Historical and genealogical essay upon the family and surname of Buchanan

FAMILY OF ARNPRYOR. 205
with liquor and sleep, made fast the door of the
house where they lay, and then set fire to it, all
therein being either burnt or killed. He after-
wards gave the lands of Brachern, with those of
Cashly, to one of his sons. This brave gentleman,
with divers others of his name, being killed at the
battle of Pinky, in queen Mary's minority, he was
succeeded by
Andrew his eldest son, as is clear by charter,
in his favour, and of John Buchanan his son and
apparent heir, of the lands of Arnpryor, dated in
the year 1560. There is also a charter, by Bar-
tholomew Bane, in favour of the said Andrew, of
the Milntown of Buchlyvie, dated in the year
1557. Andrew had two sons, John his successor,
and Walter, to whom his father disponed the
Milntown, or, as others write, Hiltown of Buch-
lyvie.
There is little account to be had of John, third
laird of Arnpryor, or his successors for two de-
scents, upon account of the loss of the principal
writes of that family. The last of these who was in
possession of Arnpryor, was John, who sold those
lands to Sir John, laird of Buchanan, and were
by him disponed to John Buchanan of Mochastel,
of Lenny's family, and grandfather to Francis
Buchanan, now of Arnpryor.
John Buchanan, who sold Arnpryor, having
gone to Ireland, was killed by the Irish in the
year 1641. He had two sons, William and Da-
vid, who both died without issue. He had also
three daughters ; Dorothy, first married to Robert
Buchanan, one of king Charles I. his butlers. To
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