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 268 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. rector of Delgany, co. Wicklow, Ireland, and rural dean, m. Elmina, eldest surviving daughter and oo-lieir of Alexander Erskine, of Balhall, co. Forfar, and of Longhaven, co. Aberdeen, heir male and chief of the Erskines of Dun, CO. Forfar (now represented through the female line by the Marquess of Ailsa), a branch of the ancient family of the Erskines, Earls of Mar (see Family of Eeseine at the close of this article), and by her (who d. 1886) had issue, I. William Alexandee Eeseine (Hon.), of whom we treat. II. Augustus George, of Warkwood, Eedland, near Bristol, co. Gloucester, England, late of the 76th Eegiment, b. January, 1841 ; m. Sarah Eyre, and has issue, four sons and three daughters. III. Henry Matthew (Kev.), M.A., rec- tor of Templemichael, Longford, Ire- land, b. December, 1842; m. 1874, Helen Mary, daughter of Robert Foster Dunlop, Esq. of Monasterboice, and has surviving issue, three sons and two daughters. IV. Alexander, b. June, 1844 ; m. Cathe- rine Darley, and d. 1871, leaving issue. T. Frederick John, b. August, 1848 ; m. Laura Swindle, and has issue. VI. Arthur Fitzgerald, d. 1851. VII. Alfred Edward, b. August, 1851 ; m. 1878, Florence Levey, and has issue. I. Amelia Louisa, d. 1875, aged 22 years. II. Elmina Eliza, d. 1864. Eev. W. J. West d. in October, 1859. Arms. — Quarterly ; 1st and 4th, quarterly, 1st and 4th, arg. a pale sa., 2nd and 3rd, gu. a sword in pale arg. pommel and hilt or, for Erskine ; 2nd and 3rd quarters, arg. a fess dancettee sa. between a crescent in chief gu. and a trefoil slipped in base vert, for West. Crests — 1st, Ebskine : A griffin's head erased gu. charged with a mullet erm., hold- ing in the beak a sword bendwise, point up- wards ppr. ; 2nd, West : Out of a mural crown ppr. a griffin's head az. charged with a trefoil slipped or. Mottoes — Jour de ma vie ; and over the crests : In Domino confido. Residence — Hindmarsh Island, Lake Alex- andrina. South Australia. Clab — Adelaide. Jl^amilB of ©rsliine. This is a branch of the ancient family of the Erskines, Earls of Mar, and is thus de- scended from Egbert Beuce, King of Scot- land. SiE Thomas Eeseine, of that ilk, granted Dun, which had been some time in the possession of the family, to his son by his 2nd wife, Jean Barclay, viz.. Sir John Ebseine, of Dun, 1393. Alexander Erskine, of Dun, was father of John Eeseine, of Dun, who had a charter, 1449; m. Marjory, daughter of Graham, of Fintry, and d. ]508, leaving, i. John, his heir ; li. Thomas, fell at Flodden ; and ill. Alexander. The eldest son, John Eeseine, of Dun, m. Catherine, daughter of William Monypenny, of Pit- milhe, and had issue, I. John (Sir). II. Thomas (Sir), of Brechin, secretary of state, judge, ambassador to France, constable of Montrose, &c., ancestor of the Erskines of Pittodrie (see Burke's Landed Oentrij). III. Eobert (Eev.), rector of Glenbervie, and provost of Trinity College. IV. Alexander, fell at Flodden. John Erskine fell at Flodden, 1513; his eldest son, Sir John Erskine, provost of Montrose, and keeper of Inverqueich, also lost his life at Flodden ; m. Margaret, daughter of William, Lord Euthven, widow of Alexander, Earl of Buchan, and had by her, who d. 5th August, 1548, Sir John Erseine, of Dun, provost of Montrose, a leading reformer, superintendent of Angus and Mearns, constable of Mont- rose, which he defended against the English, 1548, one of the envoys who attended the marriage of Queen Mart to the Dauphin, a member of Convention, and five times mode- rator of the General Assembly. Sir John d. 22nd March 1589, in his Slst year ; m. 1st, Lady Elizabeth Lindsay, daughter of David, Earl of Crawford, and by her (who d. 29th July, 1538) had, I. John, d. s.p., 7th September, 1583. II. Eobert. III. William. IV. James. T. Thomas. VI. Alexander. Sir John m. secondly, Barbara Bierle, or Barle, daughter of the Lord of Gamnecourt, in Picardy, a lady of the household of Q,ueen Mary of Lorraine (Guise) ; they had a charter, 20th September, 1643, of the lands of Kirkbuddo to them and the heirs male of their marriage, the issue of which were, VII. John, of Kirkbuddo, whose heirs possess that estate (see Erskine of KiEKBDDDO, in Burke's Landed Q-entry). I. Margaret, m. 1562, Patrick Maule, of Panmure, and was mother of the 1st Earl of Panmure. Lady Erskine d. 15th November, 1572. It is difficult to give with any precision the succession of the family at this time, but intermarriages took place with the families of Ogilvy, Lord Airlie ; Keith, Lord Altrie ; Lindsay, Lord Spynie ; Halliburton, of Pitcur; Bethune, of Creich, Lighton, of Craig ; and Ogilvy, of Inverguharity.