A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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Douglas, a presbyterian muiii-ter, descended of the house of Lochlr.ven, urgent,
th.i - piles gules, and on a chief a^ure, as many stars of the first, witnin a bordurc
The blazons of the cadets of the noble family of Graham, which have occurred
to me, are these :
Sir PATRICK. GRAHAM, second son of Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine, progenitor
of the Duke of Montrose, married Eupham, daughter and sole hrir or David
Stewart Earl of Strathern, eldest son of the second marriage of King Robert II.
and his Queen Eupham Ross. He, by his lady, was Earl of STRATHERN, nnd <
ried for arms, quarterly, first argent, on a chief sable, three escalups or, for Graham ,
second and third or, a cheveron gules, for Strathern, (the old Earls of Strathern
carried two cheverons) ; fourth or, a fesse cheque, figure and argent, for Stewart.
Their son, Malise Graham, was one of the hostages sent to England for the ransom
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of King James I. and after he returned to Scotland, it \vas found, by
the kingdom, that the earldom of Strathern was a masculine feu and could not d
cend to his mother ; but, in place of it, King I. James invested him in the earldom
of Monteith, which was in the King's hands by the forfeiture of Murdoch Stewart
Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife and Monteith ; which dignity continued in the ;
terity of Malise Graham till of late. The Earls of Monteith carried quarterly, first
and fourth argent, on a chief sable, three escalops or, for Graham ; second and
third or, a fesse cheque, azure and argent, and, in chief, a cheveron gules, for
Stewart of Strathern ; crest, an eagle's head, proper, beaked or ; supporters, two
\xatlfardaHtgides, collared sable, and charged with three escalops or : motto, Right
and Reason.
GRAHAM Viscount of PRESTON was descended of Graham Earl of Monteith, v,
progenitor went to England, and got a good possession there. One of the family,
viz. Sir Richard Graham of Netherby in Cumberland, Bi-.ronet, was honoured v.
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the dignity of Lord Viscount of Preston in Scotland, by King James
slu'dld of arms, as in Guillim's is Display, coupe one, parti two, which makes six
areas or quarters ; first or, a chief sable, charged with three escalops of the art;
second or, a fesse cheque, azure and argent, and in chief a cheveron gules ; these
two are the arms of Graham Earl of Monteith, of whom the Viscount of Preston
and others are descended ; third azure, five annulets, 2, 2 and i ; fourth argent,
on a bend sable, three owls of the first ; fifth argent, a cross gules, fretted or ;
sixth argent, on a bend azure, six flower-de-luces or, 2, 2 and 2, supported on the
right by a heron proper, and on the left by a lion gar dant gules, collared sable,
charged with three escalops or; crest, a vol, proper : motto, Reason contents me.
Sir WILLIAM GRAHAM of Gartmore, Baronet, another branch of the family of
with a mullet ar-
Monteith, quarterly, first and fourth or, a pale gules, charged
gent, and, on a chief sable, three escalops of the first ; second and third or, a fesse
cheque, azure and argent, and, in chief, a cheveron g tiles ; crest, an eagle displayed,
in his dexter talon a sword in pale, proper : motto, For right and reason. Sir
William's only son, Sir John Graham of Gartmore, died unmarried 1708, and was
succeeded by Robert Graham of Gallangad, his cousin-german ; who is now the
male representative of Sir John Graham of Kilbride, second son to Malise, the first
Earl of Monteith, as in Mr Crawfurd's Peerage. The above armorial bearing .of
Gartmore is to be seen in the Plate of Achievements.
WALTER GRAHAM of Gartur, whose great-grandfather was a second brother of
the Earl of Monteith, bears the arms of that family, as above blazoned, within a
bordure cheque, sable and or ; crest, a dove resting, with a twig of a palm-tree in
its beak, proper : motto, Peace and grace. L. R.
GRAHAM of Morphy, an ancient branch of the house of Graham, in the reign of
King Robert the Bruce, got the lands of Morphy confirmed to the family by the
charters of King David Bruce. Sir Robert Graham of Morphy was knighted by
his chief John Earl of Montrose, Chancellor and Viceroy for King James VI. wi.
arms were sable, a cheveron argent, between three escalops or, as in Balfour's Books
of Blazons.
ROBERT GRAHAM, son to Sir William Graham of Mugdock, (one of the progenitors
of the Duke of Montrose), and his second wife, Lady Mary Stewart, daughter
of King Robert III. and widow of William Earl of Angus, and of James Kennedy