Genealogical memoir of the most noble and ancient house of Drummond

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the second earl of Roxburgh. By this Jady he had four
sons and one daughter, 1 . Robert, his heir ; 2. Henry ;
3. William; 4. John, afterwards Lord Ballenden ; 5.
Lady Jean, married to Colin, earl of Balcarras.
Robert, 3 d earl of Roxburgh, married Lady Margaret
Hay, daughter of John marquiss of Tweedale, by whom
he had three sons, 1. Robert, the fourth earl, who dying
without issue, was succeeded by his brother ; 2. John,
the 5 Hi earl, and duke of Roxburgh ; 3. General Wil-
liam Ker. — John, the 5 th earl, who died 17 11, was secre-
tary of state for Scotland in ] 704, and having promoted
the union of the two crowns, was created by Queen
Anne, in 1707> duke of Roxburgh, marquis of Beau-
mont and Cessford, earl of Kelso, Viscount Broxmoutb,
Lord Ker of Cessford and Gaverston, by patent to the
heirs-male of his body, which failing, to the heirs suc-
ceeding to the estate and honours of earl of Roxburgh.
He married Lady Mary Finch, daughter of Daniel, earl
of Winchelsea and Nottingham, by whom he had a son,
Robert. — Robert, the second duke of Roxburgh, who
died 1/55, was created a British peer in 1/22, by the
titles of Baron and Earl Ker of Wakefield in York. He
married Miss Essex Mostyn, daughter of Sir Roger
Mostyn, and by her had two sons and two daughters,
3. John, duke of Roxburgh; 2. Lord Robert Ker; 3.
Lady Essex ; and 4. Lady Mary. — John, the 3d duke of
Roxburgh, died without issue in 1S04, and was succeed-
ed by William Ker Ballenden, 7th Lord Ballenden, as
the 4 Hi duke of Roxburgh, and he dying in 1805 without
issue, the titles and estate are now in dispute. But' as
Earl Robert's original entail expressly destines the suc-
cession, ' to the eldest daughter of the said umq 1 . Harry
* Lord Ker, without division, and their heirs-male, she