Strathendrick, and its inhabitants from early times

THE BUCHANANS OF LENY AND CADETS
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the Dowry, and Skioch, these parts extending to a fifty-five shilling land of old
extent. 1 He married Elizabeth Buchanan, 2 and had Alexander and Agnes. 3
V. Alexander Buchanan of Gartacharne was succeeded by his son, another
Alexander, whose wife was Elizabeth Weir of Barrachan.
VI. Alexander Buchanan of Gartacharne and Elizabeth Weir had three
sons. The two youngest died young, and the eldest, Thomas, succeeded his
father, who died 15th August 1814, aged seventy. 4
VII. Thomas Buchanan of Gartacharne married Agnes Buchanan, Ballindore,
in Buchanan Parish, and had one son, Alexander, the late laird of Gartacharne.
VIII. Alexander Buchanan of Gartacharne married Mary F. M'Callum,
daughter of Mr. Hugh M'Callum, Douchlage, Drymen, and had a family of three
sons, viz., Alexander, John, Thomas, and four daughters. He died at Gartacharne
on the 18th October 1893, aged seventy-six.
IX. The present laird of Gartacharne is Alexander Buchanan.
THE BUCHANANS OF DRUMPELLIER, AUCHINTORLIE, CRAIGEND, AND
HILLINGTON — THROUGH GARTACHARNE, CADETS OF LENY.
George Buchanan, second son of Andrew Buchanan of Gartacharne, 5
became a burgess of Glasgow in 1674, and was Visitor of the Incorporation of
Maltmen, 1691, 1692, 1694; Bailie, 1695, 1698, 1702, 1705; and Deacon-
Convener, 1706, 1707. T He married first, 14th July 1674, Issobell Smith,
daughter of the deceased Thomas Smith, 8 but she seems to have died childless.
He married, secondly, 22nd July 1685, Mary, daughter of Gabriel Maxwell, and
relict of John Scott, and had four sons and one daughter: (1) George, ancestor
of the present Claud Alexander Francis John Buchanan of Waldens, Co. Kent;
(2) Andrew, ancestor of Drumpellier; (3) Archibald, ancestor of Auchintorlie
and Craigend ; 9 (4) Neil of Hillington, of whom afterwards ; and (1) Mary,
married, in 1731, George Buchanan of Moss and Auchintoshan. 10
1 Patrick M'Adam, tenant in Gartacharne, was the bailie giving sasine on a precept of
clare constat from William Govan of Drumquhassle, sub-factor and commissioner appointed
by Elizabeth, Isabella Craig's sister-german, and as commissioners specially constituted by
William Craig of Dalnair. The witnesses present were Robert Buchanan, in Wester Finnick ;
Thomas M'Adam, in Gartacharne ; and John Maxwell, writer in Glasgow.
-Stirlingshire Sasiues Minute Book, 14th August 1730. 3 Drymen Register.
4 Scots Magazine, Vol. LXXVI., p. 877.
5 See p. 304. 6 Glasgow Dean of Guild Court, Act Book No. 6.
7 Cleland's Annals.
8 Glasgow Dean of Guild Court, Act Book No. 6, and Glasgow Register of Marriages.
9 It is unnecessary to go into detail here as to these well-known families, for accounts of
which see The Old Country Houses, and Burke's Landed Gentry.
10 See p. 337.
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