Barons Reid-Robertson of Straloch

1 8 THE FAMILY OF STRALOCH.
ried to Patrick Robertson of Dalcapon, a con-
siderable house at that time in Athole. I find
by the writs that he got 4000 merks of dowry
with her, a good sum in those days, when
money gave 10 per cent, interest. His family
is extinguished, and that alliance lost. The
family of Killechangre is come of her.
The second daughter, Margaret, was married
to James Herring of Cally, and brought him
four sons — James, David, Gilbert, and Alexan-
der. James, the eldest, who succeeded his
father to the estate of Cally, and died lately
in a good old age, had the mortification to see
his son and heir sell his whole estate, and by
all probability that family is also fallen. Bar-
bara, the youngest daughter, was first married
to Farquharson of Fenancain, and brought him
one son only, who succeeded to his father, and
died soon after he married, leaving one daugh-
ter only, who is now wife to one Stewart,
in Lainchoill in Abernethy parish. Her tutor
destroyed the estate, leaving her little or no-
thing. I find among the writs, Precept of dare
constat, William, Earl Tullibarden (who suc-
ceeded to the Earl of Athole), granted to this
Alexander Reid, alias Robertson of Straloch,
to the lands of Straloch and Inverchrosky, and
sasine thereupon of the date of 1626, be-