Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

OF THE BRANCHES OF THE HOUSE OF HAMILTON. 31W
6. Hay, a Major-General in the Army,
and Governor of Dumbarton Castle.
He married, first, Jane, only child of
John Macqueen, second brother of Lord
Braxfield, by whom he had issue: 1.
Louis-Henry, advocate, commissioner of
customs, who married Charlotte, daugh-
ter of the late Dr Alexander Monro,
and has issue. 2. John Macqueen, died
young. 3. William Hamilton, died
young. 1. Daughter, Esther-Wallace,
married, 22d October 1805, to her
cousin, William Hamilton Finnie, Esq.
of the East India Company's service, a
widow, and no issue. 2, Helen Mar-
garet, married Thomas Liston, Esq.
writer, and has issue. 3. Catherine-Jane,
married W. J. Kemmingson, Esq. of
Woodbury Lodge, Devon, and left
issue. 4. Eliza-Anna, married Mr J.
Maclntyre, merchant, Liverpool, and
had issue. 5. Mary. Hay married, se-
condly, Agnes, only child of Roger Cul-
lar, Esq. of Orroland in Galloway, and
widow of William Lawrie, Esq. of Red-
castle, by whom he had no family.
1. Daughter, Helen, died unmarried.
2. Martha, married Lieutenant Adam-
son, 33d Regiment of Foot, and left no
issue.
3. Agnes, married Mr Finnie, and
left one son.
4. Grizel, married Mr Burns of the
Customs, and left issue.
5. Anne, married Dr Glen, and left wesxpoim.
no issue.
6. Jemima,
1. Joanna,
> died young.
X. William Ferrier Hamilton of
Westport, a Lieutenant in the Royal
Navy, succeeded to the estate on the
death of his grandfather, in 1768, and
took the name of Hamilton. He com-
manded the sailors who dragged the
cannon up the Heights of Abraham pre-
viously to the battle of Quebec.
He married Miss Johnstone of Strai-
ton in Linlithgowshire, and, dying with-
out issue, in 1814, was succeeded by his
nephew, John, the eldest son of his
brother Walter.
XL John Ferrier Hamilton, now
of Westport, a Captain in the Army,
having servedin the 3d Dragoon Guards.
He married the Hon. Miss Vereker.
daughter of Viscount Gort, and has issue,
two sons.
Arms. — According to Nisbet,
Gules, three cinquefoils, ermine, within
a border, argent, charged with eight
martlets of the first.
Crest. — Two branches of oak cross-
ing each other in saltier.
Motto. — " Addunt Robur Stirpi."
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WISH AW, vide Loud Belhaven.