Historical and genealogical essay upon the family and surname of Buchanan

FAMILY OF DRUMIKILL. 219
ty of Derry. He had two sons, Archibald and
George. Archibald, the eldest of these sons, mar-
ried his cousin-german, heiress of Blairhenachan,
the title of which he changed into that of Drum-
head, yet retained. He was father to Ai'chibald,
now of Drumhead, who is married to Anderson
of Stobcross's daughter, by whom he hath three
sons and two daughters. His eldest son, Archi-
bald Buchanan, younger of Drumhead, is married
to Gilbert Buchanan of Bankel's daughter. James
and George, his other two sons, both merchants in
Glasgow, are unmarried. His eldest daughter is
married to Robert Buchanan, writer in Glasgow.
His other daughter is unmarried. Drumhead had
two sisters, the eldest married to Napier of Balli-
kinrain, the youngest to Buchanan of Balfunning.
The first cadet of Drumhead's family, is Buch-
anan of Tullichewn. Mungo Buchanan, second
son to Robert, second Blairhenachan, who purchas-
ed the Spittels of Creitingaws, from the Dennis-
touns, coheiresses of these Spittels ; the one part
thereof from the one of these, with consent of Tho-
mas Buchanan, her husband, who seems to be bro-
ther to the said Mungo, in the year 1603; the
other half of these Spittels from the other heir-
ess, in the year 1605. In which year, he got char-
ter of confirmation of the Spittels, from James Den-
niestoun of Colgrain, superior thereof. Mungo's
successor was Robert, who obtained first a tack^ and
after a feu-charter, from Lodowick, Duke of Len-
nox, of the lands of meikle Tullichewn. This Ro-
bert had two sons, Robert, his successor ; and Wil-
liam, who acquired Stuckrodger. Robert of Tul-
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