Erskine Halcro genealogy

III.
BE, RENFREWSHIRE.
h Margaret Halcro, referred to in Tables I. and II.
High Steward, who was also ancestor of Kings Robert II. and III., and of
ter and sole heir of Sir William Keith of Galstone.
(2/2) Robert Stewart of Barscube, fourth son, mentioned
in a perambulation of lands between Sir John of Darnley
and Sir John Ross in 14 13.
(3/2) Walter Stewart of Barscube. Sasine of Barscube to him in 1444.
See Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, vol. ix. p. 659.
(4/2) Thomas Stewart of Barscube. Got a charter from Matthew, Earl of
Lennox, in 1495, wherein the Earl designates him consanguineus or kinsman.
Was laird of Salsarhill and Hunter Hill. See R.M.S. 8th October 1406.
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(5/2) George Stewart of Barscube, married Jean Spreull of the house of
Cowdon. See R.M.S. 4th March 1503.
(6/2) John Stewart of Barscube.
(7/3) John Stewart of Barscube, married Katherine Brisbane on
20th August 1533. Was accused of the slaughter of William
Cunningham of Craiginnes. See P.C.T. i. 103* frequently men-
tioned in R.M.S. 1532-46.
5/3) Matthew Stewart of Barscube. On 9th November 1555 was accused of the
slaughter of John Hamilton, son of Hamilton of Ferguslee. See P.C.T. In 1579
he granted direct sasine of Inchinnan and other lands. See R.M.S. No. 1528.
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(9/3) John Stewart of Barscube, married Sibilla, daughter of
William Edmonton of Duntreath.
[10/3) Margaret Stewart,
married, in 1619, to Hugh
Halcro of Aikeris. No.
(7/3) of Table II.
(10/4) James Stewart of Milltown of Inchinnan.
(11/3) Thomas Stewart.
(12/1) James Stewart. Went to London and appears
to have been alive when Crawfurd wrote his History
of Renfrewshire in 1710.