord high chancel⯑lor of Scotland,Lives of the officers of ſtate. and ſoon thereafter, he was named one of the commiſſioners plenipotentia⯑ries to the congreſs at Nottingham, where a truce was agreed to, which ſhould begin with the riſing of the ſun on 29th September 1484, and laſt till the ſetting of the ſun,Rymer, tom. XII. p. 160: on 29th September 1487.

In 1485, the lord chancellor, with ſome others, received a ſpecial commiſſion from the king, to treat of a marriage for his ſon the prince of Scotland, with lady Anne de la Pool, daughter of John duke of Suffolk, and niece of king Richard of England;Ibid. p. 230. which match was then agreed to by the eſtates of England, but the ſhort reign of king Richard, and the revolution, which happened ſoon af⯑terwards prevented its taking effect.

[38] In the beginning of 1488, when the trou⯑bles in Scotland were like to run very high, the king having entire confidence in the lord chancellor, who had always been a moſt faith⯑ful and loyal ſubject,Rymer tom. XII. p. 130. ſent him with ſome o⯑thers to king Henry VII. of England, to de⯑ſire his good offices and mediation, &c. but nothing from thence could be done in time.

Biſhop Elphingſton enjoyed the chancel⯑lor's office,Safe conduct, Colino comi⯑ti de Argyle cancellario Scotiae, Patri⯑cio domino Hailes, &c. in Rymer tom. XII. p. 340. 6to Mar. 1488. during his abſence on that em⯑baſſy, viz. from 6th March, till after the 11th of June 1488, that the king was ſlain; ſo that this great man was in England, while that bloody tragedy was acted, tho' ſome hi⯑ſtorians have aſſerted the contrary.

Soon after his return from England, he was again appointed lord chancellor of Scotland, which office he enjoyed as long as he lived:Lives of the officers of ſtate. p. 47. And as he had acted in the higheſt offices of ſtate at home, and had been concerned in the moſt important negociations abroad, ſo he acquitted himſelf in every ſtation of life with honour, fidelity and reputation.

He married Iſabel Stewart, eldeſt daugh⯑ter and co-heireſs of John lord of Lorn, whereupon he added the galley to the at⯑chievment,Chart. inpub. archiv. and the deſignation of dominus Lorne to his other titles.

By her he had iſſue two ſons and ſeven daughters.

1. Archibald, earl of Argyle.

2. Thomas, anceſtor of the Campbells of Lundie in Angus.

1. Daughter, Lady Margaret, married to George lord Seton, anceſtor of the earl of Winton.

2d. Lady Iſabel, married to William ma⯑ſter of Drummond, anceſtor of the family of Perth.

3. Lady Helen, married to Hugh earl of Eglinton, and had iſſue.

4. Lady Elizabeth, married to John lord Oliphant, and had iſſue.

5. Lady Mary, Crawfurd's peerage. married to Aeneas M'Do⯑nald, natural ſon and heir of tailzie of John earl of Roſs.

6. Lady—, married to Alexander M'Ken⯑zie of Kintail,Mill's collec⯑tions, p. 50. anceſtor of the earl of Scaforth.

7. Lady Catharine, Chart. in pub. archiv. married to Torquill M'Leod of Lewis, 1498.

He died anno 1493, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XV. ARCHIBALD, ſecond earl of Argyle, who was a man of great abilities and prudence,Chart. in ar⯑chiv. Jacobi IV. & chartul. of Dumferm⯑line, p. 463. and was in high favour with king James IV. who made him chancellor of Scotland in 1494,Chart. in pub. archiv. chamberlain in 1495, and maſter of the houſhold in 1498.

He got charters, under the great ſeal, of a great number of lands and baronies from anno 1493 to 1512.

He commanded the van-guard of the army at the fatal field of Flowdon, where he be⯑haved with remarkable valour and intrepidi⯑ty. He there loſt his life with his royal ma⯑ſter and the flower of the nobility of Scotland, on 9th September 1513, leaving iſſue by la⯑dy Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John earl of Lennox, four ſons and five daughters.

1. Colin, his heir.

2. Archibald Campbell of Skipniſh,Chart. in pub archiv. ad ann. 1511. whoſe line ended in an heir-female, in the reign of queen Mary.

3. John, who married Moriella, daugh⯑ter and heireſs of John Calder of that ilk, and was anceſtor of the Campbells of Calder,Ibidem. of whom are deſcended the Campbells of Ard⯑chattan, Aird, and ſir Archibald of Clunies.

4. Donald, who was anceſtor of the Camp⯑bells of Kythack in Angus.

1. Daughter, lady Margaret, married to John lord Erskine.

2. Lady Iſabel, married to Gilbert earl of Caſſilis.

3. Lady Mary, married to John earl of Athole.

4. Lady Jean, Ibidem. married to John Lawmont of that ilk: And all had iſſue.

5. Lady Anne, Mill's collec⯑tions, p. 50. married to Simon maſter of Lovat.

XVI. COLIN, third earl of Argyle, ſuc⯑ceeded his father, and was appointed one of the four counſellors to king James V. anno 1525.

In 1528 he was made lord lieutenant of the borders,Chart. penes ducem de Ar⯑gyle. warden of the marches, heretable ſheriff of Argyleſhire, juſtice general of Scot⯑land, and maſter of the king's houſhold: In all which high offices he behaved with great prudence, candour, and integrity.

He got alſo charters,Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1520 & 1550. from king James V. of a vaſt number of lands, Colino comiti de Argyle, &c.

He married lady Janet Gordon, daughter of Alexander earl of Huntly,Crawfurd's peerage. by whom he had three ſons and one daughter.

1. Archibald.

2. John, anceſtor of the Campbells of Lochnell, of whom the Campbells of Baler⯑no and Stonefield are deſcended.

3. Alexander, who was dean of Murray, and died without iſſue.

His daughter, lady Margaret, was married, 1ſt to James Stewart earl of Murray, natu⯑ral ſon of king James IV. and 2dly, to John earl of Sutherland.

He died anno 1542, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

[39] XVII. ARCHIBALD, fourth earl of Ar⯑gyle, who was one of the noble Scotch peers, that ſtrenuouſly oppoſed the match betwixt Mary queen of Scotland, and king Edward VI. of England; believing, that an union be⯑twixt the kingdoms muſt neceſſarily enſue, which could not but be derogatory to the ho⯑nour of his country: Upon which a war breaking out with England,Abercromb. hiſt. of the campaigns, 1548 & 1549. he greatly di⯑ſtinguiſhed himſelf by his valour and conduct both at the battle of Pinkie in 1547, and at the ſiege of Haddington in 1548.Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1545 & 1555.

He got charters, from queen Mary, Ar⯑chibaldo comiti de Argyle, of a great number of lands.

He was the firſt of quality who embraced the Proteſtant religion, and contributed all that was in his power to bring about a refor⯑mation.

He married 1ſt, lady Helen Hamilton, daughter of James earl of Arran, by whom he had a ſon,

Archibald, his heir.

He married 2dly, lady Margaret Graeme, daughter of William earl of Menteith,Chart. in pub. archiv. ad ann. 1542. by whom he had a ſon,

Sir Colin Campbell of Boquhan (who car⯑ried on the line of this family, of whom af⯑terwards) —and two daughters.

1. Lady Margaret, married to James Stewart, lord Down.

2. Lady Janet, Chart. in pub. archiv. married to Hector M'Lean of Dowart.

And dying in 1558, was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon.

XVIII. ARCHIBALD, fifth earl of Argyle, who was a man of ſingular accompliſhments, and a great promoter of the reformation of religion.

In 1559, he went over to France, to ſup⯑plicate Queen Mary's favour to the Prote⯑ſtant religion;Biograph. and immediately upon his re⯑turn,Britannica. he entered into an aſſociation with the earls,Spottiſwood and Calderwood's church hiſt. Glencairn, Morton, &c. for the ad⯑vancement thereof, which at laſt they got eſtabliſhed by act of Parliament, anno 1560.

Upon the breaking out of the civil war, he eſpouſed the intereſt of queen Mary hear⯑tily and ſincerely, and was general of her forces at the battle of Langſide, and though the queen's troops were entirely routed, yet he ſtill perſiſted in his loyalty and fidelity to her majeſty, of which ſhe was ſo much con⯑vinced, that after ſhe was priſoner in Eng⯑land,Rymer tom. XV. p. 687. ad ann. 1570. ſhe nominated the duke of Chattlerault, the earls of Argyle and Huntly her lieute⯑nants throughout the whole kingdom.

The earl concurred and greatly promotedIbidem. every meaſure that was propoſed for the reco⯑very of her majeſty's liberty, but when all their endeavours proved fruitleſs, he at laſt ſub⯑mitted to the authority of king James VI. and was immediately admitted one of the lords of the privy-council, anno 1571.

He was alſo appointed juſtice general, keep⯑er of the great ſeal, and lord high chancellor of Scotland by a moſt ample commiſſion from the king, in which are theſe words, Feci⯑mus, conſtituimus, & ordinamus proedilec⯑tum noſtrum conſanguineum & conſiliarium Ar⯑chibaldum comitem de Argyle, dominum Camp⯑bell &c Lorne, juſticiarium noſtrum generalem, cancellarium regni noſtri, ac magni ſigillinoſtri cuſtodem, pro omnibus vitae ſuae diebus, &c. &c. Dated at Edinburgh the 17th of January,Chart. in pub. archiv. and lives of the officers of ſtate. the ſixth year of the king's reign 1572. which offices he executed with univerſal ap⯑probation as long as he lived.

He married 1ſt, lady Jean Stewart, natu⯑ral daughter of king James V. whoſe body lies interred with her father's in the royal vault in the abbay-church of Holyroodhouſe.

He married 2dly, lady Jean Cunninghame, daughter of Alexander earl of Glencairn, but by neither had he any iſſue, and dying in 1575, his eſtate and honours devolved upon his brother ſir Colin of Boquhan, to whom we now return,

XVIII. COLIN, ſixth earl of Argyle, ſe⯑cond ſon of the fourth earl, was conſtituted one of the privy-council to king James VI.Spottiſwood's hiſt. and lives of the officers of ſtate. anno 1577, and lord high chancellor of Scot⯑land, anno 1579.

He married 1ſt, Janet Stewart, daughter of Henry lord Methven, by whom he had no iſſue.

He married 2dly, lady Agnes Keith, daugh⯑ter of William earl Mariſhall, widow of James earl of Murray, by whom he had two ſons.

1. Archibald, earl of Argyle.

2. Sir Colin Campbell of Lundie, Bart.

He died anno 1584, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XIX. ARCHIBALD, ſeventh earl of Ar⯑gyle, who, being a brave officer, was com⯑mander of the forces ſent againſt the earls of Huntly and Errol, at the battle of Glenliver, anno 1594, where the king's troops were de⯑ſeated, though the earl behaved with great courage and conduct.

He ſuppreſſed an inſurrection of the M'Gre⯑gors in 1603, and a more formidable one of the M'Donalds in the weſtern iſles,Ibidem. anno 1614. For which ſignal ſervices,Chart. penes ducem de Argyle. he obtained a grant, from the king, of the whole country of Kintyre, which was ratified in parliament,Regiam Ma⯑jeſtatem, act 6th ad ann. 1609. anno 1617; and was made heretable commiſſary of the iſles.

[40] In 1618 he went into Spain, and ſignaliz⯑ed himſelf in that ſervice againſt the ſtates of Holland,Guthry's me⯑moirs. having aſſiſted at taking of ſeveral places of ſtrength.

He got charters, from king James VI. Ar⯑chibaldo comiti Ergadiae, Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1600 & 1630. of all his lands.

He married 1ſt, lady Anne Douglas, daugh⯑ter of William earl of Morton, by whom he had a ſon,

Archibald, afterwards marquis of Argyle, —and four daughters.

1. Lady Anne, married to George mar⯑quis of Huntly.

2. Lady Annabel, married to Robert earl of Lothian.

3. Lady Jean, married to John viſcount of Kenmure.

4. Lady Mary, married to ſir Robert Montgomery of Skelmorly.

They all had iſſue.

The earl married 2dly, Anne, daughter of ſir William Cornwallis of Brome, anceſtor of lord Cornwallis, by Lucy, his wife, daughter and co-heireſs of John Nevil lord Latimer, by whom he had a ſon,

James,—and a daughter,

Lady Mary, married to James lord Rollo, and had iſſue.

His ſon James, who, was a man of great valour and courage, was by king James VI. created lord Kintyre, anno 1622, and having ſerved Lewis XIII. in his wars againſt the Spaniards, where he had the command of a regiment, he acquitted himſelf with ſuch ho⯑nour and reputation, that upon his return home, king Charles I. was pleaſed to raiſe him to the dignity of earl of Irvine in 1642;Creations of the nobility. but he dying without heirs-male, the honours became extinct.

The earl died at London in 1638,Guthry's me⯑moirs. and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon.

XX. ARCHIBALD, eighth earl, afterwards marquis of Argyle, who was a man of great learning and ſingular endowments.

He was one of the privy-council to king Charles I. into whoſe hand he reſigned the juſ⯑ticiary of all Scotland, anno 1628, which had been in his family for ſeveral ages, reſerving to himſelf and his heirs the juriſdiction of the weſtern iſles and Argyle, and wherever elſe he had lands in Scotland, all which was ratiſied by act of parliament paſt in his majeſty's pre⯑ſence, anno 1633. And in reſpect of his own merit, as well as the remarkable loyalty of his anceſtors, his majeſty was pleaſed to create him marquis of Argyle by letters patent, dat⯑ed in November 1641.Chart. in pub. regiſt.

He afterwards got two charters under the great ſeal,Ib. ad ann. [...]. Archibaldo marchioni de Argyle, &c.

When king Charles's troubles begun, he join⯑ed the parliament of Scotland, and was a zeal⯑ous aſſerter of the Presbyterian church-govern⯑ment; but after the horrid murder of the king, he contributed much to the reception and coronation of king Charles II. on the 1ſt of January 1650, and had the honour to put the crown on the king's head at Scoon. But hav⯑ing afterwards joined and ſided with Oliver Cromwell (a common fault in thoſe times) he was ſoon after the reſtoration convicted of high treaſon,Trial of the marquis of Argyle. Crawfurd's peerage. condemned by the parliament, and beheaded at Edinburgh on the 27th of May 1661, and his eſtate and honours forfeited to the crown.

He was a conſummate ſtateſman, and one of the ableſt politicians of his time. When he was going to death, he declared his abhor⯑rence of the murder of king Charles I.

He married lady Margaret Douglas, daugh⯑ter of William earl of Morton, by whom he had two ſons and three daughters.

1. Archibald, afterwards earl of Argyle.

2. Lord Neil Campbell of Armadie, who was twice married, and had iſſue Dr. Archi⯑bald Campbell, &c.

1. Daughter, lady Anne, died unmarried.

2. Lady Jean, married to Robert marquis of Lothian.

3. Lady Mary, married, 1ſt, to George earl of Caithneſs: and, 2dly, to John earl of Breadalbine.

XXI. ARCHIBALD, lord Lorn, eldeſt ſon of the marquis, adhered firmly to the king's intereſt, during all the time of the uſurpati⯑on, and was captain of his majeſty's foot⯑guards, anno 1650. He continued to ſerve the king with great ſteadineſs and fidelity, and ſignalized himſelf upon ſeveral occaſions a⯑gainſt the parliament's forces; which ſo in⯑cenſed Oliver Cromwell againſt him, that in April 1654,Cromwel's act of indem⯑nity. when he granted a general in⯑demnity to the Scots, this lord, with ſome other loyaliſts, were particularly excepted, and he was made priſoner.

During his confinement,Biographia Britannica. p. 1156. he had his skull accidentally fractured, for which he was o⯑bliged to be trepaned, &c.

Notwithſtanding all his ſufferings, he never could be prevailed upon to ſubmit,Crawſurd's peerage, and ſtate tracts. or come to any compoſition with Cromwell, till he got his majeſty's permiſſion by general Middleton ſo to do, which was dated 31ſt December 1655. He then returned to his own houſe, where he lived privately and quietly, ſtill per⯑ſiſting in his integrity and loyalty, till king Charles II. was happily reſtored, anno 1660.

His majeſty being perfectly ſatisfied of this lord's good behaviour, was graciouſly pleaſed [41] to reſtore him to his father's eſtate, and the honours and precedency of the ancient earls of Argyle:Diploma in archiv. Caro⯑li II. &c. The onerous cauſe in the pa⯑tent (which is dated in 1663) being for his eminent loyalty and zeal for the reſtoration, &c. And he was the ninth earl of Argyle.

Sometime thereafter he was made one of his majeſty's privy-council, and a commiſſio⯑ner of the treaſury; which offices he diſcharg⯑ed with great ſidelity; but as he was a ſtre⯑nuous aſſerter and firm friend to the Prote⯑ſtant religion, and Presbyterian church go⯑vernment, he thereby had ſome conſiderable enemies at court.

About the year 1680, the teſt act paſſed, whereby all ranks of people were enjoined, by act of parliament,Teſt act in the records. to defend the govern⯑ment in church and ſtate, as preſently eſta⯑bliſhed, &c. under the pains of treaſon, &c. and this act went very ill down with a great many well-meaning men, particularly with this noble earl, who, having a tender and ſcrupulous conſcience, could not comply with it in theſe terms, but offered to take it with his own explanation, part whereof was in theſe words:

‘"I take it, in ſo far as it is conſiſtent with itſelf, and the proteſtant religion; and I do declare, I mean not to bind up myſelf in my ſtation, but, in a lawful way, to en⯑deavour any thing I think for the advan⯑tage of the church or ſtate, not repugnant to the proteſtant religion and my loyalty; and this I underſtand as a part of my oath."’ Crawfurd's peerage.

This being declared treaſon by the learn⯑ed of the law, he was ſent priſoner to the caſtle of Edinburgh, ſoon after tried, found guilty, his eſtate forfeited, and himſelf ſen⯑tenced to ſuffer death: but he made his eſcape in the dreſs of a lady's page, and got over to Holland, where he remained about four years. However, in the beginning of king James VII.'s reign, he got ſome officers and ſol⯑diers together in Holland, with which he in⯑vaded Scotland, and landed in Argyleſhire.

He raiſed about two thouſand men, moſtly of his own clan. He then emitted a manifeſto, declaring, ‘"That he had not invaded his coun⯑try for any private ends, but in defence of his own juſt right, and for the recovery of his eſtate, which was unjuſtly forfeited in the reign of the late king. And the duke of York having invaded the religion and liberties of the kingdom, he thought it not only juſt, but his duty to God and his coun⯑try, to oppoſe his tyrannical uſurpation, and invited all true proteſtants to join him."’

The earl's little army being defeated and diſperſed,Scotch comp. p. 103. and himſelf taken priſoner, he was again ſent to the caſtle of Edinburgh, and ſoon thereafter beheaded at the mercat-croſs, in conſequence of his former ſentence, upon the 30th of June 1685; it being the opini⯑on of the lawyers, that as he was already dead in law, he could not be tried again for this laſt act of rebellion.

He left iſſue,Crawfurd's peerage. by lady Mary Stewart his wife, daughter of James earl of Murray, four ſons and two daughters.

1. Archibald, afterwards duke of Argyle.

2. John Campbell of Mammore, father of the preſent duke, of whom afterwards.

3. Colonel Charles Campbell.

4. Colonel James Campbell, who married Margaret Leſly, daughter of David lord New⯑ark; and had iſſue.

1. Daughter, lady Anne, married 1ſt to Richard earl of Lauderdale, and 2dly to Charles earl of Murray.

2. Lady Jean, married to William mar⯑quis of Lothian.

XXII. ARCHIBALD, tenth earl, after⯑wards duke of Argyle, eldeſt ſon of Archi⯑bald the ninth earl, came over with the prince of Orange, from Holland, in 1688; and was owned by the convention of eſtates to be earl of Argyle, before his father's forfeiture was reſcinded.

He was a great promoter of the revolution, and was ſent to London by the nobility and gentry of Scotland, with ſir James Montgo⯑mery and ſir John Dalrymple, to make an offer of the crown of Scotland, in name of the convention of eſtates, to the prince and princeſs of Orange,

Who, on the 11th of April 1689, were crowned king and queen of Scotland; and on the 11th of May following, the earl, with the other commiſſioners tendered the oath of co⯑ronation to their Majeſties, which they took accordingly.

He afterwards, for the king's ſervice, ſen [...] over to Flanders a regiment, both officers and ſoldiers of his own name and clan, who upon many occaſions ſignalized their bravery and courage.

This noble earl was made one of the pri⯑vy-council in May 1689, and one of the lords of the treaſury in 1690.

He was alſo made colonel of the Scotch horſe guards, and one of the extraordinary lords of Seſſion, and, at laſt for his many emi⯑nent ſervices, he was created duke of Argyle, marquis of Kintyre and Lorne, earl of Camp⯑bell and Cowal,Chart. in cancellaria [...]. Haeredibus maſculis qui⯑buſcunque. viſcount of Lochow and Glen⯑iſla, lord Inverara, Mull, Morvien and Tyrie, by letters patent to his heirs-male whatſom⯑ever, bearing date at Kenſington, the 23d of June 1701.

[42] He married Elizabeth, daughter of ſir Lio⯑nel Talmaſh of Helingham, by his wife E⯑lizabeth, dutcheſs of Lauderdale, daughter and heir of William Murray earl of Dyſart, by whom he had two ſons and one daughter.

1. John, duke of Argyle.

2. Archibald, earl of Iſlay, thereafter duke of Argyle.

His daughter, lady Anne, married James Stewart earl of Bute.

Archibald, firſt duke of Argyle, died in 1703, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XXIII. JOHN, ſecond duke of Argyle, whoſe genius leading him to a military life, he went early into the Britiſh ſervice, and bravely diſtinguiſhed himſelf thro' the whole courſe of queen Anne's wars.

In 1701, he had the command of a regi⯑ment of foot; was made one of the extraordina⯑ry lords of ſeſſion in 1704; one of the knights of the thiſtle, and her majeſty's high com⯑miſſioner to the parliament of Scotland, anno 1705.

He remarkably ſignalized himſelf at the battle of Ramillies in 1706, and at the at⯑tack of the counterſcarp of Menin, of which place he took poſſeſſion.

He commanded at reducing the fort of Ple⯑pondale, aſſiſted at the ſiege of Oſtend, and was very ſerviceable at the battle of Aude⯑nard, anno 1708.

He aſſiſted at the ſiege of Liſle (of which city he took poſſeſſion;) alſo at the ſiege of Ghent and Bruges in 1709.

In the ſame year he particularly aggrandiz⯑ed himſelf at the ſiege of Tournay, and at the terrible attack of the wood in the great battle of Malplaquet, upon which deſperate command he was ordered by the duke of Marlborough, who, ('tis alledged) then be⯑gun to be jealous of his riſing glory.

He was created baron of Chatham, earl of Greenwich in England, and was general and commander in chief of her majeſty's forces in Spain, anno 1710; was governor of Mi⯑norca, and one of the privy-council in Eng⯑land, and was made knight of the moſt noble order of the garter.

On the death of queen Anne, he was one of the lords juſtices till the arrival of king George I. and was ſoon thereafter made gen⯑tleman of the bed-chamber, and groom of the ſtole to his royal highneſs George prince of Wales, and commander in chief of all his majeſty's forces in North-Britain.

