Early records of an old Glasgow family

74 THE EARLY RECORDS OF
Her Husband, Commissary Robert Robertson.
This Helen married Robert Robertson, Writer and Commis-
sary of Glasgow, who died before 5th January, 1703, she being
designated as his widow in an assignation of that date in her
favour by Laurence Craufurd of Jordanhill. 1
It is interesting to note that Robert Robertson was the writer
of the Marriage Contract between Ninian Hill and Mary Craufurd
in 1685. He was a son of Edward Robertson, Merchant in Glasgow,
by his wife Christian Hamilton of Woodhall, and was a cadet of the
family of Robertson of Struan.
Edward Robertson, Merchant in Glasgow, it is said, besides
six other brothers and sisters whose names and descendants are
unknown, had a brother John Robertson, whose male representative
and great-grandson, also a John Robertson, was a Merchant in New
Providence ; another great-grandson was Provost Coulter of Glasgow ;
and it is understood that the Murdochs, Yuilles of Darleith, Leitchs
of Kilmardinny, Dunlops, and Brisbanes are also descended from
the Struan Robertsons. 2
Their Issue.
By Robert Robertson, Commissary of Glasgow, Helen Hill
had issue, viz. :
John Robertson, Writer in Glasgow, 3 and, as appears from a Scroll
Genealogy, 4 also Jean, Edward, Mary, Robert, and Ninian, of
whom I have traced nothing further.
John Robertson, who was apparently the oldest, and I
incline to think the only surviving son, married Jean Bryson,
daughter of John Bryson, Bailie of Glasgow, by whom lands
in Garngadhill were mortified to Hutchesons' Hospital, and a
sister of John Bryson of Craigallian. Their issue consisted
of two daughters, Elizabeth and Jean, who survived, and, as
also appears from the above-mentioned Scroll Genealogy,
1 Genealogical MSS. of Hills, etc., No. 13. 2 Genealogical MSS. of Hills, etc., No, 34.
3 Offspring of John Hutchison, Hill, Nhmimenta, vol. II., Part V., No. 13; also Genealogical
MSS. of Hills, etc., No. 34.
4 Hill, Munimenta, vol. II., Part VI., No. 10/1.