The Sterling genealogy

180 THE STERLING GENEALOGY
IV GEORGE STRIUELING OF ESTER BRAKEY.
Hugh Fraser, Lord Lovat and Baron of the barony of Kynnell,
granted on Nov. 1, 1499, " dilecto consan quineo nostro Magistro
George Struieling " a charter of the lands of Ester Brekie and
an annual-rent of ten merits payable out of the same. The charter
bears that the lands and annual rent belonged to William Stirling,
son and heir of Walter Stirling, and were resigned by him to
George Stirling. By charter dated June 2, 1509, George Stir-
ling of Ester Brekky and Patrick Stirling, his brother-german,
with consent of David Strieueling, son and heir-apparent of
George, mortified an annual-rent of ten merks from Ester Braiky
for the Chaplain of Kynnell.
He also acquired the lands of Balcaskie in County Fife from
John Erskine of Dun, who granted a charter of sale thereof to
George and Margaret Dalgleish, his wife, dated Apr. 23, 1510.
George Stirling had another Crown charter of Ester Braiky Oct.
23, 1526. He appears to have been succeeded by his son
V DAVID STRIUELING OF ESTER BRAIKY, who made
a mortification to the church of Montrose out of those lands
which was confirmed by a Crown charter Feb. 24, 1531. He and
many other landed gentlemen were on Feb. 2, 1532, fined for not
appearing to pass on the assises of Jonet, Lady Glammis, who
was tried for witchcraft. He had four sons
1 David Striueling, who appears to have predeceased him
or to have died without making up a feudal title to
the estate.
VI 2 George Striueling, who succeeded.
3 Thomas Striueling, who had two daughters: Helen, who
succeeded to Balcaskie, and another, who m.
Beaty, and had two daughters.
4 John, burgess of Dundee in 1561. He had a son, David, who
on Aug. 2, 1564, was retoured heir of his grandfather,
David, in the lands of Balcaskie, in the County of Fife,
from which it appears that David, the elder, had been
dead for 18 years, consequently he died in 1546.
VI DAVID STRP7ELING OF ESTER BRAIKY. He
probably died before his father, but certainly before May 8, 1548.
His only son was