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may assure yourself that I but looked upon it, as I still doe, [as] a storie
calculated for the meridian of the ensueing parliament and to create your
Grace enemies" (Fraser's Sutherland Book, i. 320, 11. 200). 1708, raised a
reg. which was sent to Newcastle in Oct., and then to the Netherlands, where
Strathnaver was not permitted to go {ibid., 11. 371). 1715, Aug., raised a reg.
to oppose the Jacobites and was its Col. ; comd. one of three divisions brought
together by order of his father, those under his leadership being the men of
Sutherland {ibid., 1. 377); Dec. marched to Forres. 1719, Apr. -Jun., took
part in the Glenshiel campaign {ibid., i 383-91 ; Dickson's jfacobite Attempt,
p. !■)•
Only son of John, Earl of Sutherland, 839; b. 1683, Dec. {Scots Peerage,
VIII. 3Ss); III. 1705, Katherine {d. 1765), eldest dau. of William Morison, of
Prestongrange, and had six sons and four daus. including William, 17th Earl
of Sutherland, who took a very active part in opposing the Jacobites, raising
a regiment and being present at Culloden, but as the family name had been
changed during his infancy, if not earlier, to Sutherland, he is not included
here. Lord Strathnaver d. v.p. 1720, Jul. 13, of consumption.
1381a- William. Off. in India; d. about 1708 (statement by his de-
scendant, Miss Eleanor W. Gordon, 191 1, Aug.).
Son or brother of James, ot Daach ; as " Mr. " William, was living as a
" gentleman tennent," at the Mill of Avochie in 1696 {Poll Book) ; m. Elizabeth,
dau. and heiress of Harry Gordon, of Braco and Glassaugh {House of Gordon,
II. (418)), who had first married John Gordon, yr. of Avochie, and had William,
1388.
1382. William. 1709, Vol., R.N. , "Saphire," later Mid. and Ab. 1715,
Apr. 21, passed as Lt. {Adin. N. Board, Lts. Passing Certif., P.R.O.).
1383- William. Off., Dgn. Reg., certified 1715, Jul. 18, that the
allowances for horses in N. Britain were not sufficient {W.O. In Letters,
Misc. Sec. at War, P.R.O.).
1384- William. 1715, May 3, Ens., Lord Shannon's (2Sth) Ft.
{MS.A.L., 1717, P.R.O.). 1725, Jun. 30, granted three months leave of
absence, then Lt. 1727, h.p., by exchange, 2/. a day, described Qr. Mr., aged
53 {List of Reduced Offs. H.M.'s Land Forces and Marines entitled to receive
h.p., 1739-40, printed for the House of Commons, 1740; A.L., 1740, at the
Unit. Serv. Inst., pp. 16, 21; A.L., 1754-5).
Son of William {d. 1733), of Goval, near Aberdeen, who was the younger
son of James {d. 1714), of Seaton {Huntly Express, 1910, Sep. 9); b. 1674,
or 1686 ; in. 17 17, Apr. 4, Janet, dau. of Alexander Pyper, merchant, Aberdeen
{St. Nicholas Reg., Aberdeen), and had Nathaniel, George, and two daus. ;