Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

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HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS
redhouse. the Scottish troops in Sweden, and,
"~ shortly after his return to Scotland, per-
ished at Dunglass, when it was blown
up in 1640.
He married Helen Richardson, daugh-
ter of Sir Robert Richardson of Pen-
caitland, by whom he had issue.
In<]. Ret.
Had. 261.
III. Thomas Hamilton of Redhouse,
who was served heir to Sir John, his
father, in the lands of Spittal, of date
21st August 1662.
The last of the family was Colonel
George Hamilton of Redhouse, who was
in possession of the estate in 1745;
when unfortunately engaging in the re-
bellion, on the side of the Pretender, he
was made prisoner, tried, and executed,
and his property was confiscated to the
crown.
The estate was afterwards purchased
by Patrick, Lord Elibank.
i*oorT)nU t
CO. OF LANARK.
rosehall. I. Sir Archibald Hamilton, the
Do^~ ~ fourth son of James Hamilton of Barn-
Baronage. c l u itb, was the first of this family. He
was an eminent merchant in Edinburgh,
of which city he was for many years
Dean of Guild.
By his first wife, Elizabeth Jardine,
he acquired a fortune of more than
100,000/. Scots, with part of which he
purchased the lands of Kirkwood in
Lanarkshire, which belonged to Sir
Alexander Hamilton of Haggs. vThe
Mag. Sig. Lib lands of Haggs he likewise acquired by
l«*ii. No. l39- purchase5 an d had a charter, under the
great seal, of the same, dated 10th July
1691.
ibid. Lib.ixsx. jj e was created a Baronet, by patent
No. 15.
under the great seal, of date 10th April
1703.
He was four times chosen Member of
Parliament for the co. of Lanark.
He married, first, Elizabeth, daughter
of George Jardine, merchant in Edin-
burgh, descended of the family of Apple-
girth, by whom he had issue :
1. Margaret, married to James Ha-
milton of Dalziel, and had issue :
2. Elizabeth, married to Robert Ha-
milton of Bourtreehill, to whom she had
issue several daughters, the eldest of Wood s p L or
whom, Jean, married the Earl of Craw-
ford and Lindsay, and had issue.
Sir Archibald married, secondly,
I Anne, daughter of Sir Patrick Mur-