Genealogical and heraldic account of the Coultharts of Coulthart and Collyn, etc.

ROSS OF DALTON.
i. Ninian, 3rd Lord Ross, of Halkhead, was, in 1515, one
of the Scottish nobles despatched to France to get Scot-
land included in the pacification with England. He m.
1st, Lady Janet Stewart, 3rd dau. of John, Earl of Len-
nox, by whom he had a dau., Margaret; 2ndly, Elizabeth,
dau. of William, 1st Lord Ruthven, relict of William, oth
Earl of Erroll, by whom he had a son that s. him at his
death, as
James. -4th Lord Ross, who m. Jean, dau. of Robert,
3rd Lord Sempill. and dying in April, 1581, left issue,
Robert, his successor; Sir William Ross, of Muiriston.
whose son, William, s. to the title as 10th Lord Ro3s ;
Elizabeth, m. to Allan, son of Mungo Lockhart, of
Gleghorn ; Jean, m. to Sir James Sandilands, of Calder.
The eldest son, "
Robert, 5th Lord Ross, m. Jean, dau. of Gavin Hamil-
ton, of Raploch, by whom (who m. 2ndly, Robert,
2nd Lord Melville, of Raith) he left issue at his death,
in Oct. 1595, James, his heir ; and Grizel, m. to Sir
Archibald Stirling, of Keir.
James, Cth Lord Ross, to. Margaret, eldest dau. of
Walter, 1st Lord Scott, of Buccleuch, and at his
death, in Dec. 1633, left issue by her, James, 7th
Lord Ross ; Will'AM, 8th Lord Ross ; Robert. 9th
Lord Ross; Margaret, m. to Sir George Stirling, of
Keir; Mary, m. to John Hepburn, of Wauchton ;
Jean, m. .to Sir Robert Innes, of Innes, Bart.
James, 7th Lord Ross, was served heir to his
father on the 18th Sept. 1634, and d. unm. on the
17 March, 1636.
William, Sth Lord Ross, was served heir to his
brother James, Sth Sept. 1636, and d. unm. in
Aug. 1640.
Robert, 9th Lord Ross, was served heir to his
brother William, 3 June, 1641, and dying unm.
in Aug. 1648, the title and estates devolved on the
heir male, Sir William. Ross, of Muiriston, 10th
Lord Ross, son of Sir William Ross, of Muiriston,
2nd son of James, 4th Lord Ross.
William, 10th Lord Ross, was served heir-male
of Robert, 9th Lord Ross, 20 March, 1649, and
was fined £3,000 sterling by Cromwell's Act of
grace and pardon, in 1654. He m. Helen, dau.
of George, 1st Lord Forrester, of Corstorphine,
by whoiu, at his death, in 1656, he left a son,
George, 11th Lord Ross, who, on the restora-
tion of Charles II., was sworn a privy coun-
cillor, and appointed lieutenant-colonel of the
royal regiment of guards. He m. 1st, Lady
Grizel Cochrane, only dau. of William, 1st Earl
of Dundonald, by whom he had, William, 12th
Lord Ross; and Grizel, m. to Sir Alexander
Gilmour, of Cr;iigmillar. Lord Ross m. 2ndly,
Lady Jean Ramsay, eldest dau. of George, 2nd
Earl of Dalhousie, by whom, at his death, in
16S2, he left issue, Charles, of Balnagowan, who
rf. unm. at Bath, 5 Aug. 1732; and Jean, to. to
William, 6th Earl of Dalhousie.
William, 12th Lord Ross, high commissioner
to the Church of Scotland in 1704, and one
of the sixteen representatives of the Scottish
Peerage at the general election in 1715. He
m. 1st, Agnes, dau. and heiress of Sir John
Wilkie, of Fouldean, co. Berwick, by whom
he had issue, George, 13th Lord Ross ; Eu-
pheme, m. to William, 3rd Earl of Kilmar-
nock ; Mary. m. to John, 1st Duke of Atholl ;
Grizel, m. to Sir James Lockhart, of Car-
stairs, co. Lanark, Bart. Lord Ross m. 2ndly,
a dau. of Philip, Lord Wharton, without
issue ; 3rdly, Lady Anne Hay, eldest dau. of
John, 2nd Marquis of Tweeddale, by whom
he had a dau., Anne, who d. unm. ; and 4thly,
Henrietta, dau. of Sir Francis Scott, of Thirl-
stane, by whom he had no issue.* His lord-
ship d. at Halkhead, 15 March, 1738, in the
82nd year of his age, and was s. by his only
son,
George, 13th Lord Ross, who made a settle-
ment of his estates, 17 June, 1751, on his son
William and the heirs of his body ; which
failing, on his daus., Jane, Elizabeth, and
* There must be some error or omission in regard to the
above enumeration of marriages of William, 12th Lord Ross,
as given in Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, it clearly appealing
by a post-nuptial family settlement, which I have seen, in
the charter-cabinet of the Coulthart family, dated 19th April,
1695, made between the Right Honourable William, Lord
Ross, of Halkhead and Melville, of the first part ; the Right
Honourable Margaret, Lady Ross, his wife, relict of Major
Dunchand Sir Thomas Seyliard, Bart., of the second part;
and her Ladyship's trustees, Jeremiah Smith, of Pusey,
co. Berks, Gent., and William Wright, of the Inner Temple,
London, Esq., of the third part; that certain plate, jewels,
household goods, and implements, which belonged to the
said Lady Ross, as executrix of her deceased husbands.
