Jane, baptised 28th June, 1609. Dr. Cradock entailed his estates in Gainford, Cletlam, and St. Helen's Auckland, 3rd November, 17 JAMES I. and dying 28th December, 1627, was buried at Durham Abbey. His fourth son, TOBY CRADOCK, esq. of Gray's Inn, barrister-at-law, inherited the entailed estates on the demise of his brother John. He m. the daughter of a citizen of London named Bourne, and dying at Gainford, in August, 1670, was s. by his son, RICHARD CRADOCK, esq. living in 1672, father of an only son, WILLIAM CRADOCK, esq. of Gilling, who m. in 1715, Mary, daughter of Gilbert Sheldon, esq. of St. Andrew's, Holborn, and had one son and one daughter, viz. SHELDON, his heir. Mary, m. at Audley-street Chapel, 9th December, 1740, to Gilbert Jodrell, esq. and d. 12th March, 1745, aged 26, leaving a daughter Sarah, b. in Chancery-lane, 23rd September, 1741, m. at Wraysbury, Bucks, in October 1763, to Robert Child, esq. grandson of Sir Francis Child, knt. formerly lord-mayor of London, by whom she was mother of Sarah Child, m. to John, Earl of Westmoreland. Mr. Cradock d. 8th July, 1736, and was s. by his only son, SHELDON CRADOCK, esq. of Hartforth, in the county of York, wedded first, (articles before marriage dated 17th December, 1739,) Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Edward Place, rector of Bedale, and had by her, who was buried 11th December, 1742, at Gainford, two sons and a daughter, viz. SHELDON, his heir. William, a captain in the army, d. unm. Mary, m. to William Innes, esq. of Sandside, in the county of Caithness. Mr. Cradock m. secondly, Sarah, daughter of Williamson, of Follyfoot, and widow of Moseley, esq. by whom he had a son, Marmaduke, baptized 5th March, 1746, who was of Harperley, in Durham, an estate he sold to George Pearson, esq. He m. at Gainford, 25th October, 1768, Dorothy Firbanke, and had by her, who d. 20th September, 1775, two sons and a daughter, viz. Marmaduke, b. 27th August, 1770, d. unm. 1806. John, b. 26th May, 1772, d. unm. 1801. Dorothy, m. first, to John Brown, esq. of Forcet; and secondly, to John Waite, of Huddersfield. He (Marmaduke) m. secondly, 3rd October, 1776, Margaretta, daughter of Samuel Waddington, esq. by Sarah his wife, fourth daughter of Sir John Tyrwhitt, bart. of Stainfield, in the county of Lincoln, and had by her, who d. 7th February, 1826, two other sons and four daughters, viz. 1. Joseph, b. in July, 1781, of Lon- Charles-Tyrwhitt, b. 11th De- 2. Charles, of Denmark Hill, Sur- b. 26th Sheldon, b. 17th March, 1823. Anna-Margaretta-Cecilia. Harriet-Caroline. Alice-Isabella-Sarah. Jessey-Margaretta-Delia. Emily-Juliana-Mary. Henrietta. Sarah-Isabella. Charlotte. 1. Juliana, m. to Jonathan Brown, esq. major 75th regiment. 2. Mary. 3. Harriett. 4. Jessy-Margaretta. Mr. Cradock d. in March, 1752, was buried at Gainford, and succeeded by his son, SHELDON CRADOCK, esq. of Hartforth, b. 19th October, 1741, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher Wilkinson, esq. of Thorpe-on-Tees, by Isabella his wife, dau. of Wingate Pulleine, esq. of Carlton, in Yorkshire, and had by her, who d. 25th Aug. 1812, aged 60, two sons and four daughters, viz. SHELDON, his heir. Christopher, b. 30th March, 1783, in Elizabeth, m. to William Innes, esq. of Isabella, m. to Lieutenant John Prince, R.N. of Shincliffe Hall. Mr. Cradock d. 12th June, 1814, aged 73, and was s. by his son, the present SHELDON CRADOCK, esq. of Hartforth. Arms Arg. on a chev. az. three garbs, or. S OLIPHANT, OF GASK. OLIPHANT, JAMES-BLAIR, esq. of Gask, in the county of Perth, succeeded his brother Laurence in 1825, and is a deputy lieutenant for Perthshire. Lineage. The family of Oliphant, of Gask, has long been recognised as representing in the male line, the ancient and ennobled house of Oliphant; and it may be remarked as a singular circumstance that beside their male descent, now about to be traced, they are also by two marriages heirs-general to the last acknowledged Lord Oliphant, and to the principal branch of the family derived from William, of Berriedale, second son of the first lord. Referring to Chalmers' Caledonia, and the Peerages of Scotland, for the more early pedigree, it is only necessary to mention that the sixth in descent from Sir William Oliphant, of Aberdalgie, the