History and traditions of the land of the Lindsays in Angus and Mearns

THE LINDSAYS OF KINNETTLES, AND EVELICK. 301
eminent divine, however, was born in England, whether his
father went in early life and became rector of Blandford in Dor-
setshire. He was the friend and contemporary of Dean Swift,
and rose to the important position of Archbishop of Armagh,
and Primate of all Ireland,* and, dying in 1713, was the last
male descendant of the Lindsays of Kinnettles.
Still, although on the death of the Archbishop, all trace of
the male descendants of the house of Kinnettles, as well as
of Evelick, passed away, collateral descendants of the latter
branch not only survive in Perthshire, but also in Angus, two
daughters having been united in marriage to influential barons
of the latter county. These were Elizabeth and Margaret Lind-
say, daughters of Sir Alexander of Evelick, and sisters to the
unfortunate youth who was slaughtered in cold blood by his
step-brother, James Douglas, in the year 1682.f The former
of these ladies was married to John Ochterlony,-of the ancient
family of that Ilk, author of the interesting and valuable " Ac-
count of the Shyre of Forfar," so repeatedly quoted in this
volume ; and the latter was first the wife of Arbuthnott of Fin-
dowrie,! and afterwards that of Pierson of Balmadies, to whom
she bore seven sons. From these ladies, both maternally and
paternally, the present Mr. Pierson of the Guynd is the fourth
generation in descent.
It may not therefore be improper to give a brief outline of
the house of Evelick, since it has given sons and daughters
to other families of provincial note and importance, and is in
itself still represented, though not in the direct male line.
Descended from a younger brother of Sir Walter, the first
of Edzell, Alexander Lindsay of Evelick (father of the ladies
of Ochterlony and Balmadies), was created a baronet in 1666.
Besides the son who came by his death in the painful manner
already noticed, he had his successor, Sir Alexander, whose son,
also Alexander, married Amelia, sister of the celebrated Lord
Mansfield, by whom he had three sons and two daughters. All
the sons rose to eminence in the service of their country, as
did the family of both daughters : Sir David, the eldest, was a
General ; the second, William, an officer of repute, died in the
East Indies ; and the youngest, John, for his gallantry during
■■ Lives, vol. ii., 286. 1 Scott. Jour., vol. i. p, 280. X See Appendix, No. V.