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 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 269 David Erskine, of Dun, left two sons, minors, to whom their uncle, Robert Erskine, in 1610, administered poison ; for this lie was executed at Edinburgh, in December, 1613, and his sisters and accomplices were also convicted, Helen being banished, and Isobel and Annas executed in June, 1614. John, the eldest son, of Dun, d. of the effect of the poison in May, 1613, but his brother survived. David Eeskine, of Dun, h. May, 1610; s. his brother. Sir Alexander; m. a daughter of Sir James Lumsdaine, of Innergellie, and had two sons, I. David, of Dun, a senator of the College of Justice, 1710 — 53, m. Magdalene, daughter of Riddell, of Haining, and d. 26th May, 1758, leaving, John, of Dun, his only son, who d. 1787, leaving, John, of Dun, who d. 1812, having had issue, 1. William John, captain, killed, in 1798, by the Irish rebels at Kilcullen Bridge. 1. Alicia, of Dun, d. tmm. 1824, leaving the estate to her nephew, the Hon. John Kennedy-Erskine. 2. Margaret, m. 1793, Archibald, Marquess of Ailsa, K.T., and had issue ; her great-grand- son is the present owner of Dun. II. AiEXANDEK, hence Balhall. David Erskine, d. May, 1698. His second son, Alexander Eeskine, merchant in Mont- rose, had issue, I. David, attained the rank of major- general, 1777, d. s.p., 1779. II. Robert, d. s.p. III. John. I. Jean, d. unm. II. Ann, d. nnm. III. Margaret, d. unm. The third son, John Ehskike, of the parish of St. James, Cornwall, in the island of Jamaica, m. Eliza- beth, daughter of Irving, of the Bonshaw family, d. 1786, and had issue, I. John, d. unm. 1791, II. Alexandee, of whom hereafter. III. David, d. unm. His only son to leave issue, Alexandee Eeskine, of Balhall, co. For- far, and of Longhaven, co. Aberdeen, became heir male of Erskine, of Dun, and had the arms and supporters confirmed to him, 26th July, 1833. He was*. 1755, and d. 1855; m. 1st, Elizabeth Motte Jackson, and had, I. Alexander, 6th Dragoon Guards, d. s.p. 1846. I. Mary, co-heirees of Balhall, m. Rev. Robert Ellis, vicar of Birdsale, co. York, and d. s.p. April, 1883, aged 82. Mr. Erskine m. secondly, Eliza Sharp Bris- sett, and had, II. Elmina, of Balhall, co. Forfar, m. Rev. Wiiliam: James West, M.A., rector of Delgany, co. Wicklow, Ire- land, and rural dean, and was mother of the present Hon. William. Alex- axdeb Eeskine West-Eeskine. hi. Georgiana, m. William Truelock Bookey, Esq. of co. Wicklow. IV. Josephine, m. Rev. Brownlow Mait- land, and d. 1870. V. Selina, m. Captain Scott, 6th Dragoon Guards. VI. Caroline. VII. Julia Amelia, m. Samuel N. Bar- rett, Esq. Alexander Erskine left, at his decease, the estate of Longhaven, between his five youngest daughters. €titr(nijton ot JSallancjticJ). EDDINGTON, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Esq. of Ballangeich, co. Villiers, Victoria, Australia, h. at Rothesay, Scotland, 25th Decem- ber, 1835 ; m. at Melbourne, 28th June, 1875, Fanny Elizabeth Buckley, of East Melbourne. Htneaoe. The Edingtons migrated to Scotland du- ring the early half of the 12th century. Their lands of Edington were for several centuries held of Coldingham Priory. Adamus de Edington and his son Adam successively attested charters granted by Walthur and Patrick, Earls of Dunbar, be- tween 1166 and 1289. Robert de Edington is among the witnesses to the charters of Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews, in 1193. On 27th July, 1479, Jacobus de Edington, with others, was summoned to appear before the Parliament to answer to the charge of treason in having held out the castle of Dunbar against the Eing, and for having cruelly put to death some of his subjects. In the time of James II, the possessions of the family of Edington, in Berwickshire,