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 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 397 The third son, " Mb." James Pearson, of Kippenross, Perthshire, h. 159-t, studied at Edinburgh University, and toolc the M.A. degree 2nd July, 1615. Having qualified for the Church, he vi'as admitted minister of Dunblane by Adam (Bellenden), bishop, 17th August, 1623, and was appointed dean of Dunblane Cathedral by James VI of Scotland, by pre- sentation under the Privy Seal, dated at Theobalds, 3rd March, 1624. As Dean of Dunblane, " Mr." James Peirsoun, on the 17th February, 1626, successfully raised an action against James Kinross, flar of Kip- penross, Dunblane, for arrears of vicarage dues. " Mr." James Pearsone m. Jean, second daughter of David Drummond, of Innermay, deriving from Thomas of Drum- mondirenoch, younger brother of the first Lord Drummond. The arms of Pearson and Drummond are inlaid together within a border on an oak slab fixed to one of the stalls of Dunblane Cathedral. These stalls are of black oak, most elaborately carved. They are the only vestiges of ancient eccle- siastical furniture existing in any place of Presbyterian worship in Scotland. The arms of Dean Pearson still exist, sculptured in stone, on the dean's house, Dunblane. The Dunblane issue of the National Covenant of Scotland of 1638, containing mostly signa- tures of the neighbouring heritors, following those of Rothes, Lindsay, and Montrose, has been preserved in this family from the time of Dean Pearson. On the 9th Novem- ber, 1633, " Mr." James Peirsoune, minister, and dean of Dunblane, and Jean Drummond, his spouse, obtained a charter under the Great Seal, of the barony of Kippenross, " which lands belonged before, heritably, to Sir James Cheisholme, of Cromlix,* holden by him immediately of the Crown, and which were purely and simply resigned by staff and baton, in the hands of the lords com- missioners of exchequer, as in the hands of the king, at Edinburgh, on the 9th Novem- ber, 1633, in favour of, and for new heritable infeftment to, the said James Peirsoune and Jeane Drummond, his spouse, as of new, is hereby given ; to be holden of the king and his successors in fee, heritage, and free barony for ever, for the rights and services due and wont."+ On the 5th November, 1448, there is a record of a charter by Jonet of Einross, of Kippenross. Kippen- ross had been created a barony, 7th March, 1507, by charter of confirmation under the by a mullet in place of a cinquefoil, and with the motto of the Forfarshire Piersons — Dum spiro spero. They are sculptured in stone over the entrance to the tower of Peffermylue House, in which Mary, Queen of Scots, had sometimes resided when at Craigmillar. holme, of Cromlix, had married David, elder brother of Jean Drummond, who is styled Ladie Kippenross in the old records, in ac- cordance with the custom of the time. t Original charter of 1633. Groat Seal ; — Carta — " Rex confirmavit Jo- hanni Ros de Kippaneros, et heredibus ejus, terras de Kippaneros, Kippancrait, Auchlochy, Culinuis, &o., incorporavit in manu liberam baroniam de Kippaneros." Dean Pearson built a house over the ancient tower of Kippenross, styled the " Newe house of Kippenross," in 1646. He was requisitioned to lend money to the public {Acta Pari. 1649). He d. in 1658, and his relict re-m. in 1660, Major John Home, of Argaty. She retained the life rent of Kippen- ross, in right of the original charter of 1633, and d. in 1691. James Pearson and Jean Drummond had issue, I. James, of whom hereafter. II. David, writer in Edinburgh. III. Alexander, h. 1646. I. Jean, h. 1633 ; m. James Belshes, of the family of Belshes of Tofts. The eldest son, James Peiesone, of Kippenross, J, 1637, was one of the commissioners of supply for Perthshire, 1678, and had his armorial bear- ings, which were of older date, confirmed at the visitation of Sir Charles Araskine, of Cambo, knight, baronet, Lyon King of Armes, 14th July, 1673. He m. 15th Octo- ber, 1661, Helline, daughter of Sir John Rollo, of Bannockburn (by his second mar- riage with Annabella, daughter of George Buchanan, of that ilk), second son of the first Lord Rollo, and had issue, three sons and seven daughters, I. James, h. 1664, was one of the victims of Cameron of Lochiel's "very sad and unwarrantable mistake," as recorded by Fountainhall in his Sistorical Observations. During the Argyle Re- bellion in 1685, " Sir Ewen Cameron, of Locky ell's men, throw mistake in not understanding the word fall upon a party of the Perthshyre gentlemen, to the number of twelve, commanded by Sir John Graeme, postmaster-general, and under pre- tence of their being Argyle's men (whether the mistake was innocent or wilful to get their spoyll) they kill five of them, viz., Pearson of Kippencrosse, Paul Do(i)g of Bal- lingrue, Linton of Pittendreich, Nap(i)er of Balquhaple, &c. Lochiell was so affected at this melanclioly accident that he could speak none for some moments, and never was known to weep but on this occasion. At Lochiell's visit to the Court t« clear his character in person, His Majesty having desired him to relate the particulars of their late expedi- tion against Argyle, he did it in few words, and in the most modest man- ner, and carefully avoyding all re- flections on the conduct of others, he related his oun missfortune in such terms as made His Majesty say that he ought rather to have been pityed
 * Helen, daughter of Sir James Cheis-