Anna married John (25th of Swinton) Swinton in 1698. John was born before 1698; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MP for Berwickshire

Robert + Margaret Alexander. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James + Elizabeth Hepburn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William Alexander, Lord Alexander gained the title of Lord Alexander.

William married Lady Margaret Douglas in 1629. Margaret (daughter of William (1st Marquess of Douglas) Douglas and Margaret Hamilton, daughter of William (1st Marquess of Douglas) Douglas and Mary (of Huntly) Gordon) died on 1 Jan 1660. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Advocate, Sheriff of Berwick)

(Research):The Sinclair family of Logformacus, over the generations became increasingly wealthy and added to their landholdings; several of them were advocates, merchants and some holding the office of Sheriff some were Members of Parliament. Sir John Sinclair who died in 1648 was a successful merchant in Edinburgh. He bought the estate of Stevenson in East Lothian in 1624 which was created a barrency of Nova Scotia in 1636. Sir Robertm who died in 1678, was a successful advocate and maintained a close relationship with the Sinclairs of Roslyn via the descendants in Caithness. By 1670, Sir Roberts had bought up the debts of both George Sinclair 6th Earl of Caithness and his fatherm totaling 70,000 merks. George 6th Earl died that year in debt and without an heir leading to the temporary takeover of the earldom by Sir John Campbell of Glenorchy. Sir Robert also purchased a baronetsy of Nova Scotia in 1664, registering his arms consisting of a silver background overlaid with a red engrailed cross contrasting with the blue engrailed cross of the Herdmanston family and the black engrailed cross of the Roslyns.

Robert + Elizabeth Douglas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth Douglas (d. 1594), who married Samuel Cockburn of Templehall. She is thought to have been the author "E. D." who composed two sonnets addressed to the poet and secretary of Anne of Denmark, William Fowler. Fowler wrote an epitaph in 1594 for her. It has also been suggested that "E. D" was Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Erroll.

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He was a courtier in the Kingdom of Scotland before the accession of James VI to the throne of England, and was knighted in 1614. In 1621 King James I granted him a royal charter appointing him governor of a vast territory in North America which was erected into a lordship and barony of Nova Scotia (New Scotland); the area now know as Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and part of the northern United States. The creation of Baronets of Nova Scotia was used to settle the plantation of the new province.

Alexander was an active promoter of his New Scotland and brought many British settlers to the maritimes. He was appointed Secretary for Scotland in 1626 and held that office for the rest of his life. In 1630, King Charles rewarded his service by creating him Viscount of Stirling and in 1633 he became Earl of Stirling.

Lord Stirling's efforts at colonisation were less successful, at least from a monetary standpoint. He spent his fortune, and when the maritimes were returned to France in 1632, it was lost. He spent his later years with limited means, and died in London on September 12, 1640.

William married Janet Erskine about 3 Jan 1601. Janet (daughter of William (Sir) Erskine) died after 10 May 1649. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Was made Marquis of Douglas 1633. Succeeded by his grandson

William + Mary (of Huntly) Gordon. Mary (daughter of George (1st Marquess of Huntly) Gordon and Henrietta (of Lennox) Stuart) was born in 1610; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]