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 652 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. haling entered the shire of Angus, at tlie head of a lawless gang of robbers, in order to plunder the country, the sheriff, accompanied by Ms uterine brother, Walter Lighton, an- cestor of that family, and a numerous posse of country people overtook the robbers at a place called Glenbrerith. in Angus, -where, after a smart skirmish. Sir Walter with his brother, and about sixty of his followers, were tilled on the spot, 1391. With a daugliter Marjorj-, m. to David, third earl of Crawford, he left three sons, I. Alexander, of Auchterhouse, sheriff of Forfar, 1 103-23, who had issue, 1. Sir Patrick, of Auchterhouse, shcriti' of Forfar and justiciary, father of Alexander, of Auchter- house, whose daughter and heir Mai-garet, m. James Stuai-t, Earl of Buchan, brother uterine of James If. 2. S'r Andrew, of Inehmartin, an- cestor in the male line of the second and subsequent Earls of Findlater, from whom the Earl of Seafield comes by female des- cent. II. Sir Walter, of Lintrathcn, High Treasurer of Scotland under James I, ancestor of the Eaels of AlEliE. {See BritKE's Peerage.) HI. John (Sir), of whom we treat. The third sou, Sir Jons" Ogilvt, obtained from his brother. Sir Walter, of Liutr.ithen, the lands and barony of Inverquharity, in Forfarshire, in 1420. He had three sons, I. Ale-XAXDER his lieir. II. Walter, heir to his nephew. III. Thomas, of Clova. The eldest son, Alexander Ogilvt, second baron of Inverquharity, nho lost his lile at the mem- orable battle of Ai-broath,in which he fought against the Lindsays, 23rd January, 1145, got a charter from Alexander Seton, Lord of Gordon, of tbe lands of Newton, Herdhill, Kinnordie, Ba'.bredie, &c., in the barony of Kirriemuir, dateil the 15th June, 1434; also a charter from Nichol Borthwick,ot the lands of Ladiuch,&c, dated the 15th March, 1438 ; and a charter fjom William Gifford, of Bal- nagarroch, of the lands of Little Migry, &c., dated the 1st April, 1439 ; all of which are confirmed by a charter under the great seal. He had in 1144 a Icence to fortify his house and add an iron gate. By his wife, Janet, daughter and heiress of William Towers, of Barnlon, he had a son, Alexander Ogiltt, third baron of Inver- quharity, who d. yoimg, ejVeo 1454, and was ^. by his uncle, W.ALTEE Ogilvt, fourth baron of Inver- quharity, who d. I4S1, and was «. by his son, John Ogilvt, the fifth baron of Inverqu- harity, got a charier from King James III of the lands of Middleton, Haiidwicli, &c., to him and Vargaret Eat try, his wife, dated the 23rd Au. ust, 1187. Bv the said Margaret, daughter of John Eatteay, of Rat- tray, he had a son and successor, David Ogilvt, sixth bjron of Inverqu- harity. There appear to have been disputes and family feuds " bet^vixt the twa houses of Innercarritee and Clova sen the battle of Arbroath" ,- but these were all at hist accom- modated by the interposition of friends, who were mutually chosen as arbitrators by both parties, and who having adjusted all their differences, the brothers entered into a mu- tual bond of friendship, whereby they bound themselves and their posterity to live in peace and amity with one another, dated 24th May, 1524. He m. — Norie, descended of an ancient family of that name in Dumbarton- shire, by whom he had a son, John Ogilvt, his apparent heir, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Alexander Guthrie (who was killed at the battle of Flodden, in 1513), by whom he had a son. Sir John Ogilvt, of Inverquharity, who s. his grandfather and m. Elizabetli, daughter of Thomas Fothekixghaji, of Powrie, by whom he had a son, John, his heir ; and a daughter Marian, m. to James Maule, of Melgum, son of Henry Maule, of Innerpeffer, son of Robert Maule, of Panmure. He sat in the Parliament of 1560, and was- s. by his SOD, Sir John Ogilvt, of Inverquharity, wTio m. 1559, Helen Ogilvt, sister of James, fifth Lord Ogilvy, of Airly, and by her had two sons, I. John, his heir. II. James, whose son JoHlf carried on the line ot this family ; of whom after- wairds. I. Janet, m. Donald, progenitor of the Faequharsons ofFimean, by whom she had seven sons, all founders of respect.ible families. II. Catherine, m. to David SiBBAlD, of Letham. Sir John was s. by his eldest son. Sir John Ogilvt, of Inverquharity, who, in 1580, m. Elizabeth Ogilvie, by whom he had no children. He d. and was s. by (the son of his brother James) his nephew. Sir John Ogilvt, knighted by King James TI the 2Sth June, I6O0. He m. his cousin, Matilda, daught er of Thomas Fother- INGHAM, of Powrie, in 1586, by whom he had a son, John, his heir, and four daughters. He d. in the end of the reign of King James VI and was s. by his son. Sir .John Ogilvt, of Inverquharity, who WS9 created a baronet of Nova Scotia, with remainder to his heirs male generally 26th September, 1626. Sir John m. 1622, Anne, dnugliter of Sir .Alexander Irvine, of Drum, by the Lady Marion Douglas, his wife, and had issue, 1. Alexander, who, at an early age, joined the armies of Montrose, and fought in the tattle of Brechin, Kilsyth, and Philiphangh. He was taken prisoner at Philipliaugh and executed with Sir Philip Nisbet, 23rd October, 1646.