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THL LAIKDS OF DuWHll.L. 265
(3) David, a witness to his broblicr James, IGth Nov,
1676/
(4) John.*
(5) Margaret.* f
(6) Jean.*
(7) Anna*
(8) Janet.*
James Lindsay, Twelfth Laird of Dowhill,
succeeded hia lather in 1695, and in the same year
obtained a new charter of the barony by whicli the
holding was changed from simple ward to taxed ward.
In 1704 he was a Commissioner of Supply for Kinross.^
He married (1) Jean, daughter of William Mure of
Glanderston, without issue. || He married also (2) his
cousin, Jean Lindsay, daughter of the Bishop of
Dunkeld. In 1706, after the death of her first
husband, the laird of Dowhill, Jean Lindsay married
as his second wife Mr Laurence Mercer of Pitteuchar.**
The twelfth laird died in 1705, with issue by his
second wife
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* Dowhill Cliartcis.
t Margaret Lind.say, rolict of Mr Georgo Ediii^touue of Balbartoune,
parish of Kinghorti. Registration of lestaiueiit 11th October 1710.
Com,7ni$s. of St Andrews. This lady was ui the Dowliill family, but her
attiliation is uncertain ; pcrhajts bhe was the above-uanied Margai-et,
daughter of the eleventh laird.
t Adt of Pari., Vol. IX., p. 516.
§ Ibid., Vol. XL, p. 151.
11 Ibid., Vol. IX., p. 516 ; Crawfurd's Renfrewshire, Roljertson's
Ed., p. 41 ; marriage contract, dated 11th July 1672, Dowliill Ohartcra.
** Contracted 2Uth May, married ITtii June 1703. Extracts from the
Registt-T of the Parish of Cleish, Kinross, Publiadions (f (he Clan
JAndsay Society, No. III., p, 66; Scott's Fasii, \o\. II., pp. 765, 838;
Forfeited EstiUe Papers, p. 192 (Scot. Hist. Soc).
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