Memorials of four old families

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He became heir of line, as well as under the entail, by the death of
Irvine of Saphock in 1744, and died himself the same year.
Artamford is near New Deer, and Crimond near Peterhead. This
branch of the family had borne as a crest a bunch of arrows, and for some
time after this laird's accession to Drum, the arrows were erroneously used.
My grandfather, who was his grandson, had a bundle of arrows engraved
on some plate early in this century : and the late Miss Christina Irvine
told me how it came about some forty years ago.
He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son.
XVII. ALEXANDER, 1 the 17th laird, was b. 171 1, and died 9th
February, 1761.
He married, 2 20th August, 1 75 1 , Mary, daughter of James Ogilvie of
Auchiries, and had issue by her 3 sons and 3 daughters, viz. : —
1. ALEXANDER, younger of Drum, b. 4th October, 1754.
2. Charles, b. 20th April, 1756, d. 18 19. A Major-General in the
army, of whom afterwards.
3 James, b. 18th March, 1759, d. , married the widow of Manley,
an artist, an Italian lady, by whom he had no issue.
Daughters. — 1. Margaret, b. 14th May, o.s., 1752, d. unmarried.
2. Isabella," b. 24th June, n.s., [753, married Rev. Mr Allan.
3. Rebecca, 4 b. 27th December, 1757, married Geo. Ogilvie of
Auchiries.
This laird joined Prince Charlie in his attempt to regain the crown in
1745. In that year, attei.dcd by two servants, James Adamson and James
Buchan, he joined Lord Pitsligo's regiment of horse, which Sir Walter Scott
tells us, in " Tales of a Grandfather," consisted of gentlemen and their
servants. Lord Pitsligo's son, the Master of Pitsligo, married the daughter
of James Ogilvie of Auchiries, and was consequently a brother-in-law of the
laird of Drum. This regiment, about 100 strong, joined Prince Charlie
after the Battle of Preston, and was present at the Battle of Falkirk, 17th
January, 1746, where Drum received a wound or hurt on his leg. Upon
the retreat of the Highland army towards Inverness by Dunblane and
Crieff, whence the Highlanders marched by the Highland road, and the
Lowlanders and cavalry by Montrose and Aberdeen, he was unable to keep
up with the march, but followed by the nearest inland road, so that he
escaped being seen in those parts where he was known. In this way he got
to the north in time to be present at the Battle of Culloden : this his
grandson, Mr Forbes- Irvine, told me himself.
He was fortunate in escaping with his life, and was in hiding for some
time : and he also escaped forfeiture — there was comparatively little left
1 Charta in publ. arch. 2 Charta in arch. fam. 3 Ibid. * Ibid.