The peerage of Scotland: containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, ... collected from the public records, and ancient chartularies of this nation, ... Illustrated with copper-plates. By Robert Douglas, Esq;.

CAMPBELL Earl of BREADALBINE.

THE immediate ancestor of this great branch of the family of Argyle was,

Sir DUNCAN CAMPBELL of Lochow, (the twelfth generation of that illustrious house in a direct male-line) created lord Campbell of Ar∣gyle by king James II. who married lady Mar∣garet (or Marjory) Stewart, daughter of Robert duke of Albany, second lawful son of king Ro∣bert II. by whom he had three sons.

1. Celestine, who died young.

2. Archibald, ancestor of the duke of Argyle.

3. Sir Colin Campbell, the first of this fa∣mily.

1. This sir COLIN was a man of good parts, great courage and magnanimity. He travelled much into foreign countries, and was one of the knights of Rhodes or Malta, where, by his valour and conduct, he ac∣quired immortal honour.

He was always a firm friend of the royal family, to whom he was nearly related, and was at great pains to bring the cruel murder∣ers of king James I. to condign punishment.

He got the lands of Glenurchy from his fa∣ther,* 1.1 to which he added several considerable acquisitions afterwards, as appears from many charters in our public records.

Particularly he obtained from the crown a grant of the lands and estate of Lawers, for his many faithful services, &c. upon which he got a charter under the great seal.* 1.2 And though there is a full account of this family to be sound in Nisbet's appendix, page 221 &. infra, yet we shall here briefly deduce their genealogy, marriages, and most remark∣able occurences, from the first, sir Colin, to the present earl.

Sir Colin married, 1st, lady Mary Stew∣art, daughter of Duncan earl of Lennox, by whom he had no issue.

He married, 2dly, Margaret Stewart, el∣dest daughter and co-heiress of John lord Lorn; on account of which marriage this family have always quartered the arms of Stewart of Lorn with their own. By her he had a son,

Sir Duncan, his heir,

He married,* 1.3 3dly, Margaret, daughter of Robert Robertson of Strowan, by whom he had another son,

John, who was bred to the church, and was bishop of the Isles, in 1506,—and a daughter,

Margaret, married to sir Archibald Napier of Merchiston.

He took to his fourth wife,* 1.4 Margaret, daughter of Luke Stirling of Keir, by whom he had a third son,

Sir John, who was ancestor of the Camp∣bells of Lawers, and earl of Loudon, by a son of this family marrying the heiress thereof.

Of this marriage he had also a daughter,

Helen, married to William Stewart of Ba∣lindoran, a grandson of Murdoch duke of Al∣bany, of whom several families of the name of Stewart in Perthshire are descended.

Sir Colin died in the beginning of the year 1498, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

II. Sir DUNCAN CAMPBELL, who, in his father's lifetime, was designed of Glen∣urchy, by a charter,* 1.5 dated 26th February 1480. He was much in favour with king James IV. being a man of good parts, great courage, and a faithful and loyal subject.

He got from that prince a grant of a roy∣al bailiary, for his faithful services, dated 3d September 1498;* 1.6 and also grants of several other lands, as by charters in 1502 and 1503.

He married lady Margaret Douglas,* 1.7 daugh∣ter of George earl of Angus, by whom he had issue three sons and one daughter.

1. Sir Colin, his heir.

2. Archibald, who was ancestor of the Campbells of Glenlyon.

3. Patrick Campbell,* 1.8 who, failing issue of his brother Archibald, was next in the sub∣stitution to succeed to the estate of Glenlyon.

His daughter,—, was married to— Toshach of Monyvaird, an antient family in Perthshire.

He accompanied the king to the fatal field of Flowdon, where he lost his life, with his royal master, anno 1513. He was succeeded by his eldest son,

III. Sir COLIN CAMPBELL of Glenurchy.

a man of great merit and accomplishments. He married lady Margaret Stewart,* 1.9 daughter of John, earl of Athole, uterine brother of king James II. by whom he had issue three sons and one daughter.

1. Duncan, all successively lairds of Glen∣orchy

2. John, all successively lairds of Glen∣orchy

3. Colin, all successively lairds of Glen∣orchy.

His daughter, Catharine, was married to sir William Murray of Tullibardin.

