Strathendrick, and its inhabitants from early times

296 HISTOR Y OF STRA THENDRICK
Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, fourth son of Thomas Buchanan of Spittal,
eventually succeeded to Spittal, Leny, and Bardowie. Though not on his
father's side of the old stock of Buchanan of Leny, on his mother's side he was
a descendant of Andrew Buchanan, the second Buchanan of Leny — Katherine
Hamilton's mother, Marion Buchanan, being eldest daughter of Robert Buchanan
of Arnpryor, representative of the Bochastel branch of Leny, descended from
Walter, third son of the said Andrew.
Francis Buchanan- Hamilton of Leny and Bardowie married Anne Brock, by
whom he had one son, John Buchanan-Hamilton, now of Spittal, Leny, and
Bardowie. 1
THE BUCHANANS OF AUCHINEDEN — CADETS OF LENY.
I. The first of the Buchanans of Auchineden (or Auchineven) was William
Buchanan, a younger son of John Buchanan, first of Leny. 2 He had a son :
II. Walter Buchanan of Auchineven, 3 who was succeeded by his son :
III. William Buchanan of Auchineven. 4
IV. George Buchanan of Auchineven and Stainiflet 5 succeeded his father,
William Buchanan. In 1482 he had a resignation in his favour by Neil M'llroy
of the lands of Lecher and pertinents. He had a son :
V. Patrick Buchanan of Auchineven and Stainiflet, who, in the MS.
Pedigree at Leny, is stated to have married a daughter of Edmonstone of
Duntreath ; but Auchmar quotes a charter, dated 1558, in favour of Thomas
Buchanan, the son of this Patrick, from which it appears that the lady was the
wife of Thomas, the son, and not of Patrick, the father. 7
VI. Thomas Buchanan of Auchineven and Stainiflet married Elizabeth
Edmonstone, and had a son, John.
1 See account of the Buchanans of Spittal, printed in Chapter xxvi., infra.
2 See p. 291. In MS. Pedigree at Leny called William of Auchineven, and a son of John
Buchanan of Leny. According to Auchmar, who is, however, very confused, Auchineden is
a direct cadet from the main stem, and not from Leny. I think, however, that the Leny
Pedigree, which is usually correct, is more trustworthy.
3 MS. Pedigree at Leny.
4 MS. Pedigree at Leny. There seem rather too many generations here, for, taking them
as they stand, they could only be on an average twenty-two years. Possibly one of the two
between William, first of Auchineden, and George of Auchineden and Stainiflet should be
omitted.
5 MS. Pedigree at Leny. ^Family of Buchanan, p. 1 10.
7 She does not appear in the Edmonstone family history (Parish of Strathblane, p. 102),
but daughters were often omitted, and there is no mention of her in any of the Duntreath
Writs which I have seen.