Family records of the Bruces and the Cumyns

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BRUCES OF AUCHENBOWIE AND POWFOULLIS.
BRUCES OF AUCHENBOWIE AND POWFOULLIS.
Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth,
His fifth son.
Robert Bruce of Auchenbowie
left three sons.
Married Margaret Forrester.
Married, 28th July 1506, Margaret Sandi-
lands, second daughter of Sir James
Sandilands of Calder.
1512. Robert of Auchenbowie, Depute of
Lord Erskine, 22d October 1551. —
See Notes.
John.
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Archibald Bruce of Powfoullis married
Mariot Napier, chart. 1570-1581.
Andrew of Powfoullis, married Jonet
Napier, 1531.
15th May 1533. Andrew Bruce of
Powfoullis, and his gude-brother, Alex-
ander Napier, obtained leave from
James V. to pass into France.
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Ninian, 1583. Robert of Polknaif, 1550.
*Janet Bruce, his daughter.
1603. I. Sir James Bruce of Powfoullis served heir
to Archibald his father, and Andrew his grandfather.
Knighted by the king on the field of battle. Pie took sup-
porters and a new motto — "Faithful." He married Mar-
jorie, sister of Andrew Rollox of Dimcrub, who married,
secondly, Colonel Robert Brace of Kinnaird, 1643. Sir
James Bruce died A.D. 1639.
1639. Archibald Brace of Powfoullis served heir to his
father in 1641, married in 1617. Helen, daughter of Mr
Alexander Hamilton of Kinglass by Elizabeth Forrester.
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2. Alexander Bruce of Polknaif,
married his cousin, Janet Bruce,*
1628-1632.
John, 1632. Mr James, 1632.
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Captain James. fMichael, 165 1.
James Bruce of Powfoullis married Anna, daughter of
Sir John Brace of Kincavill, served heir A.D. 1643. Slain
3d September 165 1, at Dunbar, fighting against Oliver
Cromwell.
Sir James Brace of Powfoullis married "Janet," daugh-
ter of Sir Harry Bruce of Clackmannan ; served heir to
\ Michael, brother of his grandfather, 8th June 1 68 1.
James, married, first, Ann Crauford, by whom he had
his heir and several daughters ; secondly, Jean Baird of
Banffshire, by whom he had two sons.
Note. — The family still flourishes, but the lands have passed into other hands.