Note on the probable origin of the Scottish surname of Gemmill or Gemmell

They had four sons :
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1. John Gemmill who succeeded to Templehouse.
2. David Gemmill to whom with his) father, Patrik Gemmill, Adam Dunlop,
who had the life rent, and his son, Allan Dunlop, the fee of the lands of
Holehouse, made a disposition dated 27 July, 1636, of the said lands to be
held in blench of the grantors far payment of a penny Scots— apparently
an assignment of the mid-superjority. 1 He was probably the ancestor of
John Gemmill in Thorn, who ippears to have married on 16 Oct., 1703,
1st, Margaret Dunlop in Braehead, by whom he had two daughters, and
indl}', Janet Gemel, by whom lie had one son, James Gemmill. (Dunlop
Karish Registers). 1 he propeifty of Thorn came down to David Gemmell
mho sold it about 1850 to Robe't Findlay, and died 1893, leaving one son
James Gemmell, now residing : iear Dunlop.
iRoaert Gemmell, third son of Patrick Gemmill, of Templehouse ; who in
1613 feued Lugtonridge in the Parish of Beith from the Earl of Eglinton
~^(D\bie's Pont's Ouninghame, p 318).
* William Gemmill, of Waterside, is supposed to'have been a son or grandson
of this Robert Gemmill. He 1 1. Nanse Smith (Dunlop Parish Registers)
and'had : Nanse, b. 1702; Job i, b. 1704; Andrew, b. 1706, and William,
b- 1711. The youngest son, Wil iam Gemmill, m.,and had one son, William
Gemmill, born between 1740 and 1750. He succeeded his father in
Waterside, but sold these laud; to Robert Findlay. He was twice married,
and one of his sons, James G;mmill, born in 1792, was tenant in Aiket
Castle, and died there, leaviig^one son, Robert Gemmell, residing at
Cartside, Kilbarchan. The]L,st named purchased about 1875 South
Thorn, or Nether Aiket, originally part of his ancestral property ot
Waterside.
Alexander Gemmell, fourth soi of Patrick Gemmill, of Templehouse,
feued Lugtonridge (also called Deepstone) from the Earl of Eglinton in
1668. (Dobie's Pont's Cuning'l ame, p. 318). His son or grandson
John Gemmell, of Lugtonridge md Leahead, m., 19 Nov., 1722, Janet Kerr,
of Auchentiber, Kilwinning, i.nd had with other children John, who
succeeded to Leahead, and Wi Ham, who was tenant in the Langlands of
Kilbirnie about 1782, and acquired Deepstone. William married Barbara
Kerr, heiress of Auchentiber, a id was ancestor of the Gemmells of Deep-
stone, and Auchentiber, inch ding William Gemmell, now Laird of
Auchentiber, residing at Oxer ward Cottage, Kilwinning, and Rev. An-
drew Gemmell, U. P. minister, ^tFord, Dalkeith.
1. See Inventory of the Holehouse Titles in possession of J. A Gemmill, Ottawa, whose
great greatgrandfather, John Gemmill, of Templehouse, married, 3 Feb., 1725, Janet, the grand
daughter ot the above Allan Dunlop who was in possession in 1660.