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NOTES TO THE HISTORIE.
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Glasgow, who married Margaret, daughter of Robert Ross of Thorn¬
ton, June 27, 1607.—Original cont. of the mar., which we have seen.
Sir Archibald Mure of Thornton, probably grandson of the above
Archibald, was knighted by King William in 1698, about which
time he was Lord Provost of Edinburgh. His eldest daughter,
Margaret, married John Cuninghame of Caddel, and the Cuning-
hames of Caddel became proprietors of Thornton. From a tree of
the family of Rowallan, 1597, an earlier branch appears to have existed,
however, under the designation Thornton (Muir).
Achindraine. The last laird of Auchindraine of this branch was
Hugh Mure, who disponed the property, “with the tower, fortalice,
and manor-place,” to James Ferguson, Bart, of Kilkerran, in 1741.
Auchindraine was subsequently purchased by the Mures of Park.
Park, 8th May 1548. “John Mure, heir of Bernard Mure of Park,
his father, who died under the flag of His Majesty at the battle of
Fawsyd, in 40 soliditae of lands of Park, with the mill and its per¬
tinents—viz., Sheipcoitleis, Parkhill, and Barhill, in the barony of
Torboultoun.”
26th April 1623. “William Mure, heir of Edward Mure, his father,
in the lands of Park, Sheipcoitleyes, and Parkhill, extending to 40
soliditae of lands in the barony of Torboltoun and bailiewick of
Kyle Stewart, and 20 soliditae of the lands of Mosbougar in the
lordship of Kylismure, and 5 libratae of the lands of Knockmarleoch.”
The name of John Mure of Park, probably son of William, occurs
in the testament of Adam Muire of Cockliehill, in 1651. He became
a merchant in Ayr, and was for many years Provost. He was Com¬
missioner for Ayr in the General Assembly and Parliament in 1691.
In 1692 he represented Ayr at the Convention of Royal Burghs, held
at Dundee. In 1702-7 we find him acting as Commissioner for Ayr
in Parliament, General Assembly, and Convention of Royal Burghs,
and his name appears as an approver of the Union in 1707. During
his lifetime both his sons, Robert and Samuel, were Provosts of Ayr.
Provost Robert Mure bought Middle Auchindraine in 1698, and ad¬
jacent lands—Brockloch, &c.—were acquired subsequently. Provost
Samuel Mure of Park, the younger son, had sasine of Underwood,
over Barnweill and Foulton, so that Provost John Mure and his sons
were extensive owners of lands in the parishes of Maybole and Craigie,
in addition to the patrimonial estate of Park in Torbolton parish.
Robert Mure was Commissioner for Ayrshire in the “ Union Parlia¬
ment” of Scotland in 1706.
Mary Mure, daughter of Doctor Robert Mure, the grandson of
Provost Robert Mure, succeeded her father, her brother having pre¬
deceased him. She was served heir in 1802. In 1793 she married
David Cathcart, afterwards Lord Alloway. She was succeeded in
the estate by her son, Elias Cathcart, to whose daughter, Miss Cath¬
cart, the mansion-house and a portion of the estate still belongs.