He was succeeded by his eldest son,

IV. Sir DUNCAN,* 1.10 who married Marga∣ret, daughter of sir John Colquhoun of Luss, by whom he had only one daughter, Mar∣garet, married to John MacDougal of Raray in Lorn; and dying in 1534, without male∣issue, was succeeded by his brother,

IV. Sir JOHN CAMPBELL of Glenorchy, who got a charter,* 1.11 under the great seal, of several lands, and married Marian, daughter of sir Archibald Edmonstone of Duntreath, by whom he had two daughters.

1. Margaret, married to Alexander Home of Argathie.

2. Christian, married to Edward Redheugh of Cultabragin.

Sir John dying without male-issue, was suc∣ceeded by his brother,

IV. Sir COLIN CAMPBELL of Glenorchy, a man of prudence, wisdom and sagacity. He was a great promoter of the reformation,* 1.12 and was joined in commission with the earls of Morton, Gowrie, and others, for settling and establishing the policy and church go∣vernment, anno 1573.

He built the house of Taymouth in Bread∣albane, which is still the chief seat of the fa∣mily.* 1.13 He got charters, under the great seal, of several lands and baronies, and married Catharine,* 1.14 daughter of William, lord Ruth∣ven, by whom he had issue four sons and five daughters.

1. Sir Duncan, his heir.

2. Colin Campbell of Ardbeath.

3. Mr. Patrick Campbell of Achinryre.

4. Archibald Campbell, who got part of the ba••ony of Monzie, by marrying the daughter and heiress of Andrew Toshach of Monzie; but he died without issue.

1st daughter, Beatrix, married to sir John Campbell of Lawers, ancestor of the earl of Loudoun; the Campbells of Aberuchil being descended of a younger son of this family.

2. Margaret, married to James, earl of Glencairn, and had a numerous issue.

3. Mary, married to John, earl of Men∣teith, and had issue.

4. Elizabeth, married to sir John Camp∣bell of Ardkinlas, and had issue.

5.—, married to—Napier of Merchiston.

Sir Colin died in 1584, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

V. Sir DUNCAN CAMPBELL of Glenor∣chy, who, being a man of singular endow∣ments, and possest of many excellent quali∣ties, was in great favour with king James VI.* 1.15 He was one of the great barons who assisted at queen Anne's coronation, anno 1590,* 1.16 and got charters, under the great seal, of several lands.

In the year 1617, he was made heretable keeper of the forests of Mamlorn,* 1.17 Berinakan-Sauche, or Bendaskerlie, Finglenbeg, and Finglenmore, with many ample privileges, which before had been in his family only by temporary gifts from the crown.

He was made knight baronet in 1627, and high sheriff of the county of Perth for life.

He married, 1st, lady Jean Stewart,* 1.18 daugh∣ter of John, earl of Athole, chancellor of Scot∣land, by whom he had issue seven sons and five daughters.

1. Sir Colin, his heir.

2. Sir Robert Campbell of Glenfalloch, who succeeded his brother.

3. Duncan, who died young.

4. John Campbell of Achinryre.

5. Archibald Campbell of Monzie, of whom are descended the Campbells of Lochlan, Fi∣nab, and others.

6. Duncan, both died young.

7. Alexander, both died young.

1st daughter, Jean, married to sir John Campbell of Calder, and had issue.

2. Anne, married to sir Patrick Ogilvie of Inchmartin, and had issue.

3. Margaret, married to sir Alexander Menzies of Weem.

4.—, married to—Irvin of Drum.

5.—, married to—MacDougal of Donnolioch.

Sir Duncan married, 2dly, Julian, daugh∣ter of Patrick, lord Sinclair, by whom he had a son,

Patrick, who obtained from his father the lands of Edinample,—and a daughter,

Jean, married to John, earl of Athole, and had issue.

He died anno 1631, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

VI. Sir COLIN CAMPBELL of Glenorchy, who got a charter,* 1.19 under the great seal, terra∣rum baroniae de Lude, &c. He married lady Juliana Campbell,* 1.20 daughter of Hugh, earl of

Loudoun, but died without issue, anno 1640, and was succeeded by his brother,

VI. Sir ROBERT CAMPBELL of Glenor∣chy,* 1.21 formerly of Glenfalloch, who married Isabel, daughter of sir Lauchlan MacIntosh of Forecastle, captain of the Clanchattan, by whom he had issue five sons and nine daughters.

1. Sir John; his heir.

2. Sir Colin of Mochaster, ancestor of Colin Campbell of Carwhin, who got a char∣ter,* 1.22 under the great seal,

"Colino Campbell, filio secundo genito domini Roberti Campbell de Glenorchy, militis, terrarüm de Larg,&c."

