Memorials of the Browns of Fordell, Finmount and Vicarsgrange

44 HISTORY OF THE FAMILY OF
nearest relations or friends, and denied all manner of education suitable
to his quality." Decided that he was of age to act and choose curators
for himself; they were Montgomery, younger of Skelmorlie, the laird of
Dunlop, and Mr. John Stirling, minister of Irvine.
XIV. John Brown of Fordell and Rossie was born after the death of
his father, and died in childhood, titles to the estate, which was under
sequestration, never having been made up in his name. His kinsman and
nearest heir-male, David Brown of Fin mount, was served tutor to him
1st August 1654.
Sir John had died heavily in debt, and in 1653 there was an apprizing
of the lands of Easter Fordell, Blairstruie, Cottons, etc., from his son
John, his tutors and curators, and others having interest, at the instance
of Dame Anna Scott, Lady Skelmorlie, and Sir Robert Montgomerie,
Knight, her spouse, for the sum of 26,000 merks, being probably her
tocher ; and the following year another apprizing for 7860 merks at the
instance of the deceased John Brown, brother- german of Robert Brown
of [blank in the record].
On the death of John the estates passed to his sister, and the male
representation of the Fordell family to Captain David Brown of Fin-
mount. He was alive in August 1654, but dead in November, when
Antonia is sued by her mother, Dame Marie Scott, spouse of Robert
Barclay of Colairny, for her annuity of 2000 merks out of the lands of
Weddersbie.
XIV. Antonia Brown of Fordell and Rossie, probably born in 1649,
succeeded her brother in 1654. She raised an action for aliment against
her mother, in which she was successful (Brown v. Scot, 9th January
1666, Stair I. 1318). She married, in May 1667, Alexander Dunlop of
that Ilk, county Ayr, head of a family seated on the lands from which
they took their surname from the middle of the thirteenth century
till the sale of the estate by the late Sir J. Dunlop, Baronet, and
bearing for arms, argent an eagle displayed with two heads gules. They
sold Rossie in 1669 for 86,000 merks to James Cheape of Ormiston,