Memorials of the Earl of Sterling and of the house of Alexander

GENERAL W. R. E. ALEXANDER.MAJORn MEMORIALS EARL OF STIRLING AND OF TllK OF ALEXANDERHOUSE BY THE EEV. CHAELES LL.D.ROGERS, HISTORIOGRAPHER TO THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY ; OF OFANTIQUARIES MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETYSCOTLAND; OF AND CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THEQUEBEC; HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW ENGLAND VOL. II. EDINBURGH WILLIAM 67 PRINCES STREETPATERSON, 1877:EDINBURGH ERSKINKPRINTED BY M'FARLANE AND Schenck& M'Farlane),(late ST JAMES SQUARE. V.2CONTENTS. CHAPTEE XIX. PAGE FAMILIES OF ALEXANDER OF CAITHNESS ; DRUM, DONEIS, BIGHEAD OFTORREIS, ABERDEEN; AUCHMULL, KINMUNDIE, GLASS, AUCHINOLL, ECHT, LOGIE-COLDSTONE, JACKSTOUN, BOYNE'S ABERDEENSHIRE CALSAY-MILL, ; CHOPISWALLIS, KINCARDINESHIRE AND OF LEISEND, ; GARLABANK, MILL, ANDWESTERDUNDEE,MONTROSE,RAVENSBY, BALSKELLIE, 1PERSIE, FORFARSHIRE, CHAPTEE XX. FAMILIES OF ALEXANDER IN LEITHAND EDINBURGH; KIRKURD, AND PEEBLESSHIRE OVERLINTON, PEEBLES, ; ISGILL, GLENDONYNG, KNOCKHILL, GILLESPIE, CRAIGNARGET, DUMFRIESSHIRE KIRKLAND, MACKETSTOWN,; GLENHOWL, AND AND BARRA-CORRIEDEN, KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE; CHAN 8AND ...KIRKMAIDEN, WIGTOWNSHIRE, CHAPTEE XXI. FAMILY OF ALEXANDER OF BALLOCHMYLE AND SOUTHBAR, FORMERLY OF AND INBLACKHOUSE, BOGHALL, NEWTOUN, THE COUNTIES OF AYR .21AND . . .RENFREW, CHAPTEE XXII. FAMILY OF ALEXANDER OF AND COW-AIRDRIE, LANARKSHIRE, ... .33DENHILL, DUMBARTONSHIRE, 6IV CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXIII. PAGE FAMILIES OF ALEXANDER OF RENFREW-CANDREN, PAISLEY, AND THEOF COUNTIES OFSHIRE, GALWAY,WEXFORD, AND 38ROSCOMMON, CHAPTER XXIV. FAMILIES OF ALEXANDER OF M'ALEXANDER OF DAL-AYR; CUSSEN AND CREICNEW M'ALEXANDER OF ; DALREOCH, CORSCLAYS, DERINCONNER, DARNEHOLME, MIRRIEHILL, ANDKILBRYDE, GIRVAN,DRUMMOCHRIAN, AYRSHIRE; BARGARRAN AND HILL OF DRIPPS, RENFREWSHIRE; ANDGLASGOW, HAMILTON, LESMAHAGO, LANARKSHIRE; LINLITHGOW AND LINLITHGOWSHIRESTRATHBROCK, ; AND 48FALKIRK, STIRLINGSHIRE, CHAPTER XXV. FAMILIES OF ALEXANDER OF COUNTY ANDEREDY, DONEGAL, COUNTY 59GIRLAW, TYRONE, CHAPTER XXVI. FAMILY OF ALEXANDER OF PENN-KENTUCKY, PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW UNITED STATES OFSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, YORK, 79AMERICA, CHAPTER XXVII. FAMILIES OF ALEXANDER OF AND DRUM-MEYBOY, DRUMQUIN, COUNTY KINNE-ARNAGROSS, TYRONE; BALLYBIGLEY, AND COUNTY DONEGALKALLY, DONAGHEADY, RAPHOE, ; AND UPPER LONG-CREW, URNEY, CAPPAGH, GREENVILLE, ^ COUNTY . . . . .86FIELD, TYRONE, CHAPTER XXVIII. OF ALEXANDER OF COUNTY LONDON-FAMILIES BALLYCLOSE, DERRY COUNTY CARLOW AND OF THE CITY; MILFORD, ; OF 98LONDON,VN CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXIX. PAUK LONDON-FAMILIES OF ALEXANDER OF COUNTYBOOMHALL, ANDCOUNTY FORKILLDERRY; PORTGLENONE, ANTRIM; COUNTY ARMAGH GLENTOGHER AND MO-BALLYARTON, ; COUNTY DONEGAL SOMERHILL ANDVILLE, STONEHOUSE,; KENT. THE FAMILIES OF NATHANIEL ALEXANDER,ALSO, BISHOP OF AND WILLIAM D.D.,D.D., MEATH, BISHOP 109OF DERRY AND RAPHOE, CHAPTER XXX. FAMILIES OF EARLS OF CALEDON OF CALEDON,ALEXANDER, COUNTY AND