Breve cronicle of the Earlis of Ross

LAIRDES OF BALNAGOWN CALLIT ROSS. 20
him ane sone callit David Ross, now of Balnagoune, and
sindrie dochteris. 1
David Ross maryed first Jeane Gordoun, 2 clochter to
the erll of Sutherland, quha bure to him no bairnes.
Thairefter maryed Anabell Murray, dochter to my
Lord Tillibairne, quha bure to him sindrie bairnes, quhairof
non leivis bot on son callit David Ross. 3
David Ross, laird of Balnagown, maried my Lord Lo-
vatt's daughter, callit Marie Fraser, who bure to him seve-
rall children. Bot of meall children non cairn to perfection
bot David Ross, now leard of Balnagown, who maried
Ladie Ann Steuart, daughter to James earle of Murray. 4
[In the Deuchar MS., there is the following account of
the daughters of George Ross.]
The said George of Balnagowan, marryed Marjory
1 George Ross died 14th February 1615. Kalendar of Ferae. For the
names, &c, of the daughters, see the next page.
2 This lady is by Sir R. Gordon called Mary. She died at 23, (a.d. 1605.)
" A virtuous and comely lady, of ane excellent and quick witt." — Earld. of
Sutherland, p. 252.
3 These words in italics, and the remainder of this part of the MS., are
in a different and later hand. David (2) was born on ISth October 1615,
He fought at the battle of Worcester, and died a prisoner in the Tower, 29ih
December 1653.
4 David (3) was born 14th September 1644, and a brother, Alexander, on
13th September 1645. Their mother died on 29th December 1646.
Deuchar MS.