Sir Thomas Beaumont, baronet, of Gracedieu; and secondly, to George Lane, esq. Sir William died, at Barbadoes, in 1650, and was s. by his son,

SIR BENEDICT TUFTON, second baronet, who died s. p. and was s. by his brother,

SIR CHARLES TUFTON, third baronet, at whose decease the BARONETCY became EXTINCT.

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TYNTE, OF DUNLAVEN.
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EDWARD TYNTE, esq. of Wrexhall, in the county of Somerset, living in 1585, was father of two sons, namely,

1. EDWARD, of Wrexhall, grandfather of

EDWARD TYNTE, esq. of Chelvey, in the county of Somerset, M.P. for Bridgewater, in 1631, a devoted adherent of royalty during the civil wars, and named in the list of gentlemen of Estate, intended to have been created knights of the Royal Oak. He m. Jane, daughter and heir of Hugh Halsewell, esq. of Halsewell, in the county of Somerset, and thus acquired the Estate which has since been the chief residence of the family. His son and heir,

HALSEWELL TYNTE, esq. of Halsewell, was created a BARONET of England, 7th June, 1673. From him descends the present, CHARLES KEMEYS KEMEYS-TYNTE, esq. of Halsewell. (See BURKE'S Commoners.)

11. ROBERT. The second son,

SIR ROBERT TYNTE, knt. who settled in Ireland, in 1645, was ancestor of,

ROBERT TYNTE, esq. of Dunlaven, in the county of Wicklow, who m. Lady Elizabeth Stratford, daughter of John, first Earl of Aldborough, and had a son and successor,

JAMES STRATFORD TYNTE, esq. of Dunlaven, who was created a BARONET in 1778. He m. Hannah, daugh ter of Morley Pendred Saunders, esq. of Saunders Grove, in the county of Wicklow, by Lady Martha, his wife, daughter of John, first Earl of Aldborough, and had two daughters his co-heirs, of whom,

JEMIMA-ROBERTA, m. in 1806, Joseph Pratt, esq. or Cabra Castle, in the county of Cavan, and their second son,

JOSEPH PRATT-TYNTE, esq. of Tynte Park in the county of Wicklow, has inherited the Tynte estates. He m. in 1838, Geraldine, second daughter of William Richard Hopkyns-Northey, esq. of Suffolklawn, Cheltenham, and grandaughter of General NortheyHopkins of Oving House, Bucks.

At Sir James Tynte's, decease, the BARON ETCY became EXTINCT; his widow m. secondly, Fitzmaurice Caldwell, esq.

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TYRRELL, Of Lynn.
Lineage.

EDWARD TYRRELL, esq. of Lynn, in the county of Westmeath, was created a BARONET, 20th May, 1680,

with limitation of the honour, in default of issue male of his body, to Edward Tyrrell, junior, his nephew, and his heirs male. Sir Edward m. Eleanor, dau. of Sir Dudley Loftus, knt. of Killyan, by Cecilia, his wife, daughter of the learned Sir James Ware, auditor-general of Ireland, and had an only child,

CATHERINE, who wedded Robert Edgeworth, esq. of Longwood, in the county of Meath, and had, with other issue,

1. EDWARD EDGEWORTH, of Kilshrewly, in the county of Longford, ancestor of the present THOMAS NEWCOMEN-EDGEWORTH, esq. of Kilshrewly, in the county of Longford. 2. PACKINGTON EDGEWORTH, upon whom were settled the Tyrrell estates, a portion of which still remains in the possession of Pakington Edgeworth's descendant.

PACKINGTON EDGEWORTH, esq. of Long wood, in the county of Meath.

Sir Edward Tyrrell was ATTAINTED in 1688, and the BARONETCY became obscured by that act of forfeiture. His estates were, however, restored to Robert Edgeworth, esq. of Longwood.

WARD.

In 1682, a BARONETCY was conferred on the family of WARD, of Killagh, in the county of Down, but the title soon became EXTINCT.

WILMOT.

In 1621, a BARONETCY was conferred on ARTHUR WILMOT, esq. but soon after EXPIRED.

WILSON:

JOHN WILSON, esq. of Killenure in the county of Donegal, was created a BARONET in 1629, a title now

EXTINCT.

