The Sterling genealogy

94 THE STERLING GENEALOGY
3 William Striveling.
4 Duncan Striveling.
5 William Striveling.
6 Walter. (The last four are mentioned as brothersgerman
to the " Auld Lard " of Craigbernard in
1565.)
7 David, mentioned as her deceased brother in a discharge
by Margaret Stirling, spouse of Andrew Symple of
Bryntschellis, dated Nov. 30, 1565.
8 Margaret Striveling, the above.
XIII JOHN STRIVELING OF CRAIGBERNARD. John,
Earl of Lennox, granted a precept on Apr. 18, 1520, in his favor
as heir of his father in Craigbarnet and Kylwinnet. He appears
as a witness and otherwise in various deeds to June 12, 1579, when
he resigned his estates in favor of his eldest son, John, who had
a charter of that date from Robert, Earl of Lennox. John mar-
ried Euphame Logan, probably a daughter of John Logan of
Gartconnell, before Feb. 10, 1520. He died between June 12, 1579,
and Dec. 22, 1580, when he was called umquhile in a discharge
by James, his third son.
(So stated in the Genealogy of the Stirlings of Keir. But in
an old Inventory of Writs there is a Prorogation of a Submis-
sion between William Livingston of Kilsyth and Marion Foster,
spouse of John Stirling of Craigbarnet, on account of William
Stirling of Glorat, one of the arbiters, dated Jan. 1, 1534.)
John's children were:
XIV 1 John Striveling, his heir.
2 Walter Striveling, a witness in 1546.
3 James Striveling, mentioned in 1580.
4 Margaret Striveling, presumed his daughter from her
mention in the dispensation for her marriage to
David Watson in June, 1545.
XIV JOHN STRIVELING OF CRAIGBERNARD. He
succeeded his father before December, 1580. He was one of the
executors named in the will of Walter Striveling of Ballagan on
Dec. 17, 1597, confirmed in the Edinburgh Commissary Court
Books, July 4, 1599. He seems to have married Margaret Reid
and to have had at least two children. He was living in 16—
the date of his death is apparently unknown.