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 DUNDEE — DUNDONALD. 209 IV. 1700. J f. David Graham, of Duntroon, co. Forfar, cousin and h. male, who as collateral h. male of tie grantee, would, but for the forfeiture, have been Viscount of Dundee, &c. [S.], and who so styled himself. He was s. and h. of, Walter G., of Duntroon, by Elizabeth, .sister of Alexander GuTHUIE, whiuh Walter, was second son of Sir William Graham, of Olavcrhouse, and younger brother of George, the grandfather of the 1st Viscount Kerf. Jany. 170(3. V. 1706. 5. William Graham, of Duntroon afsd, s. and h. and, but for the forfeiture, Viscount op Dundee, &c. [S.] He was in the insurrection of 1716, and was consequently attainted in 171G. VI. 1730 ? 0. James Graham, of Duntroon afsd., s. and h., and, oat for the forfeiture, [1690 and 1716], Viscount of Dundee and LORD Graham of Clavehhoise L--S.] He sold Duntroon, before 1735, Lo his uncle, Alexander C!raham.( :l ) Engaging in the insurrection of 1 7-15, he also was attainted, as "James Graham, late of Duntroon takiny on himself the title of Viscount of Dundee." He had a company in Lord Ogilvy's Regiment in the French service and d. (apparently ».p.) at Dunkirk in 1759. .Since that date the title appears never to have been assumed.! 1 ') DUXDOXALD. Barony IS.] jf, Sir William COCHRANE, of Cowdon, 2d s.( c ) of J_ lo^7, Alexander Bum, afterwards Cochrane, by Elizabeth, di). and h, ' of William Cociiiiane, of Cochrane, co. Renfrew, had charters of Earldom [b.J the Barony of Cochrane, 10 Dec. 16-12; was M.P. for co. Ayr, I 1GC9 1644 ; and was by patent dat. at Carisbrook Castle, 27 Dec. 1647, cr. LORD COCHRANE OF DUNDONALD [S.], with rem. to the heirs male of his body. He acquired in 1653, the Lordship of Paisley, wdiere he lived in great splendour, being fined by Cromwell's "act of grace," no less than £5,000, afterwards reduced to £1,866. At the restoration, he was made P.C. and one of the Commissioners of the Treasury, being cr., 12 May 1669, EARL OF DUNDONALD, and LORD COCHRANE OF PASELEY AND OCHILTKIE [S.], with rem. of those dignities to the heirs male, which failing to the eldest heirs female, without division, of his body, and the heirs male of such heirs female, bearing the name anil arms of Cochrane [ qua semper tcnebuntur"), all which failing, to his nearest heirs whatsoever. He m. about 1630, Eupheme, da. of Sir William Scott, of Ardross, co. Fife, by Jean, da. of Sir John Skene, of Cctrriehill. He d. 16S6, and was bur. at Dundonald. (") This Alexander settled the estate on his brother David Graham, who d. 1766, aged 79, leaving an only s. and h., Alexander Graham, of Duntroon, who d. 17S2, leaving an only a. and h, another Alexander, who d. s.p. in 1802, leaving his sisters his coheirs. Of these only two married ; the eldest, Amelia, who inherited Duntroon, marrying in 1731, Patrick Stirling, who took the surname and arms of Graham. ( b ) The issue male of Sir William Graham, of Claverhouse, the great grandfather of the 1st Viscount, appear* to have failed in 1S02 (see, ante, note " a "), but " there may bo issue male from John Graham, the uncle of Walter, the first of Duntroon, and there appears to be male heirs now in existence, who derive their descent from Robert Graham, of Fintry, the elder brother of John Graham, the ancestor of the first Viscount Dundee." [Hewlett, p. 139.] ( c ) His elder brother Sir John Cochrane, a Col. in the army to Charles I, and an attendant on Charles II (when in exile 1650), d. a. p., before the Restoration. There were also five other brothers (seven sous in all), of whom no less than four were also in the Royal army, one of them, Col. Sir Bryco Cochrane losing his life therein in 1650.