Family records of the Bruces and the Cumyns

BRUCESOFAIRTH. 325
Sir Alexander had married in Holland " Anna Vanneck," by whom he had one
son, "Alexander," who predeceased his father; and one daughter, " Jeane," who
became his heir.
XI. Retour before Sir William Livingstone of Westquarter, &c. &c, of
Jeane Bruce, daughter of Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth, Kt, her father, who
died in September 1665, as his heir in the barony of Airth.
Jean Brace, = Married, ist, John Hamilton of Grange, who
Lady of Airth. died before 1674, s.p.
= Married, 2dly, Richard Elphinstone, eldest son
and heir of Sir Thomas Elphinstone of Calder
Hall, who was grandson of William, yr. son of
the second Lord Elphinstone.
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Left one son, Charles,
and one daughter, Eilzabeth Elphinstone.
Disposition by Dame Jeane Bruce, with consent of Richard Elphinstone,
younger, of Calder Hall, her husband, to Mr James Elphinstone, W.S., of the
barony of Airth, reserving the liferent of the granters, and the longest liver of
them; dated at Airth, nth March 1675, same date.
Disposition of the said Mr James Elphinstone to the said Richard Elphinstone,
and Dame Jeane Bruce, and their heirs of the said barony. — See Appendix.
Retour before " John Keirie," fiar of Gogar and Sheriff of Stirling, and of
Charles Elphinstone of Airth, as heir of Richard Elphinstone, his father, who
died in July then past, in the barony of Airth ; 27th September 1683.
Jean, Lady Airth, must have predeceased her husband.
XII. Charles Elphinstone succeeded to Airth on the death of his father. July
On the penult day of April he was killed by William Bruce of Auchenbowie, 3-
eldest son of William Bruce of Newtoun. " It was at the house of William,
Lord Forrester, or at a change-house near the end of the Torwood, that Charles
Elphinstone, a minor, was killed by Captain William Bruce of Auchenbowie in
April 1699." — See Indictment, and in Appendix.
N.B. — William Bruce, yr., of Newtoun, descended from Patrick Bruce
(youngest grandson of Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth), married Janet Bruce,
heir of entail of her father, John Bruce of Auchenbowie. — Retour (1694).
The village cross, still standing in the old street of Airth, bears on the south
side the Bruce arms, with the lion for a crest ; on the north side " the Elphin-
stone " arms, and the motto, " Do well, let them say," with the initials C.E.,
1697 (Charles Elphinstone).
There is a stone also leaning against the rock near the stables, with the united
arms of Elphinstone and Bruce.
XIII. Elizabeth Elphinstone, only sister of Charles Elphinstone, succeeded as
Lady of Airth.
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