Memorials of four old families

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a rector of Kilmartin, possibly Mr John Carsuel. It stands on the south
side of the Glen of Skeodanish, about 5 miles south of Ford, and was pro-
bably occupied by the rector until he removed to Carnasarie.
It is stated in the " New Statistical Account of Scotland," that this
castle was anciently the residence of the rectors of Kilmartin, and that the
descendants of one of them, the Campbells of Auchanellan, still retain the
hereditary property in the parish, and the ancient burial-place of the rectors
fn the Churchyard of Kilmartin ; and that the family are sometimes called
by the natives Sliochd nan Easpuig, the descendants of the Church superin-
tendent. Perhaps this refers to Neil Campbell, rector in 1574, and Bishop
of Argyle, 1580. (See above). The rectors were no doubt often laymen
I suspect that it came into the possession of the Inverawe family about 1665,
after Argyle's attainder.
Alexander Campbell of Kilmartin probably lived at Kilmartin Castle.and
possibly died in 1686, leaving at anyrate one son. There was an old tomb-
stone in or near the Kilmartin family burying-place in Kilmartin Church-
yard, bearing date, I am told, 1686, having the arms of the family thereon
as already described ; but I learned on recent enquiry that the flat stones
there are so covered with moss and debris of vegetation that it is impossible
to make out what is cut upon them. It seems probable that the stone in
question was to his memory, and that he was succeeded by his son Alex-
ander.
ALEXANDER, the 2nd laird, probably married Catharine, daughter
of Donald Campbell, Ardintallen (known as Donald Dhu), who seems to
have been 2nd son of John, 4th laird of Lochnell by Anne, daughter of Sir
Dugald Campbell of Auchinbreck. Alexander had 2 sons Dugald his
successor and Hugh designed " of Barmaddy : " he granted a Disposition
of Kilmartin in favour of the former 1st April, 1712. Of him something
can be learned from the Records of the Kirk Session.
His name appears in a list of elders present at a meeting of the Kirk
Session of Kilmartin on 9th August, 1 691, and he attended nearly every
meeting up to 5th January, 1729. In 1692 he was appointed Civil Magis-
trate in rebus ecdesiasticis. In 1693 he mortified a stance for a schoolhouse
and a kailyard at Kilmartin, and was appointed ruling elder to the Synod ;
and in same year an Irish Bible was given to him by the Session.
In 1696 his eldest son, Dugald, got from the Session an Irish Psalm
Book ; and in 1706 his son Heugh had to appear before the Session.
In 1724, and after that date, Alexander of Kilmartin, elder, and
. Dugald of Kilmartin, younger, were present at meetings of the Session ;
and in the following year Heugh " of Baramaddy " acquaints the Session
" that he had spoken to a merchant at Inveraray to keep wine for the