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;.

STEWART Lord OCHILTRIE.

THE immediate ancestor of this branch of the illustrious family of Stewart, was

I. ANDREW, third lord Evandale, lineal∣ly descended from Robert duke of Albany, governor of Scotland, as deduced under the title of Stewart earl of Murray.

This Andrew was governor of the castle of Dunbarton, and groom of the stole to king James IV.

He got six charters,* 1.1 under the great seal, of many different lands and baronies, inter 1526 et 1536.

He exchanged his lordship of Evandale in Lanerk-shire, with sir James Hamilton of Fynait, for the lordship of Ochiltrie in Air-shire, and got charters, under the great seal, of the lands and barony of Ochiltrie,* 1.2 and se∣veral others (Andreae domino Evandale) inter 1536 et 1540.

He then, with consent of the crown, got the title of Evandale exchanged for that of Ochiltrie confirmed to him by act of parlia∣ment,* 1.3 anno 1543.

He afterwards got three charters under the great seal (Andreae domino Ochiltrie) of diffe∣rent lands and baronies,* 1.4 inter 1543 et 1546.

He married Margaret, daughter of sir John Kennedy of Blairquhan,* 1.5 by whom he had three sons, and three daughters.

1. Andrew, his heir.

2. Henry, lord Methven, whose male line is extinct.

3. Sir James Stewart, ancestor of the earl of Murray.

For the daughters, vide page 502d of this work.

He died anno 1548, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

II. ANDREW, second lord Ochiltrie, who died soon after his father,* 1.6 having married la∣dy Margaret Hamilton, daughter of James earl of Arran, by Beatrix his first wife, daughter of John lord Drummond, by whom he had a son and successor,

III. ANDREW, third lord Ochiltrie, who was a great promoter of the reformation,* 1.7 and got four charters under the great seal, Andreae domino Ochiltrie, of several lands and baronies, inter 1570 et 1592.

He married Agnes, daughter of John Cun∣ninghame of Caprington, by whom he had five sons, and two daughters.

1. Andrew, master of Ochiltrie.

2. Sir James Stewart of Bothwel-muir, afterwards earl of Arran, of whom hereafter.

3. Sir William Stewart of Monkton, who was killed by the earl of Bothwel, without issue.

4. Sir Henry Stewart, knight, of whom there is no succession.

5. Robert Stewart of Wester-Braco, also without issue.

1st daughter, Isabel, married to Thomas Kennedy of Bargeny.

2. Margaret, married, 1st, to John Knox the reformer; 2dly, to sir Andrew Ker of Faudonside.

IV. ANDREW, eldest son and apparent heir of Andrew third lord Ochiltrie, got char∣ters under the great seal,* 1.8 Andreae magi∣stro de Ochiltrie, of the lands and barony of Ochil∣trie, the five merk land of Portcarrick, and several others, inter 1578 et 1584.

He married Margaret Stewart, daughter of Henry lord Methven, by whom he had two sons and six daughters.

1. Andrew, afterwards lord Ochiltrie.

2. Josias Stewart of Bonnyton, died with∣out issue.

1st daughter, Anne, married to sir An∣drew Kerr of Fernyhirst, afterwards lord Jed∣burgh.

2. Margaret, married to John Stewart of Traquair, and was mother of the great earl.

3. Marjory, married to sir Roger Ashton of the kingdom of England, gentleman of the bed-chamber to king James VI.

4. Martha, married to Nicol Rutherford of Hundely.

5. Mary, married to sir George Crawfurd of Lifnorris.

6. Isabel, married to Gilbert Kennedy of Bargeny.

The master died before his father, and his eldest son,

V. ANDREW, succeeding his grandfather, was fourth lord,* 1.9 and got charters under the great seal, Andreae domino Ochiltrie, terrarum ecclesiasticarum de Ochiltrie, &c. &c. &c. anno 1601.

He was one of the gentlemen of the bed-chamber to king James VI. general of the ord∣nance, and governour of the castle of Edin∣burgh.

He married Margaret, daughter of sir John Kennedy of Blairquhan, by whom he had a son,

Andrew, master of Ochiltrie, afterwards lord Castle-stewart.

