Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

THE HOUSE OF DRUMMOND. Ill
Cheefe.
1440.
Concerning Sir Walter Drummond, the tenth cheefe of the
Family, and the branches descended from him.
THE FIFTH PARTITIONE.
Sir Walter Drummond of Cargill, in order the tenth cheefe of the Sir Waiter
name and family of Drummond, fucceeded to his father Sir John the tenth
Drummond about the year 1440. He married Margaret Ruthven, a
daughter of Sir Patrick Ruthven, the cheefe of that name, from
whence came the Lords Ruthvens and Earles of Gowrie ; and begot
with her Malcolm Drummond, who fucceeded to him ; John Drum-
mond, a churchman ; and Walter Drummond, ftylled of Ledcreefe,
from whom are come the Lairds of the Neuton of Blair, and divers
families fprung from them.
Off this Sir Walter there is a wrytting extant, dated the third year
of the reigne of King James the Second, wherein Alexander Seaton
alias Gordon, Lord Gordon, retoures himfelfe neareft and laufull air
of the lands of Bad, Camfdranie and Weflwood, to the Lady Elifabet
Keith, his grandmother, who laft deceaffed infeft in the faids lands,
and which were then fallen in the hands of Sir Walter Drummond of
Cargill, Knight, of whom they are holden ward, and at that time lying
in Nonentrie, &c. The lands are a part of the Barronie of Kincardin,
in Monteith, which came to the houfe of Drummond by the Lady
Marie Montefix, the fuperioritie whereof did ever fince appertaine to
the family, and now of late the proppertie alfo, which had been
in diverfe other hands, fuch as the Earles of Huntlie, Earles of
Wigtoune, &c.
John Drummond, Dean of Dumblane and Perfone of Kinnowll,