Examination of the claim of John Lindsay Crawfurd

26 EXAMINATION OF THE CLAIM OF
of Hugh Crawfurd, and that he married a Miss Rose Evans, and
that he had two sons by her ; that Thomas Crawfurd was the eldest,
and died without ever having been married, and was buried at Cas-
tle Dawson aforesaid ; and that James was the second son of the
aforesaid James Crawfurd, but what became of him the deponent
does not now recollect. And this deponent swears she remembers
Andrew, the second son of the said Hugh Crawfurd, and remem-
bers his funeral, and that he died without ever having been mar-
ried, and was buried at Castle Dawson. And this deponent swears
she also recollects Robert Crawfurd, the third son of the said Hush
Crawfurd, who was married to a Miss Mary Booth ; and remembers
the death of the said Robert Crawfurd. And this deponent swears
she personally knows John Lindsay Crawfurd, Esq., the eldest son
of the said Robert Crawfurd, and Mary, his wife, who, this depo-
nent swears, she believes is now claiming to be Earl of Crawfurd and
Lindsay. And this deponent swears, she verily believes the said
John Lindsay Crawfurd is the eldest son of the said Robert Craw-
furd, grandson of Hugh Crawfurd, and great-grandson of James
Crawfurd of the Broagh, land-steward to Baron Arthur Dawson ;
and that he, the said James Craxefurd, was brother of Lord Garnock
of Scotland ; and that such has been the tradition, reputation, and
belief, of this deponent's family, who were very intimate, and near
neighbours of the said James Crawfurd, in his, the said James Craw-
furd's, lifetime."
Mr Beirs The second deposition is that of Mrs Mary M'Crakin, who de-
pones, " that she personally knew James Crawfurd of Broagh, and
which place, or farm, of Broagh adjoins Castle Dawson ; and this
deponent swears that the said James Crawfurd of Broagh aforesaid,
was born in Scotland, as this deponent has repeatedly heard, and
verily believes ; and this deponent swears, that the accent of the
said James Crawfurd seemed to this deponent to be that of a Scotch-
man, or native of Scotland. This deponent further swears, she re-
members the wife of the said James Crawfurd, whose maiden name
was Jamieson, and that she lived to be very old. And this depo-
nent swears, that she has often heard, and verily believes, that the
said James Crawfurd of Broagh came from Kilbirnie, in Scotland,