Stirlings of Keir

104 STIRLING OF KIPPENDAVIE.
' and carie towards the said Girsell, and for certayne uther good causes and
' considerationes moveing me, and speciallie for advancing of hir fortune to
' mariage (as God sail provyde), be the advyss of hir honorable freindis/ her
mother makes a farther provision in her favour. Grizell is said to have been
married to Donald M'Gillespie vie O'chalhun, or Donald son of Archibald son
of Malcolm of Poltalloch. 1 2. Marie ; 3. Heleine ; 4. Margaret ; and 5. Jeane.
By the foresaid will of Archibald Stirling, he provided ' Grissall,' his eldest
daughter, to three thousand merks, and each of these four younger daughters
to one thousand merks. It is stated that ' Grissall' is ' already major.' Marie
Stirling was married to James Orichtoun, lawful son to the deceased Pa-
trick Crichtoun in Forfar. Their contract of marriage is dated at Abruthven,
22nd August 1655. James Crichton of Kuthven is one of the cautioners for
James Crichtoun. 2 Heleine Stirling was married to James Jack in Doune of
Monteith. Their contract of marriage is dated 2nd February 1653. 3 They
had at least one son, Alexander, who was in Amsterdam in 1712 and 1714.
Helen Stirling was buried at Kilmadock in 1712. Alexander Jack was then
married and had a family. Margaret Stirling was married to John Burne,
eldest lawful son to Patrick Burne, portioner of Scheardaill, in the shire of
Clackmannan, who infeft her in parts of Scheardaill on 23rd January 1662.*
It is presumed that Jean Stirling, the youngest daughter, was married to the
Pi,everend Robert Moir, minister at ' Girtoune,' as Captain James Crichtoun, on
14th July 1671, executed a Eenunciation of Factory, in which he styles that
gentleman ' my weil beloved brother-in-law,' and ' John Stirling of Kippen-
' davy our brother-in-law.' Jean Mushet made her will in favour of John
Stirling, her son, at Auchinby on 16th March 1682, which bears, that she was
then ' weak and infirme in bodie, but in perfyte judgement and memorie.' 5
She had probably died shortly thereafter, and she must have been of a great
age, as she survived her husband nearly forty years. 6
II. John Stirling of Kippendavie. He is called second son in Ms father's
will, dated 23rd April 1645. He married Christian Doig, daughter of David
1 Burke's Landed Gentry, p. 826. ral son named Archibald, who was living on 18th
2 Original at Kippenross. December 1640. [Extract Assignation by him of
3 Ibid. i Ibid. 6 Ibid. that date, recorded in Books of Session, 27th May
6 Archibald Stirling of Kippendavie had a natu- 1641.]