In 1715, a rebellion broke out in Scot⯑land, and the earl of Mar had the addreſs to get together no leſs than ſix or ſeven thou⯑ſand Highlanders, who marched from Perth about the 12th of November. The duke of Argyle marched out from Stirling about the ſame time to oppoſe them. They came to an engagement at Sheriffmuir upon the 13th, where the duke of Argyle's courage and con⯑duct was very remarkable; for tho' the rebels were far more numerous (and many of the clans fought very gallantly) yet they were forced to retreat to Perth, and the duke of Argyle returned to Stirling; however, the rebels never came to a head again.

In the year 1718, he was made lord ſtew⯑ard of the houſhold, and was created duke of Greenwich, but the patent was limited to the heirs-male of his body.

He was colonel, firſt, of the queen's regi⯑ment of horſe, and then of the royal blue horſe guards. He was likeways maſter-gene⯑ral of the ordnance, and field-marſhal of Great Britain.

He was no leſs conſpicuous for his ſpirited eloquence in the houſe of peers, than for his courage and conduct in the field. He parti⯑cularly diſtinguiſhed himſelf in the noble de⯑fence he made of the privileges of the town of Edinburgh, when it was moved that they ſhould be taken away, on account of the mur⯑der of captain Porteous.

Upon the whole, he merited the celebrat⯑ed character which Pope gives him:

ARGYLE, the ſtate's whole thunder born to weild,

And ſhake alike the ſenate and the field.

He married, 1ſt, Mary, daughter of John Brown Eſq; but ſhe died without iſſue.

He married, 2dly, Mrs. Jean Warburton, one of the maids of honour, both to queen Anne, and queen Caroline, when princeſs of Wales, and by her had five daughters.

1. Lady Caroline, married, 1ſt, to Fran⯑cis earl of Dalkeith, eldeſt ſon of Francis duke of Buccleugh. And, 2dly, to Charles Townſhend, Eſq; ſecond ſon to lord viſcount Townſhend, now ſecretary at war.

2. Lady Anne, married to William earl of Strafford.

3. Lady Jane, died young.

4. Lady Betty, married to the honourable James Stewart M'Kenzie, ſon of James earl of Bute.

5. Lady Mary, married to Edward viſ⯑count Coke, ſon and heir apparent to the earl of Leiceſter.

The Duke died in October 1743, in the 63d year of his age, and having no ſons, the titles of Duke of Greenwich and baron of Chatham expired with him, but he was ſuc⯑ceeded in his eſtate and other titles by his bro⯑ther,

[43] XXIII. ARCHIBALD, third duke of Ar⯑gyle, who was born at Hamhouſe, in Eng⯑land, in June 1682, and was educated at the univerſity of Glaſgow. He afterwards ap⯑plied himſelf to the ſtudy of the law at U⯑trecht; but upon his father's being created a duke, he laid aſide the ſcheme of appearing at the bar, and betook himſelf to a military life, ſerved under the great duke of Marlbo⯑rough, was colonel of the thirty-ſixth regi⯑ment of foot, and governor of Dambarton caſtle: But his genius pointing more ſtrong⯑ly to the ſtateſman than the ſoldier, he did not continue long in the army, but applied himſelf chiefly to that ſtudy, which made the after part of his life ſo ſhining and conſpi⯑cuous.

In 1705, he was made treaſurer of Scot⯑land, and took his ſeat in the parliament, where he made ſo great a figure, that in 1706 he was nominated one of the commiſſioners for the treaty of union, and got a patent, cre⯑ating him earl and viſcount Iſlay, lord Oron⯑ſay, Dunoon and Arrois, &c.

In 1708; he was made an extraordinary lord of ſeſſion, was elected one of the ſixteen peers for the firſt Britiſh parliament, and was choſen member to every future ſeſſion, ex⯑cepting that called to meet in November 1713.

In 1710, he was made juſtice-general of Scotland; and in 1711 he was called to the privy council.

In 1714, upon the acceſſion of king George I. he was nominated lord regiſter; and tho' he had long before given up all command in the army, yet, upon the breaking out of the rebellion 1715, he again betook himſelf to arms, in defence of the houſe of Hanover, and, by his prudent conduct in the weſt high⯑lands, prevented general Gordon, at the head of 3000 men, from penetrating into the coun⯑try, and raiſing levies. He afterwards join⯑ed his brother at Stirling, and was wounded at the battle of Dumblane.

In 1725, he got the privy ſeal, and was truſted with the direction of Scotch affairs.

In 1734, upon his reſigning the privy ſeal, he was made keeper of the great ſeal, which he enjoyed till his death.

Upon the dece [...]ſe of his brother, he be⯑came dake of Argyle, hereditary juſtice ge⯑neral, [...]euten [...]t, ſheriff and commiſſary of Argyleſhire, and the weſtern iſles, hereditary great maſter of the houſhold, hereditary keep⯑er of Dunſtaffnage, Carrick, and ſeveral other caſtles.

He was a man of great natural and acquired endowments, quick, penetrating, and tho⯑roughly verſant in the knowledge of man⯑kind; of an accurate and diſtinct elocution, and a ready judgment. His thorough know⯑ledge of the laws of his country qualified him to ſhine in the great council of the nation, and in the cabinet of his ſovereign. His great ſagacity and uncommon abilities, pointed him out as a proper perſon for the chief manage⯑ment of all Scotch affairs; and the propriety of the choice will appear from his attention to promote trade and manufactures, to en⯑courage learning and learned men, and for⯑ward every improvement for the good of his country.

During his adminiſtration; the manufac⯑ture of linen cloth was raiſed to an uncom⯑mon pitch, both in quality and quantity. The univerſities received diſtinguiſhing marks of his favour, by eſtabliſhing new profeſ⯑ſions, and in every ſhape promoting their good: particularly, he encouraged the pro⯑feſſion of phyſic in the univerſity of Edin⯑burgh, which is now a ſchool for that ſci⯑ence, famous all over Europe.

He procured from his late majeſty, king George II. for the infirmary of Edinburgh, the invalid money, to the extent of about 8000l. a ſum that enabled the managers of that hoſpital to enlarge their plan conſiderab⯑ly, the utility of which is daily felt by the numbers of poor patients, both civil and mi⯑litary, who find relief from this charity.

After 1745, in order to deſtroy the ſeeds of future rebellions, he adviſed his majeſty to employ the highlanders in the army; a propoſal worthy of the patriot who contrived it, magnanimous in the king who approved it, and moſt honourable to themſelves who executed it; for it muſt be owned that, to this wiſe counſel, 'tis in ſome meaſure ow⯑ing, that Cape Breton, Canada, &c. &c. are now under the government of this kingdom, as the courage and intrepidity of theſe brave and heroic men, wherever they were called, doubtleſs contributed greatly to the conqueſts.

Such was Archib [...]d in a public ſphere; nor was he leſs diſtinguiſhed in private life. His eminent learning, and ſtrong natural ta⯑lents, contributed to make him paſs his hours of receſs from buſineſs agreeably to himſelf, and for the inſtruction and good of others. He was qualified for every ſubject of conver⯑ſation, with the greateſt philoſopher, or the meaneſt and moſt ingenious mechanic. For the amuſement of the cloſet, he collected the moſt valuable private library in Great Bri⯑tain, where he unbent his mind from the cares of miniſterial affairs, and added to the immenſe ſtock of knowledge he had already acquired.

The noble and magnificent palace which [44] he has built at Inverara, will ſtand a laſting monument of the regard he had for his fami⯑ly, who before had no houſe ſuitable to their dignity.

This great man enjoyed all the faculties of his mind found and entire till his death, which happened very ſuddenly, on the 15th day of April 1761, in the 79th year of his age; and was, according to his own orders, buried at Kilmun, in the pariſh of Dunoon in Ar⯑gyleſhire, the burying-place of the family. And having no iſſue, his eſtate and honours devolved upon his couſin and heir-male ge⯑neral John Campbell, (now duke of Argyle) eldeſt ſon and heir of the honourable John Campbell of Mammore, to whom we now return.

XXII. JOHN CAMPBELL of Mammore, ſecond ſon of Archibald ninth earl of Argyle, and brother-german of the firſt duke, mar⯑ried Elizabeth, daughter of John lord El⯑phingſton, by whom he had ſeven ſons and ſix daughters.

1. John, his heir.

2. Charles, who died unmarried.

3. Neil, who died abroad, alſo unmarried.

4. William, who married Miſs Bernard, daughter of—Bernard, Eſq; and hath iſſue.

5. 6. and 7. died young.

1. Daughter, Mary, married to James earl of Roſeberry.

2. Anne, married to Archibald Edmond⯑ſtone of Duntreath.

3. Iſabella, married to captain Alexander Montgomery.

4. Jean, married to John Campbell of Carrick.

5. Primroſe, married to Simon lord Lovat.

6. Eliſabeth, died unmarried.

He died anno 1729, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XXIII. JOHN CAMPBELL of Mammore, (now duke of Argyle) who went early into the army, and in 1713 he commanded the detachment of the troops as a colonel of the queen's guards, that firſt took poſſeſſion of the main guard of Dunkirk, at the treaty of peace, in order to its being demoliſhed.

During the rebellion in 1715, he ſerved as aid-de-camp to John then duke of Argyle, who commanded the king's army; and dur⯑ing the rebellion 1745, he had the honour to command all his majeſty's troops and gar⯑riſons in the weſt of Scotland. He ſerved in the rank of brigadier-general at the battle of Dettingen in the year 1741, where the Bri⯑tiſh troops were victorious over the French; and thereafter as major-general in ſundry o⯑ther campaigns in Flanders and Germany dur⯑ing that war; and, while a commone [...], was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general. He was groom of the bed-chamber to the late king, while prince of Wales, and continued to be ſo to his majeſty during the whole of his reign. He was for many years colonel of the royal Scotch fuzileers, and thereafter of the royal Scots-grey dragoons, which he now commands. He is alſo lieutenant-general on the ſtaff in England, and governor of Lime⯑rick caſtle in Ireland.

His father and he repreſented the county of Dumbarton in every parliament ſince the union. In April 1761, he was re-elected for that county, but ſucceeding immediately thereafter to the eſtate and honours of Argyle, he was, on the 5th day of May 1761, elec⯑ted one of the ſixteen peers for repreſenting the peerage of Scotland in parliament, and is now the fourth duke.

In the 1720, he married the honourable Miſs Bellenden, daughter of John lord Bel⯑lenden, and maid of honour to the then prin⯑ceſs of Wales, by whom he had four ſons and one daughter.

1. John, now marquis of Lorn.

2. Henry, an officer in the army, aid-de⯑camp to general ſir John Ligonier, and kil⯑led at the battle of La-felt.

3. Lord Frederick, counſellor at law, late⯑ly elected member of parliament for the di⯑ſtrict of Glaſgow, &c. and alſo for the di⯑ſtrict of Ayr, Irvine, &c.

4. Lord William, now an officer in the royal navy.

His daughter, lady Mary, married, 1ſt, to Charles earl of Aylesbury, by whom ſhe had one daughter, lady Mary Bruce, married to Charles duke of Richmond and Lennox. She married, 2dly, general Henry Seymor Con⯑way, brother to the earl of Hartford, by whom ſhe hath alſo one daughter.

John, marquis of Lorn, eldeſt ſon and heir apparent of John fourth duke of Argyle, being likeways bred to the army, ſerved ſe⯑veral campaigns abroad, is now a major-ge⯑neral, colonel of a regiment of dragoons, and of the regiment of ſencible men in Argyle⯑ſhire. He repreſented the burghs of Glaſ⯑gow, Dumbarton, &c. in the three laſt parlia⯑ments.

On the 3d day of March 1759, he mar⯑ried Elizabeth, dutcheſs dowager of Hamilton and Brandon, by whom he hath iſſue.

Earl of ATHOLE.

THIS is one of the moſt antient and moſt honourable titles in the king⯑dom of Scotland. It has been enjoyed by more of the royal family than any other, and was firſt conferred upon

I. MALCOLM, ſon of king Donald VII. brother of king Malcolm Canmore. He was one of the greateſt men of his time, was cre⯑ated earl of Athole by king David I. and was a conſenter and witneſs to the foundation-char⯑ter of the monaſtery of Scoon,Buchanan &c. Chartul. of Scoon, penes vicecomitem de Stormont. by king A⯑lexander I. anno 1115: To which he was afterwards a benefactor.

A learned hiſtorian ſays of him,Torpheus's hiſt. of the earls of Ork⯑ney, cap. 22. p. 100. Omnium Scotiae principum nobiliſſimus, patruelis quippe Davidis regis Scotiae, in praeſens regnantis, &c.

He married a daughter of Haco earl of Orkney,Ibidem. by whom he had a ſon,

II. MALCOLM, ſecond earl of Athole, who ſucceeded him,Chartul. of Scoon. and ratified his father's donations to the religious at Scoon.

He alſo made a donation to the abbacy of Dumfermline,Chartul. of Dumfermline penes Mac⯑farlane, p. 512. of the tythes of the church of Mullen, for the ſafety of his ſoul, and his predeceſſors, kings of Scotland; to which king William is a witneſs, in 1166.

Alſo a donation to the priory of St. An⯑drews,Chartul of St. Andrews, penes eund. p. 304 of the patronage of the church of Dull, &c. pro ſalute animae ſuae & Kertildae ſponſae ſuae, to which Duncan earl of Fife, Henry and Duncan, his two ſons, are wit⯑neſſes, ante 1174.

By the ſaid Kertilda he left iſſue two ſons.

1. Henry.

2. Duncan.

And was ſucceeded by the eldeſt ſon,

III. HENRY, third earl of Athole, who confirmed his father's grants to the abbacy of Dumfermline and St. Andrews, to which laſt,Ibid. p. 305. Margareta comitiſſa, ſponſa ejus, Alex⯑ander de Seton, Colinus, nepos ejus, &c. are witneſſes.

By the ſaid Margareta comitiſſa he left iſſue three daughters.

1.—, whoſe name is not upon record.

2. Iſabel.

3. Ferelith.

The earl dying without male iſſue, the title of earl returned to the crown, but was afterwards enjoyed by the huſbands of the three daughters ſucceſſively, as will be ſhown hereafter.

Immediately upon the death of Henry 3d earl of Athole, king Alexander II. confer⯑red the honours upon

IV. ALANUS de LONDONIIS, oſtiarius regis, who was the fourth earl of Athole, hav⯑ing married—, eldeſt daughter of the third earl.

This is atteſted by a confirmation of Ala⯑nus, oſtiarius regis comes Atholiae, Chartul. of Arbroath, pe⯑nes M'Far⯑lane. of the wood and foreſt of Orphack in Aberdeenſhire, to the monaſtery of Arbroath, which formerly had been given by Thomas de London, oſtiari⯑us regis pater ſuus, &c. and is afterwards confirmed by king Alexander II.Ibidem. anno 1223.

He dying without iſſue, that ſame year, the title was immediately conferred upon

V. THOMAS of Galloway, fifth earl of Athole, who was ſon of Uchtred, and bro⯑ther of Alan lord of Galloway, and married Iſabel,Cambden. ſecond daughter of earl Henry.

This is atteſted by donations made and confirmed to the abbacy of Dumfermline,Chartul. of Dumfermline and book of charters, pe⯑nes M'Far⯑lane, vol. I. p. 59, ad an⯑num 1226. by Thomas de Galouyea, comes Atholiae, & Iſabel⯑la comitiſſa, ejus ſponſa, &c.

He died in 1234, and left iſſue a ſon,

PATRICK, ſixth earl of Athole, who was burnt in his own lodging, in the town of Haddington, [...] 'tis ſaid by the inſtigation of ſir John Biſſet,Fordun, Bu⯑chanan, Dal⯑rymple's col⯑lect. &c. anno 1242, and having no iſſue, [46] the title again returned to the crown, but was immediately con [...]erred upon

IV. Sir DAVID HASTINGS, who was ſeventh earl of Athole, having married Fere⯑lith, third daughter of earl Henry, and aunt to Patrick the ſixth earl; which is inſtructed by a good author,Fordun, lib. IX. cap. 59. who ſays, Poſt ejus obitum (comitis Patricii) David de Haſtingis ejus ac⯑cipit comitatum; provenit item ſibi ex parte ux⯑oris ſuae, quae erat matertera Patricii comitis oc⯑ciſi, &c.

In a treaty of peace betwixt king Alexan⯑der II. of Scotland, and king Henry III. of England, we find David de Haſtings comes A⯑tholiae, Rymer tom. I. p. 428. one of the guarantees of the treaty, anno 1244.

There is alſo an original charter of a do⯑nation,Chart. in the lawyers libra⯑ry, Edinr. made by Ferelith counteſs of Athole, to the abbacy of Cupar in Angus, of the lands of Dunfuther, Pro ſalute animae ſuae & aniniae domini David de Haſtings, comitis A⯑tholiae, quondam viri ſui, &c.

He died in a pilgrimage to the Holy land, anno 1269,Fordun, lib. X. cap. 27. leaving iſſue one daughter, his ſole heireſs, viz.

Adda, married to John de Strabolgie, de⯑ſcended of Duncan earl of Fife, who got from king William the Lyon, the lands of Stra⯑bolgie, which he gave to his ſecond ſon,

DAVID, who, from the poſſeſſion of theſe lands, aſſumed the ſirname of Strabolgie, of which there are many authentic documents in the chartulary of Murray,Chartul. of Murray, penes Wal⯑terum Mac⯑farlane de e⯑odem. p. 76, 65, 104 and 338, &c. but we ſhall here mention only one, viz. A convention be⯑twixt Andrew biſhop of Murray & nobilem virum David de Strabolgie, ſilium quondam Duncani comitis de Fife, &c. dated 6th Oc⯑tober 1232.

This David was ſucceded by his ſon,

V. JOHN de STRABOGIE, who, having married Adda, as above noticed, was imme⯑diately cinctus cum gladio comitatus Atholiae, &c. and was the eight earl.

This John, comes Atholiae, & Adda comitiſſa, confirm a donation to the monks of Cupar,Sir James Bal⯑four's collec⯑tions in the lawyers lib⯑rary, Edinr. of the lands of Innmith, quas David comes Atholiae, pater Addae comitiſſae, dedit, &c. the confirmation is dated anno 1283.

He was one of the magnates Scotiae that en⯑gaged to acknowledge and receive Margaret, daughter of Eri [...] king of Norway,Rymer, tom. II. p. 266. and grand⯑child of king Alexander III. as undoubted hei [...] to the crown of Scotland, &c. anno 1284.

He was alſo one of the judges choſen o [...] the ſide of Robert Bruce, lord of Annandale, competitor for the crown,Ibid. p. 553. anno 1292.

And was concerned in all the public tranſ⯑actions of thoſe times on the ſide of Robert Bruce,Ibid. p. 558, 594, 644, 776, &c. anno 1294 and 1296.

He died before the year 1300, leaving iſ⯑ſue a ſon and ſucceſſor,

VI. DAVID de STRABOGIE, ninth earl of Athole, who married Iſabella, daughter of Ri⯑chard, natural ſon of John king of England, by whom he got a vaſt eſtate in that kingdom,Sir James Bal⯑four's collect. which at laſt proved the ruin of the fami⯑ly.

He did not long ſurvive his father, but was ſucceeded by his ſon,

VII. JOHN de STRABOGIE, tenth earl of Athole, who was one of thoſe worthy pa⯑triots, that joined king Robert Bruce as ſoon as he began to aſſert his title to the crown; and was with him at the battle of Methven, but was afterwards unfortunately taken priſo⯑ner, and carried to London.

And, having formerly been obliged, with many of his brave countrymen, to ſwear feal⯑ty to king Edward I. he was,Dugdale's baronage of England, and all the Scotch hiſtorians. on that account, tried for high treaſon, found guilty, condemn⯑ed, and executed in the flower of his age, with two of king Robert's brothers, at Weſtmin⯑ſter, anno 1308.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

VIII. DAVID de STRABOLGIE, eleventh earl of Athole, who, for ſeveral years, was a faithful ſubject, and in high favour with king Robert Bruce.

He was ſent priſoner to London, for ad⯑hering to king Robert's intereſt, anno 1306, and is then deſigned filius & haeres comitis Atholiae, &c. Rymer, tom. II. p. 1014. And being afterwards releaſed he returned to king Robert, who made him lord high conſtable of Scotland,Chartul. of Arbroath. anno 1311, and conferred many other favours upon him.

But he having large poſſeſſions in England, was ſtrongly attached to that kingdom. At laſt he withdrew his allegiance from his law⯑ful ſovereign and benefactor,Rymer, tom. IV. p. 437. joined the inter⯑eſt of the Baliols, and went to England, where he was well received by king Edward, from whom he got grants of many lands, and pen⯑ſions to a conſiderable extent.

King Robert, on account of the great me⯑rit of his anceſtors, and ſufferings of his fa⯑ther, was very tender in degrading or for⯑ſeiting him, and uſed all poſſible means to re⯑claim him, but in vain.

At length, the office of conſtable of Scot⯑land, which had formerly been given during the king's pleaſure only,Chart. pe⯑nes comitem de Errol. was beſtowed upon that worthy patriot ſir Gilbert Hay of Errol, here⯑ [...]ably to him and his heirs for ever, anno 1315.

In 1327, there was a treaty of peace be⯑twixt Scotland and England concluded at [47] Northamton, whereby it was provided, that no Scotch, or Engliſhman could poſſeſs lands or titles in Scotland, unleſs he reſided in that kingdom. This earl then abſolutely refuſ⯑ing to return to his allegiance,Rymer, and hiſt. of Scot⯑land. was outlawed, and his eſtate and titles forfeited to the crown, anno 1327. Which he reſented highly, and was ever after an implacable enemy to his country. In the minority of king David Bruce, he accepted of the command of a body of Eng⯑liſh troops, in favours of Edward Baliol, and was killed at the battle of Kilblain, anno 1335.

He married Jean or Johanna,Dugdale's baronage of England. eldeſt daugh⯑ter and co-heireſs of John Cummin lord of Badenoch, by whom he got a conſiderable ac⯑ceſſion to his eſtate, and by her had a ſon,

David de Strabolgie, his heir.

'Tis alledged, he had ſeveral other ſons, who, after their father's forfeiture, laid aſide the ſirname of Strabogie, but ſtill reſided in Scotland. 'Tis ſaid alſo, that of theſe younger ſons, the M'Intoſhes, Duſſs, and ſome other families in the North, are deſcended.

IX. DAVID de STRABOLGIE, twolſth earl of Athole, ſtill retained that title, tho' he reſided in England,Rymer, tom. IV. p. 664, tom. V. 177, ad ann. 1340. and is deſigned filius & haeres Davidis de Strabogie, comitis Atholiae, & dilectus, & fidelis conſanguineus regis Ang⯑liae, &c. &c. in many public acts.

He married Elizabeth,Dugdale's baronage of England. daughter of Henry lord Ferrers of Groby, by whom he had two daughters, co-heireſſes to all his eſtates in England.

1. Elizabeth, Ibidem. married to ſir Thomas Per⯑cy, knight, ſon to Henry lord Percy.

2. Philippa, Ibidem. married to ſir Ralph Percy, a younger ſon of the ſame ſir Henry.

He died on 22d October 1375, was buried at Aſhford in Kent,Book of an⯑tient funeral monuments, penes M'Far⯑lane. and was the laſt earl of Athole of this family.

CAMPBELL Earl of ATHOLE.