Major Dunch and Sir Thomas Seyliard, should not be
claimed in any way by her then husband, the said Lord
Ross, or his lordship's heirs, executors, or administrators.
Mary, respectively, and the heirs-male of
their bodies ; remainder to his nearest heirs
and assigns. He m. Lady Elizabeth Kerr,
3rd dau. of William. 2nd Marquis of Lo-
thian, by whom he left at his death, 17 June,
1754, William, 14th Lord Ross; Jean, to.
to John Mackye, of Palgowan, she dying
without issue, 19 Aug. 1777; Elizabeth, to.
11 June, 1755, to John, 3rd Earl of Glasgow,
and had issue; and Mary, who d. unm. at
London, 22 Oct. 1762. f
William, 14th Lord Ross, s. to his father
17 June, 1754, but enjoyed the tit.e only
two months, having d. unm. at Mount
Tiviot, the seat of his uncle, the Marquis
of Lothian, 19 Aug. 1754, in the 34th year
of his age. The title became extinct ; the
estate of Balnagown went to his cousin,
Sir James Ross Lockhart, after an in-
effectual opposition from Sir Alexander
Gilmour; and his other property devolved
on his sisters,
ii. Randolph Ross, lineal ancestor of the Rosses o/Dalton,
whose descent will presently be given,
in. Agnes Ross, who m. in 1520, John Boyle, of Kelburne,
ancestor of the Earls of Glasgow, with whom passed as
marriage dower a considerable portion of the estates of
Halkhead.
Randolph Ross, of Rosshill, sou of John, 2nd Lord Ross,
and brother of Ninian, 3rd Lord Ross, of Halkhead, was
infeft and had investiture of the lauds of Rosshill, in the co.
of Ayr, 20 Sept. 1515. He to. Anne, dau. of Lindsay of
Crawford, and was slaiu at Pinkie, 10 Sept. 1547, leaving
issue, Patrick, his heir ; Andrew, whose name occurs in
various public documents in connection with the house of
Ruthven, of which he seems to have been an adherent ;
William, present at the marriage of his cousin James, 4th
Lord Ross ; Grace, who to. Alexander Chalmer, of Galdgirth ;
Aune, who m. Sir William Houston, of Houston ; Agues,
who m. David Cameron, son of Cameron of Lochiel. The
eldest son,
Patrick Ross, of Rosshill Castle, was retoured heir to his
father, 15 July, 1548 ; had a precept of sasine of the lands of
Cornwath, in the co. of Ayr, IS June, 1551, and obtained
permission, under the great seal of Scotland, to erect Robs
hill Castle, 16 Oct. 1556. He to. Frances, dau. of John Hally
burton, of Dirlton, and dying 14 July, 1586, left issue,
Patrick, his heir ; John, who obtained a charter of the
lands of Findhorn, co. Linlithgow; William, who purchased
the six-merk land of Craigiiuore, in the sheriffdom of Ren-
frew; Frances, who to. Henry Watertou, of Forres; Marga-
ret, who m. Richard Rcnton, of Moutragget ; and Janet,
who m. John Cunningham, of Summerton. The eldest son,
Patrick Ross, of Rosshill Castle, obtained, 12 Nov. 1588,
a coufirrnatiou- charter, under the great seal, of the estate of
Rosshill, conjointly with Catherine -Maxwell his wife, and
the heirs-male of their bodies, with remainders over to cer-
tain relations particularly specified and described. He left
issue at his death, 12 June, 1593, William, his heir ; James,
described in a wadset, 15 May, 1601, "of Tullimuch ;"
Catherine, Janet, and Margaret, mentioned in their father's
testamentary disposition. The eldest son,
William Ross, of Rosshill, was retoured heir to his father
24 Occ. 1594 ; acquired by-purchase the forty-shilling land of
Portrichan, co. Ayr, 2 May, 1605 ; and was excommunicated
for his adherence to popery at an assembly of Commissioners
that sat at Linlithgow in July, 1607. He m. Margaret, dau.
of Thomas Fotheringhame, of Powis, and at his death,
1 March, 1614, he left issue by her, Patrick, his successor ;
Edward, who served under the Earl of Caithness, in 1612, us
a captain in the forces raised by James VI. to suppress the
rebellion of Orkney ; Margaret, who ?«.. Robert Macdouald,
of Donaldtoun, in the shire of Stirling. The eldest son,
Patrick Ross, of Rosshill, was served and retoured heir to
his father 28 Nov. 1614, and was amongst the Scottish noble-
men and gentlemen at Berwick, 2 May, 1617, on the occasion
of giving James VI. a loyal reception on his entering, from
the south, the northern portion of his dominions. He to.
Anne, dau. of Sir John McKenzie, of Farbate, and at his
t Besides these four children that survived him, George,
13th Lord Ross, had two sons that died in his lifetime,
namely, George, who died without leaving issue, 24 June,
1740; and Charles, M.P. for the co. Ross, 1741, who fell at
the battle of Fontenoy, 30 April, 1745, and on whose untimely
fate Collins wrote a beautiful Ode containing these lines: —
O'er him, whose doom thy virtues grieve,
Aerial forms shall sit at eve,
And bend the pensive head,
And fall'n to save his injured land,
Imperial Honour's awful hand
Shall point his lonely bed.