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- Sir William Dick, the fourth Baronet, of Prestonfield,
was horn the 7th of January, 1762, and having engaged in
militarv pursuits was at the age of 16 Adjutant the 1st regiment of Foot Guards, and soon after promoted
to a Captain in the 10th regiment of Foot, but he retired
from the army on succeeding to the estate; he afterwards
was promoted to the rank of Major in the Mid-Lothian
Fencible Cavalry, in which situation he was serving at
the time of his death. He married at Paris on the 3rd of
March, 1786, Miss Johanna Douglas, heiress of Garwaldfoot, in the county of Peebles ; and by her (who died at
Prestonfield, the 4th of November, 1794) he had a son,
Alexander, born the 8th of December, 1785, who succeeded him, and five daughters:
1. Elizabeth, died young;
2. Mary, married the Rev. David Waurhope of the Eng-
lish church, second surviving son of the late John Wau-
chope, Esq., of Edmonstone, from which marriage a sou
was horn, named John; Mary, his mother, died on the
24th of February, 1810; 3. Anne; 4. Agnus-Johanna;
and, 5. Elizabeth. Sir William died (in the assembly at
Durham, at which city he was then on service with his
regiment) the 19th of November, 1796, and was succeeded
by his only son, Sir Alexander Dick, the fifth Baronet, of Prestonfield.
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1762 - 1796 (34 years)