knightly warrior, who so gallantly defended Stirling Castle against EDWARD I. in 1304, and whose tombstone is still extant, recording his death on the 5th February, 1329, was LAURENCE OLIPHANT, a minor in 1450, who was created BARON OLIPHANT before 1456, when he got a seisin of Auchterhouse, and was designed a noble and worshipful man, Laurence, Lord Oliphant and Aberdalgie. He obtained bonds of manrent from thirteen gentlemen in his neighbourhood, binding themselves to be his followers. He d. soon after 1495, leaving two sons, namely, JOHN, his heir. William, of Berriedale, who m. Chris tian, only daughter and heir of Alexander Sutherland, of Duffus, in Moray, Strabrok, in Linlithgow, and Berriedale, in Caithness. As the connexion with the latter county is important to the history of this family, it may be remarked that Christian, besides representing a branch of the Earls of Sutherland, and the Morays, Cheynes, and Chisholms, of Moray, was co-heir to the earldom of Caithness, of which she inherited a fourth part. Their son Andrew was so harassed in that district, where he was looked on as an intruder, that at length having no son by Dame Janet Sinclair his wife, he gave up his estates to his chief in 1520, on condition that Lord Oliphant should provide suitable matches and tochers (fortunes) for his daughters. He accordingly married two of the three to cousins of his and their own, probably at a small expense, viz. MARGARET, m. to WILLIAM OLI- KATHERINE, m. to Andrew Oli- The eldest son, JOHN, 2nd LORD OLIPHANT, was served heir in 1500. He had been married by his father to Elizabeth daughter of Colin, first Earl of Argyll; and her brother Archibald, second earl, settled lands upon them by indenture, 10th October, 1493, a few months after he succeeded his father. His lordship d. in 1516, leaving his wife surviving. His eldest son, COLIN, MASTER OF OLIPHANT, never succeeded, having been slain at Flodden in 1513. He had a grant of lands to himself and Elizabeth Keith, his spouse, 1st March, 1504-5. By that lady, who survived him, and m. William, Lord Sinclair, the Master left two sons, viz. 1. LAURENCE, third Lord Oliphant, then a minor, who is designed son and heir of Umquhill Colin, Master of Oliphant, and grandson and heir of the said Umquhill John, Lord Oliphant, 18th November, 1516, when a gift of the ward of his lands passed. From him descended the succeeding lords down to 1748. The third lord purchased his cousin's whole estate in Caithness, of which he had a charter, 30th March, 1526, and another 28th Jan. 1552-3, when the non-entry duties for 120 years amounted to £7000. He d. at Aldwick, in Caithness, 26th March, 1566, leaving LAURENCE, fourth Lord Oliphant, whose eldest son Laurence dying before him, left one son, LAURENCE, fifth Lord, heir to his grandfather in 1593, father of an only child ANNE, whose claim to the peerage was compromised by giving her husband the title of Mordington, while that of Oliphant was confirmed to her father's cousin-german Patrick, grandson of the fourth Lord by his only younger son, John. PATRICK, who thus became sixth Lord, had by his first wife an only child, m. to Sir LAURENCE OLIPHANT, of Gask; and by his second wife, had Charles, seventh Lord; William, ninth Lord; and Francis, tenth Lord, who d. without issue, in 1748. II. WILLIAM, of whose line we have to treat. The second son, WILLIAM OLIPHANT, of Newton, in Perthshire, (brother to Laurence, third Lord Oliphant), is mentioned in a complaint to the Privy Council, 21st November, 1587, by Laurence, Lord Oliphant, against George, Earl of Caithness, that Daniel Sinclair natural brother of the earl, in July, 1583, had put William Oliphant, of Newton, forth of the town and lands of Thrumbister, then possessed by the said William Oliphant as tenant to the said lord. His relationship to his nephew is again specified in the same record and in the same year, as well as in 1566, proving the correctness of the old and almost contemporary MSS. of Lord Ochiltree, of Sir Patrick Lyon, of Carse, Lord of Sessions, of Sir George Mackenzie, Lord Advocate, and of an unknown author whose papers are at Gask, who unite in saying that Colin, Master of Oliphant, had a second son who was styled of Newton. The last also mentions his