THE title of ATHOLE being now in the crown, by the forfeiture of David de Strabolgie, as before noticed, king Ro⯑bert Bruce immediately conferred it upon his own nephew,

Sir JOHN CAMPBELL of Moulin,Dalrymple's hiſtorical col⯑lections, p. 379. created earl of Athole, who was ſecond ſon of ſir Neil Campbell of Lochow, by lady Mary Bruce, ſiſter of the king.

He was a man of ſingular worth and merit, and in high favour with his uncle king Ro⯑bert.

We find him deſigned earl of Athole in many authentic documents; particularly, there is a charter, granted by John Campbell comes Atholiae, domino Rogero de mortuo mari terra⯑rum de Billandre, Chart. penes Rait of Hall⯑green, & Mr. Nisbet, vol. I. p. 294. confirmed by a charter un⯑der the great ſeal of king David II.

There is alſo a charter, of king David II. Rober [...]o de Erskine, militi, domino ejusdem, of an annuity out of the burrough maills of Dun⯑dee,Dalrymple's collections. and lands of Pitcarrach, then in the crown, by the demiſe of John Campbell earl of Athole, &c.

But he dying without iſſue, the title of A⯑thole again returned to the crown.

DOUGLAS Earl of ATHOLE.

THE next who enjoyed this title, was WILLIAM DOUGLAS, lord of Liddiſ⯑dale, eldeſt lawful ſon of ſir James de Lon⯑donia, anceſtor of the earl of Morton.

He was inveſted with the title of earl of Athole by king David II. anno 1341.Chart. in pub. archiv. Home's hiſt. of Douglas, Nisbet's ap⯑pend. p. 178. The heroic exploits and glorious actions performed by this truly great man in the ſervice of his king and country, being faithfully recorded by Fordun, Buchanan, and many other Scotch hiſtorians; to theſe we refer our readers.

He married Margaret, daughter of ſir John Graham of Abercorn,Ibidem. &c. Vide title Morton.

And having no male iſſue, he reſigned his title of Athole in favours of Robert earl of Strath⯑ern, great ſteward of Scotland, afterwards king Robert II. whereby it was again veſted in the crown.

WALTER Earl of ATHOLE, STRATHERN, and CAITHNESS.

KING Robert II. was pleaſed to beſtow the earldom of Athole upon the lord Walter Stewart,Chart. in pub. archiv. his ſecond ſon by queen Eu⯑pham Roſs, anno 1375.

He afterwards had both the earldoms of Strathern and Caithneſs conferred upon him, and got a charter, under the great ſeal, Wal⯑tero comiti Atholiae & Cathaniae, Ibidem. &c.

He married the daughter and heireſs of ſir David Barclay, lord of Brechin, by whom he had two ſons.

1. David, who died in England, an ho⯑ſtage for king James I.'s ranſom,Rymer, tom. X. p. 308. and is then deſigned David primogenitus comitis Atholiae, &c. anno 1424.

2. Alan, earl of Caithneſs, who was kil⯑led at the battle of Inverlochie, anno 1428. Both without iſſue.

Tho' this Walter earl of Athole had in⯑numerable honours and favours conferred up⯑on him by the king and royal family, yet he was the chief actor in that horrid murder of his nephew king James I. for which he was moſt juſtly condemned and executed, and all his eſtates and honours were forfeited to the crown, where the title of Athole remained, till king James II. beſtowed it upon his ute⯑rine brother, ſir John Stewart of Balveny, &c.

STEWART Earl of ATHOLE.

WE ſhall here briefly deduce the deſcent of this great branch of the illuſtrious family of STEWART from Alexander, lord high ſteward of Scotland, who died anno 1283, and was great grandfather of king Robert II.

I. ALEXANDER, ſixth lord high ſteward of Scotland, married Jean, daughter and heir⯑eſs of Angus Macrory, lord of Bute, by whom he had ſeveral children.

1. James, his ſucceſſor, ſeventh lord high ſteward of Scotland, grandfather of king Ro⯑bert II.

II. 2. Sir JOHN STEWART, who married Margaret, daughter and heireſs of ſir Alexan⯑der de Bonkyll, knight, whereby he was af⯑terwards deſigned ſir John of Bonkill, &c. He is found, amongſt many others of his coun⯑trymen,Prynne's col⯑lections, v. III. ſwearing fealty to king Edward I. when he had over-run Scotland, anno 1296.

He joined Wallace and Douglas in defence of the liberties of his country, and, in his bro⯑ther's abſence,Stuart's hiſt. of the royal family, p. 149. commanded his vaſſals and mi⯑litary tenants at the memorable battle of Falkirk, where he behaved gloriouſly, and loſt his life in that fatal engagement, anno 1298.

By the ſaid Margaret de Bonkill, he left iſſue ſeven ſons and one daughter.

1. Sir Alexander of Bonkill, of whom An⯑gus, &c.

2. Sir Alan of Dreghorn, of whom Len⯑nox, &c.

3. Sir Walter of Dalſwinton, of whom Galloway, &c.

4. Sir James, anceſtor of this noble fa⯑mily, Buchan, Traquair, &c.

5. Sir John, of whom Caſtlemilk, &c. are deſcended.

6. Hugh.

7. Robert.

His daughter Iſabel was married to Tho⯑mas Randolf,Ibid. and Abercrombie: earl of Murray, to whom ſhe brought the barony of Garlies.

III. Sir JAMES STEWART, fourth ſon of ſir John of Bonkyll,Stuart's hiſt: of the royal family, p. 168. was killed at the battle of Halidonhill, anno 1333, leaving iſſue three ſons.

1. Sir John Stewart knight, who died with⯑out male-iſſue.

2. Sir Alan, deſigned of Ochiltree, who died alſo without iſſue.

IV. 3. ROBERT STEWART of Shanbothy and Innermeath,Ibid. p. 169. who left two ſons and one daughter.

1. John, of Innermeath.

2. Robert, anceſtor of the Stewarts of Roſyth.

His daughter, Catharine, married John Bethune of Balfour.

V. JOHN STEWART, lord of Innermeath, deſigned alſo of Lorn, married the daughter and co-heireſs of John de Ergadia, lord of Lorn,Ibidem. by whom he had five ſons and two daughters.

[49] 1. Robert, his ſucceſſor.

2. Archibald.

3. Sir James, who carried on the line of this family.

4. Alexander, anceſtor of the Stewarts of Grantully.

5. William.

1. Daughter, Chriſtian, married to James Dundas of that ilk.

2. Iſabel, married to ſir William Oliphant of Aberdalgy, anceſtor of lord Oliphant.

VI. Sir JAMES STEWART, called the black knight of Lorn, third ſon of John lord of Innermeath and Lorn,All Scotch hiſtorians. married queen Jane, daughter of John duke of Lancaſter, ſon of Edward III. king of England, and widow of king James I. of Scotland, by whom he had three ſons.

1. Sir John, afterwards earl of Athole.

2. James, earl of Buchan.

3. Andrew, biſhop of Murray.

VII. Sir JOHN STEWART, firſt ſon of ſir James and queen Jane, was a man of extra⯑ordinary parts and great capacity, either for peace or war, and in great favour with his uterine brother king James II. who raiſed him to the dignity of the peerage,Haddington's collections. by the title of earl of Athole, anno 1457.

In a truce concluded betwixt king James and the Engliſh, this John earl of Athole is one of the guarantees,Rymer, tom. XI. p. 397 & 426. anno 1457; and in another truce, anno 1459.

He got from the ſame prince a charter of the lordſhip of Balvenie, &c. in Banffſhire, ‘"To John earl of Athole, and the heirs-male procreate betwixt him and Margaret his ſpouſe;Charta penes ducem de A⯑thole. which failing, to the heirs whatſomever of the earl's body; which failing, to revert to the crown, &c."’ dat⯑ed 25th May 1460.

In the year 1463, John Stewart, earl of Athole,Rymer tom. XI. p. 502. and lord Balvenie, was appointed am⯑baſſador extraordinary to the court of Eng⯑land. He got two charters from king James III.Chart. in pub. archiv. of ſeveral lands; one dated 20th March 1473, the other 7th November 1477, Jo⯑hanni comiti Atholiae, avunculo regis, et haeredi⯑bus maſculis, quibus deficientibus, haeredibus qui⯑buſcunque, &c.

He was lieutenant to his nephew king James; was greatly inſtrumental in reducing to his obedience the lord of the iſles, then in rebellion; was the principal manager of a trea⯑ty betwixt that king and the rebels in 1488, delivering himſelf an hoſtage for the king's performance of his part;Stuart's hiſt. of the royal family, page 171. and was impriſoned in the caſtle of Dumbar by that party, &c.

He married, 1ſt, lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald duke of Turenne, and earl of Douglas, called the Fair Maid of Gal⯑loway, by whom he had two daughters.

1. Lady Janet, Nisbet's ap⯑pendix, p. 184. married to Alexander earl of Huntly.

2. Lady Catharine, Ib. and ſir James Bal⯑four's collect. married to John lord Forbes.

He married,All documen⯑ted in Nis⯑bet's append. p. 184 &185. 2dly, lady Eleanor Sinclair, daughter of William earl of Orkney and Caith⯑neſs, by whom he had two ſons and eight daughters.

1. John, earl of Athole.

2. Andrew, biſhop of Caithneſs.

1. Daughter, lady Elizabeth, married to Andrew lord Gray.

2. Lady Jean, married to ſir Robert Gor⯑don of Pitlurg.

3. Lady Catharine, married to Neil Stew⯑art of Bruich.

4. Lady Iſabel, married to Alexander Ro⯑bertſon of Strowan, ſenior.

5. Lady—, married to Donald Ro⯑bertſon of Strowan, junior.

6. Lady Marjory, married to ſir John Camp⯑bell of Glenurchie.

7. Lady Margaret, to William Murray, ninth baron of Tullibardin.

8. Lady Anne, to John earl of Lennox.

The earl died in an advanced age, anno 1512, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VIII. JOHN, ſecond earl of Athole, who married lady Mary Campbell, daughter of Colin earl of Argyle, by whom he had a ſon,

John, Ibid. p. 185; all documen⯑ted. his heir,—and five daughters.

1. Lady Janet, married, firſt, to Alexan⯑der maſter of Sutherland: 2dly, to Hugh Kennedy of Girvan-mains: 3dly, to Henry Stewart, lord Methven: and, 4thly, to Wil⯑liam lord Ruthven.

2. Lady Helen, married to John lord Lind⯑ſay of Byres.

3. Lady Elizabeth, married to Kenneth M'Kenzie of Kintail, anceſtor of the earl of Seaforth.

4. Lady Jean, married to James Arbuth⯑not of that ilk.

5. Lady Iſabel, married to James Herring of Lethinty and Glaſclune.

This earl was killed at the battle of Flow⯑don,stuart's hiſt. of the royal family. anno 1513, and was ſucceeded by his only ſon,

IX. JOHN, third earl of Athole, who was a man of great hoſpitality and grandeur, and had a vaſt eſtate,Chart. inpub. archiv. inter ann. [...]1520 and 1530. which appears by his char⯑ters, under the great ſeal, from king James V.

He married, 1ſt, Grizel, daguhter and co⯑heir of ſir John Rattray of that ilk,Ibid. and Nisbet's app p. 136 by whom he had two ſons and ſix daughters.

[50] 1. John, earl of Athole.

2. Sir James Stewart of Balvenie.

1. Daughter, lady—, married to John Grant of that ilk.

2. Lady Jean, married to ſir John Ot⯑terburn of Reidhall.

3. Lady—, married to the laird of Balfour.

4. Lady—, married to—Wood of Balbegno.

5. Lady Elizabeth, married to William Stewart, apparent heir of Grantully.

6. Lady Barbara, married to Robert Men⯑zies, apparent heir of James Menzies of that ilk.

This earl married,Chart. in pub. archiv. 2dly, Janet, daughter of John lord Forbes, but by her he had no iſſue.

He died in 1542, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

X. JOHN, fourth earl of Athole, a man of great honour,Spottiſwood's church hiſt. loyalty and integrity. He diſſented from the confeſſion of faith drawn up by the parliament in 1560.

He was one of the queen's privy council, after ſhe came from France, and was made juſticiar in the northern parts; but he joined the other party after the prince was born, was on the king's ſide during his minority, and was made chancellor of Scotland in 1577.

He got charters, under the great ſeal, Jo⯑hanni comiti Atholiae, Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1550 & 1570. haeredibus et aſſignatis ſuis quibuſcunque, of a great many lands too nu⯑merous to be here inſerted.

He married,Nisbet's ap⯑pend. p. 188. 1ſt, lady Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of George earl of Huntly, by whom he had two daughters.

1. Lady Elizabeth, married, 1ſt, to Hugh lord Lovat:Ibidem. 2dly, to Robert earl of Lennox and March: and, 3dly, to James Stewart, earl of Arran.

2. Lady Margaret, married to George lord Abernethy of Salton.

The earl married, 2dly, Margaret, daugh⯑ter of Malcolm lord Fleming, by whom he had a ſon,

John, Ibidem. his heir,—and three daughters.

1. Lady Grizel, married to David earl of Crawford.

2. Lady Jean, married to Duncan Camp⯑bell of Glenurchy.

3. Lady Anne, married to Francis earl of Errol.

He died ſuddenly at Stirling, not without ſuſpicion of poiſon, anno 1579, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his only ſon,

XI. JOHN, fifth earl of Athole, who ſe⯑cretly favoured the lords againſt the court and the earl of Arran, anno 1585, but was ap⯑pointed one of the privy council to king James VI. anno 1590.

He married lady Mary Ruthven,Ibid. and lives of the officers of ſtate. daughter of William earl of Gowrie, by whom he had four daughters.

1. Lady Dorothea, married to William earl of Tullibardin, whoſe ſon John came to be earl of Athole.

2. Lady Mary, married to James Stewart, lord Innermeath, and earl of Athole.

3. Lady Jean, married, 1ſt, to Henry Stewart, lord St. Colme: and, 2dly, to Mr. Nicol Ballenden.

4. Lady Anne, married to Andrew Stew⯑art, maſter of Ochiltree.

The laſt three had no ſurviving male-iſſue.

This earl died in 1594, and having no male-iſſue, the titles and honours of earl of Athole were conferred by his majeſty upon John Stewart,Chart. in the regiſt, of pri⯑vy ſeal. lord Innermeath, by patent, haeredibus maſculis de corpore ſuo legitime pro⯑creatis ſeu procreandis, quibus deficientibus, no⯑bis noſtriſque ſucceſſoribus libere reverten. &c. Dated 6th March 1595—6.

This John earl of Athole and lord Inner⯑meath married, firſt, lady Margaret Lindſay, ſiſter of David earl of Crawford, by whom he had a ſon,

James, his heir.

He married, 2dly, lady Mary Ruthven, daughter of William earl of Gowrie, relict of John, the laſt earl of Athole, by whom he had no iſſue; and dying in 1615, was ſuc⯑ceeded by his ſon,

James, earl of Athole, and lord Innermeath, who married lady Mary, ſecond daughter of John, fifth earl of Athole; and dying with⯑out iſſue anno 1625, the title of Athole, ac⯑cording to the laſt mentioned patent, return⯑ed to the crown: But it being afterwards found, that the honours of Athole ought to have deſcended to the heir-female, upon fai⯑lure of heirs-male, king Charles I. therefore conferred them upon John Murray, only ſon and heir of William, ſecond earl of Tullibar⯑din, by lady Dorothea Stewart, eldeſt daugh⯑ter and heir of John fifth earl of Athole, con⯑ſequently heir of line to John the firſt earl, uterine brother to king James II. whoſe ho⯑nours and eſtates appear to have been granted to his heirs whatſomever, according to his charters from the king before and hereafter mentioned.

MURRAY Duke of ATHOLE, Earl of TUL⯑LIBARDIN, &c.

ALL our hiſtorians agree; that the ſir⯑name of MURRAY is amongſt the moſt antient of any in Scotland. Some de⯑rive their origin from a warlike people called the Moravii,Martin's ge⯑nealogical collections, vol. 1ſt, page 367, &c. who came from Germany, and are ſaid to have performed many great ex⯑ploits in Scotland, in favours of king Cor⯑bred I. againſt the Romans.

Others are of opinion, they aſſumed that ſirname from the county of Murray, where they had large poſſeſſions in very early times.

Certain it is, the progenitors of this great and illuſtrious family had conſiderable eſtates, both in Perthſhire and the northern counties, in the tenth and eleventh centuries. But we ſhall paſs over all traditional accounts, and proceed to our documents.

I. FRISKINUS de MORAVIA was pro⯑prietor of a vaſt many lands and baronies in different counties, and made a great figure in Scotland in the reign of king David I. who ſucceeded to the crown anno 1124, and died anno 1153.

This Friskin was father of

II. WILLIAM de MORAVIA, who got a charter, under the great ſeal of king William the lyon, Willielmo de Moravia, [...]ilio Fris⯑kini, of the lands of Strabrock, Duffus, Roſſile, Inchikel, Macher, Kintrai, &c. All which were poſſeſſed by his father Friskin in the reign of king David I.Quas terras Friskinus pa⯑ter ſuus te⯑nuit, tempore regis David; &c. Chart. penes comi⯑tem de Bu⯑chan. The charter has no date; but as Felix, biſhop of Murray, was wit⯑neſs to it, it muſt have been granted in or be⯑fore the year 1171, in which that biſhop died.

William had iſſue two ſons, betwixt whom he divided his lands.

1. Hugh.

2. William, of whom the Murrays of Pettie, Bothwell, &c. are deſcended. Vide title Lord Bothwell.

III. HUGH, the eldeſt ſon, got poſſeſſion of the lands of Duſſus; which then was the chief ſeat of the family, and had a ſon;

IV. WALTER, who, in an agreement a⯑bout the diviſion of ſome lands with Archi⯑bald biſhop of Murray,Chartul. of Murray, pe⯑nes Macfar⯑lan [...], p. 10. is deſigned Walterus de Moravia de Duffus, filius quondam domini Hugonis de Moravia; &c. anno 1226.

Walter was father of

V. FRISKINUS de MORAVIA, who, in an agreement about the marches of ſome lands with Simon biſhop of Murray, is deſigned Friskinus de Moravia, dominus de Duffus, fili⯑us Walteri, Ib. p. 92. &c. anno 1248.

This Friskinus had no male-iſſue, and but two daughters,

VI. 1. HELEN; married to ſir Reynold de Cheyne, who with her obtained the ba⯑rony of Duffus.Ib. and Nis⯑bet's append. p. 192.

2. Chriſtian, married to William de Fede⯑rith.

In a charter by Maliſe, earl of Strathern, to his ſiſter Annabella of the lands of Kin⯑cardine, the above Friskinus de Moravia de Duffus, together with ſir Malcolm de Mo⯑ravia, are witneſſes.Chart. penes ducem de Montroſe. The charter is dated at Selkirk the 28th of June, the 22d year of king Alexander II.'s reign, anno Domini 1236.

This ſir Malcolm was the undoubted an⯑ceſtor of the Murrays of Tullibardin, and was ſon of ſir John de Moravia, high ſheriff of Perth, who probably was a grandſon of the firſt Friskin, and brother of Hugh, tho' we cannot, at this diſtance of time, poſitively aſ⯑certain the relation.

From this ſir John therefore (by good au⯑thority) we ſhall deduce the deſcent of this illuſtrious family, which hath flouriſhed in Perthſhire, with great luſtre, about ſix hun⯑dred years.

I. Sir JOHN de MORAVIA, or MURRAY, appears to have been a man of the firſt rank; and made a conſiderable figure in the end of the reign of king William the lion, and be⯑ginning of king Alexander II. who ſucceeded to the crown of Scotland anno 1214.

He is particularly named in a donation to the abbacy of Arbroath,Chartul. of Arbroath, pe⯑nes Macfar⯑lane, p. 247, and 248. together with Gui⯑do abbot of Lindores, who died anno 1219.

He was ſheriff of Perth in the beginning of the reign of king Alexander II.Ibid. and Chartul. of Murray, pe⯑nes [...]und. and writs of the family of Su⯑therland. and had a brother, Gilbert, who was conſecrated biſhop of Caithneſs anno 1222.

He died about the year 1225, and left iſ⯑ſue a ſon arid ſucceſſor,

II. Sir MALCOLM de MORAVIA, who is witneſs in the charter above-narrated, penes ducem de Montroſe, dated at Selkirk, anno 1236,Sir James Balfour's col⯑lections. Nis⯑bet's append. p. 192. and appears to have had large poſſeſſi⯑ons in Perthſhire, by many authentic docu⯑ments ſtill extant.

[52] He was alſo high ſheriff of the county of Perth, and left iſſue two ſons.

1. Sir John.

2. Sir William, who carried on the line of this family.

Sir John de Moravia,Haddington's collections in the lawyer's library. firſt ſon of ſir Mal⯑colm, made a donation to the abbacy of Bal⯑merino, of a tenement in Perth, to which Willi⯑am, his ſon and heir, is a witneſs, anno 1280, but we can trace his genealogy no further.

III. Sir WILLAM de MORAVIA, or MUR⯑RAY, ſecond ſon of ſir Malcolm, got a charter from Johannes de Moravia, Chartul. of Coldingham, penes Mac⯑farlane. filius & haeres do⯑mini Malcolmi, Willielmo de Moravia, fra⯑ri ſuo, terrarum de Aldy, &c.

He got alſo from his father, ſir Malcolm, the lands of Lamabude (now Langbride) by a charter,Chart. penes ducem de A⯑thole, Chron. de Melroſs, &c. in which Archibald biſhop of Mur⯑ray, William de Haya de Locharret, and Mi⯑chael de Wemyſs, knights, are witneſſes.

He married Adda, daughter of Maliſe, ſe⯑neſcal of Strathern, by Muriel his wife, daugh⯑ter and heireſs of Congal, filius Duncani, fi⯑lii Malcolmi, &c. by her he obtained the lands and eſtate of Tullibardin,Chart. penes ducem de A⯑thole. Nis⯑bet, p. 193. which was ratified and confirmed to him by a charter from Henry, ſon of umquhil lord Maliſe, ſtew⯑ard of Stathern, ‘"To ſir William de Moravia, ſon of umquhil ſir Malcolm de Moravia, &c."’ dated on Tueſday, in the eve of All Saints, in the year 1284; which lands are ſtill in the poſſeſſion, and continued to be the chief title of the family, till they ſucceeded to the ho⯑nours of Athole.

This ſir William was one of the magnates Scotiae, Rymer, tom. II. p. 553 & 644. ſummoned to Berwick by king Ed⯑ward I. anno 1292, and was forced to yield and ſubmit, with many more of his country⯑men, to the determination of that monarch, in favours of John Baliol.

By ſaid Adda his wife he left iſſue a ſon and ſucceſſor,

IV. Sir ANDREW MURRAY, ſecond ba⯑ron of Tullibardin, who made a donation to the monks of Inchaffrie,Chartul. of Inchaffrie ad annum 1331. pro ſalute animae ſuae, &c. and, who, having joined the intereſt of the Baliols againſt king David Bruce, was tried, condemned, and beheaded at Perth, anno 1332, leaving iſſue a ſon,

V. Sir WILLIAM MURRAY, third baron of Tullibardin, who, upon the reſignation of Adda de Moravia,Chart. penes ducem de A⯑thole. his grandmother, obtained a new grant of the barony of Tullibardin from Maliſe earl of Strathern, then ſuperior there⯑of, to which William de Montefix, juſticiari⯑us Scotiae, is a witneſs, who executed that of⯑fice, anno 1335.