SEA-TYRONE; ALEXANDER, BARONETS; 121COUNTYMOUNT, DUBLIN, CHAPTER XXXI. FAMILIES OF M'ALEXANDER AND IN THE COUNTIESALEXANDER, OF AND AND OFANTRIM, ARMAGH, DOWN, ENAGH, CAW, .128AND IN THE COUNTY OF . .KILFENNAN, DERRY, CHAPTER XXXII. FAMILY OF ALEXANDER OF 138DUBLIN, CHAPTER XXXIII. FAMILIES OF NOT OF WHICHSCOTTISHALEXANDER, ORIGIN, OBTAINED SETTLEMENTS IN IRELAND: WILLIAM ALEX- JUDGE OF ASSIZE GEORGE SECRE-ANDER, ; ALEXANDER, TARY TO THE LORD JUSTICES ROBERT ALEXANDER .OF ; LONDON FRANCIS ALEXANDER OF DUBLIN SIR JEROME; ; ALEXANDER OF DUBLIN JACOB ALEXANDER OF NEWTON ; LIMAVADY AND ROE PARK FAMILIES AT MAGHERAGH 'AND . . 156GORTINESSON, CHAPTER XXXIV. FAMILY OF ZINZAN OR 172ALEXANDER,VI CONTENTS. APPENDIX, No. I. PAGE TRANSLATION OF CHARTER IN FAVOUR OF SIR WILLIAM ALEX- ANDER OF THE LORDSHIP AND BARONY OF NEW SCOT- DATED 10TH SEPTEMBER ....LAND, 1621, 179 No. II. CHARTER OF NOVODAMUS TO SIR WILLIAM DATEDALEXANDER, 12TH JULY 1625, 195 NO. nr. ANACRISIS A CENSURE OF POETS ANCIENT AND; OR, MODERN. BY SIR WILLIAM EARL OF . 205ALEXANDER, STIRLING, NO. IV. HISTORY OF ALEXANDER HUMPHRYS OR CLAIMANTALEXANDER, OF THE EARLDOM OF . 210STIRLING,MEMORIALS OF THE HOUSE OF ALEXANDER CHAPTER XIX. FAMILIES OF ALEXANDER OF CAITHNESS DONEIS,; DRUM, BIGHEAD OF ABERDEEN KIN-TORREIS, ; AUCHMULL, LOGIE-COLDSTONE,MUNDIE, GLASS, AUCHINOLL, ECHT, BOYNE'S ABERDEENSHIRE CHOPIS-;JACKSTOUN, MILL, AND OF GAR-CALSAYEND,KINCARDINESHIRE;WALLIS, LEISLABANK, DUNDEE, MONTROSE, RAVENSBY,MILL, AND WESTER FORFARSHIRE.BALSKELLIE, PERSIE, ACCORDING to several members of the Housetradition, ofAlexander obtained a settlement in Caithnessunder of who in 1672 a battleCampbell Glenorchy, fought with Sinclair of at near Wick.Keiss, Artimarlach, ofThese settlers were the immediate followers and him fromofCampbell Glenorchy, accompanied Argyleshire. On the 20th June Alexander Alexander or1632, " of in the ofElse-hinder, Drum/' countyportioner2 MEMORIALS OF THE HOUSE OF ALEXANDER. at an toAberdeen, granted Cosnaghtoune, obligation of for 61Lord Colville Culross of vol.Deeds,(Reg. 467). On the 4th ofa contract was1633,July marriage entered into between inAlexander Alshender Doneis, and Christian of Charles ChalmerChalmer, daughter "" in the 500tocherKintore, Aberdeenshire, being merks of vol.Deeds,(Reg. 480). On the 9th November inJohn Alexander1633, Big- head of at anTorreis, Insh, Aberdeenshire,granted for 100 merks to ofJohnCruikshank Caddenobligation of vol.Deeds,(Reg. 479). On the 25th November John1633, Alexander, of and his James and PatrickAberdeen, sons,burgess from James the landsGordonAlexander, purchased of Auchmull for 3500 merks of vol.Deeds,(Reg. 494). "On the 7th Mr Alexander"William1644,August was served heir to his Robert bur-father, Alexander, of in the lands of ofWardAberdeen, Kinmundie,gess in the of St Machar and of Aberdeenparish county xviii.Retours, Aberdeen,(Special 144). Mr John described as "advocate inAlexander, was one of the three husbands ofEdinburgh," Mary, and heiress of the emi-Jamesone,daughter George nent a native of Aberdeen. On the 15thpainter, he the town council of the1645,January petitioned to him a feu of a ofburgh grant portion ground, called the which hisJamesone,Hayfield, George