3. William Campbell of Glenfalloch.

4. Alexander Campbell of Lochdochart.

5. Duncan Campbell of Auchlyne.

1st daughter, Margaret, married to John Cameron of Lochiel, and was mother of the brave sir Evan Cameron.

2. Mary, married to sir James Campbell of Ardkinlas.

3. Jean, married to Duncan Stewart of Appin.

4. Isabel, married to Robert Irvin of Fid∣derit, son of Alexander Irvin of Drum.

5. Juliana, married to John MacLean of Lochbowie.

6.—, married to—Robertson of Lude.

7.—, married to—Robertson of Fascalzie.

8.—, married to—Toshach of Monyvaird.

9.—, married to—Campbell of Glenlyon.

He was succeeded by his eldest son,

VII. Sir JOHN CAMPBELL of Glenorchy, who was a man of good parts, great honour, and universally esteemed. He got charters, under the great seal,* 1.23 of several lands. He married,* 1.24 1st, lady Mary Graham, daughter of William, earl of Menteith, Strathern and Airth, lord justice general in the reign of king Charles I. by whom he had a son,

Sir John, afterwards earl of Breadalbane, —and a daughter,

—, married to sir Alexander Menzies of Weem.

He married, 2dly, Christian, daughter of John Muschet of Craighead, by whom he had several daughters, of whom are deseend∣ed Campbell of Stonefield, MacNaughton of that ilk, Campbell of Airds, and Campbell of Ardchattan, &c. &c.

He was succeeded by his son,

VIII. Sir JOHN CAMPBELL of Glenorchy, a man of sound judgment, great capacity, and accounted one of the ablest statesmen of his time. He gave many instances of his loyalty and attachment to king Charles II. during the usurpation, and gave great assistance to gene∣ral Middleton and his forces in the High∣lands. He used his utmost endeavours with general Monk to declare for a free parlia∣ment, which he thought was the most effec∣tual way to restore the king. For all which his good services, king Charles was pleased to create him a peer, by the title of earl of Caithness, 28th June 1677, which title he afterwards exchanged for that of Breadal∣bane, &c. with his majesty's approbation; upon which he got a new pat••nt, with the former precedency,

"To him, and any of his sons,* 1.25 by his first wife, whom he should think fit to name, by a writ under his hand, any time of his life, &c. &c."

The words of the patent are,

"Creamus, &c. praefatum Johannem Campbell, & quemcun∣que ex filiis suis, inter eum & demortuam dominam Mariam Rich, ejus primam spon∣sam procreatum, quem dictus Johannes Campbell, per script••m & denominationem sub manu sua, quocunque tempore ejus vitae, nominare & designare idoneum judicabit; haeredesque masculo•• ex corpore dicti sui filii (ita designand.) procreandos; quibus defici∣entibus, haeredes masculos procreatos, seu procreandos, ex corpore dicti Johannis Camp∣bell; quibus deficientibus, propinquiores & legitimos ejus haeredes masculos; quibus de∣ficientibus, propinquiores & legitimos ejus haeredes quoscunque, comites de Breadalbane & Holland, vicecomites de Tay & Paintland, dominos Glenorchy, Benederaloch, Ormelie, & Weik, &c. data 13tio Augusti 1681."

He was likeways in great savour with king James VII. was one of his privy council, and served him faithfully while he continued on the throne; but after he went away, and there appeared no further hopes of his re∣turning, the great love and affection he had to his native country made him bend all his thoughts to get peace and tranquillity settled in the nation; and therefore he used his ut∣most endeavours to get the clans to lay down their arms, judging it impossible for them to accomplish their designs.

His behaviour at this period of life has been censured by some, though his conduct in general is sufficiently vindicated.

He was a great enemy to the union in 1706, thinking it inconsistent with the ho∣nour and independency of his country. It is alledged he was engaged with my lord Mar in the rebellion anno 1715; but his advanced age, and the great loyalty of his son, the lord Glenorchy, made his conduct in that affair to be overlooked.

He married, 1st, lady Mary Rich, daugh∣ter of the noble and valiant Henry, earl of Holland in England, by whom he had issue two sons.

