Memorials of the family of Row

6 MEMORIALS OF THE FAMILY OF ROW.
8. Mr Robert Row, the min>" of Carnocks 3d son, was minister at Aber-
corne in Lithgowshire, qr he dyed. He was heretable proprietor of mea-
dow lands, and a croft of land called Wester pannie, and of a dwelling,
house and south and north yaird, with a seller at ye east end of ye said
house, lying in ye parish of Abercorn ; his sasine hereof is dated at Dud-
dingstoun 8. Nov r 1659- He married Elizabeth, 4t dau r to Ja. Hamil-
ton of Farkley, who was 2d husband to Issobel Maule (Ja. Dundas of Dud-
dingston being her 1st husband) 4t dau r of W m Maul, baillie of Ed r ,
and his spouse Bethia Guthrie, daughter to Lunen, and which W m was
3d son of Maule of Panmure. This Mr Robert Row lived with his
2d spouse 16 years, and had eleven children by her (as says Mr Ja. Green-
shiells in his Genealogical Tree of ye House of Panmure, she being also
his mover, his father Mr Luke Greenshiels marrieing this Elis. Hamilton
after Mr Roberts death,) viz. 1. Mr John Row, his eldest son and heir,
toquhomGeo. Dundas of Duddingston (supperiorof his fayers said lands)
grants a precept of dare constat of principal warrandice of ye same, in fa-
vours of yis Mr Jo. Ao. 1674, and ye sasine following yron is dated 4t
July yat same year. He married, 1st, Elis. Keith, dau r to ,
by whom 2 sons, quho dyed young, and a dau r , Mary, married to W m Ray.
He marr s , 2ndly, Sarah, daur to' Wallace, appothicarie ; Mr Ro-
berts 2d son Alex., and 4t son Ro. Rows, dyed young ; ye 5t, George, a
skipper, was drowned in a voyage ; ye 6t, Mr W m , was schoolm r in Craill,
and married Eliz. Maxwell, dau r to Portrard, by whom Francis, Alex r ,
W m , Ja. and Eliz. Rows, and oyr 3 children. The 7t son, Tho. Row,
marr. Eliz. Houston, dau r to Drumaston, and his 8t son, Robert, was a
souldier, went abroad, and was wounded at ye battle of Blenheim at Ramel-
lies. Mr Ro 1 Row had also 2 dau rs , 1st, Grissel, quho married Gasper
Chambon, a French surgeon ; ye 2d, Issobel Row, marr. W m Stevenson.
4. Mr William Row, ye minister of Carnocks 4t son, was min r at Syeris
in Fife. He married dau r to Mr Ro Blair, min r at St Andrews,
by quhom he had, 1st, Mr Ro*, quho was chaplain to the E. of Hadding-
tons family ; he married , dau r to , by quhom 2 sons and a
dau r married in Ed r , who all dyed, and were buried in one day ; 2d,
John Row was a regent in Ed r Colledge, who after went abroad ; 3d,
Tho., who married Janet, dau r to Nicol Hardy. Mr William had also 3
dau rs ; 1st, Eliz., quho married Giron ; 2d, Catharine, quho mar-
ried Melville ; and, 3d, Margaret Row.
5. Mr James Row, the minister of Carnocks fifth son, was minister at
Monivaird and Strowan, which was annexed thereto, both in Perthshire,
he is commonly known by Pockmanty Mr James, for his homely expres-
sions he used in a sermon preached on a fast day, in St Geils Church in
Edinburgh, the last Sunday of July 1638, anent the Kirk of Scotland, now
in print, on which was composed the lines following.