Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

OF THE BRANCHES OF THE HOUSE OF HAMILTON. 257
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XIV. Alexander Hamilton of
Grange, who had a charter of the lands
of Kerilaw, dated 12th February 1714.
He married, about 1730, Elizabeth,
eldest daughter of Sir Robert Pollock
of that Ilk, by whom he had issue :
1. John, ~\ successively Lairds of
2. Robert, J Grange.
3. Alexander, who married Rachel,
daughter of James Cunninghame of
Collelan, by whom he had issue : 1.
Alexander, who succeeded to the estate ;
1. Daughter, Elizabeth, married Robert
Cunninghame of Auchinharvie, and had
issue. 2. Margaret, married the Rev.
Thomas Pollock, minister of Kilwin-
ning, and had issue. 3. Frances, mar-
ried Edward M'Cormick, Esq. advocate,
sheriff-depute of Ayrshire, and had
issue. 4. Jane, died unmarried.
4. James, a proprietor in the West
Indies, and father of General Hamil-
ton, the celebrated statesman and pa-
triot in the United States of America,
who fell, greatly regretted, in a duel
with a Mr Burr.
5. Walter,
6. George,
J
died unmarried.
7. William, married Jean, daughter
of Robert Donald, Esq. and had issue. -
8. Joseph.
One of the daughters died in infancy ;
the other, Elizabeth, was married to
Alexander Blair, Esq. surveyor of the
customs at Port-Glasgow, son of Wil-
liam Blair, and had issue,
XV. John Hamilton of Grange,
who died unmarried, and was succeeded
by his brother,
XV. Robert Hamilton of Grange,
who, also dying unmarried, in 1774,
was succeeded by his nephew,
XVI. Alexander Hamilton of
Grange, advocate, and Lieut-Col. of the
2d Regt. of Ayrshire Local Militia.
Arms. — Gules, a lion rampant, ar-
gent, (for the Earldom of Ross,) betwixt
three cinquefoils, ermine.
Crest. — An oak tree, proper.
Motto. — In an escroll above, " Vir-
idis etfructifera."
t AMBUS
KEITH.
Catttov.
CO. OF LANARK.
candor. I. The ancestor of this family was
™" John Hamilton of Wliistleberry, third
son of Sir James Hamilton, Dominus
de Cadyow, and brother of the first
Lord Hamilton.
He had a charter, dated 14th June