"In 1628, (we quote Mr. Lodge, the Irish genealogist,) Sir Frederick, by petition to CHARLES I. desired his majesty to grant him the nomination and making of two Irish Baronets; which request (though his majesty was resolved not to draw it into a precedent for others), in regard the king was desirous to gratify so well-deserving a servant, and was confident he would nominate none but such as were of meet and fitting quality and condition for that dignity, was pleased to grant; and accordingly, 20th May, 1629, he nominated John Magrath, of Allevollan, in the county of Tipperary, and John Wilson, of Killenure, in the county of Donegal, esquires, who were raised to the dignity by letters patent."

YORKE.

SIR WILLIAM YORKE, a distinguished lawyer, was appointed lord-chief-justice of the Common Pleas in Ireland, 1743, and created a BARONET in 1761. He d. s. p. when the title became EXTINCT.

ALEXANDER, OF MENSTRIE.

SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER, of Menstrie, the celebrated poet, had a grant of the territory of Nova Scotia by Charter, dated 10th September, 1621, and the king gave him permission to divide that territory into one hundred parcels, and to dispose of those tracts, with the title of BARONET, for the purpose of improving the colony. Sir Willian obtained about £200 from each purchaser; and he had likewise the privilege of coining a sort of base copper money, denominated" Turners," by which he acquired much wealth. In 1626, he became Secretary of State for Scotland, and in 1630 was created Lord Alexander and Viscount Stirling; and in 1633 advanced to the Viscounty of Canada and EARLDOM OF STIRLING. (See BURKE'S Extinct and Dormant Peerage of Scotland).

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ARNOT.

SIR MICHARL ARNOT, of Arnot, in the county of Perth, the descendant of a very ancient Fifeshire family, designated of that Ilk so early as the 12th century, was created a Baronet by CHARLES I. 27th July, 1629. His son and heir, SIR DAVID ARNOT, second Baronet, M.P. for Kinross in 1689, was father of SIR JOHN ARNOT, third Baronet, who, having devoted himself early to a military life, was appointed, in 1727, Adjutant General of Scotland. In 1735 he rose to the rank of Brigadier General; in 1739 to that of Major General, and died, 4th June, 1750, a Lieutenant General and Adjutant General of North Britain. His eldest son, SIR JOHN ARNOT, fourth Baronet, was succeeded by his son, SIR WILLIAM ARNOT, fifth Baronet, Lieutenant Colonel of the Queen's regiment of dragoon guards, who d. in 1782, leaving a son and heir, SIR WILLIAM ARNOT, sixth and last Baronet.

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BAILLIE.

SIR GIDEON BAILLIE, of Lochend, created a BARONET in 1636, m. Magdalen, daughter and co-heir of David, Lord Carnegie, and left by her who wedded secondly, Sir John Crawford, of Kilbirnie, an only daughter and heir, Margaret, wife of Sir John Colquhoun, bart. of Luss.

BARR.

SIR ROBERT BARR, Burgess of Glasgow, was created a BARONET of Nova Scotia, but the date of creation is not exactly known.

BENNET.

SIR WILLIAM BENNET, of Grubet, created in 1670, was father of a daughter who married Charles Stuart, of Dunearn, and was mother of ALEXANDER STUART, of Dunearn, well known for his valuable collection of pictures and books, who d. s. p.

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BENNET.

SIR GEORGE BENNET, of the county of Fife, created a BARONET in 1671, was living in Poland when Nisbet wrote.

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BLACKADER.

SIR JOHN BLACKADER, of Tulliallan, in Perthshire, heir male of Blackader, of that Ilk, in the county of Berwick,t descended from Patrick Blackader, who acquired, towards the close of the 15th century, the lands of Tulliallan, in marriage with the daughter and co-heir of James Edmondston of that lik. Sir John created a BARONET in 1626. He left an only daughter and heir, MARRIOTT, M. to Laurence, eldest son of Laurence Oliphant, esq. of Condie, direct ancestor of the present LAURENCE OLIPHANT, esq. of Condie, late M.P.

for Perth.

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BOLLES.

