Historical and genealogical essay upon the family and surname of Buchanan

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Moss, and father to John Buchanan of Carstoun.
John, the notar's second son was John, grandfather
to Archibald Buchanan of Balfunning, and father
to John Buchanan of little Croy. His third son
was William, who had one son, who never married.
Walter in Dry men's second son, Walter, went to
Argyllshire, and settled in Melfort in that shire, in
which, and Lismore, divers of his race continue yet.
Some others came thence, and settled in Drymen
parish and other places.
The last cadet of the family of Drumhead, is
George, the present Drumhead's uncle. He re-
sided the most of his time near Rapho, in the
county of Derry in Ireland. He purchased a pret-
ty good interest in that kingdom. He was a gen-
tleman of a very good character, and very much
esteemed in that place. He had two sons, the
eldest succeeded to his interest, the youngest was a
clergyman.
The third cadet of the family of Drumikill, was
John, fourth son to Thomas, first of Drumikill,
who for patrimony, got a beneficial tack of Drum-
dash in Drymen parish. He was killed by the
Buchanans of Cashill, and succeeded by his son
Walter, who sold Drumdash, and obtained a tack
of Camochoil, and purchased the Spittel of Wester
Ballat, from the M'Convels, heiresses thereof,
about the year 1552. He also got a grasoum tack of
Wester Ballat. He had two sons John and Duncan,
John, his eldest son, had no male issue, the bene-
ficial tack of Camochoil, by that means fell to his
daughters. The eldest of these being married to
one Blair, conveyed with her the Camochoil, being
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