Of David the eighth Earle of Angus: And of his father George, called Sir George of Pittendrigh.
TO Archbald the second, dying without heires male of his own bo∣dy, his brother Sir George of Pittendrigh should have succeeded, if he had out-lived him, wherefore we will speak a word of him. He got the Lands of Pittendrigh by marriage. His children by the heire of Pittendrigh (whose name was Douglas also) were David, who succee∣ded to the Earledome of Angus, and James Earle of Morton, and Regent of Scotland. This James got the Earledome of Morton by marrying the third daughter to the Earle of Morton, who was Douglas also, and so was made Earle by provision. Her other two sisters were married before, one to the Lord Hamilton Governour, and the other to the Lord Maxwell. He had also a naturall son, called George of Park-head, because he married the heire of Park-head in Douglas, she was also Douglas to name, of whom he begat James, afterward Lord Torthorall, by marriage likewise, and Sir George of Mordington. He had also a naturall daughter by the Lady Dundas, in her husbands time, called Elizabeth, who was married to Smeton Richeson. Of this Sir George we have spoken above in his brothers life, and how he died before his brother.
His son David married Elizabeth Hamilton daughter to John Hamilton of Samilston, called John of Cliddisdale, brother German to Duke Ha∣milton who was Governour. She bare to him one onely son called Arch∣bald, and two daughters, Margaret first Lady Balcleugh, then Countesse of Bothwell; and Elizabeth Lady Maxwell. His wife after his death