DAME MARY BOLLES, widow, of Osberton, in the county of Nottingham, was created a BARONETESS of Nova Scotia in 1635, the only instance of the dignity having been conferred upon a female. Her ladyship was daughter of Mr. Wykham, of Ledstone, in the county of York, and widow of Thomas Bolles, esq. of

SIR WILLIAM BRUCE, of Baleaskie, a man of extraordinary parts, a steady loyalist, and a firm and constant friend of the royal family.

"He was," says Sir Robert Douglas, " too young to have been very active in the troublesome reign of King Charles I., but no gentleman in a private capacity contributed more to bring about the restoration of his son than Sir William. Being of a fine address, he found means to get acquainted with Ge neral Monk, to whom, 'tis said, that he painted the distress and distractions of our country, and the glory that would be acquired in restoring the royal family, in such lively colours, that the general at last opened his mind to him, and signified his inclination to serve the king; but that their measures were to be carried on with the utmost caution and secrecy. These joyful tidings Sir William had the honour to communicate to the king, the happy consequences thereof are so well known to every body, that we need insist no further on them here.

"The king did not fail to remember his faithful services, and immediately after his restoration, he appointed him clerk to the bills, anno 1660, a very beneficial office in those days."

Subsequently too, in consideration of his great taste and knowledge in architecture, he was made master of the king's works, and designed the stately palace of Holyrood House, as it now stands.

Sir William acquired the lands of Balcaskie, in Fife, and was created a BARONET by the title of Sir William Bruce, of Balcaskie, by his majesty's royal patent, to him and his heirs male, &c. dated 21st April, 1668.

But having acquired from the Earl of Morton the lands and barony of Kinross, he was ever after known by that title. He built a fine seat, which for magnificence, elegance, and the beauty of its architecture, is scarce to be paralleled in the kingdom.

He m. Mary, daughter of Sir James Halkett, bart. of Pifirrane, by whom he had several children, whereof only two came to maturity, viz.

JOHN (Sir), his heir.

Anne, who carried on the line of this family, of whom afterwards.

He m. secondly, Magdalene Scott, but by her he had no issue.

Sir William, some time before his death, made a settlement and entail of his estate (failing issue of his son's body)" to his daughter Anne, and the heirs male of her body," &c. &c. whosoever so succeeding

being obliged to carry the name and arms of Bruce, of Kinross.

He lived to a great age, died anno 1710, and was s. by his son,

SIR JOHN BRUCE, 2nd Bart., of Kinross," also," continues Douglas, " a man of parts, and as he had got a liberal education, was looked upon as one of the finest gentlemen in the kingdom, when he returned from his travels."

He m. Lady Christian Leslie, daughter of John, Duke of Rothes, dowager of James, Marquess of Montrose, but died without issue, when the baronetcy went to his cousin and heir male,

SIR ALEXANDER BRUCE, second son of the fourth baron of Blairhall, who dying unmarried, these honours became EXTINCT, but Sir John was succeeded in the estate of Kinross by his sister,

ANNE, only surviving child of Sir William Bruce, of Kinross, and heiress to his whole estate. She was married first, to Sir Thomas Hope, bart. of Craighall, by whom she had three sons,

Sir William Hope, bart. who died before his mother, unmarried.

Sir Thomas Hope, bart. who became his mother's heir, but d. s. p.

Sir John Bruce Hope, bart. lieutenant-general, who d. s. p. m. in 1766.

She was married, secondly, to Sir John Carstairs, of Kilconquhar, by whom she had one son and three daughters, viz.

James Carstairs, who carried on the line of this family.

Christian, m. to James Balfour, esq. of Forret, by

whom she had several sons and daughters. Agnes, m. to Robert Fotheringham, esq. of Bandeau, by whom she had several sons and daus. Mary, m. to Alexander Bayne, esq. of Rires, advocate, professor of Scots law, by whom she had three sons and two daughters. Arms-Or, a saltire and chief wavy gu.

CAMPBELL.

SIR COLIN CAMPBELL, of Lundie, in the county of Forfar, second son of Colin, sixth Earl of Argyll, was created a BARONET in 1627.

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CAMPBELL.