marriage to Margaret Oliphant, heir of Berrydale and Strabrok. This alliance, which accounts for William's residing so much in Caithness, has already been noticed, and is verified by various judicial proceedings in 1551, 1553, and 1556-7, when the parties are stated to be Margaret Oliphant, Katherine Oliphant, and Helen Oliphant "airs of Berridale, William Oliphant, spouse to the said Margaret, &c. &c. also Margaret Oliphant, eldest dochter to Umquhill Dame Janet Sinclair, Lady Berydail, and William Oliphant her spouse. Again, Margaret Oliphant, Katherine Oliphant, and Helen Oliphant, dochteris and airis of Umquhill Andre Oliphant of Berydail." There is still further confirmation from the surrender in 1625, by Laurence Oliphant of Gask, grandson and heir of Margaret Oliphant and William Oliphant, of Newton, of all claim to Strabrok, which had belonged to her father Andre of Berrydail. This William Oliphant, of Newton, had two sons, LAURENCE and John, as ap pears from a settlement, 19th December, 1586, on John, upon his agreeing to surrender a deed, by which his father had disinherited his brother in his favour. He had a remission for slaughter, 1576. The elder son, LAURENCE OLIPHANT, sometimes styled, of Newton, and sometimes of Thrumster, who was, from his extreme height, called Long Laurence, succeeded his father, and on the 10th November, 1575, an action was raised against him as son of William Oliphant, of Newton. He m. Mary, daughter of Andrew Rollo, of Duncrub, ancestor of the Lords Rollo, and had Laurence his heir; Captain Patrick, John and William. The eldest son, LAURENCE OLIPHANT, of Gask, formerly of Ross, and in Lamerkin, from his residence previous to the acquisition of Gask. On the 12th March, 1601, in a deed by George, Earl of Caithness, who finally bought up all Lord Oliphant's rights in 1606, he says, “understanding that Umquhill William Oliphant, of Newton, kindly tenant of Thrumbister, and Laurence Oliphant, grandson to the said William, also kindly tenant of Thrumbister," &c. On the 6th Apr. 1605, he appears in an action against Sir James Scott, of Balweary, as eldest lawful son of Umquhill Laurence Oliphant, of Thrumbister, whose obligation was dated in 1595; and on the 10th January, 1605, there is a ratification by Margaret Sinclair, Lady Westrow, to him as son of Laurence Oliphant, styllit of Newton. In 1606, he m. Lilias, daughter of Patrick Graham, of Inchbraikie (who had the gift of his escheat) relict of William Colville, of Condie, as whose widow she appears in a discharge penult March, 1621, with consent of her spouse Laurence Oliphant, sone lawful to Laurence Oliphant, sumtyme of Newton." He and Lilias Graham his wife had charters of Lamerk in 1616, Ross, 1618, and Gask in 1625, which last had for some time been the inheritance of a branch of the same noble family descended from the third lord. By the said Lilias, Laurence Oliphant had issue, The 66 LAURENCE (Sir) his heir. James, of Souterton. Jean, m. first to John Drummond, of Margaret, m. to Alexander Inglis. SIR LAURENCE OLIPHANT, of Gask, was knighted before 1651. He m. in 1634, Lilias, only child of Patrick, sixth Lord Oliphant, by Elizabeth his first wife, daughter of Sir Patrick Cheyne, knight, of Esselmont, and had issue, 1. PATRICK, of whom presently. II. Laurence, who, in 1659, had the estate settled on him by his father, and was styled younger of Gask. He m. in 1661, Anne, daughter of Sir George Preston, of Valleyfield, and had issue, GEORGE. LAURENCE. WILLIAM. Kate, m. to Hugh Paterson. Laurence Oliphant, d. before his father, in 1672. His widow m. secondly, James Hay, of Pitfour. Laurence's eldest son, GEORGE OLIPHANT, s. his grandfather. He m. first, in 1681, Ann, daughter of Sir John Malcolm, baronet, of Balbedie, and secondly, in 1684, Jean, daughter of James, third Lord Burleigh; but dying in that year without issue, his only surviving brother, 1. Lilias, m. in 1668, to James Graham, of Orchill. 11. Ann, m. in 1672, to Colin Campbell, of Mongie. III. Elizabeth, m. to Gavin Drummond, of Belliclone. Sir Laurence, who made his will, 5th June, 1679, d. on the 20th of the following July. His eldest son, PATRICK OLIPHANT, of Williamston, incurred by his marriage the displeasure of his father, and was in consequence disinherited. He wedded Margaret, daughter of the Rev. John Murray, minister of Trinity, Gask, and sister of another Rev. John Murray, his successor therein. By her he had 1. JAMES. II. Thomas. III. Laurence. I. Anna. 1. LAURENCE. II. James. III. Thomas. 