He left iſſue a ſon,

VI. JOHN de MORAVIA, fourth baron of Tullibardin, who ſucceeded him, and got a grant,Nisber's apend. p. 194 from ſir Alexander de Abernethy knight, of the lands of Pickerling in the ba⯑rony of Bambreich in Fife, &c.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

VII. Sir WALTER MURRAY, fifth baron of Tullibardin, who obtained a ratification and charter of confirmation,Chart. in archiv. regis David. under the great ſeal, of the lands of Tullibardin, Concuſſe, Pickerlingi &c. dated in 1362.

He alſo got charters of a great many other lands, which are fully narrated in Niſbet's appendix, page 198.

This ſir Walter gave a conſiderable dona⯑tion to the monaſtery of Culroſs,Ibidem. pro ſalute animae ſuae, &c.

He died anno 1390, leaving iſſue, by Mar⯑garet le Baird his ſpouſe, a ſon,

VIII. Sir DAVID MURRAY, ſixth baron of Tullibardin, firſt deſigned of Gask, who ſucceeded him, and was knighted by king James I. anno 1424.

He founded the collegiate church of Tulli⯑bardin,Ib. & chart. penes ducem de Athole. and largely endowed it, which after⯑wards became a good proviſion for the remote branches of the family.

The arms of this ſir David and his lady, dame Iſabel Stewart, are ſtill to be ſeen in that church.

He got a charter, from king James I.Chart. in pub. archiv. of the lands of Tullibardin, &c.

He married Iſabel,Ib. and Nis⯑bet's append. where they are document⯑ed. daughter of ſir John Stewart of Innermeath lord of Lorn, by whom he had five ſons and three daughters.

1. Sir William, his heir.

2. John Murray of Dryſall.

3. Patrick, of whom are deſcended the Murrays of Auchertyre, Woodend, Balman⯑no, Glendoick, the earl of Dyſart, &c.

4. James, anceſtor of the Murrays of Strowan.

5. Alexander, anceſtor of the Murrays of Tibbermuir.

1. Daughter, Mariot, married to ſir Mal⯑colm Drummond of Cargil in 1445.

2. Iſabel, married to Malcolm Drummond of Coneraig.

3. Chriſtian, married to Murdoch Men⯑teith of Rucky, who had one daughter marri⯑ed to—Haldane of Gleneagles, and ano⯑ther to—Napier of Merchiſton, &c.

Sir David died in 1446, and was ſucceed⯑ed by his eldeſt ſon,

IX. Sir WILLIAM MURRAY, ſeventh [53] baron of Tullibardin, who was one of the greateſt men of his time, and was appointed ſheriff of Banff,Haddington's collections. anno 1457.

He was alſo ſheriff of Perth, under king James II. and III. was knighted by the lat⯑ter, and was one of the plenipotentiaries in a treaty with the Engliſh,Rymer tom. XI. p. 423. anno 1459.

He married Margaret, daughter of ſir John Colquhoun of Luſs, lord high chamberlain of Scotland, and by her, it is ſaid, he had ſeven⯑teen ſons, of whom many different families of the Murrays are deſcended.Nisbet's ap⯑pendix, p. 197.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

X. Sir WILLIAM MURRAY, eighth ba⯑ron of Tullibardin, who was in high favour with king James III. and obtained from that prince a charter of the ſtewartry of Strathern, and lordſhip of Balquhidder, anno 1482. It is granted, dilecto noſtro ac familiari militi Willielmo de Moravia, de Tullibardine, &c. which he got ratified in parliament,Chart. in pub. archiv. anno 1492.

He was employed in concluding a treaty with the Engliſh,Rymer, tom. XII. p. 571. anno 1495.

He married Catharine,Chart. penes ducem de A⯑thole. daughter of Andrew lord Gray, by whom he had four ſons and two daughters.

1. Sir John, All documented in Nis⯑bet's append. who married Elizabeth Crich⯑ton, but died without iſſue.

2. Sir William, his father's heir.

3. Sir Andrew Murray, of Arngosk, an⯑ceſtor of the viſcount of Stormont.

4. David Murray of Strathgeith, who mar⯑ried Catharine Edmondſtone.

1. Daughter, Chriſtian, married to George lord Seton.

2. Elizabeth, married to Thomas Stewart of Grantully.

Tho' ſir William was now very aged, he ſtill had the favour and eſteem of king James IV,Chart. in pub. archiv. & chart. penes ducem de Athole. who was pleaſed to grant him a diſpen⯑ſation, and free him from all further atten⯑dance either on court or on the king's hoſt, anno 1507.

He died 1509, and was ſucceeded by his ſon,

XI. WILLIAM, ninth baron, who is de⯑ſigned filius & haeres, quondam domini Willi⯑elmi Murray de Tullibardin, Chart. penes ducem de A⯑thole, & in pub. archiv. inter 1510 & 1520. in a charter un⯑der the great ſeal, dated anno 1510. He got alſo ſeveral other charters from king James IV. of many lands, &c.

He married lady Margaret, daughter of John earl of Athole,Chart. penes ducem de A⯑thole. by whom he had three ſons and one daughter.

1. William.

2. Andrew Murray.

3. David Murray.

His daughter, Helen, was married to Alex⯑ander Seton of Parbroath.

XII. WILLIAM MURRAY, tenth baron of Tullibardin, ſucceeded his father, and got a charter, under the great ſeal in 1542, con⯑taining an entail of his eſtate to himſelf in liferent, and to William his ſon and apparent heir in ſee, and the heirs-male of his body; which failing to Alexander and James Murrays his ſons, and the heirs male of their body; which failing, to Andrew Murray, brother-german to William Murray of Tullibardin, and the heirs-male of his body; which failing, to Da⯑vid Murray,Chart. in pub. archiv. brother to the ſaid William, and the heirs-male of his body; which failing, to William Murray, ſon to David Murray of A⯑licht, and the heirs-male of his body; which failing, to Alexander Murray of Strowan, and the heirs-male of his body; which failing, to John Murray of Wallacetown, and the heirs⯑male of his body; all which failing, to his own neareſt and lawful heirs whatſome⯑ver.

He married Catharine, daughter of ſir John Campbell of Glenurchy,Ibid. ad an⯑num 1538. anceſtor of the earl of Breadalbine, by whom he had four ſons and four daughters.

1. Sir William.

2. Alexander, a colonel in the ſervice of the States of Holland.

3. James Murray of Purdorvis.Ib. ad annum 1582.

4. Andrew Murray.

1. Daughter, Annabella, married to John lord Erskine, afterwards earl of Mar and re⯑gent of Scotland.

2. Eupheme, married, 1ſt, to Robert Steuart of Roſyth,Ibidem. 2dly, to Robert Pitcairn, commen⯑dator of Dumfermline, and, 3dly, to Patrick Gray of Innergowric.

3. Catharine, Chart. penea dom. Aber⯑cairny. married to Robert Moray of Abercairnie.

4. Jean, Chart. in pub. archiv. married to James Henderſon of Fordel.

He died in 1562, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XIII. Sir WILLIAM MURRAY, eleventh ba⯑ron of Tullibardin, who was a great promoter of the reformation,Mr. Keith's collections. and ſat in the parliament 1560, which eſtabliſhed the reformed religi⯑on.

Upon the queen's return from France in 1561, he got much into her favour, and had the honour to entertain her majeſty ſeveral times at his houſe of Tullibardin: He was made one of her privy-council, and comp⯑troller of the houſhold in 1565.

He was one of thoſe great barons that enter⯑ed into an aſſociation for the preſervation of [54] the young prince, and for proſecuting the murderers of the king;Sir James Melvil's me⯑moirs. and always retained a moſt dutiful reſpect, and behaved with the utmoſt ſubmiſſion to her majeſty.

He, with the maſter of Erskine, had the tuition of the young king, and were joint keepers of the caſtle of Stirling; in which of⯑fices he acquitted himſelf with great fidelity and univerſal approbation;Records of council in the ſignet office. and the king, as ſoon as he took the management upon himſelf, ap⯑pointed him one of his privy-council.

He married lady Agnes Graham, daughter of William earl of Montroſe,Chart. in pub. archiv. by whom he had three ſons and two daughters.

1. John, his heir.

2. Sir William Murray of Pitcairly.

3. Mungo Murray of Dunork.

1. Daughter, Margaret, married to ſir Ro⯑bert Bruce of Clackmannan.All doccu⯑mented in Nisbet's ap⯑pend. p. 199.

2. Jean, married to ſir John Hepburri of Waughton.

He died in 1583, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſou,

XIV. Sir JOHN MURRAY, twelfth baron of Tullibardin, who having been bred up with his majeſty king James VI. from their in⯑fancy, and being a man of ſingular worth and merit, the king always had him in high eſteem. He was one of his privy-council,Acts of parli⯑ment in 1592. and maſter of his houſhold in 1592.

He obtained a charter, under the great ſeal, containing an entail of his lands of Letter-Ba⯑nachy, &c. to himſelf in liferent, and to his eldeſt ſon in fee, and to the heirs-male of his body; which failing, to his ſecond ſon, and ſo to all his ſons,Chart. penes dom. Moray de Abercairny ad annum 1604. one after another; which fail⯑ing, to his brother William; which failing, to his brother Mungo, &c.

His majeſty's eſteem and regard for him ſtill increaſing, he was pleaſed to raiſe him to the dignity of a peer of the realm,Creations of the nobility, in the law⯑yers library, Edinburgh. Chart. penes ducem de A⯑thole. by the title of lord Murray of Tullibardin, by letters patent, dated 25th April 1604, and earl of Tullibar⯑din on 10th July 1606.

He married Catharine, daughter of David lord Drummond, by whom he had five ſons and four daughters.

1. William.

2. Captain John Murray.

3. Patrick Murray of Caſtletoun, after⯑wards earl of Tullibardin.

4. Mungo Murray, who became viſcount of Stormont by a ſpecial proviſion, but died without iſſue.

5. Robert Murray.

1. Daughter, lady Anne, married to Pa⯑trick lord Glammis, and earl of Kinghorn.

2. Lady Lilias, married to ſir John Grant of that ilk.

3. Lady Margaret, to James Haldane of Gleneagles.

4. Lady Catharine, to David Roſs of Bal⯑nagowan.

JOHN, firſt earl of Tullibardin, died in 1609, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XV. WILLIAM, ſecond earl of Tullibar⯑din, who, when a young man, together with his couſin; David viſcount of Stormont, had the good fortune to be greatly inſtrumental in the reſcue of the king at Perth, from the attempt of the earl Gowrie and his brother againſt the ſacred perſori of his majeſty, anno 1600. For that ſignal ſervice, he got the ſheriffſhip of Perthſhire (which had heretably belonged to the houſe of Ruthven) conferred upon him during the king's pleaſure;Nisbet's app. p. 200. and it has moſtly continued in the family of Athole ever ſince.

He married Dorothea, eldeſt daughter and heir of line of John, fifth and laſt earl of A⯑thole of the name of Stewart, by whom he had one ſon,

John, who afterwards became earl of A⯑thole,—and one daughter,

Lady Anne, married to ſir John Moncrief of that ilk.

This earl, a little before his death, know⯑ing that his ſon was heir of line to the earldom of Athole, and being unwilling that the e⯑ſtate and honours of Athole and Tullibardin ſhould be conjoined in the ſame perſon, made a reſignation of his title of Tullibardin into the king's hands,Chart. in cancellaria, 1mo Aprilis 1686. iu favours of his brother Patrick, in order to make two diſtinct families, which was accordingly confirmed, by a patent, under the great ſeal,Ib. Haeredi⯑bus maſculis quibuſcunq. Patricio comiti de Tullibardine, anno 1628.

This Patrick, third earl of Tullibardin, got ſeveral charters under the great ſeal;Ibidem. and mar⯑ried Elizabeth Dent, an Engliſh lady, by whom he had two ſons.

1. James, his heir.

2. William, deſigned of Redcaſtle, a youth of great hopes, valour rind honour, was early engaged in the ſervice of king Charles I. but unfortunately taken priſoner at the battle of Philiphaugh, and executed at St. Andrews,Bp Guthrie' [...] memoirs. anno 1646.

Earl Patrick was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

JAMES, fourth earl of Tullibardin, who got a [...] charter, under the great ſeal, Jacobo comiti de Tullibardine, Chart. in pub. archiv. &c. and married, 1ſt, his couſin lady Anne Murray, fourth daugh⯑ter of John earl of Athole; and, 2dly, lady Lilias Drummond, daughter of John, ſecond earl of Perth, with whom he had two ſons, who died unmarried, whereby the eſtate and [55] honours of Tullibardin devolved on John earl of Athole, his couſin and neareſt heir-male.

We now return to

William Murray, ſecond earl of Tullibardin, who died anno 1626, and was ſucceeded by

XVI. JOHN MURRAY, his only ſon by lady Dorothea Stewart, eldeſt daughter of John fifth earl of Athole, and undoubted heir of line to John the firſt earl of that illuſtrious houſe.

It ſeems the writs of the family had not hitherto been carefully looked into, which occaſioned ſeveral miſtakes in this peerage; but theſe were all at laſt rectified: for, as the eſtate and honours of Athole, by the char⯑ters dated 1460, 1473, and 1477, before recited, in Title, Stewart earl of Athole, de⯑ſcended to the heirs of the patentee's body whatever, this John's title to that dignity appears to have been unqueſtionable; and he was accordingly ſerved and retoured heir, in the aforeſaid title and dignity, to John earl of Athole, brother uterine to King James II. who was great grandfather's grandfather, or tritavas to his mother Dorothea.Retour penes ducem de A⯑thole, et in cancellaria. The retour, which is dated 6th day of Auguſt 1628, bears, that the king was bound in honour and conſcience to ratify and confirm the fore⯑ſaid honour and dignity to the ſaid John Mur⯑ray, &c. &c.

The king accordingly, by a new patent under the great ſeal, ‘"ratifies the foreſaid ſervice and retour, and admits, receives, and confirms the ſaid John Murray to the ſole undoubted lawful and juſt title of earl of Athole, with all the dignities, &c. thereunto belonging, in all time coming, to be enjoyed by the ſaid John, and his heirs, with the ſame order of dignity, as it was poſſeſſed by the ſaid John earl of Athole, brother to king James II."’ And the patent, which is dated 16th February 1629,Diploma comitatus A⯑tholiae Johan⯑ni comiti, &c. in pub. archiv. contains a clauſe of novo damus of the dignity of earl of Athole to the ſaid John, and his heirs, with ſalvo, that it ſhould not prejudge his and their right to the foreſaid antient peerage, &c. &c. &c.

This John earl of Athole was a man of ſin⯑gular worth and probity. As ſoon as the ci⯑vil war broke out, he attached himſelf en⯑tirely to his majeſty's intereſt, in which he perſiſted with great firmneſs and fidelity. He raiſed about two thouſand of his own men for the king's ſervice,Nisbet's ap⯑pendix. and declared he would op⯑poſe every meaſure that was contrary to the honour and dignity of the crown.

He married Jean, daughter of ſir Duncan Campbell of Glenurchie, by whom he had two ſons,—and one daughter.

1. John, his heir.

2. Mungo, who was lieutenant of his ma⯑jeſty's guards at the reſtoration.

His daughter, lady Anne, Nisbet's ap⯑pend. p. 202. was married to her firſt couſin, James earl of Tullibardin, who died without iſſue, as before noticed.

This earl died in 1642, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XVII. JOHN earl of Athole, who adhered firmly to the intereſt both of king Charles I. and II. In 1653, he raiſed for the king a⯑bove two thouſand men, for which he ſuffer⯑ed great hardſhips before the reſtoration; but, in conſideration thereof, his majeſty was pleaſed to conſtitute him one of his pri⯑vy-council, and maſter of his houſhold, in 1661.

He got a charter under the great ſeal hae⯑reditarii officii ſeneſcallatus de Fife; Chart. in pub. archiv. was made juſtice general of Scotland anno 1663, captain of his majeſty's guards in 1670, lord privy ſeal in 1672, and one of the extraordinary lords of ſeſſion. And, in further regard of his eminent ſervices,Chart. in ar⯑chiv. haeredi⯑bus maſculise corpore ſuo. he was created marquis of Athole, by letters patent, dated 7th Fe⯑bruary 1676, limiting that title of marquis to the heirs-male of his body.

His majeſty king James VII. having like⯑ways a great opinion of his loyalty and me⯑rit, gave him the command of the troops ſent to ſuppreſs the inſurrection of the earl of Ar⯑gyle in the Weſt.

In the year 1687, he was created one of the knights of the thiſtle, and the revolution happening ſoon thereafter, he retired from all public buſineſs, and ſpent the remainder of his days, at ſome of his fine ſeats in Perthſhire, in great peace and tranquillity.

He married lady Emilia Stanly, daughter of that loyal and valiant patriot James earl of Derby in England, (who was beheaded for his inviolable attachment to the royal family in 1651) by his wife lady Charlotte, daughter of Claud duke de la Tremovile, a duke and peer of France. By her he had ſix ſons,—and one daughter.

1. John, his heir.

2. Charles, earl of Dunmore.

3. Lord James Murray of Dowally, who left two daughters, one married to the lord Rollo, the other to—Farquharſon of Invercauld.

4. Lord William, who became lord Nairn, by marrying the heireſs thereof.

5. Lord Edward Murray.

6. Lord Mungo, who died in the expedi⯑tion to Darien in 1697.

His only daughter, lady Emilia, was mar⯑ried to Hugh lord Fraſer of Lovat.

[56] This marquis died in 1703, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his ſon,

XVIII. JOHN marquis of Athole, a man endowed with many eminent virtues and qua⯑lities. He came early into the revolution, and was made ſecretary of ſtate by king Wil⯑liam in 1695; created earl of Tullibardin in his father's lifetime 1696, and made his ma⯑jeſty's high commiſſioner to the parliament anno 1697.

He was appointed one of the privy council to queen Anne, immediately upon her acceſ⯑ſion to the crown anno 1702. He was con⯑ſtituted lord privy ſeal in April,Chart. in pub. archiv. Hae⯑redibus maſ⯑culis e corpore ſuo, quibus de⯑ficien. haere⯑dibus maſcu⯑lis de corpore defuncti Jo⯑hannis mar [...] chionis de A⯑thole ſui pa⯑tris, ad ann. 1703. and created duke of Athole 30th June 1703, by patent, to the heirs-male of his body; which failing, to the heirs-male of the body of John marquis of Athole, his father. His titles were, duke of Athole, marquis of Tullibardin, earl of Strath-Tay and Strathardle, viſcount of Bal⯑quhidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, lord Murray, Balvenie, Gask, &c. He was alſo made knight of the moſt noble order of the thiſtle.

In 1706, he oppoſed the union with all his intereſt, and not only argued and ſpoke againſt every article of it, but he entered ſeveral ſpi⯑rited proteſts againſt it, which are preſerved in the public records.

After the union was concluded, the duke retired to Perthſhire, where he lived ſome years in great ſplendor and magnificence.

In 1712, he again came to court, and was made one of her majeſty's privy council. In 1713, he was made lord privy-ſeal, and was choſen one of the ſixteen peers for Scotland to the third and fourth Britiſh parliaments.

He married, 1ſt, lady Catharine eldeſt daughter of William and Anne duke and dut⯑cheſs of Hamilton, by whom he had ſix ſons, —and one daughter.

1. John marquis of Tullibardin, a youth of great hopes, who was killed at the battle of Mons in 1709.

2. William marquis of Tullibardin, who, being engaged in the rebellion in 1715, was attainted of high treaſon, and made his eſcape to France; but returning in 1745, was taken priſoner in 1746, and ſent to the tower of Lon⯑don, where he died in 1747, without iſſue.

3. James, now duke of Athole.

4. Lord Charles, who died without iſſue.

5. Lord George, who, having engaged in the rebellion 1745, was attainted of high treaſon, went abroad, and died at in Holland, anno 1760, leaving iſſue by A⯑melia his ſpouſe, daughter and ſole heireſs of —Murray of Strowan and Glencarſe, three ſons and two daughters.

1. John Murray, Eſq; married to lady Charlotte Murray, daughter of the preſent duke of Athole, and elected member of par⯑liament for the county of Perth in April 1761.

2. James.

3. George.

1. Daughter, Amelia, married, 1ſt, to John lord Sinclair; and, 2dly, to James Far⯑quharſon of Invercauld, Eſq;

2. Charlotte.

Duke John's ſixth ſon, lord Baſil, died young.

His only daughter of the firſt marriage, lady Suſan, was married to William earl of Aberdeen, and was mother of the preſent earl, &c. &c.

He married, 2dly, Mary, daughter of Wil⯑liam lord Roſs, by whom he had three ſons and one daughter.

1. Lord John, who was elected member for the county of Perth to the three laſt parliaments of king George II. is colonel of a regiment, and a lieutenant-general of his majeſty's forces.

2. Lord Edward, who married an Eng⯑liſh lady, by whom he had iſſue a ſon, John, now a captain in the army, and a daughter.

3. Lord Frederick, a captain of the royal navy, who died unmarried.

His daughter, lady Mary, married James lord Deskford, ſon and heir apparent of James earl of Finlater and Seafield, and has iſſue.

William, marquis of Tullibardin, having been attainted of high treaſon in 1716, as before noticed, the duke, his father, upon a petition, obtained an act of parliament, ſet⯑tling, after his own death, all the eſtates and honours belonging to the family of Athole, on lord James his third ſon, in the ſame man⯑ner as if lord William had died before his fa⯑ther, and had never been attainted. And the duke dying in 1724, the eſtate and ho⯑nours devolved accordingly upon

XIX. JAMES, now duke of Athole, who, at the time of his father's death, was member of parliament for the county of Perth.

In 1712, he had a company in the firſt re⯑giment of foot-guards, and afterwards was lieutenant-colonel to the earl of Orkney's re⯑giment.

In 1733, he was choſen one of the ſixteen peers for Scotland, in the room of the earl of Sutherland deceaſed. He was afterwards made lord privy-ſeal, one of his majeſty's privy-council, and a knight of the moſt noble or⯑der of the thiſtle.

Upon the death of the earl of Derby, in 1735, without iſſue, the eſtate and honours of Derby went to ſir Edward Stanly his heir⯑male; but the peerage of lord Strange in Eng⯑land, [57] the lordſhip of Man and the Iſles, came to the preſent James duke of Athole, being heir of line and at law, by which he is poſ⯑ſeſſed of ſome of the higheſt and nobleſt pri⯑vileges of any ſubject in Great-Britain.

His grace married, 1ſt, dame Jean Lanoy, widow of ſir Timothy Lanoy in Middleſex, and daughter of ſir John Frederick of Weſt⯑minſter, baronet, by whom he had a ſon,

—, marquis of Tullibardin, who died young,—and two daughters.

1. Lady Jean, married to John earl of Crawfurd, and died without iſſue.

2. Lady Charlotte, married to her couſin John Murray, Eſq; ſon of lord George, as above.

The duke married, 2dly, Jean, daughter of John Drummond of Megginch, Eſq;

CUMMIN Lord of BADENOCH.

THE ſirname of CUMMIN is of great antiquity, but the origin is doubtful. Some deduce them from Hungary,And. Win⯑ton's M. S. Chron. of Scotland in the lawyer's library, Edr. others ſay they are of Norman extract.