This lord, with consent of his son the ma∣ster, and the approbation of the crown, sold his lordship of Ochiltrie to his cousin sir James Stewart of Killeth,* 1.10 son of his uncle the earl of Arran, who afterwards, upon the resigna∣tion of the said Andrew, became lord Ochil∣trie; and the master, in lien thereof, was by the king created lord Castle-stewart of the kingdom of Ireland, by patent, dated anno 1619.

VI. ANDREW, lord Castle-stewart, only son and heir of Andrew fourth lord Ochiltrie,* 1.11 married lady Anne Stewart, fourth daughter of John fifth earl of Athole, by whom he had a son,

VII. ANDREW, second lord Castle-stewart, who married Joyce,* 1.12 only daughter and heir∣ess of sir Arthur Blondel of the kingdom of Ireland, by whom he had a daughter,

VIII. MARY, his sole heiress,* 1.13 who married Henry Howard, earl of Suffolk, in the king∣dom of England, and had issue.

Andrew, second lord Castle-stewart, dying without sons, in him ended the male line of the eldest son of Andrew, third lord Ochiltrie; the representation therefore devolved upon the descendents of sir James the second son, be∣fore-mentioned, to whom we now return.

IV. Sir JAMES STEWART of Bothwel∣muir, second son of Andrew, third lord Ochil∣trie, was a man of good parts, an aspiring ge∣nius, and most unbounded ambition. He be∣came a great favourite of king James VI. and was raised to the highest offices of state.

As there is a full account of his life and transactions,* 1.14 published in the lives of the of∣ficers of state, to that we re er our readers, and shall only here briefly mention some of the most remarkable occurrences of his life.

He was created earl of Arran, lord Hamil∣ton, Abercorn, Bothwel-haugh, &c. he was captain of the guards, provost of the town of Edinburgh, governor of the castles of Edin∣burgh and St••rling, and chancellor of Scotland, &c. &c. &c.

He married lady Elizabeth Stewart, daugh∣ter of John fourth earl of Athole, by whom he had two sons.

1. Sir James of Killeth, afterwards lord Ochiltrie.

2. Henry, who had issue only two daugh∣ters; the first married to Henry third lord Methven; the second married to colonel —Stewart.

The earl of Arran, after many and various scenes of life, was divested of all his offices and titles of honour, and for several years liv∣ed a retired life, without any other designa∣tion than that of captain Stewart; and he hav∣ing been the regent Morton's accuser, was, in revenge thereof, put to death by sir James Dou∣glas of Torthorald, anno 1596.

V. Sir JAMES STEWART of Killeth,* 1.15 el∣dest son of James earl of Arran, became lord Ochiltrie, upon the resignation of Andrew the fourth lord, as before observed, anno 1615.

He got charters under the great seal,* 1.16 Ja∣cobo domino Ochiltrie, of the lands and superi∣ority of Polquharn, and others, anno 1616.

He afterwards most foolishly and unjustly accused the marquis of Hamilton of having a design upon the crown, which upon trial was

found to be without the least foundation; whereupon the lord Ochiltrie was ordered to be confined in the castle of Blackness for life.* 1.17 He remained there many years, but was at last liberate by the English, after the battle of Worcester, anno 1652.

He died anno 1659, having married Mar∣garet, daughter of Uchtred MacDougal of Garthland, by whom he had a son,

VI.—master of Ochiltrie, who died before his father, leaving issue a son,

VII. WILLIAM lord Ochiltrie, who suc∣ceeded his grandfather, and was a youth of great hopes and spirit. He died at the uni∣versity of Edinburgh, in the 16th year of his age, unmarried, anno 1675, whereby the ho∣nours became extinct.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Chart. in pub. archiv.
• * 1.2

  Ibidem.
• * 1.3

  Records of parliament.
• * 1.4

  Chart. in pub. archiv.
• * 1.5

  Ibid. ad ann. 1500.
• * 1.6

  Lives of the offic. of state.
• * 1.7

  Chart. in pub. archiv.
• * 1.8

  Ibidem.
• * 1.9

  Ibidem.
• * 1.10

  Lives of the offic. of state, and hist. of the Stewart••.
• * 1.11

  Ibidem.
• * 1.12

  Peerage of s••••∣land, vol. III. p. 304.
• * 1.13

  Peerage of England, v. II. p. 173.
• * 1.14

  p. 137. &c.
• * 1.15

  Stewart's hist.
• * 1.16

  Chart. in pub. archiv.
• * 1.17

  Journals of justiciary.