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Notes:
• Families of Douglas of Dalveen and Douglas of
Cashogle.—Two other ancient families who had their estates and
residences in the parish of Durisdeer, were Douglas of Dalveen and
Douglas of Cashogle. They were both cadets of the house of Drumlanrig.
All these lands are now in the possession of the noble family of
Queensberry.
• xxx William the first Earl... Of this
William also are descended the houses of Coshogle. Pinyrie, Davein, and
others in Nithsdale for Archibald Douglas, the first of Coshogle, was
second son to this William of Drumlanrig, and was married to one Pringle
of the house of Galashiels, who bore to him twelve sons, and after his
death she was was married to one Carnel Wallace, and bore twelve more to
him also. Extract from The history of the house and race of
Douglas and Angus
There are only three other land-owners in the
parish; and their properties are small.
The New Statistical
Account of Scotland: Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Wigton 1845
•
(4th Lord. of Drumlanrig) William, who was flain in the
battle of Kirkonel near Sanquar(1) against Alexander Duke of Albany, the King's
brother. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Crichton; Lord
Sanqua1f ancestor to the Countess and heiress of Dumfr1es, and by her
had three sons; James, his heir.—Robert, of whom were descended Douglas
of Cashogle and Dalony;—George, ancestor to Douglas of Pinerie; and
having also two daughters, Janet was married to William Lord Somerville,
and Margaret to Sir Robert Dalziel, ancestor to the Earl of Carnwath.
• William Douglas, 4th Lord Drumlanrig (d. 1484) and Elizabeth Crichton
had a son,
Archibald Douglas of Cashogle & Dalveen who married Christian
Johnstone. Their son,
Archibald Douglas of Cashogle (d. 1548) married and had
Hugh Douglas of Dalveen who died 1565 (?1556)
• The chronicler Ramage wrote that " within the
kirk of Durisdeer in
1556 the baron John Douglas, son of Archibald of Coshogle, had to appear after
the murder of Hugh Douglas of Dalveen, and there before the altar bare his sword
before and to the relatives of the dead man, in order to end a family feud. "
• James Pringle of Smailholm, Nviio succeeded him, and resided
in the baronial tower. He flourished in the reigns of James II. and,
III.; who he married is not Iionv knoNvn, or upon record, hut he left
two sous and oi.e daughter— David his heir, and William, ancestor of the
Pringles of Clifton, which appears by a charter of confirmation under
the great seal from King James IV. H'i/helmo Hop* Pringle de Smallholm
de lerris de Clifton in vice commilatu de Roxburgh, Sfc* confirmed
August 8, 1509.— His daughter Isabel, married first, Archibald Douglas
of Cashogle, son of William Douglas of Drumlanrig; and second, the
celebrated Cragy Wallace, as brave n man as Scotland ever produced ; she
had children by both. James Pringle of Smaillicilni died in the
beginning of the reign of James IV and was succeeded by his son,
• The death of the Earl of Angus in 1588, was ascribed to
Witchcraft, and one Barbary Naipar, in Edinburgh, wife to Archibald
Douglas of the house of Cashogle, was apprehended on suspicion:-Home of
Godscroft. Being pregnant, the sentence was apparently deferred and then
nobody insisted in persuing her and so she was set at liberty
• Norman Douglas of
Dundarroch's research shows that his ancestor, Douglas of Collieston,
is a descendant of Douglas of Cashogle; see
family tree [pdf]
Note:
1. This extract from The Peerage of England,
Scotland, and Ireland, Vol 2, 1790 seems to be inaccurate as the the
battle, now known as Lochmaben
Fair, was not 'near Sanquar' but
between Lochmaben and Carlisle.
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