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broder's sone." 1 The witnesses to a deed, 2 3rd May 1573, confirmed 5th
November 1582, are John Buchanan in Balliquhondoche ; William Buchanan,
his brother; Mr. Thomas Buchanan, brother of the same (i.e. of John in
Balliquhondoche) ; and John Buchanan, brother of the said husband {i.e. of
Mr. Thomas Buchanan of Ibert).
Auchmar misses out altogether this Thomas, fifth of Drummikill, making
Walter, the nephew, succeed Robert, fourth of Drummikill, and calling him his
brother.
Thomas Buchanan and Giles Cunninghame had five sons : (1) Robert, who
succeeded his father ; (2) Walter, afterwards of Drummikill and Moss ; (3)
John in Balliquhondoche, ancestor of the Buchanans of Moss and Auchintoshan ; 3
(4) William; (5) Mr. Thomas; 4 and a daughter, Janet. 56 The old Buchanan
Tree gives four sons : Walter, who succeeded to Drummikill; William of Blairvaird;
Maister Thomas ; and another Thomas (no doubt in error for John).
V. Robert Buchanan, sixth of Drummikill, eldest son of Thomas Buchanan
and Geils Cunninghame, was in possession of the estate for a very short time,
and, as he died young and childless, he has been omitted from all family
pedigrees, or confused with his uncle, Robert. He died before 25th January
1544, for on that day Walter Buchanan was infeft in Drummikill as heir of his
brother-german, Robert. 7 On iSth May 1545 there is a sasine in favour of
1 Edinburgh Commissariot, Vol. xxxm., 12th June 1599.
■Reg. Mag. Sig, 1580-1593, No. 457. 3 See p. 336.
4 Thomas Buchanan — born about 1520, died 1599— was a Regent in St. Salvator's College,
St. Andrews, before 1568, when he was elected Joint-Rector of the High School of Edinburgh.
He was master of the Grammar School of Stirling from 1571 to 1578, and was then presented
by James VI. to the Provostry of Kirkheuch, with which was joined the parish of Ceres. He
married, first, Elizabeth Traill, relict of Mr. Robert Hamilton. She died 9th December 1595,
and he married, secondly, Eufame Hay. He left a daughter, who married Thomas, son of
Mr. Henry Philip (Scott's Fasti, Part iv., p. 475, and M'Crie's Life of Melville).
5 Acts and Decreets, Vol. LX., fol. 465.
1620, April 17. — Jonet Buchanan, spouse of John M'Keane in Ballaconochie ; Barbara
Buchanan, spouse of John Blair in Abirwill ; Egidia Buchanan, spouse of James Duncansone of
Fasoquhie ; Margaret Buchanan, spouse of John Stirling in Littill Quoig, heirs portioners of John
Buchanan in Ballaconochie, their maternal uncle (/in/. Gen., S543-4-5-6). This John in Balla-
conochie was the father of the purchaser of Moss (see p. 336). These nieces were possibly the
children of his sister Janet, who very probably had married a Buchanan as was the custom of
the family. The Acts and Decreets show that she had been betrothed to Solomon Buchanan,
natural brother of her sister-in-law, Margaret Buchanan. Andrew Buchanan, sister's son to
Mr. Thomas Buchanan, Provost of Kirkheuch, mentioned in the Testament of the latter, was
probably her son, and brother of the four nieces of John Buchanan (Edinburgh Com. Rec. ,
Tests., Vol. xxxm., 12th June 1599).
7 Drummikill Writs, quoted in Dennistoun MS. , where, however, Mr. Dennistoun confuses
him with his uncle, Robert.
2 R