Historical and genealogical essay upon the family and surname of Buchanan

FAMILY OF DRUMIKILL. 211
I must leave it undetermined, though it be no
way improbable, if there had been any such evi-
dences, the same might by some contingency or
other be lost, as are a great many of these of Buch-
anan, and the whole of baron MacAuslan's most
ancient writes. However this be,
The first of the present family of Drumikill,
that is recorded by the genealogical tree of Buch-
anan, and evidences of Drumikill, is Thomas
Buchanan, son to Patrick, first of that name
laird of Buchanan, and of Galbraith, heiress of
Killearn, Bamoir, and Auchinreoch, his lady.
The first documents relating to this Thomas, is a
disposition to him, by Finnoyse MacAulay, heiress
of a little tenement in Drymen, called Croftewer ;
in which disposition he is designed, An honoura-
ble person, Thomas Buchanan, brother-german to
Walter Buchanan of that ilk ; the said disposition
being dated in the year 1482. There is a resig-
nation by John Blair of Adamtoun, in the hands
of William, lord Graham, of the lands of Middle
Ledlewan, now Moss, for new infeftment to be
given of these lands to Thomas Buchanan of Bal-
leun, brother-german to Walter Buchanan of that
ilk, dated in the year 1484. Procurators to the
resignation are Walter Buchanan of that ilk, Pa-
trick Colchoun of Glyn, and John Nenbolgofthat
ilk. There is a charter also of Balleun, by Wal-
ter, laird of Buchanan, in favour of this Thomas,
some little time before this of Moss, in the same
year. There is also charter by Matthew, earl of
Lennox, in favour of this Thomas, designed of
Balleun, of that part of the half-lands of Drumi-