1. Duncan, who died unmarried.

2. John, lord Glenorchy, who became his heir.

He married, 2dly, lady Mary Campbell, countess dowager of Caithness, and daughter of Archibald, marquis of Argyle, by whom he had a son,

Mr. Colin Campbell, who died in the flower of his age.—He had likeways a daughter,

Lady Mary, married to Archibald Cock∣burn of Langton, Esq;

The earl died in 1716, in the 81st year of his age, and was succeeded by his son,

IX. JOHN, second earl of Breadalbane, who was one of the sixteen peers for Scot∣land to two British parliaments, called to meet in 1734 and 1741; was lord lieutenant of the county of Perth; and was a firm friend of the present establishment both in church and state.

He married, 1st, lady Frances Cavendish, daughter and co-heiress of Henry, duke of Newcastle, but she died without surviving issue.

He married, 2dly, Henrietta, sister to Ed∣ward, first earl of Jersey, and daughter of sir Edward Villiers, knight, son of Edward, vis∣count Grandison, by whom he had a son,

John, his heir,—and two daughters.

1. Lady Charlotte, a lady of fine accom∣plishments, died unmarried.

2. Lady Harriot, who, in 1736, was ap∣pointed one of the ladies of the bedchamber to their royal highnesses Amelia and Caroline.

This earl died in 1752, and was succeeded by his son,

X. JOHN, third earl of Breadalbane, who, in 1718, was made master of horse to the princess royal. In 1720 he was envoy extra∣ordinary and plenipotentiary to the court of Denmark.

In 1725 he was created one of the knights of the bath.

In 1727 he was member of parliament for the burrow of Saltash in the county of Corn∣wall; and, after his father's death, was e∣lected one of the sixteen Scotch peers to the last British parliament, anno 1754.

He married, 1st, lady Amabell de Gray, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Henry, duke of Kent, by whom he had a son,

Henry, who died young,—and a daugh∣ter,

Lady Jemima, who, in May 1740, was married to the lord viscount Royston, eldest son and apparent heir of Philip, earl of Hard∣wicke, lord high chancellor of Great-Britain, and succeeded to her grandfather Henry, duke of Kent, as marchioness of Gray, in June thereafter.

Her mother, lady Amabell, dying at Lon∣don, in March 1726, the earl, in 1730, mar∣ried, 2dly, Mrs. Arabella Pershall, grand∣daughter and heiress of sir Thomas Pershall of Great Sugnal, in the county of Stafford, baronet, by whom he got a very considerable estate in that county, and by her had issue.

1. George, who died in his infancy.

XI. 2. JOHN, lord Glenorchy, married to Willielmina, second daughter of William Maxwell of Preston, Esq; a cadet of the noble family of Nithsdale, and sister of Ma∣ry, countess of Sutherland.

ARMS.

Quarterly; 1st and 4th, girony of eight pieces, or and sable: 2d, or, a fess-cheque, argent and azure: 3d, argent, a galley, sable, her oars in action, and her sails furled close.

CREST; on a wreath, a boar's head eras∣ed, proper.

SUPPORTERS; two stags of the latter, attired and unguled, or.

MOTTO; Follow me.

CHIEF SEATS.

At Castle-Kelchurn in Glenorchy, Argyle∣shire; Finlarig and Taymouth in Breadalbane; St. James's Place, London; and Great-Sugnal in Staffordshire.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1468 & 1476.
• * 1.2

  Ibidem.
• * 1.3

  Nisbet's ap∣pend. p. 222
• * 1.4

  Ibidem.
• * 1.5

  Chart. in pub. archiv.
• * 1.6

  Ibidem.
• * 1.7

  Chart. penes ducem de Douglas.
• * 1.8

  Chart. in pub. archiv.
• * 1.9

  Lives of the officers of state, and Stuart's hist. of the royal family.
• * 1.10

  Chart. in pub. archiv.
• * 1.11

  Ibid. inter an∣num 1536 & 1540.
• * 1.12

  Spottiswood's church hist.
• * 1.13

  Chart. in pub. archiv.
• * 1.14

  Nisbet's ap∣pendix.
• * 1.15

  Rymer, tom. XVI. p. 60.
• * 1.16

  Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1590 & 1600.
• * 1.17

  Ibidem.
• * 1.18

  Nisbet's ap∣pendix.
• * 1.19

  Chart. in pub. archiv.
• * 1.20

  Retour in the register.
• * 1.21

  Nisbet's ap∣pendix.
• * 1.22

  Chart. in pub. archiv. inter 1664 & 1672.
• * 1.23

  Ibidem.
• * 1.24

  Nisbet's ap∣pendix.
• * 1.25

  Diploma in cancellaria, S. D. N. R. ad ann. 1681