Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

THE HOUSE OF DRUMMOND. 151
in the King's habit 1513. Robert Lord Elphingfton begot with his
Lady, Elifabeth Drummond, three fones and four daughters ; the eldeft
fone, Alexander, fucceeded and married a daughter of the Lord Li-
vingfton's, with whom he had Alexander the next Lord, and five
daughters ; Anna the Comtefs of Sutherland, the Lady Forbefs, the
Lady Langtowne Cockburn, the Lady Airth Bruce, and the Lady
Crommartie Urchart.
Robert Lord Elphingfton had a fecond fone, by Margaret Drummond,
called Mr. George Elphingfton, Reclor of the Scots Colledge at Rome.
His third fone was Sir James Elphingfton of Barntowne, Secretarie of
State, and Prefident of the Colledge of Juftice ; he was created a Lord
of Parliament, and called Lord Balmerinoch by King James the Sixth,
upon the 20th of February 1603 ; he married, firft, Sara Monteith,
daughter to Sir John Monteith of Carfe, and begot with her John
Elphingfton, who was Lord Balmerinoch after his father ; and, by a
fecond marriage, James Elphingfton, Lord Cowper. Robert Lord
Elphingfton had alfo by his Lady, Elifabeth Drummond, four daughters ;
the Lady Towie Barclay, the Lady Findlator, the Lady Innes, and the
Lady Drumwhafel.
Sir John Drummond of Innerpeffrie his fourth daughter, with Lady f n Joh " °/
Margaret Stuart, was Jean Drummond. She was married to Sir James his fourth
daughter.
Cheefholm of Cromlix, and had to him Sir James, who fucceeded ; Wil-
liam Bifhop of Vafon in France, and Sir John Cheefholm, and Thomas
Cheefholm portioner of Buttergalk ; her daughters were, Helen Cheef-
holm Lady Kinfauns, mother to Lodovick Lyndfay, Earle of Craufurd,
Jean Cheefholm Lady Maddertie, Agnes Cheefholm Lady Marchefton,
and Margaret Cheefholm Lady Mufchet. Of the family of Cromlix
we fhal make mention heireafter.
Sir John Drummond of Innerpeffrie his youngeft daughter was His youngest
Elifabeth Drummond, married to Malcolm Drummond, the third baron