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and had: (1) William, married, 1580, Violet, daughter of Hamilton of Cochna; 1
(2) John, of Cameron, of whom afterwards; (3) George, witness to a deed
signed at Drymen Kirk, 29th August 1608, in which he is called brother-german
to John Buchanan in Calmeroun; 2 and (1) a daughter, Isobel Buchanan, married
William Orr, burgess of Dunbarton, and died 1624, leaving issue. 3
III. John Buchanan of Cameron acquired the lands in 1620. He had a
disposition of the five merk lands of Calmeroun from Sir John Buchanan of that
Ilk, dated at Buchanan, 4th December 1620; John Logan of Calmeroun-Logan
gave sasine as bailie. 4 He married Janet Buchanan, whose first husband was
Walter Dennistoun, ancestor of the Dennistouns of Colgrain. 5 She died 12th
May 1645.° Janet Buchanan must, however, have been John Buchanan's second
wife, as she cannot have been mother of his son and successor, Walter
Buchanan. John Buchanan of Cameron was father of (1) Walter; (2) Thomas,
who married Janet Galbraith. 7
IV. Walter Buchanan of Cameron sold the lands to William Buchanan,
second son of William Buchanan, first of Ross. 8 He married, in 1626, Margaret
Buchanan, daughter of William Buchanan of Drummikill, 9 and had a son George.
Walter Buchanan died in March 1664. 10
V. George Buchanan, tenant in Cameron, 11 was father of (1) William; and
(2) George, who went abroad.
VI. William Buchanan in Cameron married Janet Buchanan, daughter of
Patrick Buchanan of Auchmar, 1 ' 2 and died February 1729. 13 He had three sons
and a daughter: (1) Walter; (2) William, farmer in Merriland, near Dunbarton,
in 1729, afterwards at Merkins, 1750; (3) John, maltman in Dunbarton in
1726; and (1) Janet, married, in 1703, John M'Goune of Mains.
VII. Walter Buchanan, in Cameron, had a tack, in 1727, from Archibald
Buchanan of Drummikill, the rent to be 400 merks Scots. He is described as
Walter Buchanan, son of William Buchanan in Wester Cameron. He married,
I Dennistoun MS. 2 Leny Writs.
3 Testament of Isobell Buchanan, relict of umqll William Or, Burgess of Dunbarton, who
died November 1624, given up by John Buchanan of Calmeroune, her brother, for Janet, Jeane,
and Agnes Ors, her children. Recorded 15th August 1625 (Glasgow Com. Rec, Tests., Vol. XX.).
4 Stirlingshire Salines, Vol. II., fol. 127.
5 Walter Dennistoun's testament was confirmed by Janet Buchanan, his relict, in the Glasgow
Commissariot, 12th February 1620 (Glasgow Com. Rec, Tests., Vol. XVI.).
c Dunbarton Register of Deaths.
'Testament Dative of Thomas Buchanan in Cameron, recorded 9th August 1654 (Stirling
Com. Rec. Tests., Vol. v.). 8 See p. 319. ° Dennistoun MS.
10 Glasgow Com. Rec, Tests., Vol. XXXI., 20th June 1665. In his testament as recorded
his wife is called Janet.
II Writs in the possession of Mr. John Buchanan, Dougalston.
12 Auchmar, p. 45. 13 Drymen Register.