Stirlings of Keir

88 STIRLING OF GARDEN.
The youngest daughter was married to Mr. Layton, and had at least one
son, Thomas Layton of Old Manse, Kinross, who died there on 23rd November
1836, leaving two sons and one daughter, viz. — (1.) David Stark Layton,
surgeon, L.K.C.S.E. (2.) Thomas James Layton, M.D., Surgeon, K.N". ; and
(3.) Margaret Anne Layton, married to David Syme, Esq., Sheriff-substitute
at Kinross. The other two daughters of Archibald Stirling were Margaret
and Sarah. The former died at Edinburgh about the end of the last century,
unmarried. The latter was married to Mr. Adams, and died at Leadhills
about the same time as her sister Margaret.
IV. John Stirling of Garden. On 21st November 1716, a decree was
obtained against Archibald Stirling, eldest lawful son of the first marriage,
and heir of line to the deceased Archibald Stirling of Garden, his father,
and John Stirling, eldest lawful son of the second marriage, and heir of pro-
vision and tailzie to the said deceased Archibald Stirling. 1 John Stirling
acquired Garden from his eldest brother Archibald in 1717. John married,
contract dated 2nd December 1736, Grizell Graham, youngest daughter of
Eobert Graham of Gartmore. 2 They had three sons and two daughters —
1. Archibald, who succeeded to Garden. 2. Eobert, born on Friday, 9th,
N. S. 20th, March 1739. He went to India in the military service ; and
while returning home in bad health, died at the Cape of Good Hope in 1765,
unmarried. 3 3. James, born on Thursday, 4th, N. S. 15th, December 1740.
He went to Jamaica as a planter, and died there young and unmarried. 3
4. Isabell, born 12th January 1742; and 5. Ann, born 16th November 1747.
Isabell and Ann died unmarried — the latter at Garden about the year 1825. 3
Grizell Graham predeceased her husband in May 1751.*
John Stirling built the present house of Garden, about the year 1751,
on the lands of Blairfeichau. The Old Tower of Garden was then pulled
down and the materials used in building the new house. 5 John Stirling-
died about the year 1760, and was succeeded by his eldest son- —
1 Decree at Garden. i Letter from Anna Graham at Garden.
2 ' Our brother and good-sister are very hind, ami 5 Although some members of the Stirling family
' am pritty sure I could not wish that either he were born at Garden Tower, it was not generally
' could be happier in a wife nor us in a good-sister.' — inhabited. The family resided partly at their man-
Letter from Anna Stirling, 4th Sep. 1738, at Garden, sion houses of Polmaise (now Stewarthall), near
3 Information from the late James Stirling of Stirling, Ochiltree, near Linlithgow, and in Edin-
Garden. burgh.