Strathendrick, and its inhabitants from early times

CHAPTER XVI.
THE GLENBOIGS.
MIDDLE GLENBOIG alias GLENBOIG CUNNINGHAME.
This part of Old Nentbolge was early in the possession of the great Strathendrick
family of Cunninghame of Drumquhassle, which in the beginning of the seven-
teenth century was on the wane. On the 4th December 1627 John Cunninghame
of Drumquhassle sold Middle Glenboig to William Adam, and in 1658 Robert
Adame was served heir to William Adame, his goodshyre (grandfather), in the
five-merk land of old extent of " Midle Inboig, sumtyme Glenboig-Cuninghame,
with the Milne called the Clockmilne." '
The next proprietors of the lands were Janet, Elizabeth, and Margaret Adam,
as heirs portioners of Robert Adam, but Janet having died, Elizabeth and
Margaret, by an Instrument of Sasine dated 26th July 1720, became vest each
in one half of the estate. The successive proprietors of Elizabeth Adam's half
were John Buchanan, her son, and Andrew Buchanan, her grandson; the
latter sold it to Peter Spiers in 1792, and he almost immediately disposed of it
to Lieut.-Colonel John Kay.
Margaret Adam's half was, in 1723, in possession of John Adam, who, by his
wife, Margaret Kay, had at least three sons : Robert, Alexander, and Andrew,
and a daughter, Helen, born in 1 728.2 They seem to have sold their share
of it to William Kay; and his son, Lieut.-Colonel John Kay, was the next
proprietor, and Middle Glenboig became reunited in him.
In 1795 the Colonel disponed the property in favour of his nephew,
Alexander Ure, merchant in Glasgow; and he, in 1802, disponed it to John
M'Leroy, his nephew. The property at this time was divided into Overton, and
1 Glenboig Writs and Stirlingshire Retours, No. 226.
2 Killeam Register of Baptisms.
2 H