SIR COLIN CAMPBELL, of Ardkinglass, son and heir of James Campbell, esq. of Ardkinglass (descended from the Campbells of Lorn), by Mary, his wife, daughter of Sir Robert Campbell, of Glenorchy, was created a BARONET in 1679. The eventual heiress of the family, the eldest daughter of Sir James Campbell, of Ardkinglass, was mother of Sir James Livingstone, bart. who left a son and a daughter, viz.

JAMES LIVINGSTONE, afterwards Sir James Campbell, of Arakinglass, father of

SIR ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, of Ardkinglass, who died in 1810.

Mary Livingstone, m. to John Callander, of Craigforth, and had a son, the late

SIR JAMES CAMPBELL, of Ardkinglass, the writer, b. in 1745.

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CARMICHAEL.

SIR JAMES CARMICHAEL, of Westerhall aud Hyndford, was created a BARONET in 1627, and became subsequently BARON CARMICHAEL. His grandson and heir, Sir JOHN CARMICHAEL, second Lord Carmichael, was advanced to the EARLDOM of HYNDFORD in 1701, and the Baronetcy thenceforward remained merged in the higher honours, until the decease of Andrew, sixth Earl of Hyndford, in 1817, since which period the dignities of the Carmichael family have remained dormant, although the Earldom has been claimed by Major John Carmichael, and the Barony of Carmichael, conjointly with the Earldom, by Sir James Carmichael Smyth, baronet,

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CUNNINGHAM.

SIR DAVID CUNNINGHAM, of Auchenharvie, Ayrshire (a scion of Glencairn), created a BARONET in 1633, was succeeded in Auchenharvie by

Dr. ROBERT CUNNINGHAME, physician to CHARLES II. for Scotland. Sir Robert d. before the year 1674, and was s. by his son,

SIR RORERT CUNNINGHAME, bart. of Auchenharvie, who enjoyed the honours and estate for a brief period only, and was s. by his only sister, Anne Cunninghame, of Auchenharvie, whose sasine of the lands is dated in 1677. She died not long after her brother, and the estate of Auchenharvie passed under a special deed of entail, to (the nephew of her father, Sir Robert, the physician) her cousin,

SIR ROBERT CUNNINGHAM, bart. who m. Anne Purves, of the family of Purves Hall, and died 10th July, 1715, leaving a son, JAMES CUNINGHAME, of Auchenharvie, who did not assume the title of Baronet. He m. Marion, daughter of Fullarton, of that Ilk, and had a son and three daughters, viz.

ROBERT, of Auchenharvie, who died unm, and under age in 1733.

ANNA, who m. in 1737 John, second son of the Rev. William Reid, minister of Stevenston, and had, with other issue, a son and heir.

ROBERT REID, who inherited Auchenharvie, and added to his own the name of Cunninghame. His son and heir,

RORERT CUNNINGHAME, esq. of Auchenharvie, succeeded at the decease of his father.

ELIZABETH, d. unm.

BARBARA, M. to William Cunninghame, in Kilcornning.

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CUNNINGHAME, OF CUNNINGHAMHEAD.

JOHN CUNNINGHAM, of Cunninghamhead, in the county of Ayr, sprung from a scion of Glencairn, living in 1603, m. Mary, eldest daughter of Sir James Edmonstone, of Duntreath, and by her (who m, secondly, Sir William Graham, of Bruco) had issue, WILLIAM, his heir.

Barbara, m. in 1624, to James Fullarton, younger, of Fullarton, and their descendant,

COL. WILLIAM FULLARTON, was served heir to this family of Cunninghamhead, 17th December, 1791.

Elizabeth, m. first, to Sir George Cunninghame; and secondly, in 1611, to the Hon. William Sandilands.

The son and heir,

SIR WILLIAM CUNNINGHAME, of Cunninghamhead, succeeded his father about the year 1607, and was created a BARONET in 1627. He m. first, in 1619, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Nicolson, Commissary of Aberdeen; and secondly, Lady Margaret Campbell, daughter of the Earl of Loudour: by the former of whom, he left at his decease, about 1640, with a dauBarbara, m. in 1655 to William Mure, esq. of Caldwell, a son and successor,

