History of the earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth

116 HISTORY OF THE EARLDOMS OF
mother, the Countess Mareschal, at Fetteresso.
She married Sir John Allardice of Allardice, by
whom she had two sons, John^ and George.^
Lady Mary Allardice, who survived both her
sons, always asserted her right to be Countess
of Strathern. She was buried on the 2nd of
December, 1720.^
JohnAllar- John Allardice of Allardice, Esq., her
1690. ^''' eldest son, was baptized on the 6th of August,
16671, married, on the 28th of October, 1690,
Elizabeth, daughter of William Barclay of Bal-
makewan^ and died, without issue, in Decem-
ber 1690^ leaving his estate charged with a
jointure to his widow. His brother.
Sir George SiR GeORGE AlLARDICE, bcCame llis lieil'. ^
1 697— T709. He was baptized on the 27th of August, I672 ^,
' Parish Register of Arbuthnott. (Printed Evidence,
p. 69.) Crown Charter, granted in May, 1671. (Ibid. p. 34.)
Will of Sir John Allardice, dated 27th of January, 1676.
(Ibid. p. 35.) Original Discharge, &c., dated 14th of No-
vember, 1690. (Ibid. p. 37)
2 Parish Register of Arbuthnott. (Ibid. p. 69.)
^ Original Contract of Marriage, dated 17th of October,
1690. (Ibid. p. 36.) Register of the Parish of Arbuthnott.
(Ibid. p. 69.)
4 Original Discharge by Elizabeth his widow, dated 9th
of April, 1691. (Ibid. p. 98.)
5 Original Discharge, dated 9th of April, 1691. (Ibid,
p. 38.) Retour of George Allardice, Esq., as heir to his
father, 14th of October, 1697. (Ibid. p. 38.)
9 Parish Register of Arbuthnott. (Ibid. pp. 69, 70.)