Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

OF THE BRANCHES OF THE HOUSE OF HAMILTON. 395
arkshire, and commissary of Glasgow
about the year 1607. By his first wife
he had issue :
1. Elizabeth, married to John Dundas
of Morton, an ancient branch of the
Dundasses.
2. Jean.
Com.Rec.GIas. He married, secondly, Janet Drum-
mond, by whom he had issue :
1. John, his heir.
Niu>. Her. ii. 1. Daughter, Grizzel, married, first,
pp ' ' to William Cochrane of Barbacklay; se-
condly, to James Muirhead of Bredis-
holme, and had issue.
Com.Kec.Glas. James of Westport died on the 22d
August 1625, as appears by his re-
gistered testament, wherein he appoints
his spouse, Janet Drummond, his only
executor.
V. John Hamilton of Westport, who
was succeeded by his son,
VI. James Hamilton of Westport.
Mag. Si". Lib. He had a charter, under the great seal,
hii. No. 110. „ to j ames Hamilton of Westport, son
of the late John Hamilton of Westport,
son of the late James Hamilton of West-
ibid! ' port, of the lands and barony of E'rick
in Aberdeenshire," of date 13th January
1631. He had another charter of the
— Uvii. No. 8. lands of Balsyde in Linlithgowshire,
dated 2d August 1678. He was a com-
missioner of supply to the county of
Linlithgow in 1661.
Nisb. Hit. ii. He married Anna, daughter of Sir
App. 38. p atr i c k Hamilton of Little Preston, by
whom he had issue, one son and six
daughters :
The son was supposed to have been westWirt.
killed in battle.
1. Daughter, Anna, of whom again.
2. Grizel, married to Thomas Ha-\i s b. Her. ii.
mi'ton of Olivestob. '''''
3. Margaret, married to John Hamil-
ton of Bangour.
4. Elizabeth, married to James Dun-ibid. App. 15
das of Phillipston in Linlithgowshire.
5. , married to Crawford of
Lochcote in the same county.
6. Catherine, married to John Ha-
milton of Gilkerscleugh.
James of Westport was succeeded in
the estate by his eldest daughter,
VII. Anna Hamilton who married, \v,.<, ,i\ iVr-
in 1674, Walter Sandilands, younger of" s '
Hilderston, whose father, William San-
dilands, was tutor to his nephew, John,
fifth Lord Torphichen. He was com-
monly styled Tutor of Ca'der.
Walter Sandilands, on his marriage,
assumed the name and arms of Hamil-
ton, by a deed of destination still in
force.
He was served heir-male and of pro-inq. Ret. Lin.
vision, of Mr William Sandilands of N
Hilderstoun, his father, in the dominical
lands of Drumcroee, &c. the lands and
town of Drumcroee, and the lands and
town of North and South Hilderstaines,
all in the co. of Linlithgow, 16th March
1672.
Anna Hamilton and Walter Sandi-
lands had issue :
1. Sir James, their heir.
2. Walter, who succeeded his brother.
,.\xxi. ;j7.