1. Lilias, m. 1718, Laurence Oliphant, of Condie. 11. Catherine, m. Robert Græme, of Garvock. (See vol. iii. p. 126.) The eldest son, LAURENCE OLIPHANT, of Gask, b. 1691, m. the Honourable Amelia Nairne, daughter of William, second Lord Nairne, brother of John, first Duke of Athol, and had 1. LAURENCE. 11. Margaret, m. 1748, Patrick Græme, of Inchbraikie. 1. Janet, m. William-Drummond Macgregor, of Balhady. The eldest son, LAURENCE OLIPHANT, of Gask, m. in 1755, his cousin Margaret, daughter of Duncan Robertson, of Strowan, by the daughter of Lord Nairne. On the death of her brother the aged chief of Strowan, his grand-nephew, of Gask, became heir of line of the family, but the feudal predilections of this last of this Scoto French gentleman in favour of heirs male, induced him to pass over his near relations and allow a search for any heir male, however distant, in preference. They had, 1. LAURENCE. 1. A daughter, m. Alexander Stuart, of Bouskeid. II. Amelia, m. Charles Stuart, of Dal- III. Caroline, m. William, third Lord iv. Margaret, m. in April, 1811, Alexander Keith, of Ravelston. The son and successor, LAURENCE OLIPHANT, of Gask, m. the only daughter and heir of Dr. Joseph Robertson Blair, of Ardblair, by Rachel, daughter of James Blair, of Ardblair, and had, 1. LAURENCE, who succeeded, but d. un- II. JAMES-BLAIR. 11. Margaret, m. Mr. Kington. The eldest son, LAURENCE OLIPHANT, of Gask, dying un 11. Lilias, m. 1694, to Mr. David Shaw, married in 1825, was s. by his brother the minister at Aberdalgie. III. Margaret. Patrick Oliphant d. in 1694, and was s. by his son, JAMES OLIPHANT, of Gask, who succeeded upon the demise of his cousin WILLIAM, in 1704. On the 16th July, 1689, he m. Janet, daughter of the Rev. Anthony Murray, of Woodend, from which family sprang the Duchess of Lauderdale, Countess of Dysart. She was co-heir to her brother Thomas Murray, of Woodend. They had present JAMES Blair Oliphant, of Gask and Ardblair, who is thirteenth in descent from the first lord, and twenty-third from David, who is said to have been godson of King DAVID I. Being heir male of the only brother of the third lord, he appears to be the head of the family and has a claim to the peerage, which King CHARLES I. after a celebrated trial in his own presence, adjudged to the heir male in 1633; while he at the same time conferred a new title with the same precedency on the husband of the heiress, BURTON, ROBERT, esq., of Longner Hall, in the county of Salop, m. in 1798, Rose, second daughter and co-heir of John Smitheman, esq. of Little Wenlock, which lady d. in 1830, without issue. He s. his father in 1803, and served as high sheriff for Shropshire, in the following year. Mr. Burton took down the old mansion house at Longner, and built an elegant Gothic residence on its site, the tomb of his ancestor being carefully preserved in the garden. Lineage. The Burtons of Longner in Shropshire, are by some conjectured to have come out of Yorkshire; and there are traditionary accounts of their descent from Lionel, Duke of Clarence, by Alice Burton, and of their possessing Burton Constable, in Yorkshire, 66 which was sold to Lord Scrope, in the reign of EDWARD III. But these facts are not well substantiated, while there is abundant proof of their having been seated for many centuries in Shropshire. One antiquary, viz. William Burton, B.L. in his Commentary on Antoninus's Itinerary, says, they were of Shropshire, a family sometime for no ordinary relations, very gracious with the several princes of the royal house of York;" and another (Browne Willis, esq. M.P. of Whaddon, Bucks), tells us that they were a family of great antiquity, being possessors of Longner in the time of EDWARD IV., and before that being seated at Burton or Boerton, in the parish of Condover, Shropshire." The name was ciently written de Burton, de Borton, de Burghton, Beorton, and Burton. By the Ledger book of Haghman Abbey, now in possession of the Corbets, of Sundorne, Shropshire, Roger de Burton gave to 66 an |