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 188 SOM EliYILLE. LockhaRT, of Lee. He m. secondly, 16 March 1685, at Edinburgh, Margaret Jamieson, spinster, by whom lie had no issue. He d. at Edinburgh, 7 and was bur. 9 Feb. 1093/) at Libberton. Funeral entry in Lyon office. XII. 1G93. 12.( h ) James Somerviixe, >!>' juref) Loud Somf.k- VII.I.E [S.], gralidMiu and h., being only s- and h. of James SoMKRVUXK, the younger^'' 1 ) by Elizabeth, da. of George Graham, of Edinburgh, merchant, which James lastnained, was 1st s. and h. of James Somehvii.i.k, of Drum, and Martha, his first wife, both abovenamed, but d. v.p., a few days after S July 1682. from wounds received that day ('.ike " Mereutio ") in partlDg two friends, fighting in a drunken brawl. He was 6. and bap. 167-1 ('I : served heir of his father, 21 Dee. 1882. He m. Margaret, da. of (— ) Mcriiay, of Deuchar. lie d. 1 Dee. 170'J. XIII. ( h ) 1700, U.( h ) .Tames SoMEnvn.r.E, tie jure0 in 1709, and confirmed in dc facti in 1723, LonD Somkhvii.le [S.J, 1st s. and h.,6. Jan. HIPS. He claimed his privilege to vote at the elections of a rep. peer [S ] 172.'!. in 1721, and on 21 April and IS Aug. 1722. but was refused un the first two occasions, tho' admitted on the last. His petition to be recognised as LOUD SOMEKVILLE [B.J, having been referred to the Houge of Lords was adjudged in his favour,( r j 27 May 1723, and the title was ordered to be entered on the roll of 1'eers [S ] in the place(S; in which the Lord Somerville sat in Pari., 16 Feb. 1524. He, however, protested for precedency over id! the Barons [Sj at the elections of Scotch Bep, Peers, 13 June 1723, and 20 Sep. 1727. He was himself a Hep. I'eeu [S.], 1741-47. P.y arrangement in 1730 with William Somerville^ 11 ) of Eadstone, co. Warwick, ami of S„merville-A*to!i, co. Glonc. (the well-known Toet, author of " The Chase" &cj, he obtained the reversion of all his estates which he inherited accordingly on his death, 19 July 1712. He was one of the Lords of the Police [S.], 1741. He effected great improvements at Drum, and re-built the mansion there. He m. firstly, in 172-1, Anne, widow of Edward Kolt, da. and h. of Henry Davnti x, of Spye Park, co. Wilts, by Anne, sister and coheir of Charles (WlLMOT), EaRL ok ROCHESTER. She d. 24 Oct. 1734 at Drum. Admon. 31 March 1737.. Hew. secondly, 27 April 1730, at St. Gregory's, London, and 6 May following at Kirkcudbright (settlmt. April 1736) Frances Citrgenven, widow (then of St. Maryh-bone), .la. and coheir of John Rotheram, of Much Waltham, co. Essex. She'd, s.p.s, 13 Mav 175a, at Drum. Will dat. 6 Feb. 1755, pr. 1-1 Nov. 1757. He d. there, 14 Dec. 1765, a ged about 65. Will dat. 18 Dec. 1765, pr. 9 April 1766. (■••) This is the date in Lyon office ; that in Wood's "Douglas" in "1690." ( b ) These numbers are only accurate if the succession be taken as one in tail Wail ( c ) According to the decision of the house 27 May 1723. ( d ) This James was b. 26 Aug., and bap 1 Sep. 1652 at Lendrick kirk. He m., as above, June 1671. ('') There were present at his baptism, his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, all named (like himself) James, aud all the first-born of their parents. f; The ratio decidendi is that " the petitioner in a connected progress has been served heir to the said Gilbert [who d. in 1618] by which it appears that he is both heir male and heir general of the said Gilbert. The Committee are, there/on, of opinion that the said petitioner has a right to the said honour aud dignity." The service of 13 Feb. 1722, on which alone is founded the proof of his desceut is that he was " legitimus et propinquior lucres [not "hreres masculus "] Gilberti, Domini Somervel, fratris atavi sui," and the claimant in his petition sets forth that " the heirs general of Lord Gilbert had failed, and grounds his claim pointcd.li/ upon the fact, for he next adds that such issue of Gilbert, Lord S., having thus f'ided, the title and honour descended to the heirs of the said Hugh, Lord S. [whose first s. and h was the said Gilbert], by Hugh, his said second eon, of whom he now states himself to be the first." See " Riddell," pp. 349-352. (?) See p. 186, note " c," and p. 185, note " a." ( B ) He was considered to be a distant cousin, claiming descent from Roger, yst. of the three sons of Sir Walter Somerville, of Whichuor, co. Stafford, from whom (thro William, his second sou, who settled iu Scotland), his Lordship was 23d f !] iu descent.