There were certainly ſeveral conſiderable and flouriſhing families of that ſirname in Scotland in very early times, and many great men amongſt them who were an ornament to their country, tho' ſome of them had the misfortune to act againſt it.

They flouriſhed for the ſpace of 250 years, viz. from 1080 to 1330, about which laſt aera they begun to decline; but there arc ſtill ſome conſiderable gentlemen's families in Scot⯑land deſcended of them.

The firſt we can give an account of, with any certainty, is

I. COMES ROBERTUS CUMMIN, who appears to have been a man of the firſt rank in the reign of king Malcolm Canmore, and was killed with that prince at the battle of Alnwick,Chron. of Melroſs. anno 1093, leaving iſſue two in⯑fant ſons.

1. John de Cummin.

2. William, a man eminent for natural and acquired endowments, and highly eſteem⯑ed by king David I.Ib. and lives of the officers of ſtate, p. 8. who conſtituted him lord high chancellor of Scotland in the begin⯑ning of his reign. In 1142, he was prefer⯑red to the epiſcopal ſee of Durham by Maud,Ibid. p. 9. & D [...]rymple's Collections, p. 174. the empreſs, and died before the year 1159.

II. JOHN de CUMMIN ſuccceded Robert, but we never find him deſigned Comes, tho' he made a conſiderable figure in the reign of king Alexander I.Martin's ge⯑nealogical collections, vol. II. p. 75. and of this John, 'tis ſaid, all the Cummins in Scotland are deſcended.

He was father of

III. Sir WILLIAM CUMMIN, who mar⯑ried Hexetilda,Chartul. of Kelſo, penes Mac [...]arlane. grandchild of Donald king of Scotland, and by her had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

IV. WILLIAM de CUMMIN, who flou⯑riſhed in the reigns of king Malcolm IV. and king William the Lyon; and, according to Winton,Martin's ge⯑nealogical collections, vol. II. p. 75. was Camerarius to king William; but, according to Mr. Martin and others, he was oſtiarius domini regis, &c.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

V. Sir RICHARD CUMMIN, who made a donation of the church of Linton-Roderick, [58] in Tweedale,Regiſter of Kelſo, p. 243. to the monks of Kelſo, pro ſa⯑lute Henrici comitis domini ſui, &c. before the year 1152, in which year prince Hen⯑ry died.

He was one of the hoſtages ſent to Eng⯑land, upon king William's obtaining his li⯑berty,Rymer, tom. I. p. 39. anno 1174.

He left iſſue three ſons.

1. Sir John.

2. Sir Walter, Chartul. of Dumfermline penesMacfar⯑lane, p. 210. who was created earl of Menteith in the beginning of king Alexan⯑der II.'s reign. He was one of the ſureties at that prince's marriage,Rymer, tom. I. p. 241. with Johanna, daugh⯑ter of John king of England, anno 1220, and married Iſabel counteſs of Strathern,Home's hiſt. of Douglas. &c.

Sir Richard's third ſon, ſir William, was afterwards earl of Buchan.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VI. Sir JOHN, who was called the Red Cummin, and was the firſt we find deſigned lord of Badenoch.

He was a man of great abilities, and was ſent ambaſſador to Lewis IX. king of France, by king Alexander II. anno 1240, where he negotiated ſome affairs of importance, greatly to the king's ſatisfaction.

According to Cambden, he married Ada, daughter of Patrick Galloway, earl of Athole; but, according to Buchanan (by whom he is alſo deſigned earl of Mar) he married Mary, daughter of Alan lord of Galloway, by whom he had a ſon,

John, his heir,—and three daughters.

1. Jean, Dugdale's baronage of England. or Johanna, married to David de Strabolgic, earl of Athole.

2.—, married,Crawford's Peerage. 1ſt, to ſir Godfrey de Murray: 2dly, to Alexander de Ergyle, lord of Lorn.

3.—, married to ſir Andrew Murray,Ibidem. lord of Bothwell.

He was ſucceeded by his only ſon,

VII. JOHN CUMMIN, lord of Badenoch, called the Black Cummin, inferior to no ſub⯑ject then in the kingdom for wealth and pow⯑er,Prynne's col⯑lections, v. III. p. 651. and was deſigned John Cummin ſenior de Badenoch, &c.

He was one of the magnates Scotiae who a⯑greed to ſtand by,Rymer, tom. II. p. 266. and ſupport queen Marga⯑ret, grandchild to king Alexander III. and defend her title to the crown of Scotland a⯑gainſt all mortals, anno 1284.

He was appointed one of the ſix governors of this kingdom anno 1286,Ibid. p. 431 and 471. and agreed to the marriage of the queen with king Edward of England's eldeſt ſon, anno 1290.

After queen Margaret's death, he became one of the competitors for the crown, as ſon and heir of John, who was ſon and heir of Richard,Prynne, vol III. p. 515. ſon and heir of William, ſon and heir of Hexetilda, daughter and heireſs of Goth⯑rick, ſon and heir of Donald, king of Scotland. But it is well known how that affair was de⯑termined by king Edward of England, in fa⯑vours of John Baliol;Rymer, tom II. p. 558. and we find him ſoon thereafter ſwearing allegiance to king Edward I, of England, as over-lord of Scotland, anno 1292.

However,Ibid. p. 776. liberati ſunt Johannes Cummin de Badenoch, et Johannes Cummin de Badenoch, jun. &c. both he and his ſon were carried priſoners to England, and were not ſet at li⯑berty till the year 1297, and he died ſoon thereafter.

He married Marjory daughter of John, and ſiſter of king John Baliol, by whom he had a ſon,

John, his heir.

'Tis ſaid he had alſo a daughter married to Archibald Douglas,Home's hiſt. of the family of Douglas, Abercrombie, &c. lord of Galloway, ance⯑ſtor of the duke of Douglas.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

VIII. JOHN CUMMIN, lord of Badenoch, who was a man of extenſive property, pow⯑erful by his wealth and dependents, cunning, artful and diſſembling, fond of dignity and rank; and, provided he could obtain his wiſhes, extremely careleſs by what means, however baſe and diſhonourable.

Scotland had now for a conſiderable time groaned under the yoke of Engliſh ſervitude; Baliol had meanly given up his pretended right to the crown to Edward; Bruce had ſecretly intimated to his friends his intention of aſſerting his title to the royal dignity, and redeeming the liberty of his country. Cum⯑min, ever mindful of his own intereſt, enter⯑ed into the deſign, and made a ſolemn engage⯑ment with Robert to aſſiſt him with all his power in mounting the throne; provided, upon the ſucceſs of the affair, he ſhould be reſtored to the vaſt poſſeſſions his family had enjoyed, which would have aggrandized him much beyond any other ſubject, and placed him in a condition little inferior to royal: but, upon maturer conſideration, and weigh⯑ing the matter in the balance of ſelf-intereſt,Rymer, For⯑dun, Aber⯑crombie, &c. &c. he began to doubt the event; the attempt was hazardous; he dreaded the ſtrength of Eng⯑land; every chance ſeemed againſt the cauſe; if it failed, he was undone: how to mend the ſtep he had taken was to be determined; his own black heart ſuggeſted the deteſtable re⯑medy, either from the hopes of great re⯑wards from the Engliſh, or perhaps with a view to the crown itſelf, in virtue of his mo⯑ther, who was Baliol's ſiſter; he divulged the whole ſchemes of the Scotch patriots to the king of England. Bruce was then in Lon⯑don, but happily in time diſcovered he was be⯑trayed, [59] and, not without difficulty, made his eſcape to Scotland, where finding clear proof of the villainy of Cummin, he cauſed purſue him to the church of Dumfries; whither; from conſcious guilt, he had fled for refuge; and puniſhed him as his crime deſerved. Not the houſe of GOD, not even the altar; was to be allowed an aſylum to protect ſuch infamous treaſon and perſidy. He fell indeed by too honourable hands, as a hangman or common executioner ſhould have performed what was done by the Boyd, the Fleming, and the Lindſay, on 10th February 1306.

Having no iſſue, he was the laſt lord of Badenoch, of the name of Cummin.

LINDSAY Earl of BALCARRAS.

AS the riſe and deſcent of the great and antient ſirname of Lindſay is to be found under the Title of Earl of Crawfurd, to that we refer our readers, and ſhall here begin with the immediate anceſtor of the Lindſays of Edzell, of whom the earl of Balcarras is the undoubted male representative.

XI. ALEXANDER, ſecond earl of Craw⯑furd, the eleventh generation of that illuſtri⯑ous houſe in a direct male-line, was ſon of David the firſt earl, by lady Catharine Stew⯑art, daughter of king Robert II. He was one of the hoſtages for king James I.'s ranſom, anno 1424,Rymer, tom. X. p. 307. was afterwards in great favour with that prince, and made a conſiderable fi⯑gure in his reign.

He married Marion daughter and co-heir⯑eſs of David Dunbar of Cockburn,Chart. in pub. archiv. ad ann. 1425. ſon of George earl of March, by whom he had ſe⯑veral ſons.

1. David, who died before his father, without iſſue.

2. Alexander, his ſucceſſor, whoſe male⯑line is alſo extinct.

3. Walter Lindſay of Edzell,Ibid. and M. S. hiſt. of the fa⯑mily of Craw⯑furd, penes comitem de Balcarras. anceſtor of the preſent earl of Balcarras, who is now the undoubted heir-male of the moſt noble and antient earls of Crawfurd.

From this Walter therefore we deduce the deſcent of this noble family.Extracted from the writs of the family by Mr. Hary Malcolm, a learned anti⯑quary.

XII. WALTER LINDSAY of Edzell, third ſon of Alexander ſecond earl of Crawfurd, was a man of great parts and ſagacity. He was tutor in law to his nephew David earl of Crawfurd and duke of Montroſe. He pur⯑chaſed the lands of Aird in 1458,Chart. in the public regi⯑ſter. and acquir⯑ed alſo the lands of Winthank, Pitcorthie, Panbride, &c. anno 1472.

He married, 1ſt, Sophia, daughter of—Li⯑vingſton of Saltcoats, by whom he had no iſſue.

He married, 2dly, Iſabel daughter of Wil⯑liam lord Livingſton, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

XIII. Sir DAVID LINDSAY, deſign'd of Edzell and Beaufort, who got charters, under the great ſeal,Chart. in pub. archiv. of the lands of Kilbride, and ſeveral others; and married, 1ſt, Catharine daughter of—Fotheringhame of Powrie, by whom he had a ſon,

Walter, M. S. hiſt. of the family of Crawfurd. his apparent heir;—and four daughters.

1. Margaret, married to Andrew Straiton of that ilk, or Lauriſton.

2. Agnes, married to George Moray of Abercairnie.

3.—, married to ſir Robert Menzies of Weem.

4.—, died unmarried.

Sir David married, 2dly, Agnes Ogilvie, widow of Alexander Straiton of Lauriſton, by whom he had no iſſue.

He married, 3dly, Elizabeth daughter of —Spence of Bodum, by whom he had a ſon,

Sir Alexander Lindſay of Vainvy and Ke⯑thick; —and a daughter,

Janet, married to—Ramſay of Bana⯑bruck. He died in 1527.

XIV. WALTER,Ibidem. firſt ſon and apparent heir of ſir David Lindſay of Edzell, a man of great ſpirit and fortitude, married—Er⯑skine, daughter of the laird of Dun, by whom he had four ſons,—and two daughters.

1. Sir David of Edzell and Glenesk.

2. Alexander Lindſay, Keith's cata⯑logue of the Scotch bi⯑ſhops, p. 119. who married a daughter of—Barclay of Mathers, and was father of David biſhop of Roſs, who was father of ſir Jerom Lindſay, lord lyon king at arms.

3. Robert Lindſay of Kirkton.

4. John Lindſay.

1ſt daughter—, married to ſir— Scot of Balwearie.

2.—, married to—Anſtruther of that ilk.

This Walter was killed at the fatal field of Flowdon,M. S. hiſt. of the family of Crawfurd. anno 1513, his father being then alive, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XV. Sir DAVID LINDSAY of Edzell and [60] Glenesk, who ſucceeded alſo to his grandfa⯑ther, anno 1527, and made a great figure in the reign of king James V.Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1530 & 1550. He got charters, under the great ſeal, of the lands of Auchter⯑allan, Tulliehilt, Newpark, Auchtertyre, and ſeveral other lands and baronies; by which it appears he was then poſſeſſed of a vaſt eſtate.

He married,Chart. penes dom. Gray. 1ſt, Janet daughter of Pa⯑trick lord Gray, by whom he had no iſſue.

He married,M. S. hiſt. of the family of Crawfurd. 2dly, Catharine daughter of John Campbell of Calder, ſon of Archibald earl of Argyle, by whom he had five ſons, —and two daughters.

1. Sir David, his heir.

2. Mr. John Lindſay, anceſtor of the earl of Balcarras, of whom afterwards.

3. Robert Lindſay of Bath-hall.

4. Sir Walter Lindſay of Balgay, who was killed by David earl of Crawfurd in 1605.

5. Mr. James Lindſay, parſon of Fetter⯑cairn.

1ſt daughter, Elizabeth, married to Pa⯑trick lord Drummond, anceſtor of the fami⯑ly of Perth.

2. Margaret, Stuart's hiſt. of the royal family. married to John lord Inner⯑meath.

It is proper to obſerve here, that David earl of Crawfurd, who had been barbarouſly uſed by his ſons, diſponed the eſtate and ho⯑nours of Crawfurd to this ſir David Lindſay of Edzell, his neareſt heir-male. The diſpo⯑ſition is dated on 20th December 1541. The earl died in 1542, and ſir David ſucceeded to the eſtate and honours of Crawfurd accord⯑ingly; but he afterwards conveyed them back to the maſter of Crawfurd, the earl's grand⯑ſon, upon this expreſs condition, that the title and eſtate ſhould return to the family of Edzell,Mackenzie. M. S. hiſt. of the family of Crawfurd, and Craw⯑furd's peerage p. 85. as next heir-male, failing the male-line of the ſaid maſter; and at the ſame time re⯑ſerving to himſelf, for his life only, the title, and ſuch a proviſion as ſupported him accord⯑ing to his quality.

This David, lord of Edzell and earl of Crawfurd, died in September 1558, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XVI. Sir DAVID LINDSAY of Edzell and Glenesk,Chart. in pub. archiv. who got a charter from king James VI. of the lands of Edzell and others, dated in 1586.

Alſo a charter of the lands of Garlobank and others,Ibidem. in vicecomitatu de Forfar, wherein he is deſign'd, David dominus de Edzell, miles, &c. He got charters of ſeveral other lands, too numerous to be here inſerted.

He married, 1ſt, lady Helen Lindſay, daugh⯑ter of David earl of Crawfurd, by whom he had two ſons,—and four daughters.

1. David of Edzell.

2. Alexander of Canterland, whoſe ſon John ſucceeded to the eſtate of Edzell.

1ſt daughter, Helen, married, 1ſt, to— Melvil of Baldowie, 2dly, to Andrew Ar⯑buthnot of Feddes, brother to Robert viſcount Arbuthnot.

2.—, married to—Symmer of Bratinſtut.

3.—married to Mr. Lambie.

4. Margaret, Chart. in pub. archiv. married to ſir David Carnegie of Coluthie, anceſtor of the earl of Southesk.

Sir David married for his ſecond wife Iſa⯑bel, daughter of lord Forbes, but by her he had no iſſue.

He was a man of good parts and learning, and was made one of the ſenators bf the college of juſtice, upon his brother Mr. John's reſig⯑nation, who was then made ſecretary of ſtate.

He died anno 1620, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XVII. Sir DAVID LINDSAY of Edzell and Glenesk,Ibidem. who got a charter of the lands of Waterſton, &c. in his father's lifetime, and married Margaret daughter of ſir—Wi⯑ſhart of Pittarrow, by whom he had a ſon,

Alexander,—and a daughter,

Margaret, married to James Keith of Ben⯑holm, ſon of George fifth earl Mariſhall, to whom ſhe had two daughters; 1. Elizabeth, married to Sir Archibald Primroſe of Dalme⯑ny, anceſtor of the earl of Roſeberry; 2. Anne, married to Patrick Smith of Braco, grandfa⯑ther to David Smith now of Methven, Eſq;

Alexander, only ſon and apparent heir of ſir David,M S. hiſt. of the family of Crawfurd. died in 1638, having married lady Anne, daughter of David earl of Wemyſs, by whom he had only one child, who died with⯑out iſſue.

And ſir David dying in 1648, without any ſurviving male-iſſue, was ſucceeded by his nephew John, ſon of Alexander of Canter⯑land, before-mentioned, to whom we now return.

XVII. ALEXANDER LINDSAY of Can⯑terland, ſecond ſon of Sir David Lindſay of Edzell and Glenesk,Chart. in pub. archiv. who got a charter from King James VI. of the lands of Canterland and others,Ibidem. married Helen daughter of— Haldane of Gleneagles, by whom he had a ſon,

XVIII. JOHN LINDSAY of Edzell and Glenesk,Ibidem. who ſucceeded to his uncle ſir Da⯑vid, as before obſerved, and was ſerved and re⯑toured heir to him anno 1648.

He ought alſo to have ſucceeded to Ludovic thirteenth earl of Crawfurd,Ibid. and M. S. hiſt. of the fa⯑mily of Craw⯑furd. being his undoubt⯑ed heir-male, but was deprived of theſe honours [61] for reaſons mentioned at large under the Title, Earl of Crawfurd.

He married,Chart. in pub. archiv. and M. S. hiſt. of the family of Crawfurd. 1ſt, lady Jean Carnegie, daugh⯑ter of John earl of Northesk, by whom he had two ſons,—and one daughter.

1. David, his heir.

2. Capt. John Lindſay, who was a great loyaliſt, and adhered firmly to the intereſt of the royal family, for which he ſuffered great⯑ly. He died without iſſue.

His daughter was married to—M'In⯑toſh of that ilk, and had iſſue.

He married, 2dly, Jean daughter of Alexan⯑der lord Spynie, by whom he had no chldren.

He was ſuccceded by his eldeſt ſon,

XIX. DAVID LINDSAY of Edzell, who, in the ſecond parliament of king James VII. claimed the honours of Crawfurd, as heir⯑male to Ludovic the thirteenth earl, but his claim was diſmiſſed, though the reaſons do not appear on record.Memoirs pe⯑nes comitem de Balcarras. The family of Balcar⯑ras alledge, that the duke of Queenſberry, then commiſſioner, put the negative without in⯑ſtructions, but upon what authority we cannot pretend to ſay.

He married Agnes only daughter of James brother-german of—Graham of Fintry,M. S. hiſt. of the family. by whom he had three ſons,—and one daughter.

1. David, his heir.

2. John. Both died without iſſue.

3. James. Both died without iſſue.

His daughter Margaret married Alexan⯑der Watſon of Atherny, and had iſſue.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XX. DAVID LINDSAY of Edzell, who likeways dying without iſſue, anno 1744, in him ended the male-line of the eldeſt ſon of ſir David Lindſay of Edzell and Glenesk, No. XV. of this genealogy. And the earl of Balcarras, next heir-male, being lineally de⯑ſcended of the ſecond ſon of the ſaid Sir Da⯑vid, to him we now return.

XVI. Mr. JOHN LINDSAY, ſecond ſon of the ſaid ſir David Lindſay of Edzell and Glenesk, was a man of parts and learning. He acquired great knowledge in the laws, and was made one of the ſenators of the college of juſtice in 1584; and being in great favour with king James VI.Spottiſwood's hiſtory, and Crawfurd's peerage. was made lord privy-ſeal in 1595, one of the commiſſioners of the treaſury, and ſecretary of ſtate, in 1596; upon which he reſigned his lord of ſeſſion's place in favours of his brother ſir David, as before noticed. He was alſo one of the eight magnates Scotiae who were appointed by the king for the government of the nation, and were called Octavians.

He acquired the eſtate of Balcarras (which is ſtill the chief ſeat of the family) upon which,Chart. in pub. archiv. he got a charter from king James VI. anno 1591.

This great man married Margaret, daugh⯑ter of Alexander Guthry, widow of lord Borth⯑wick of Lochkill, king's advocate, by whom he had a ſon,

Sir David,—and three daughters.

1. Catharine, married, 1ſt, to ſir John Lindſay of Woodhead,Chart. in pub. archiv. ann. 1577 & 1596. or Ballinſho, third ſon of David earl of Crawfurd by Margaret Be⯑thune, by whom ſhe had colonel Henry Lind⯑ſay, who died at Hamburgh in 1639 without iſſue.—She married, 2dly, John Brown of Fordel, in vicecom. de Perth.

2. Janet, married to David Auchmoutie of that ilk, and was mother of ſir David, and of a daughter,—married to—Kin⯑near of that ilk.

3. Margaret, married to ſir John Strachan of Thornton.

He died of the ſtone on the 3d Septem⯑ber 1598, and was ſucceeded by his only ſon,

XVII. Sir DAVID LINDSAY of Balcar⯑ras, who got from king James VI. a charter, under the great ſeal,Chart. in pub. archiv. of the lands of Balcarras, Boſwel, Pitcorthy, Innerdivote, Balmakine, Cumberlands, &c. He was a man of great learning, and employed much of his time in the ſtudy of the arts and ſciences, particularly that of chymiſtry, in which he excelled moſt of his cotemporaries.

He was in great favour with king Charles I. who raiſed him to the dignity of the peer⯑age by the title of lord Lindſay of Balcarras,Chart. in the public regi⯑ſter. by letters patent, dated 27th June 1633. He was a great loyaliſt, and adhered always to the intereſt of the royal family with firm⯑neſs and integrity.

He married lady Sophia Seton, daughter of Alexander earl of Dumſermline, by whom he had a ſon,

Alexander,—and two daughters.

1. Sophia, married to ſir Robert Moray, juſtice clerk in king Charles II.'s reign.

2. Iſabel, married to Thomas Boyd of Pink⯑hill.

He died in 1641, and was ſucceeded by his ſon,

XVIII. ALEXANDER, ſecond lord Balcar⯑ras, who was a man of great abilities, ſingular prudence, and loyalty, and remarkable for his ſteady adherence to the royal family. He act⯑ed a principal part in all the great affairs of ſtate during the time of the civil war. He was created earl of Balcarras, for his great loy⯑alty and eminent ſervices, &c. 9th January, [62] anno 1651,Chart. in pub. archiv. haered. maſculis, tal⯑liae vel pro⯑viſionis. by patent, to his heirs-male, of tailzie, and proviſion, &c.

He was made heretable governor of the caſtle of Edinburgh, ſecretary of ſtate, and commiſſioner to the general aſſembly; and per⯑ſiſting in his loyalty went abroad after the king, and died in Holland on the 30th Auguſt 1659.

He left iſſue,M. S. hiſt of the family; & Crawfurd's Peerage. by his wife lady Anne M'Ken⯑zie, daughter of Colin earl of Seaforth, two ſons and two daughters.

1. Charles, both earls of Balcarras.

2. Colin, both earls of Balcarras.

1. Daughter, lady Sophia, married to co⯑lonel Charles Campbell, ſon of Archibald earl of Argyle.

2. Lady Henriet, married to Sir James Campbell of Auchinbrcck.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

CHARLES, ſecond earl of Balcarras, who dying unmarried in 1662, was ſucceedcd by his brother,

XIX. COLIN, third earl of Balcarras, who was an ingenious man, of great affability, and polite behaviour.

Soon after the reſtoration, he had a troop of an hundred gentlemen given him, was made one of the lords of the treaſury, and had a penſion of 1000 l. a-year for life.

