Historical memoir of the family of Eglinton and Winton

80 THE FAMILY OF
His lordship acquired " the estate of Giffen, in
the parish of Beith, and several others, which by
disposition dated 18th January, 1791, he conveyed
to trustees to be held for behoof of his children ; "
and failing whom, to the heirs-male and of entail
succeeding to the honours and estate of Eglinton.
This earl was twice married : first, March 30,
1772, to Lady Jean, eldest daughter of George, eigh-
teenth Earl of Crawford, who died at Eglinton, with-
out issue, in the twenty-first year of her age, and
sixth after her marriage. His lordship married sec-
ondly, August 9th, 1783, Frances, only daughter of
Sir William Twisden of Raydonhall, Kent,by whom
he had two daughters — first, Lady Mary, born
March 5th, 1787; married, March 28th, 1803,
Archibald, Lord Montgomerie, heir apparent of
Hugh, twelfth Earl of Eglinton, and their son, the
late popularly lamented Archibald William, Earl of
Eglinton, succeeded his grandfather in 1819. The
second daughter, Lady Susanna, died in her eigh-
teenth year, unmarried.
Archibald, Earl of Eglinton died, at Eglinton,
October 30, 1796, aged seventy-three. There is a
portrait of him in Windsor Castle, which would ap-
pear to have been painted for George IV., while
Prince of Wales ; and which the late King William
IV. proffered to return to the late Earl of Eglinton ;
" but his lordship respectfully declined the offer,
assuring his Majesty that he considered it a very
high honour that the portrait of his grandfather
should remain at Windsor."