SIR WILLIAM CUNNINGHAME, of Cunninghamhead, second bart. who m. in 1661, Anne, eldest daughter, of Thomas, first Lord Ruthven, and by her (who wedded secondly, William Cunninghame, of Craigends) had a son, WILLIAM, his heir; and a daughter, Isabel, who d. unm. Sir William living in a season of religious persecution, suffered much from the Prelatical party. In 1662, he was fined £200. In 1664, arraigned as a delinquent before the Court of the High Commission, and in 1665, and for two or three years after, imprisoned. He died in 1670, and was s. by his only son,

SIR WILLIAM CUNNINGHAME, second bart. of Cunninghamhead, who, at the decease of David, second Lord Ruthven, without issue, assumed the additional surname of RUTHVEN, but did not take the honours of the peerage, even allowing his cousin Isabel, the daughter of his mother's youngest sister, to enjoy the title of Lady Ruthven. Like his father, Sir William suffered much from persecution. He m. Ann, daughter of Sir Archibald Stewart, of Castlemilk, but d. s. p. in 1724, when the BARONETCY became EXTINCT. Cunninghamhead was sold in that year to John Snodgrass, esq. and is still possessed by his descendant, DAVID SNODGRASS BUCHANAN, esq.

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DALMAHOY, OF THAT ILK.

SIR ALEXANDER DALMAHOY, of that Ilk (representative of a very ancient family in Midlothian, which was of distinction and rank in the reign of Alexander III.), had a charter under the great seal in 1636, of the lands and barony of Dalmahoy. He m. Marian, daughter of James Nisbet, of Dean, and had, with four daughters, of whom, the eldest m. Henry Trotter, of Morton Hall; the second, Stewart, of Blackall, the third, Alexander Swinton, Lord Mersington, and the fourth, Sir William Scott, of Clerkington ;* two sons, JOHN, his heir, and William, of Ravelridge, ancestor of the Dalmahoys of Ravelridge. The elder, SIR JOHN DALMAHOY, of that Ilk, was created a BARONET by Charles II., by patent to him and his heirs male general, dated 2nd December, 1679. He m. twice, and had by his first wife, Lilias Elphinstone, a daughter, m. to Watson, of Saughton, and two sons, Alexander and Robert. The elder, SIR ALEXANDER DALMAHOY, Second bart. m. Alicia, daughter of John Paterson, Archbishop of Glasgow, and had, besides a

daughter, Margaret, wife of Alexander Campbell, esq. of Kinpont, two sons, ALEXANDER, his heir, and William, father of Alexander, of London. The eldest son, SIR ALEXANDER DALMAHOY, third bart. left by Elizabeth Cornwall, his wife, a son and successor, SIR ALEXANDER DALMAHOY, fourth bart. an officer in the French service, and knight of St. Louis.

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DALRYMPLE, OF HAILES.

THE HON. SIR DAVID DALRYMPLE, of Hailes, in the county of Haddington, fifth son of James, first Viscount Stair, was admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates, 3rd November, 1688, and created a BARONET 8th May, 1700. He acted as a commissioner for the treaty of union, was one of the members elected to the first parliament of Great Britain, became queen's advocate for Scotland, and eventually auditor of the exchequer. He m. 4th April, 1691, Janet, daughter of Sir James Rochead, of Inverleith, and relict of Alexander Murray, of Melgund, and had issue,

JAMES, his heir.

Hugh, who inherited the estates of Melgund and Kynnynmond in 1736, and was thenceforward designated Hugh Dalrymple-Murray-Kynnynmond. He died in 1741, leaving an only daughter and heiress,

AGNES, wife of Sir Gilbert Elliot, bart. M.P. and grandmother of Gilbert Elliot-MurrayKynynmond, present EARL OF MINTO. Janet, m. first, to Sir John Baird, of Newbyth; and secondly, to the Hon. Gen. James St. Clair, of Dysart, M.P.

Sir David d. in 1721, and was s. by his son,

SIR JAMES DALRYMPLE, second bart. of Hailes, M.P. auditor of the exchequer in Scotland. He m. Lady Christian Hamilton, daughter of Thomas, sixth Earl of Haddington, and by her, who d. in 1770, had, with other issue,

DAVID, his heir.

James, lieut.-col. 1st regiment of Foot, who acquired considerable reputation as a poet. He d. s. p. in 1791.

Hugh, a naval officer, d. s. p.

John, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, d. in 1779, leaving by Anne Young, his wife, daughter of Walter Pringle, esq. of St. Kitts, a daughter, Eleonora, and two sons, viz.

JAMES, third baronet.

JOHN-PRINGLE, fourth baronet. Alexander, F.R.S. F.S.A. Hydrographer to the Board of Admiralty, d. unm. in 1808. Sir James d. in 1751, and was s. by his son,

SIR DAVID DALRYMPLE, third bart. of Hailes, b. in 1726, the learned and estimable Lord Hailes; the friend of Johnson, and the distinguished author of the "Annals of Scotland." This eminent mah was called to the bar in 1748, and in 1766 made a judge of the Court of Session. He m. first, in 1763, Anne, daughter of George Brown, of Coalstoun, a Lord of Session, by whom he had a daughter,

CHRISTIAN, of Hailes, who died 9th January, 1838. Sir David m. secondly, 20th March, 1770, Helen, daughter of Sir James Fergusson, of Kilkerran, bart. and by her, who d. 10th November 1810, had one daughter,

JEAN, m. 8th November, 1799, to her cousin german, James Fergusson, esq. and d. 6th May, 1803, leaving, with other issue, a son, the pre

sent

SIR CHARLES DALRYMPLE FERGUSSON, bart. of

Kilkerran, in Ayrshire, who s. his aunt,

Miss Christian Dalrymple, of Hailes, 9th
January, 1838.

Sir David died deeply lamented, 29th November, 1792, and was s. by his nephew,

SIR JAMES DALRYMPLE, third bart. who was lost in Captain Dempster's ship, in the Indian seas, in December, 1800. He d. unm. in 1800, and was s. by his

brother,

SIR JOHN PRINGLE DALRYMPLE, fourth bart. col. in the army, who m. 28th December, 1807, Mary, second daughter of Edward Rushworth, esq. of Farringford Hill, in the Isle of Wight, but d. s. p. 17th October, 1829, when the title became EXTINCT.

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DAVIDSON.

SIR WILLIAM DAVIDSON, conservator of the Scots Privileges of Campvere, was created a BARONET in 1661, but the title soon became EXTINCT.

DICKSON.

DICKSON, OF SORNBEG. " They of the surname of Dickson (we quote Nisbet) as descended of one Richard Keith, said to be a son of the family of Keith Marischal, took their name from Richard (called in the South country Dick), and to shew themselves descended of Keith, Earl Marischal, they carry the chief of Keith." There were several families of the name of Dickson, of old standing on the Borders. The Dicksons of Bughtrig, Belchester, Newbigging, Wester Binning, and Sornbegg. Of the last,

SIR ROBERT DICKSON, of Sornbegg, subsequently designed of Inneresk, was created a BARONET in 1695.

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DOUGLAS, OF GLENBERVIE.

1. WILLIAM DOUGLAS, of Glenbervie, son and heir of the Hon. Sir Robert Douglas, of Glenbervie, second son of William, ninth Earl of Angus, was created one of the original Baronets of Nova Scotia, with a grant of sixteen thousand acres of land in that colony, on the 30th of May, 1625. Sir William m. Janet, daughter of Alexander Irvine, esq. of Drum, and was succeeded at his decease by his only son,

II. SIR WILLIAM DOUGLAS, second bart. of Glenbervie. This gentleman m. Anne, daughter and heiress of James Douglas, of Stoneypath and Airdit, with whom he acquired an accession of property. He d. in the reign of King CHARLES II. and was s. by his only son,

III. SIR ROBERT DOUGLAS, a general officer in the army, and Colonel of the Scotch Royals, which he commanded at the battle of Steenkirk in 1692, where he fell. He died without male issue, and thereupon the title devolved upon his cousin,

IV. THE REV. SIR ROBERT DOUGLAS, D.D. and rector of Stepney. Sir Robert d. in 1750, and was s. by his eldest son,

V. SIR WILLIAM DOUGLAS. This gentleman, who was a lawyer of great eminence, was chosen, in the year 1726, provost of the city of St. Andrews, and was annually re-elected for nineteen years successively. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Douglas, esq. of Garvald, and d. without issue in July, 1764, when the title devolved upon his brother,