He was highly eſteemed, both by king Charles II. and king James VII. and was one of the privy-council to both theſe princes.

After the revolution, he lived ſeveral years abroad, where he employed moſt of his time in improving his mind by converſing with the learned; and then returned to his own coun⯑try, where he lived many years in a hoſpi⯑table manner at his houſe of Balcarras in Fife.

He married,Ibidem. 1ſt, Margaret, daughter of Lewis de Naſſau, lord Beverwart in Holland, who died of her firſt child.—He married, 2dly, lady Jean Carnegie, daughter of David earl of Northesk, by whom he had a daugh⯑ter,

Lady Anne, married to Alexander earl of Kellie.

He married, 3dly, lady Jean Ker, daugh⯑ter of William earl of Roxburgh, by whom he had a ſon,

Colin, lord Cumberland, who died unmar⯑ried,—and a daughter,

Lady Margaret, married to John earl of Wigtoun.

He married, 4thly, lady Margaret Camp⯑bell, daughter of James earl of London, by whom he had two ſons and two daughters.

1. Alexander, both earls of Balcarras.

2. James, both earls of Balcarras.

1. Daughter, lady Eleanor, married to James Fraſer, Eſq; brother of the lord Sal⯑ton.

2. Lady Elizabeth, died unmarried.

He died in 1722, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

XX. ALEXANDER, fourth earl of Bal⯑carras, who was poſſeſſed of many good quali⯑ties. He was a man of ſtanch honour, great generoſity, univerſal benevolence and ſincere friendſhip, which qualities acquired him the general love and eſteem of mankind.

In 1734, he was elected one of the ſixteen peers to ſit in the Britiſh parliament, and was a lieutenant-colonel in the army.

He married a daughter of David Scot of Scotſtarvit, but died without iſſue in 1746. He was ſucceeded by his brother,

XX. JAMES, now earl of Balcarras, who, like many of his noble anceſtors, was em⯑ployed in his country's ſervice both by ſea and land for many years, and always acquit⯑ed himſelf with honour and reputation; but is now retired to a country life at his beautiful ſeat of Balcarras, which he has greatly improved with fine incloſures, plant⯑ing, &c.

He married miſs Anne Dalrymple, daugh⯑ter of ſir Robert, who was ſon of ſir Hugh, lord preſident of the ſeſſion, by whom he hath a numerous iſſue.

1. Alexander, lord Cumberland,

2. Robert.

3. Colin.

4. James.

5. William.

6. Charles.

1. Daughter, lady Anne.

2. Lady Margaret.

BALLENDEN Lord BALLENDEN.

THIS ſirname appears to be local, and to have been firſt aſſumed by the proprie⯑tors of the lands of Ballenden in the ſhire of Selkirk.

The immediate anceſtor of this noble fa⯑mily was,

I. PATRICK BALLENDEN, who got the lands of Auchinoule from John earl of Morton;Chart. in pub. archiv. upon which he got a charter from king James IV. to him and Maryota Douglas his ſpouſe, their heirs, &c. dated 20th March 1499.

By the ſaid Maryota Douglas he left iſſue a ſon,

Thomas, his heir,—and a daughter,

Catharine Ballenden, married to Oliver Sin⯑clair of Pitcairns, general to king James V. at the unfortunate battle of Solway. This mar⯑riage appears from a charter,Ibidem. under the great ſeal, to Oliver Sinclair, and Catharine Ballen⯑den his ſpouſe, dated anno 1537.

II. THOMAS BALLENDEN of Auchinoule ſucceeded his father,Liſt of the of⯑ficers of ſtate, in the lawiers library, Edin⯑burgh; and Nisbet, vol. I. p. 334. and being a man of parts, was in great favour with king James V. who appointed him director of chancery, and lord⯑juſtice-clerk, anno 1541.

He left iſſue two ſons.

1. Sir John.

2. Patrick Ballenden of Stenhouſe, ſheriff of Orkney, deſigned brother-german of Sir John Ballenden juſtice-clerk,Chart. in pub. archiv. in two char⯑ters, under the great ſeal, dated in 1568 and 1577.

Thomas dying anno 1546, was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

III. Sir JOHN BALLENDEN of Auchinoule, who had his father's office of lord-juſtice-clerk conferred upon him,Nisbet, vol. I. p. 334, and Crawfurd's peerage. which he enjoyed above 20 years, in the reigns of queen Mary and king James VI.

He got a charter, under the great ſeal, of ſeveral lands,Chart. in pub. archiv. domino Johanni Ballenden de Auchinoule militi, juſticiariae clerico, &c. an⯑no 1577.

He married, 1ſt, Barbara daughter of ſir Hugh Kennedy of Girvan-mains, by whom he had two ſons.

1. Sir Lewis.

2. Adam Ballenden, Keith's cata⯑logue of bi⯑ſhops, p. 79. doctor of divinity, and biſhop, firſt of Dumblain, then of Aberdeen.

He married, 2dly, Janet daughter of— Seton of Touch,Chart. in pub. archiv. and got two charters, un⯑der the great ſeal, to him, and Janet Seton his ſpouſe, dated anno 1574.

By her he had iſſue three daughters.

1. Elizabeth, married,Chart. in pub. archiv. 1ſt, to ſir James Lawſon of Humbie; 2dly, to ſir John Cock⯑burn of Ormiſtoun, lord-juſtice-clerk.

2. Margaret, Stewart's hiſt. of the royal family, p. 190, 191. married to William Stewart writer in Edinburgh, and was mother of ſir Lewis Stewart of Kirkhill.

3. Marion, married to John Ramſay of Dalhouſie.

Sir John was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

IV. Sir LEWIS BALLENDEN of Auchi⯑noule,Liſt of the lords of ſeſ⯑ſion in the lawiers libra⯑ry, Edin⯑burgh. who being a man of great knowledge in the laws, was appointed one of the ſenators of the college of juſtice, alſo lord-juſtice-clerk, anno 1584.

He got charters from king James VI. of a great many lands,Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1578 & 1587. wherein he is deſigned, Dominus Ludovicus Ballenden de Auchinoule, mi⯑les, clericus juſticiarie, &c. &c.

He got alſo two charters of the parks,Ibidem. woods, and the keeping of the palace of Lin⯑lithgow, in 1587 and 1590.

He married Margaret daughter of William lord Livingſton, by whom he had a ſon,

Sir James, his heir,—and one daughter,

Maryota, married to Patrick Murray of Fallahill, anceſtor of Philiphaugh, which ap⯑pears by a charter,Ibidem. under the great ſeal, to them, dated 14th July 1598.

Sir Lewis died anno 1591, and was ſucceed⯑ed by his ſon,

V. Sir JAMES BALLENDEN, who, in his father's lifetime, was deſigned by the title of Broughton,Ibidem. and got a charter, under the great ſeal, of Magdalen's lands, lying near Linlithgow, ‘"Jacobo Ballenden de Broughton, filio & haredi apparenti domini Ludovici Ballenden de Auchinoule, &c."’ dated anno 1589.

He married Margaret daughter of ſir Wil⯑liam Ker of Ceſsford, ſiſter of Robert firſt earl of Roxburgh, by whom he had a ſon and heir,

Sir William,—and one daughter,

Margaret, married to Henry lord Cardroſs, anceſtor of the earl of Buchan.

He died in November 1606, and was ſuc⯑ceeded by his ſon,

VI. Sir WILLIAM BALLENDEN of Brough⯑ton and Auchinoule, who was a man of good parts, and of great honour and integrity. He adhered firmly to the royal family during all the time of the civil war; wherefore king [64] Charles II. in conſideration of his great loy⯑alty and faithful ſervices, raiſed him to the dignity of the peerage,Chart. in pub. archiv. Hae⯑redumque ſu⯑orum maſcu⯑lorum &c. by the title of lord Ballenden of Broughton, by letters patent, dated 10th June 1661, to his heirs-male.

He was appointed heretable uſher to the exchequer in Scotland,Chart. in can⯑cellaria. Hae⯑redibus & aſ⯑ſignatis qui⯑buſcunque. by a charter, under the great ſeal, to him, his heirs, or aſſignies whatever, dated 12th December 1663.

He was alſo nominated one of the lords of the privy-council, and treaſurer-depute.

He never married, but, with conſent of the crown, made a reſignation of his eſtate and honours in favours of his couſin, John Ker, fourth ſon of William earl of Roxburgh, whereby he became obliged to carry the name and arms of Ballenden.

He died anno 1670, and was accordingly ſucceeded by his ſaid couſin,

VII. JOHN, ſecond lord Ballenden, and heretable uſher of exchequer, who married lady Mary More, widow of William earl of Dalhouſie, and daughter of Henry earl of Drogheda in Ireland, by Alice his wife, daughter of William lord Spencer in Eng⯑land, by whom he had five ſons,—and four daughters.

1. John maſter of Ballenden, his heir.

2. Ker, who ſuccceded his brother.

3. Robert.

4. William.

5. Sir Henry, appointed gentleman uſher to the houſe of lords.

1ſt daughter, Margaret, died unmarried.

2.—, married to Ephraim Miller of Hertingforbury, Eſq;

3. Mary, married to the honourable John Campbell of Mammore, Eſq; now duke of Ar⯑gyle.

4. Diana, married to John Bulteel of Fleet in Devonſhire, Eſq;

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VIII. JOHN third lord Ballenden, and he⯑reditary uſher of exchequer, who dying with⯑out iſſue, at his ſeat in Hertfordſhire, anno 1741, his eſtate and honours devolved upon his brother,

VIII. KER fourth lord Ballenden, and he⯑reditary uſher of exchequer, who was an offi⯑cer in the royal navy, and, anno 1750, mar⯑ried a daughter of Mr. George Campbell ſtorekeeper at Woolwich, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

IX. JOHN fifth lord Ballenden, hereditary uſher of exchequer, &c. &c.

ELPHINGSTON Lord BALMERINO.

THE immediate anceſtor of this noble family was ſon of

ROBERT, third lord Elphingſton, who married Elizabeth, daughter of ſir John Drummond of Innerpeſſry, by whom he had three ſons.

1. Alexander, his ſucceſſor.

2. George, rector of the Scotch college at Rome.

3. Sir James, the firſt of the family of Balmerino.

I. Sir JAMES ELPHINGSTON, third ſon of Robert third lord Elphingſton, deſigned of Barnton, was a man of great parts and a⯑bilities, and highly eſteemed by king James VI. who conſtituted him one of the ſenators of the college of juſtice,Chart. in pub. archiv. anno 1586, one of the lords of the treaſury, then called Octa⯑vians, anno 1595, ſecretary of ſtate in 1598, and lord preſident of the ſeſſion ſoon there⯑after; in all which high offices he acquitted himſelf with great integrity, judgment, and ſufficiency.

He was alſo appointed one of the commiſ⯑ſioners to treat of an union with England, which at that time took no effect.

King James, in conſideration of his faith⯑ful ſervices and great merit, was pleaſed to erect the lands, belonging to the abbacy of Balmerino, into a temporal lordſhip and ba⯑rony, in favours of ſir James Elphingſton of Barnton, knight, ſecretary of ſtate, one of the [65] lords of ſecret council, and ſenator of the col⯑lege of juſtice,Chart. in pub. archiv. haere⯑dibus maſcu⯑lis, talliae & proviſionis. and raiſed him to the dignity of the peerage, by the title of lord Balmerino, to him, and his heirs-male, tailzie, and pro⯑viſion, by a charter, under the great ſeal, dat⯑ed the 20th of February 1603.

He was poſſeſſed of a great eſtate, which appears from no leſs than nine charters under the great ſeal,Ib. inter 1661 & 1609. in the public regiſters; parti⯑cularly he purchaſed from Robert Logan of Reſtalrig the lands and barony of Reſtalrig, anno 1604, upon which lands he got a char⯑ter, under the great ſeal, Jacobo domino de Balmerinoch, Ibid. ad annum 1605. terrarum baroniae de Reſtalrig, dated 16th May 1605.

This circumſtance of the purchaſe of the ba⯑rony of Reſtalrig, evidently diſproves a ſtory, which has long prevailed with many, that Lo⯑gan was forfeited by the king, after he was dead, for the immediate purpoſe of beſtowing his lands on his favourite ſecretary Balmeri⯑no; Logan was not forfeited till the 24th June 1609: 'Tis plain from the above char⯑ter, that Balmerino purchaſed theſe lands at leaſt four years before, and it may be further obſerved, that tho' Logan had once a good eſtate, he appears to have been denuded of all, and entirely bankrupt ſome years before his death. For,

His lands of Mount Lothan and Nether Go⯑gar, were purchaſed by Andrew Logan of Coatfield, anno 1596.

His lands of Faſtcaſtle, and others in the ſhire of Berwick, were acquired by Archi⯑bald Douglas of Pittendreich, anno 1602.

His lands of Reſtalrig, by lord Balmerino, in 1604, as before obſerved.

And his lands of Quarrelholes, &c. in 1605.Ibidem. All which is fully inſtructed by char⯑ters under the great ſeal, &c.

We now return to James lord Balmerino, who married,Ib. ad annum 1592. 1ſt, Clara, daughter of ſir John Menteith of Carſe, by whom he had a ſon,

John, his heir.

He married, 2dly, Margaret, daughter of Hugh Maxwel of Tealing, by whom he had a ſon,

James, lord Coupar, (vide Title, Coupar.) and two daughters.

1. Anne, married to Andrew lord Fraſer.

2. Mary, married to John Hamilton of Blair.

He died anno 1612, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

II. JOHN, ſecond lord Balmerino, who, betwixt 1612 and 1616,Ibidem. got charters, under the great ſeal, of his lands of Balmerino, Reſt⯑alrig, and many others.

He was likewiſe a man of great parts and learning. At the beginning of the civil wars, he was on the parliament's ſide but he no ſooner obſerved them making too great en⯑croachments upon the royal prerogative, than he joined the king's party, and continued ſtea⯑dy in his majeſty's intereſt till his death.

He married Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Ker of Fernyhurſt, ſiſter to Andrew lord Jed⯑burgh and Robert earl of Somerſet, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

III. JOHN, third lord Balmerino, who married Margaret, daughter of John earl of Loudon, by whom he had a ſon,

John, his ſucceſſor

He died anno 1704.

IV. JOHN, fourth lord Balmerino, was a man of eminent parts, great capacity, and a true lover of his country.

At the parliament 1706, he oppoſed the union with all his intereſt; however, ſome years after it was concluded, he was elected one of the ſixteen peers to repreſent Scot⯑land in the Britiſh parliaments, called to meet anno 1710 and 1713, and was made general of the mint and ſheriff of Edinburgh.

He married, 1ſt, lady Chriſtian Montgo⯑mery, daughter of Hugh earl of Eglington, by whom he had two ſons, and two daughters,

1. Hugh, maſter of Balmerino, who was kil⯑led at the ſiege of Liſle in 1708, without iſſue.

2. James, afterwards lord Balmerino.

1ſt daughter, Margaret, married to ſir John Preſton of Preſtonhall, and had iſſue a ſon, and a daughter.

2. Jean, married to Francis earl of Murray, and was mother of James now earl of Murray.

He married, 2dly, Anne daughter of Dr. Arthur Roſs, archbiſhop of St. Andrews, by whom he had two ſons, and one daughter.

1. Arthur, afterward lord Balmerino.

2. Alexander Elphingſton, died unmarried.

His daughter,—, died alſo without iſſue.

This worthy lord died in 1736, and was ſucceeded by his ſon,

V. JAMES fifth lord Balmerino, a man of great worth, honour, and integrity. He was one of the ſenators of the college of juſtice, and always behaved with judgment and im⯑partiality.

He married lady Betty Carnegie, daughter of David carl of Northesk, but died without iſſue, and was ſucceeded by his brother,

V. ARTHUR, ſixth lord Balmerino, a man of great honour, courage, and intrepidity. He was bred to the army, and, in the queen's time, was captain of a company of foot.

[66] In 1745 he engaged in the rebellion, and, after the battle of Culloden, was taken priſo⯑ner, carried to London, tried before the houſe of lords, found guilty of high treaſon, condemned, and beheaded on Towerhill the 18th of Auguſt 1746, in the fifty-eight year of his age, where he behaved with uncom⯑mon conſtancy and reſolution.

As this lord's behaviour was magnanimous and great, during his confinement, and at his execution, we ſhall take the liberty here to inſert a few paſſages from a paper publiſhed, by the authority of the ſheriff of London, af⯑ter his death.

A little before he was carried to Towerhill, he demanded an interview with lord Kilmar⯑nock, who was in the ſame unhappy ſituation with himſelf, which was granted: After it was ended, the two lords ſaluted one another, and Balmerino ‘"bid lord Kilmarnock an eternal happy adieu, and, with a chearful counte⯑nance, added, My dear lord, I wiſh I could alone pay the reckoning, and ſuffer for us both, &c."’

During the time the ſcaffold was putting in order for the execution of lord Balmerino, the ſheriff, that attended at the firſt exe⯑cution, went to Balmerino's apartments, as a notice to his lordſhip that his time was come; upon whoſe entrance his lordſhip ſaid, ‘"I ſup⯑poſe lord Kilmarnock is no more;"’ and hav⯑ing asked how the executioner performed his duty; upon receiving the account, ſaid, ‘"Then it was well done; and now, gentlemen, ſaid his lordſhip, I will detain you no longer, for I deſire not to protract my life."’ He then ſaluted the company, in a manner ſo chearful, as drew tears from every eye but his own, and haſtened to the ſcaffold.

But before we view his lordſhip on the ſcaffold, 'tis but juſt to the memory of that great, but unhappy man, to acquaint the pu⯑blic what was his deportment in his retire⯑ment here: 'Twas graceful, without affecta⯑tion; chearful, but not preſumptuous: He converſed freely with his friends, twice re⯑freſhed himſelf with a bit of bread and a glaſs of wine, and deſired the company to drink to him, Ain degrae ta haiven; but, above all, he called frequently upon God, and ſeemed both willing and prepared to die.

When he mounted the ſcaffold, he did it with ſo undaunted a ſtep, as ſurpriſed every ſpectator that was unacquainted with the greatneſs of his ſoul.

He walked round the ſcaffold, bowed to the people, read the following inſcription on his coffin: Arthurus dominus de Balmerino, de⯑collatus 18 die Auguſti 1746, aetatis ſuae 58; ſaid it was right, and, with ſeeming plea⯑ſure, looked on the block, which he called his pillow of reſt.

He then called for the executioner, who, being introduced to him, was about to ask his forgiveneſs; but my lord ſtopt him, and ſaid, ‘"Friend, you need not ask me forgive⯑neſs, the execution of your duty is com⯑mendable;"’ then preſenting the executio⯑ner with three guineas, ſaid, ‘"Friend, I never had much money; this is all I have; I wiſh it was more for your ſake, and am ſorry I can add nothing elſe to it but my coat and waiſtcoat,"’ which he inſtantly took off, and placed on his coffin for the executioner. Hav⯑ing prepared himſelf for the block, he took his laſt farewel of them; and, having once more taken a view of the great number of ſpectators, his lordſhip ſaid, ‘"I am afraid there are ſome who may think my behavi⯑our bold;"’ and, ſpeaking to a gentleman near him, added, ‘"Remember, ſir, what I tell you; it ariſes from a confidence in God, and a clear conſcience."’

Then obſerving the executioner with the ax in his hand, took it from him, and having felt the edge, return'd it him again, at the ſame time ſhowing him where to ſtrike the blow, and animating him to do it with reſolution, ‘"For in that, friend, ſaid he, will conſiſt your mercy."’

His lordſhip then, with the ſame ſurpriſing countenance, kneeled down at the block, and having, with his arms extended, ſaid this ſhort prayer, ‘"O Lord, reward my friends, forgive my enemies, and receive my ſoul,"’ ſub⯑mitted, and gave the ſignal to the executioner.

He married a daughter of Capt. Chalmers, by whom he had no iſſue, whereby the male-line of this family is extinct.

OGILVIE Lord BANFF.

THIS branch of the noble family of Fin⯑later is deſcended from

Sir WALTER OGILVIE of Finlater and Deskford, who flouriſhed in the reign of king James II. and left iſſue two ſons.

1. Sir James, his ſucceſſor.

2. Sir Walter Ogilvie of Boyn.

This ſir Walter married Margaret,Chart. in ar⯑chiv. Jacobi [...]3tii. daugh⯑ter of ſir James Edmonſtone of that ilk, by whom he had two ſons.

1. Sir George, anceſtor of the Ogilvies of Boyn, Rothemay, &c.

2. Sir Walter, progenitor of the family of Banff.

I. Sir WALTER OGILVIE, ſecond ſon of ſir Walter of Boyn, was promiſcuouſly de⯑ſigned by the titles of Dunlugus and Banff.

In a charter granted to him by George earl of Huntly, of the lands of Auchannachie, in the foreſtry of Boyn,Haddington's collections in the lawyer's library, Edr. p. 262. he is deſigned Walte⯑rus Ogilvie de Banff, armiger noſter, &c. an⯑no 1491; which charter is confirmed by king James IV. 3d December, anno 1495.

He got alſo charters, under the great ſeal, Waltero Ogilvie de Dunlugus, Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1520 & 1530. of the lands of Dunlugus, Caſtleton, Baldony, Blacklaw, and many others.

He married Aliſon, daughter and co-heireſs of ſir Patrick Home of Faſtcaſtle, by whom he got a conſiderable eſtate, and had iſſue two ſons and one daughter.

1. Sir George, his heir.

2. Walter, who got part of the lands of Dunlugus from his father,Ibidem. by a charter, under the great ſeal, Waltero, filio Walteri de Dun⯑lugus, &c.

His daughter,Lives of the officers of ſtate. Magdalene, married to ſir A⯑lexander Fraſer of Philorth.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

II. Sir GEORGE OGILVIE of Dunlugus, who,Chart. in pub. archiv. in his father's lifetime, got charters, under the great ſeal, of half of the barony of Dunlugus, and ſeveral other lands. He got likewiſe a charter from king James VI.Ibidem. ter⯑rarum de Lee, mains de Boyne, cum molendi⯑no, &c. anno 1577.

Alſo a charter, dimidietat. terrarum de Ord⯑newton &. Auldtown de Ord, Chancelton, Kil⯑ragonie, Boighead, Ibidem. &c. anno 1579, about which time he had the honour of knighthood conferred upon him,Ibidem. and got a charter, Geor⯑gio Ogilvie de Dunlugus, militi, terrarum ba⯑roniae de Carnouſie, &c. anno 1580.

He got charters,Ibidem. under the great ſeal, of many other lands and baronies, too numerous to be here inſerted.

He married Beatrix,Nisbet, vol. I. p. 239. & 302. daughter of George lord Seton, anceſtor of the earl of Winton, by whom he had two ſons and one daugh⯑ter.

1. Sir Walter, his heir.

2. George, Chart. in pub. archiv. who got a charter, under the great ſeal, of the lands and barony of Car⯑nouſie, &c.

His daughter, Janet, married to William Forbes of Tolquhon.

He lived to the uncommon age of an hun⯑dred and five years, died in 1612, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

III. Sir WALTER OGILVIE of Dunlugus, who,Ibidem. in his father's lifetime, got a charter of the lands of Alwith of Innerichtie, anno 1596.

