Historical and genealogical essay upon the family and surname of Buchanan

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ninghame, daughter to Cunninghame of Craigens,
being first married to the laird of Houstoun. He
had with his second lady, William, ancestor of
Buchanan of Auchmar, in whose favour his father
grants charter of the thirteen merk land of Straith-
yre, in the year 1556. He had also of this mar-
riage one daughter, Margaret, first married to Cun-
ninghame of Robertland, secondly, to Stirling of
Glorat, and, lastly, to Douglas of Maines. George
was succeeded by
John, second of that name, and eighteenth
laird of Buchanan. His father grants charter in
his favour, in the year 1552. He died before his
father, and was twice married, first, to the lord
Levingstone's daughter, her mother being daugh-
ter to the earl of Morton, which marriage was con-
summated by virtue of a dispensation, in regard
of propinquity of blood. There was of this mar-
riage one son, George, who came to age. He mar-
ried, secondly, a daughter of one Chisholm, bro-
ther to the bishop of Dumblane, and had with
her one daughter, married to Mr. Thomas Buch-
anan of Ibert, lord privy- seal. To John succeeded
his son
Sir George, second of that name, and nine-
teenth laird of Buchanan, as is clear by charter,
in his favour, by king Henry and queen Mary, of
the lands of Buchanan, isles of Clareinch and
Kepinch, with bell and alms of St. Kessog, dated
in the year 1564. This Sir George was married
to Mary Graham, daughter to the earl of Mon-
teith, her mother being the lord Seatoun's daugh-
ter. Of this marriage he had one son, Sir John,