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ALEXANDER, FIRST OF KINGENNIE. 129
Colin Campbell of Luudic grants a pension of wheat (S.W. 210); imd If) May 162-1, Fart ti.
when he and his wife renounce certain few maiils, etc., out of \Vestcr Gourdie to ^^'^P '"
Ihivid,'
Viscouiit Stormonth (G.ll.S. 1).
There are many references to hini in connection with his chiMron,' the in.urinires of
his daughters, and the various settlements whicli ho made from time to time on them and
on his sons, in the accounts of wiiom tliey will be dealt witli.
Amouj; the last references to him as living are two dated 27 Jan., 20 Feb. IGJG, in
regard to the marriage contract of his daughter Jean (SAX. 221 ; I'.ll.X. IC), and one
25 Feb. in that year, when he gets a discharge for the tocher of another of his d'auglitci-s,
Marjory (S.W. 2J0V He died- between then and \H Mav following, ivh.'u liis^eldcst
son is designed "of Kingennie" (R.D. 90). while 2:? May. there is ,a precept for infeftment
of this son as iiis heir in Wester Gourdie (S.W. 22.'i).' He would seen\ to ii:ive hft a will
as, 1 1 Nov. 162G, Mr. John Duncansone, minister of Dundee, di.seliar-_'es his sou and executor
of a legacy left to him by the clerk (S W. 22.')), and, 9 July 10J7. there is mention of a
sum of 500 merks. paid by liis son " for tlie help of the ]>wjr of Dmidee .... as he was
ordained of his father at the time of his decease" (D.C. Ci't).
He had married at Dundee towards the close of 1.^82, Helen Ramsay, daiiirhterof
Alexander Ramsay of Dmidee.^ The marriage contact is dated at |)tnid.u'21 Nov., luid
there is a settlement three days later (2-t Nov.) in which she is still termecl ".spoii.so
future " to Alexander Wedderburn (S. W. ) .i ; D.P.B. 21G). Probably the marriage took ])Iaco
by 15 Dec. when she got sasine of the subjects settled on lier (D.l'. 15. 217-I.'. Ifi29.
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He w.as b.iried (.sa.vs J.W. iu hi.s"MS.) in the Hnwt! of Dundee, in tl,e^i».t »l.er