He got alſo a charter, Waltero Ogilvie, fi⯑lio et haeredi apparenti Georgii de Dunlugus, di⯑midietat. terrarum dominicalium de Moncoffer, Dovany, &c. cum piſcaria in aqua de Dovern' dated in 1609.

He married Helen, daughter of ſir John Urquhart of Cromertie, by whom he had two ſons and one daughter.

1. Sir George.

2. Walter, who got a charter, Waltero O⯑gilvie, filio Walteri, Ibidem. ſuperioritatis firmae & di⯑oriae terrarum de Auchorsk, &c. dated anno 1613.

His daughter Beatrix married to ſir Alex⯑ander Seton of Pitmedden.

He died before 1617, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

IV. Sir GEORGE OGILVIE of Dunlugus, who got a charter from king James VI. Terrarum de Newtown & Auldtown de Ord, Ibidem. Chanceltoun, Kilragavin, Boighead & Budboig de Ord, cum molendino, &c. anno 1617.

He was created a baronet by king Charles I. on 10th July 1627; and that ſame year got a charter,Ib. ad annum 1627. under the great ſeal, Domino Georgia Ogilvie, baroneto de Banff, terrarum ba⯑roniae de Inchdrewr, &c. comprehending a great many other lands and baronies.

He was a man of ſingular good parts, a great loyaliſt, and of remarkable courage and intrepidity.

He was a firm and ſteady friend to king Charles I. never deſerted his intereſt during all the time of the civil war, and ſignalized himſelf againſt the covenanters, on ſeveral oc⯑caſions, particularly at the bridge of Dee in 1639, where the loyaliſts were commanded [68] by Aboyne and Banff, and the covenanters by the earl of Montroſe.

And it is obſervable, for the honour of this ſir George, that he kept 2000 men together for the king in Aberdeenſhire, for ſome time after the agreement in 1639,Burnet's hiſt. p. 143, 144. that Montroſe got the command for the king.

And, for his eminent loyalty and many faithful ſervices, his majeſty was plcaſed to raiſe him to the dignity of the peerage, by the title of lord Ogilvie of Banff,Chart. in pub. archiv. Haere⯑dibus maſcu⯑lis e corpore ſuo. by letters patent, to the heirs-male of his body, dated 31ſt Auguſt 1642.

After the murder of the king, he ſtill per⯑ſiſted in his attachment to the royal family, and contributed all that was in his power to bring about a reſtoration, which he lived to ſee accompliſhed in 1660, and died in 1663. He married, 1ſt, Helen, daughter of ſir Alex⯑ander Irvine of Drum, by whom he had one daughter,

Helen, married to James earl of Airly.

He married, 2dly, Mary daughter of ſir Alexander Sutherland of Duffus, by whom he had a ſon,

George, his heir, and two daughters.

1. Mary, married to Walter Innes of Auch⯑luncart.

2.—, married to—Gordon of Badinſcoth.

V. GEORGE, ſecond lord Banff, ſucceed⯑ed, and was alſo a great loyaliſt. In his fa⯑ther's lifetime, he got a charter from king Charles I.Chart. in pub. archiv. Georgia Ogilvie juniori de Banff, of the lands and barony of Inchdrewr, com⯑prehending the lands of Laudlaw, &c. with the ſalmon-fiſhings on the water of Doveron, dated in 1626.

He married Agnes Falconer, daughter of Alexander lord Halkerton, by whom he had two ſons and four daughters.

1. George, his heir.

2. Sir Alexander Ogilvie of Forglen, an⯑ceſtor of the preſent lord Banff, of whom af⯑terwards.

1ſt daughter, Agnes, married to Francis Gordon of Craig of Achindore.

2. Mary, married to John Forbes of Bal⯑fluig.

3. Helen, married to ſir Robert Lauder of Bielmouth.

4. Janet, married to John Leith of Leith⯑hall, to whom ſhe had John Leith of Leith⯑hall, Patrick, George of Blackhall, Laurence, and Anthony Leiths, and one daughter.—Vide the Baronage.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VI. GEORGE, third lord Banff, who mar⯑ried lady Jean Keith, daughter of William earl mariſhal, by whom he had a ſon and ſuc⯑ceſſor,

George,—and a daughter,

Mary, married to John Joice of Collonaird,

VII. GEORGE, fourth lord Banff, married Helen daughter of ſir John Lauder of Foun⯑tainhall, baronet, one of the fenators of the college of juſtice, by whom he had two ſons.

1. John George, his heir.

2. Alexander, who ſucceeded his brother.

VIII. JOHN GEORGE, fifth lord Banff, ſucceeded his father, and married Mary, daugh⯑ter of Capt. James Ogilvie, but died without iſſue, and was ſucceeded by his brother,

VIII. ALEXANDER, ſixth lord Banff, who being bred to the ſea, had the command of one of his majeſty's ſhips of war, and did his country ſignal ſervice in cruiſing on their ene⯑mies, protecting their trade, &c. but died alſo without iſſue, which ended the male line of the eldeſt ſon of George ſecond lord Banff, whereby the eſtate and honours devolved upon his couſin Alexander, now lord Banff, grand⯑ſon of ſir Alexander of Forglen, to whom we now return.

VI. Sir ALEXANDER OGILVIE of For⯑glen, ſecond ſon of George ſecond lord Banff, was created a knight baronet anno 1701, and was appointed one of the ſenators of the col⯑lege of juſtice anno 1706.

He married Mary daughter of ſir John Al⯑lardice of that ilk, by whom he had four ſons and three daughters.

1. George, married to Jean daughter of Patrick Meldrum of Laithers, but died with⯑out iſſue.

2. Alexander, father of the preſent lord Banff.

3. John.

4. Peter.

1ſt daughter, Agnes, married to ſir Alex⯑ander Reid of Barra.

2. Mary, married to Andrew Hay of Mountblairic.

3. Helen, married to—Smollet, ſon and heir of ſir James Smollet of Bonhill.

VII. ALEXANDER OGILVIE, deſign'd junior of Forglen, ſecond ſon and apparent heir of ſir Alexander of Forglen, married Jean Friend, daughter of ſquire Friend of Bellarichie of Ireland, by whom he had a ſon,

Alexander, now lord Banff,—and a daughter,

[69] Alexander, junior of Forglen, died before his father, and was ſucceeded by his ſon,

VIII. ALEXANDER, who ſucceeded alſo to the honours of Banff, as before obſerved, and is the ſeventh lord.

He married Jean, daughter of William Nis⯑bet of Dirleton, Eſq; by Jean, daughter of Mr. Robert Bennet advocate, by whom he hath iſſue three ſons, and three daughters.

1. Alexander maſter of Banff.

2. William.

3. Archibald.

1. Daughter, Jane.

2. Sophia.

3. Janet.

HAMILTON Lord BARGENY.

THE firſt of the noble family of Bar⯑geny was,

I. Sir JOHN HAMILTON, a natural ſon of John,Chart. in pub. archiv. marquis of Hamilton, who was le⯑gitimate on 11th March 1600, and was firſt deſigned ſir John Hamilton of Letrick, after⯑wards of Bargeny.

He got a liberal education, was a man of fine accompliſhments, and acquired conſiderable eſtates in Carrick, particularly the lands and barony of Bargeny, which is ſtill poſſeſſed by the family, and hath continued to be their chief title ever ſince.

He obtained,Ibidem. from king Charles I. charters of many lands, domino Johanni Hamilton, domi⯑no de Bargeny militi, &c. inter 1630 & 1635.

He got alſo a charter of the lands and barony of Cambuſnethan,Ibidem. in which he is deſigned do⯑minus Johannes Hamilton de Bargeny, ſenior, &c. anno 1636.

He married a daughter of doctor Alexander Campbell, biſhop of Brechin, by whom he had a ſon,

Sir John,—and four daughters.

1. Catharine, married to ſir John Drum⯑mond of Machany.

2. Helen, married to ſir James Somerville of Cambuſnethan.

3.—, married to ſir William Weir of Stonbyres.

4. Mary, married to Alexander Cleland of that ilk.

He died anno 1637, and was ſucceeded by his ſon,

II. Sir JOHN HAMILTON of Bargeny, a man of ſingular worth and merit. He was a great loyaliſt, and ſteady friend of king Charles I. dur⯑ing all the time of the civil war; wherefore, in reward of his great merit and faithful ſervices,Charta, Hae⯑redibus maſ⯑culise corpore ſuo, in archiv. familiae de Bargeny, ad ann. 1639. the king was pleaſed to create him a peer, by the title of lord Bargeny, anno 1639; the patent being to the heirs-male of his body.

In 1648, he put himſelf in arms, with o⯑ther loyaliſts, in order to reſcue the king then a priſoner in the iſle of Wight. And after the king's murder, he ſtill perſiſted in his loy⯑alty to king Charles II.Act of indem⯑nity, printed in the appen. to the lives of the officers of ſtate. on which account he ſuffered many hardſhips, and was particularly excepted out of Oliver Cromwel's act of in⯑demnity, anno 1654.

He married, 1ſt, lady Jean, daughter of William, marquis of Douglas, by whom he had a ſon,

William, his heir,—and five [...]

1. Margaret, married, 1ſt, to ſir [...] Kennedy of Colzean: 2dly, to ſir David [...] gilvie of Clova; and had iſſue to both.

2. Anne, married to ſir Patrick Houſton of that ilk, and had iſſue.

3. Grizel, who died unmarried.

4. Marjory, married to William Bailie of Lamington.

5. Catharine, married to William Cuning⯑hame of Enterkin, and had iſſue.

He married,Lodge's peer⯑age of Ire⯑land, vol. I. page 328. 2dly, lady Ulric More, daughter of Henry earl of Drogheda, widow of Henry Hamilton earl of Clanbrazil in Ireland, by whom he had no iſſue.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

III. WILLIAM, ſecond lord Bargeny, who married lady Mary Cunninghame, daughter of William earl of Glencairn, by whom he had two ſons and one daughter.

1. John, maſter of Bargeny.

2. William, who ſucceeded his father. His daughter Nicholas, married to ſir A⯑lexander Hope of Carſe, and had iſſue.

[70] IV. JOHN, maſter of Bargeny, firſt ſon and apparent heir of William the ſecond lord, mar⯑ried a daughter of ſir Robert Sinclair of Long-formacus, by whom he had no ſons, and but one daughter,

Johanna, married to ſir Robert Dalrymple of North Berwick, of whom more hereafter.

The maſter dying in his father's lifetime without male-iſſue, and the father (the ſe⯑cond lord) dying ſoon thereafter, his eſtate and honours devolved upon his ſecond ſon,

IV. WILLIAM, third lord Bargeny, who married, 1ſt, a daughter of ſir James Prim⯑roſe of Carrington, by whom he had only one daughter,

Grizel, married to Thomas Buchan of Cairnburgh, advocate, by whom ſhe had three daughters; 1. Mary; 2. Anne; 3. Ni⯑cholas.

He married, 2dly, Margaret, daughter of Robert Dundas of Arniſton, one of the ſena⯑tors of the college of juſtice, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

V. JAMES, fourth lord Bargeny, who dy⯑ing without iſſue, in him ended the male-line of the patentee's body, whereby the honours became extinct; but the eſtate, by a deciſion of the houſe of peers, went to John Dal⯑rymple, ſon of Johanna, daughter of John the maſter, preferable to ſir Alexander Hope of Carſe, who was ſon of Nicolas, daughter of William the ſecond lord; and Mr. Buchan's daughters, whoſe mother Grizel was daughter of William, third lord Bargeny, as before ob⯑ſerved.

The family of Bargeny being now repre⯑ſented by John, ſon of the ſaid Johanna, to [...]er we now return.

V. JOHANNA HAMILTON, only child of John maſter of Bargeny, eldeſt ſon of William the ſecond lord, married ſir Robert Dalrymple of North-Berwick, eldeſt ſon of ſir Hew, lord preſident of the ſeſſion, by whom ſhe had three ſons and two daughters.

1. Sir Hew, who ſucceeded his grandfa⯑ther in the eſtate of North-Berwick.

2. John, who, in right of his mother, got the eſtate of Bargeny, by a decree of the houſe of peers, as before noticed, upon which he was obliged to change his name to Hamilton.

3. Robert, a phyſician.

1ſt daughter, Marion, married to the ma⯑ſter of Rae.

2. Elizabeth, married to William Duff of Crumbie, Eſq;

VI. JOHN HAMILTON, Eſq; now of Bargeny, ſon of Johanna, married lady Anne, daughter of James earl of Wemyſs.

DOUGLAS Viſcount of BELHAVEN.

THE firſt who enjoyed this title was ſir ROBERT DOUGLAS of Spot, ſon of Malcolm Douglas of Mains, who was lineally deſcended of Nicol Douglas, a ſon of the fa⯑mily of Dalk [...]ith, in king Robert II.'s time.

This ſir Robert, when a young man, was page of honour to prince Henry, ſon of king Charles I. Then he was made his maſter of horſe. After the death of that excellent prince, he was conſtituted gentleman of the bed-chamber, maſter of the houſhold, and one of the privy-council to king Charles I.

His majeſty was likewiſe pleaſed, for his eminent loyalty and faithful ſervices, to cre⯑ate him viſcount of Belhaven,Chart. in pub. archiv. Hae⯑redibus maſ⯑culis e corpor [...] ſuo. by letters pa⯑tent, dated 24th June 1633, to the heirs⯑male of his body.

He married Nicolas, daughter of ſir Robert Moray of Abercairny, but dying without iſſue in January 1639, the honours became ex⯑tinct.

He was interred in the veſtry of the Ab⯑bey church of Holyroodhouſe, under a ſine and ſtately monument, with an inſcription, where⯑in moſt of his remarkable actions are mention⯑ed.—Vide Craw [...]urd's Peerage, p. 35.

HAMILTON Lord BELHAVEN.

THE immediate anceſtor of this noble branch of the great and illuſtrious fa⯑mily of Hamilton was,

JAMES, firſt lord Hamilton, who flou⯑riſhed in the reigns of king James I. and II. was the ſeventh generation of that antient houſe, in a direct male-line, and married Ja⯑net, daughter of ſir Alexander Livingſton, an⯑ceſtor of the earls of Linlithgow, by whom he had iſſue ſeveral ſons.

1. James, ſecond lord Hamilton, his ſuc⯑ceſſor.

2. Andrew, of whom the family of Bel⯑haven is lineally deſcended.

I. ANDREW, ſecond ſon of James, firſt lord Hamilton,M. S. hiſt. of this family, penes dom. Belhaven. acquired the lands of Broom⯑hill, which continued to be the chief title of the family till they were nobilitate.

He left iſſue three ſons.

1. John, his heir.

2. Robert, who carried on the line of this family.

3. James Hamilton of Greenhill.

He died about 1480, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

II. JOHN HAMILTON of Broomhill, who married a daughter of—Hamilton of Torrence,Writs of the family penes dom. Belha⯑ven. by whom he had only two daughters; and having no male-iſſue, diſ⯑poned his eſtate to James, ſecond lord Ha⯑milton, who generouſly gave it back to his brother,

II. ROBERT HAMILTON of Broomhill, ſecond ſon of Andrew,Ibidem. who married Iſabel, daughter of—Hamilton of Dalſerf, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

III. JOHN HAMILTON of Broomhill, who married, 1ſt, Elizabeth, daughter of— Hamilton of Udſton, by whom he had a ſon,

John, his heir.

He married,Ibidem. 2dly, Margaret, daughter of —Dalziel of that ilk, by whom he had another ſon,

Robert Hamilton of Alanſhaw.

And dying about 1550, was ſucceded by his eldeſt ſon,

IV. JOHN, who got charters, under the great ſeal,Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1555 & 1570. Johanni Hamilton de Broomhill ter⯑rarum eccleſiaſticarum de Stenhouſe, &c.

He married Anne daughter of—Ha⯑milton of Kilbrachmont,Chart. penes dom. Belha⯑ven. in vicecom. de Fife, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

V. Sir JAMES HAMILTON of Broomhill, who married a daughter of—Hamilton of Udſton,Ibidem. by whom he had a ſon,

VI. Sir JOHN HAMILTON of Broomhill, who ſucceeded him; and being a man of fine parts, was in great favour and eſteem with king Charles I.

He was a great loyaliſt, and adhered firmly to the king's intereſt during all the time of the civil war, for which his majeſty was pleaſed to raiſe him to the dignity of the peerage,Chart. in pub. archiv. by the title of lord Belhaven and Stenton, by letters patent, dated 18th December 1647.

In July 1648, he marched into England with the Scotch army under the conduct of duke Hamilton, and behaved with the utmoſt reſolution at Preſton, where the Scots were routed, but he had the good fortune to eſcape, and got ſafe back to Scotland.

He married Margaret,Writs of the family of Bel⯑haven. natural daughter of James ſecond marquis of Hamilton, by whom he had three daughters.

1. Margaret, married to ſir Samuel Baillie of Lamington, and had iſſue.

2. Anne, who carried on the line of this family, of whom afterwards.

3. Elizabeth, married to Alexander firſt viſcount of Kingſton.

John, firſt lord Belhaven, having no male-iſſue, made a reſignation of his eſtate and ho⯑nours, in the king's hands, in favours of his couſin, ſir John Hamilton of Biel, who mar⯑ried his grandchild;Chart. in pub. archiv. [...]o⯑hanni Hamil⯑ton de Bi [...]l, militi, baro⯑netto, et haere⯑dibus maſcu⯑lis quibuſ⯑cunque, &c. upon which he got a new patent and charter, under the great ſeal of king Charles II. ‘"to the ſaid ſir John, and the heirs-male of his body; which failing, to his heirs-male whatſoever."’ The patent is dated at Whitehall, the 10th day of Feb⯑ruary 1675.

The lord Belhaven died anno 1679, and, according to the above-mentioned patent, his eſtate and honours devolved upon the ſaid ſir John, who being married to his grandchild by his daughter Anne, to her we now return.

VII. ANNE, ſecond daughter of John firſt lord Belhaven, married ſir Robert Hamil⯑ton of Silvertounhill, a cadet of his own fa⯑mily, by whom ſhe had an only child,

VIII. MARGARET, married to the ſaid ſir John Hamilton of Biel, who, upon the [72] death of the firſt lord, ſucceeded to his eſtate and honours as before obſerved.

John, ſecond lord Belhaven, was eldeſt ſon and heir of ſir Robert Hamilton of Preſſmanan, one of the ſenators of the college of juſtice, deſcended from the family of Udſton, whoſe lineal anceſtor was Andrew Hamilton,Writs of the family of Bel⯑haven, and Nisbet, vol. I. page 176. third ſon of ſir David lord of Cadzow, who flou⯑riſhed in the reigns of king Robert II. and III.

, This lord was a man of great honour, and integrity, and his behaviour in the parliaments 1681 and 1685 ſhowed him to be a ſtrenu⯑ous defender of the Pr [...]teſtant religion.

He was a great promoter of the revolution in 1688, and was very active, at the conven⯑tion of eſtates of Scotland, to get the crown ſettled upon the prince and princeſs of Orange, and had the command of a troop of horſe in their ſervice at the battle of Killiecrankie in 1689.

Upon the acceſſion of king William and queen Mary to the crown, he was appointed one of their privy-council, and ſoon after one of the commiſſioners for executing the office of lord-regiſter.

He was likewiſe, by queen Anne, conſti⯑tuted one of the lords of her privy-council, and one of the commiſſioners of the treaſury, all which offices he executed with honour and integrity.

In the parliament 1706, he ſtrenuouſly oppoſed the union of the two kingdoms, con⯑ceiving it derogatory to the honour of his country.

Upon that great occaſion he made ſeveral learned and [...]laborate ſpeeches, which are ſtill preſerved, and ſhow the uprightneſs of his heart, that nothing could prevail with him to concur with the court in a meaſure that he judged to be inconſiſtent with the intereſt and independency of his country, for which poſterity do him the juſtice to celebrate his name with honour, as a patriot, as well as an orator.

He died ſoon thereafter, anno 1708, and, by the ſaid Margaret Hamilton, left iſſue two ſons.

1. John, his heir.

2. James Hamilton, Eſq; advocate, aſſiſt⯑ant ſolicitor to the two boards of cuſtoms and exciſe. This gentleman married Anne, daugh⯑ter of John Walkingſhaw of that ilk, who died without iſſue in 1732.

John, ſecond lord Belhaven, was ſuccccd⯑ed by his eldeſt ſon,

IX. JOHN, third lord Belhaven, who was a man of good parts, great, worth and merit.

He was choſen one of the ſixteen peers for Scotland, anno 1715, and a lord of the bed-chamber to George then prince of Wales, afterwards king George II.

He had the command of a troop of horſe, raiſed by the county of Haddington, in the time of the rebellion 1715, and ſerved as a volunteer at the battle of Dumblain, where he gave diſtinguiſhing proofs of his valour and intrepidity.

In 1721 he was appointed governor of Bar⯑badoes, but unfortunately periſhed at ſea, in the beginning of his voyage thither, in the Royal Anne galley, near the Lizard Point, where the ſhip having ſtruck on the Stag rocks, about midnight, was ſtaved in pieces, and, of two hundred and forty perſons, only two men and a boy were ſaved, being drove aſhore on pieces of the wreck.

He married Mary, daughter of Andrew Bruce, merchant in Edinburgh, a cadet o [...] the family of Earlſhall, by whom. he had four ſons and one daughter.

1. John, now lord Belhaven.

2. Andrew Hamilton, Eſq; an officer in the army, who died unmarried.

3. James Hamilton, Eſq; advocate, de⯑pute-ſheriff of the county of Haddington, and aſſiſtant-ſolicitor to the boards of exciſe and cuſtoms.

4. Robert Hamilton, Eſq; who, betaking himſelf to a military life, was a major in the expedition to America, under the late lord Cathcart, and died a batchelor ſoon after his return from Carthagena.

His daughter Margaret, was married to Alexander Baird, Eſq; ſon to ſir William Baird of Newbeath.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

X. JOHN, fourth lord Belhaven, who is high ſheriff of the county of Haddington, ge⯑neral of the mint, and one of the commiſſio⯑ners and truſtees appointed for the encourage⯑ment and improvement of trade, manufactures, and fiſheries, in Scotland.

HAY Lord BEWLIE, and Earl of CARLYLE.

THIS noble family deduces its origin from

PETER HAY of Megginch, who flouriſh⯑ed in the reign of king James V. and was deſcended of the houſe of Leys, one of the oldeſt cadets of the illuſtrious family of Errol.

He married Margaret,Lives of the officers of ſtate, p. 157. daughter of— Crichton of Ruthven, by whom he had three ſons and two daughters.

1. Patrick, his ſucceſſor, who was father of George earl of Kinnoul, chancellor of Scot⯑land. —Vide Title Kinnoul.

2. Sir James of Kingask, the firſt of this family.

3. Edmund, a man of great knowledge and learning.Ibidem. He was profeſſor of the civil and canon law, and rector of a college at Doway.

1. Daughter, Catharine, married, 1ſt, to Robert Moncur of Balumby: 2dly, to George Drummond of Blair.

2. Janet, Ibid. p. 158. married to ſir Patrick Murray of Auchtertyre.

I. Sir JAMES HAY of Kingask, ſecond ſon of Peter Hay of Megginch, being a man of great parts and learning, was highly eſteem⯑ed by king James VI. from whom he got a charter of the lands of Grangemuir,Chart. in pub. archiv. &c. ly⯑ing in the ſhire of Edinburgh, and conſtabula⯑ry of Haddington; Jacobo Hay de Kingask, &c. dated 25th June 1606.

