Mercers of Innerpeffray and Inchbreakie, from 1400 to 1513

Murray, third son of Sir David Murray of Tullibardine,
by his wife, Isabel, daughter of John Stewart of Inner-
meath, Lord of Lome, aad brother to Sir William,
the Laird of Tullibardine, subsequently obtained the
lands of Oehtertyre, which is still the territorial
designation of his descendants. David Murray, second
of Oehtertyre, gave Dollary to his second son,
Anthony; but this property afterwards returned to
the Lairds of Oehtertyre. On 17th January, 1662.
Wester Dollary was given by Patrick, seventh Baron,
to his second son, Mr James Murray, Minister of the
Gospel at Logierait and his wife, Isabella Robertson,
whose descendants still possess the lauds. Easter
Dollary subsequently became the property of the
Abercairnie family, with whom it remains.
It is shewn by six Charters, all dated at Edinburgh
on 15th June, 146S, and executed by Robert Mercer of
Innerpeffray, that he thereby gave to Thomas Oliphant
of Dron, second son of Sir John Oliphant of Aber-
dalgie, and brother of Laurence, first Lord Oliphant,
the lands of Logan, lying within the lordship of In-
nerpeffray; the lands of Easter and Wester Dullarith;
the lands of Sheraliston, in the lordship of Dunfally;
the lands of Myddel-quarter of Dunfally ; and the
fourth part of the Easter lands of Dunfally, called
Gailmor.* The nature of these alienations is not very
clear, and several suits of law arose out of tbem sub-
sequently. Strange to find that the lands of Dollary
which had been partially conveyed, in 1465, to Patrick
Murray, and wholly conferred on him by a Crown
Charter in 1467, are here conveyed to Thomas Oliphant!
Ry a Writ in the possession of the Murrays of Dollar y
dated 6th May, 1474, the Dollary lands are stated to
have been redeemed by Patrick Murray, as assignee for
the deceased Robert Mercer, from John Oliphant of
Dron, son of Thomas, on payment of 260 merks. But
no satisfactory explanation of these transactions is at-
* Vide Copies of Charters in Signet Library, Book 8,
p. 370, No. 36.