He got alſo a grant of the whole revenue of the priory of Bewlie,Ibidem. anno 1607, and was appointed one of the ſenators of the college of juſtice, and comptroller of Scotland, anno 1608; was made one of the lords of the pri⯑vy council, and raiſed to the dignity of the peerage by the title of lord Hay of Bewlie, anno 1609;Ibidem. all which appears by a charter, under the great ſeal of king James VI. grant⯑ed to Walter Danielſton of Colgreen, cum conſenſu pradilecti conſiliarii ſui Jacobi domi⯑ni Bewlie computorum rotulatoris, &c. dated 6th April 1610.

He died in 1614, having married Marga⯑ret, daughter of John Murray of Polmais, by whom he had a ſon and ſucceſſor,

II. JAMES, ſecond lord Bewlie, who hav⯑ing got a liberal education, was a man of great accompliſhments, both natural and acquired.

He was particularly diſtinguiſhed and taken notice of by king James VI. even when a young man, and accompanied that prince in⯑to England anno 1603, and afterward became a mighty favourite. In 1614, upon his father's death, he was made comptroller of Scotland.

In 1615,Peerage of England. he was created a peer of Eng⯑land, by the title of lord Hay of Souly, in the county of York. He was afterwards made earl of Carlyle, and viſcount Doncaſter, and was the firſt Scotſman that was dignified with Engliſh titles after James VI. became king of Great-Britain.

In 1618, he was appointed ambaſſador from the Britiſh court to the emperor Ferdinand II. and at his return into England, made report of Frederick count Palatine's being elected king of Bohemia, and of the ſtate of affairs in thoſe parts.Lives of the officers of ſtate, p. 157.

He was twice ambaſſador extraordinary at the court of France; firſt, to negotiate, and then to compleat the marriage of king Charles I. with his royal conſort princeſs Henrietta Maria, daughter of king Henry IV. In all which negotiations he acquitted himſelf, to the great ſatisfaction of his royal maſter,Ibid. and Ry⯑mer. Dug⯑dale's baro⯑nage of Eng⯑land, &c. who made him one of the lords of his bed-cham⯑ber, groom of the ſtole, maſter of the ward⯑robe, and knight of the moſt noble order of the garter.

He was alſo firſt gentleman of the bed-chamber to king Charles I. from whom he got a grant of the iſland of Barbadoes, which continued in the poſſeſſion of the proprietary and his heirs above thirty years.

Anno 1661,Hiſtorical account of the Britiſh plantations in N. America, vol. I. p. 131. the crown purchaſed it of lord Kinnoul, heir to the earl of Carlyle, &c.

According to my lord Clarendon, he had got above four hundred thouſand pounds in the government's ſervice, all which he enjoy⯑ed, and ſpent moſt liberally.

He was particularly noted for his elegant and ſumptuous way of living and entertain⯑ing.Account of the extinct peers of Eng⯑land, printed in 1711, vol. II. p. 54, pe⯑nes Macfar⯑lane. When in France, he ſpared ho coſt to repreſent the wealth, and diſplay the grandeur of the Engliſh nation; particularly, at one of his ante-ſuppers, an attendant eat for his own ſhare a pye reckoned at 20 l. ſterling.

He married, 1ſt, Honora, daughter and ſole heireſs of Edward baron Denny,Ibidem. by whom he had iſſue a ſon,

James, earl of Carlyle,—and a daugh⯑ter,

Lady Anne, who died young.

He married, 2dly, lady Lucia Percy, daugh⯑ter of Henry, earl of Northumberland, by whom he had a daughter,

Agnes, Lives of the officers of ſtate, p. 157. married, 1ſt, to ſir George Preſton of Craig [...]iller; 2dly, to James earl of Glen⯑cairn, and had iſſue.

He died at Whitehall in 1636, was inter⯑red in St. Paul's cathedral, and ſucceeded by his ſon.

[74] III. JAMES, ſecond earl of Carlyle, and third lord Bewlie,Peerage of England, vol. I. p. 175. who married lady Margaret Ruſ⯑ſel, daughter of Francis, earl of Bedford, and died without ſucceſſion anno 1660, whereby all his titles of honour became extinct.

But that of Carlyle was conferred upon Charles Howard, deſcended of the moſt il⯑luſtrious family of Norfolk, who was created baron Dacres of Gillisland,Ibid. vol. II. p. 407. viſcount Howard of Morpeth, and earl of Carlyle, by letters patent, dated 20th April 1661.

STEWART Lord BLANTYRE.

AS this branch of the illuſtrious family of Stewart is ſprung from the antient houſe of Garlies, whoſe lineal deſcent from Alex⯑ander, lord high ſteward of Scotland, is to be found under the title of Earl of Gallo⯑way, we ſhall begin to deduce the pedigree of this noble family from their immediate anceſtor,

Sir ALEXANDER STEWART of Gar⯑lies and Dalſwinton, the ſixth generation in the account of Galloway, who was a man of dignity and rank, and knighted by king James II.

He married dam Euphame Graham, by whom he had three ſons.

1. Sir Alexander, his ſucceſſor, anceſtor of the earl of Galloway.

2. Sir Thomas, of whom this family is lineally deſcended.

3. Sir Walter, of whom the earl of Bleſ⯑ſington, the Stewarts of Shambully, and o⯑thers, are deſcended.

I. Sir THOMAS STEWART, ſecond ſon of ſir Alexander of Garlies, got from his fa⯑ther the lands of Minto and Marbottle,Chart. in pub. archiv. which is confirmed by a charter, under the great ſeal of king James III. dated anno 1476.

He married Iſabel, daughter and co-heireſs of ſir Walter Stewart of Arthurlie, by whom he got large poſſeſſions in the ſhires of Ren⯑frew and Clydſdale; and got charters, under the great ſeal,Ibidem. of the lands of Busby, Houſe⯑hill, and a great many others, to him and I⯑ſabel Stewart, their heirs, &c. dated anno 1489.

By her he had iſſue two ſons and three daughters.

1. Sir John, his heir.

2. William, who was biſhop of Aberdeen, and treaſurer of Scotland.

1ſt daughter, Agnes, married to John Stewart of Cardonald.

2. Marion, married to Adam Maxwell of Southbar, ſon of lord Maxwell.

3. Margaret, married to Charles Pollock of that ilk.

He died anno 1500, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

II. Sir JOHN STEWART of Minto, who got a charter,Chart. in pub. archiv. under the great ſeal, of the lands of Busby and others, to him, and Ja⯑net Fleming his ſpouſe, dated 23d February 1502.

He was a man of great reſolution and forti⯑tude, and highly eſteemed by king James IV. whom he accompanied to the field of Flow⯑don, where he loſt his life with his royal ma⯑ſter, anno 1513.

By the ſaid Janet, daughter of David, ſon and apparent heir of Robert lord Fleming, he left iſſue a ſon and ſucceſſor,

III. Sir ROBERT STEWART of Minto, who was provoſt of Glaſgow anno 1525. He got a charter,Ibidem. under the great ſeal, of the lands of Minto, Marbottle, &c. to him, and Janet Murray his ſpouſe, anno 1529.

By the ſaid Janet Murray (a daughter of the family of Polmais) he left iſſue four ſons and one daughter.

1. Sir John.

2. Robert, prior of Whithorn.

3. Malcolm.

4. Walter.

His daughter, Elizabeth, married to John Maxwell of Calderwood.

He died anno 1554, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

IV. Sir JOHN STEWART of Minto, who was ſerved heir to his father,Retour pen [...]s dom. Blan⯑tyre. 20th May 1555. He aſſiſted at the coronation of king James VI. anno 1576, was provoſt of the town of Glaſgow, and had the command of the caſtle thereof.

He married,Stuart's hiſt. of the royal family, p. 166. 1ſt, Janet Hepburn, a daugh⯑ter of the family of Bothwel, by whom he had a ſon,

Sir Matheio, his ſucceſſor, whoſe male-line is now extinct.

He married, 2dly, Margaret, one of the daughters and co-heireſſes of ſir James Stew⯑art of Cardonald,Ibidem. deſcended of the illuſtri⯑ous [75] houſe of Lennox, by whom he had one ſon,

Walter, who carried on the line of this family,—and four daughters.

1. Janet, married to ſir Archibald Stew⯑art of Caſtlemilk.

2. Agnes, married to John Wallace of Achans and Dundonald.

3. Marion, married to William Cleland of that ilk.

4.—married to Alexander Baillie of Carphin, anceſtor of Parbroath.

Sir John died anno 1583, and was buried in the cathedral church of Glaſgow, under a ſtately monument▪

V. WALTER, only ſon of the ſecond marriage of ſir John Stewart of Minto, de⯑ſigned commendator of Blantyre, was a man of great accompliſhments, both natural and ac⯑quired, and having been bred; with king James VI. under that famous ſcholar George Buchanan, was always in favour and greatly eſteemed by his majeſty.

He got charters, under the great ſeal, Waltero, Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1587 & 1595. commendatorio de Blantyre, of all the lordſhips, baronies, regalities, offices, &c. which belonged to the epiſcopal ſee of Glaſ⯑gow, with many other lands and baronies.

In the year 1580, when but a young man, he was made one of the gentlemen of the bed-chamber to the king,Lives of the officers of ſtate, and Stuart's hiſt. of the royal family. and one of his privy-council; one of the ſenators of the college of juſtice, and lord privy-ſeal, anno 1582; one of the octavians of exchequer in 1595, and lord high treaſurer of Scotland, anno 1596; all which high offices he diſcharged with ho⯑nour and reputation.

The preamble to the grant of the office of treaſurer,Chart. in pub. archiv. 6to Martii 1596. Waltero, commendatorio de Blantyre, contains many honourable clauſes, ſhows the particular eſteem and regard his majeſty had for him, and is fully narrated in the lives of the officers of ſtate.

We muſt here obſerve what is alledged by former authors, that he was not created a peer till the 10th of July 1606; but this muſt be a miſtake, for he was certainly raiſed to that dignity at leaſt ſeven years ſooner, though we have not ſeen the patent. This appears from a charter,Ibid. ad ann. 1598. under the great ſeal, erecting all his lands, therein mentioned, into one free barony, to be called the lordſhip and barony of Blantyre for ever, and is expreſly granted, ‘"Waltero domino Blantyre, the ſaurario S. D. N. regis, haeredibus maſculis &c."’ dated 18th January 1598.

In 1604, he was named one of the com⯑miſſioners to treat of an union with England,Records of parliament. which at that time took no effect.

This great man married Nicolas, daughter of ſir James Somerville of Cambuſnethan, by whom he had three ſons and one daughter.

1. Sir James Stewart, knight of the bath, a youth of great hopes, who, in his father's lifetime, was killed in a duel by ſir George Wharton, anno 1609, without iſſue.

2. William, maſter of Blantyre.

3. Walter Stewart, Eſq; doctor of phy⯑ſic, father of Frances,Stuart's hiſt. of the royal family, page 167. dutcheſs of Lennox and Richmond; and of Sophia, married to Henry Bulkly, Eſq; maſter of the houſhold to king Charles II.

His daughter, Margaret, married to George lord Salton.

He died anno 1616, and was ſucceeded by his ſon,

VI. WILLIAM, ſecond lord Blantyre, who, in his father's lifetime,Chart. in pub. archiv. got charters, under the great ſeal, Willielmo, magiſtro de Blantyre, of the lands and barony of Blantyre, and ſeveral others, inter 1608 & 1616.

He married Helen,Stuart's hiſt, of the royal family. daughter of ſir William Scot of Ardroſs, by whom he had two ſons and one daughter.

1. Walter, maſter of Blantyre.

2. Alexander, who ſucceeded his brother.

His daughter,—was married to ſir John Swinton of that ilk.

He died in 1638, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VII. WALTER, third lord Blantyre, who married Margaret,Ibidem▪ daughter of ſir William Muir of Rowallan, but dying without iſſue, in 1641, was ſucceeded by his brother,

VII. ALEXANDER, fourth lord Blantyre, who married Margaret, daughter of ſir John Schaw of Greenock, by whom he had a ſon,

Alexander, who ſucceeded him,—and a daughter,

Helen, Ibidem. married to James Muirhead of Broadſholm.

VIII. ALEXANDER, fifth lord Blantyre, married,Ibidem. Iſt, Margaret, daughter of ſir John Henderſon of Fordel, who died with⯑out iſſue.

He married, 2dly, Anne, daughter of ſir Robert Hamilton of Preſſmanan, one of the ſenators of the college of juſtice,Ibidem. and ſiſter of John lord Belhaven, by whom he had iſſue five ſons and four daughters.

1. Walter, his heir.

2. Robert, who ſucceeded his brother.

3. John Stewart, Eſq; advocate.

4. James, who died at ſea.

5. Hugh Stewart, Eſq;

[76] 1ſt daughter, Marion, married to James Stirling of Keir.

2. Frances, married to ſir James Hamilton of Roſehaugh.

3. Helen, married to John lord Gray.

4. Anne, married to Alexander Hay of Drumelzier, Eſq;—They all had iſſue.

He died in 1704, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

IX. WALTER, ſixth lord Blantyre, who was choſen one of the ſixteen peers for Scot⯑land anno 1710, but died without iſſue anno 1713, and was ſucceeded by his brother,

IX. ROBERT, ſeventh lord Blantyre, who married, Iſt, lady Helen Lyon, daughter of John earl of Strathmore, by whom he had a ſon,

Alexander, who died young.

He married, 2dly, Margaret, daughter of William Hay of Drumelzier, by whom he had ſix ſons and four daughters.

1. Walter, his heir.

2. William, the preſent lord.

3. Alexander.

4. John.

5. James.

6. Charles.

Iſt daughter, Margaret.

2. Helen, married to Oliver Colt of Auld⯑hame, Eſq;

3. Marion.

4. Elizabeth, married to William Colqu⯑houn of Garſcaden, Eſq;

He died in 1743, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

X. WALTER, eighth lord Blantyre, a youth of great expectations, who died at Paris, with⯑out iſſue, in May 1751, and was ſucceeded by his next brother,

X. WILLIAM, ninth lord Blantyre.

BORTHWICK Lord BORTHWICK.

THE traditional accounts of the origin of this antient family are various. Some ſay, they are deſcended of one Andreas, a ſon of the lord of the caſtle of Burtick in Livo⯑nia, who accompanied queen Margaret from Hungary to Scotland,Martin's ge⯑nealogical collections, vol. II. anno 1057, and got poſſeſſion of ſome lands in the ſouth or weſt parts of this country, and that his poſterity aſſumed their ſirname of Borthwick from the place from whence this Andreas came: Others are of opinion, that it is a local ſirname.

It is evident, from our hiſtories, that they were long a great, numerous, and flouriſhing family in Scotland; they had large poſſeſſions in lands; and the noble alliances they made, by their frequent marriages with the greateſt families in the kingdom, ſufficiently appear from the following narration: We ſhall there⯑fore deduce their deſcent, by unqueſtionable authority, from

I. THOMAS de BORTHWICK, who ob⯑tained ſome lands near Lauder,Chart. pen [...] dom. Andre⯑am Lauder de Fountainhall, Bart. in the ſhire of Berwick, from Robert Lander of Quarrel⯑wood, in the reign of king David II. who ſucceeded to the crown of Scotland anno 1329.

He leſt iſſue a ſon and ſucceſſor,

II. Sir WILLIAM de BORTHWICK, who was in poſſeſſion of the lands of Catkune,Chart. pen [...] Mr. Sinclair de Herdman⯑ſton. in the reign of king Robert II▪ which appears from a charter dated in 1378.

He left iſſue a ſon,

Sir William,—and a daughter,

Margaret, married to William Abernethy, anceſtor of lord Abernethy,Chart. in pub. archiv. of Salton, who was deſigned, Filia domini Willielmi de Borth⯑wick militis, anno 1413.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

III. Sir WILLIAM BORTHWICK, who was witneſs in a charter of James,Chart. penes ducem de Queensberry. ſecond earl of Douglas, to his ſon ſir William Douglas, [77] of the lands and barony of Drumlanrig, &c. circa annum 1387.

He was one of the guarantees of a treaty of peace with the Engliſh,Rymer, tom. VIII. p. 54. anno 1398, and died ſoon thereafter, leaving iſſue a ſon,

Sir William,—and two daughters.

1. Janet, married, 1ſt, to James Dou⯑glas, lord Dalkeith; 2dly, to George Crich⯑ton, earl of Caithneſs.

2.—, married to ſir John Oliphant.

IV. Sir WILLIAM ſucceeded, and was deſigned Willielmus de Borthwick, Chart. in pub. archiv. dominus de eodem, miles, in ſeveral authentic writs.

Before this family acquired the lands of Borthwick, they were promiſcuouſly deſigned by the titles of Catkune, Legertwood, and Heriotmuir, but were afterwards deſigned Borthwicks of that ilk.

This ſir William was a man of great parts, was often employed in negotiations of impor⯑tance, and was concerned in moſt of the pu⯑blic tranſactions of his time.Rymer, tom. VIII. p. 185. He was one of the commiſſioners appointed to treat with the Engliſh in December 1400.

He was again appointed one of the com⯑miſſioners for prolonging the truce anno 1404,Ibid. p. 369. and obtained a ſafe conduct to treat with the Engliſh about other matters, particularly with the earls of Fife and Douglas,Ibid. p. 389, 411 & 417. then priſoners in England, anno 1405.

He got another ſafe conduct from the king of England,Ibid. p. 584. Willielmo de Borthwick, de Le⯑gertwood, militi, anno 1408.

And got a charter,Chart. in pub. archiv. from Robert duke of Albany, governor of Scotland, of the lands and barony of Borthwick, in the ſhire of Sel⯑kirk, which formerly belonged to Robert Scot, dated 4th day of June 1410.

He was again one of the ambaſſadors ap⯑pointed to the court of England in the years 1411 and 1413.Rymer, tom. VIII. p. 703, and tom. IX. p. 45.

Alſo, in the year 1421, to treat about the king's liberty,Ibid. tom. X. p. 125. which is the firſt time we find him deſigned dominus de Borthwick.

He was one of the magnates Scotiae that ſat on the aſſize of the duke of Lennox and Murdoch duke of Albany's two ſons,Fordun, vol. II. p. 484. anno 1424.

This William appears to have been created lord Borthwick before the year 1430; for, in October that year,Ibid. p. 490. at the baptiſm of the king's two ſons, there were ſeveral knights created, and, amongſt the reſt, William, ſon and heir of William lord Borthwick, was one.

He obtained, from king James I. a licence to build a caſtle upon the lands of Lochwarret, viz. Chart. in pub. archiv. Ad conſtruendam arcem in illo loco qui vulgariter dicitur le Motte de Lochwarret, by a charter, under the great ſeal, anno 1430. A ſtately caſtle was accordingly built, called Borthwick caſtle, which afterwards became the chief ſeat and title of the family.

He was ſucceeded by his ſon,

V. WILLIAM, ſecond lord Borthwick, who made a conſiderable figure when but a young man. He was one of the hoſtages for king James I.'s ranſom,Rymer, tom. X. p. 344 and 348. anno 1424; and hav⯑ing got liberty to return to his own country, we find him appointed one of the ambaſſadors to the court of Rome, anno 1425; but it ſeems he had again returned priſoner to England; for it appears he only obtained his liberty anno 1427,Ibid. p. 369. and had the honour of knighthood con⯑ferred upon him anno 1430, as before obſerved.

This lord was alſo a man of knowledge in ſtate affairs,Records of parliament▪ ſat in the firſt parliament held by king James II. anno 1437, and in ſeveral other parliaments afterwards.

We find him no leſs than three times ſent ambaſſador to the court of England,Rymer, tom. XI. p. 423, 426 and 476. anno 1459 and 1461, and dying ſoon thereafter, left iſſue three ſons and one daughter.

1. William, his heir.

2. Sir Thomas Borthwick of Colylaw,Chart. in pub. archiv. knight.

3. James, who obtained from his father the lands of Glengilt,Ibidem. on which he got a charter, anno 1467, and was the firſt of the Borth⯑wicks of Glengilt.

His daughter,Ibid. ad an⯑num 1463. Margaret, married to ſir John Maxwell of Calderwood.

He was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VI. WILLIAM, third lord Borthwick, who got a charter,Ibidem. under the great ſeal, of the lands of Glengilt, &c. anno 1482.

He ſat in the parliament called by king James III.Records of parliament. to meet anno 1467, who appointed him magiſter hoſpitii, and was in ſeveral par⯑liaments thereafter.

He was ſent ambaſſador, with ſome others, to negotiate a treaty with the Engliſh,Rymer, tom. XI. p. 774, tom. XII. p. 243 and 677. anno 1473, and on two embaſſies afterwards, anno 1484 and 1498.

He married Maryota de Hope-Pringle,Chart. in pub. archiv. by whom he had two ſons and four daughters.

1. William, his heir.

2. Alexander Borthwick of Nenthorn, of whom the preſent lord Borthwick is lineally deſcended, as will be ſhewn hereafter.

1ſt daughter,Craw [...]urd's peerage. Agnes, married to David earl of Caſſilis.

2. Catharine, Chart. in pub. archiv. married to William earl of Glencairn.

3. Mary, Nisbet's ap⯑pend. p. 72. married to James Hope-Pringle of Gallaſhiels.

4. Margaret, Ibid. p. 173. married to ſir Oliver Sin⯑clair of Roſlin.

He was killed, with many of his brave countrymen, and their royal leader, king [78] James IV. at the fatal field of Flowdon, anno 1513, and ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VII. WILLIAM, fourth lord Borthwick, who got charters,Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1530 & 1536. under the great ſeal, of the lands and moat of Lochwarret, Midleton and Buteland, the lands of Borthwick, Le⯑gertwood and Heriotmuir, Willielmo domino Borthwick, &c.

He married Margaret Hay, daughter of John lord Yeſter, by whom he had a ſon,

John, his heir,—and two daughters.

1. Catharine, Mill's genea⯑logical collec⯑tions, penes Macfarlane. married to ſir James Crichton of Frendraught, anceſtor of viſcount Fren⯑draught.

2. Janet, Ibidem. married to Alexander Lauder, ſon and heir of Alexander Lauder of Hatton.

He died anno 1542, and was ſucceeded by his eldeſt ſon,

VIII. JOHN, fifth lord Borthwick, who was retoured heir to his father, anno 1543, and made an entail of the lordſhip and barony of Borthwick, failing heirs-male of his own body,Chart. in pub. archiv. ‘"to and in favours of Gavin Borth⯑wick of Fenton, and the heirs-male of his body; which failing, to Michael Borth⯑wick of Glengilt, and the heirs-male of his body; which failing, to William Borth⯑wick of Soltry, and the heirs-male of his body, &c."’ dated 10th January 1544; upon which there paſſed a charter, under the great ſeal, Johanni domino Borthwick, dated 15th of the ſame month.

It muſt here be obſerved, that as the heirs⯑male of the above John, Gavin, and Michael, are all extinct, the ſucceſſion therefore de⯑volves upon the heir-male of William of Sol⯑try, who was the next perſon in the ſubſti⯑tution, of whom the preſent lord Borthwick is the undoubted repreſentative.