A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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later, the 2oth of February 1638, by King Charles I. This Earl, having no n\M.
issue of his body, he procured from King Charles I. on behalf of his daughter
Mary and her descendants, certain letters patent, whereby the title and dignity of
F.arl of Findlater was conferred upon her, and Patrick Ogilvie of Inchmartin, her
husband. They had James, their son and heir, who married Anne, only daughter
of Hugh Earl of Eglinton, by Anne his wife, daughter of James Marquis of
Hamilton, by whom he had James the present Earl of Findlater, and his brother
Colonel Patrick Ogilvie of Lonmay ; for which see Mr Crawfurd's Peerage.
The arms of this family of Deskford, before it was dignified, are illuminated on
the house of Falahall, 1604, quarterly, first and fourth argent, a lion passant gardant
gules, and a crescent in base of the same, for Ogilvie ; second and third argent v
a cross ingrailed sable, for Sinclair of Deskford ; and afterwards, when dignified
with the title of Lord Deskford, they carried over their quartered arms, by way
of surtout, an escutcheon gules, with the sun in its splendour, proper, which of
late has been 'disused, and have carried only, quarterly, Ogilvie, (with the lion
crowned) and Sinclair, supported by two lions gardant gules ; and for crest, another
lion of the same, holding a plum-rule : with the motto, lout jour. As in
Plate of Achievements.
OGILVIE Lord BANFF, argent, a lion passant gardant, gules, crowned or ; for
Ogilvie, second and third argent, three papingoes vert, beaked and membred gules,
for Hume of Fastcastle ; supported on the dexter by a man in armour, with a target,
all proper ; and on the sinister, by a lion rampant, gules ; crest, a lion's head
erased gules : motto, Fideliter.
The first of this family was Walter Ogilvie of Dunlugas, a son of Sir Walter
Ogilvie of Boyne, by Margaret his wife, one of the daughters and co-heirs of Sir
James Edmonstone of that Ilk. He married Alison, one of the heiresses of Patrick
Hume of Fastcastle, in the reign of King James IV. ; and by her had Sir Walter
his son and successor. This Walter Ogilvie, designed of Banff, in a charter granted
to him by George Earl of Huntly, of the lands of Auchannachie in the forrestry
of Boyne, of the date 1491, in which the Earl calls him, Armiger noster, which
charter is confirmed by King James IV. 1495. (Haddington's Collections.)
Walter had by his wife Alison, George Ogilvie of Dunlugas, who married Beatrix,
daughter of George Lord Seaton. Their son and successor was another Walter,
father of Sir Walter Ogilvie of Dunlugas, father of Sir George ; who, for his
loyalty to King Charles I. was, by letters patent, bearing date 3ist of August
1642, created Lord Banff, who, by a daughter of the Lord Duffus, had George his
son and successor, who took to wife Agnes, a daughter of Alexander Lord Halker-
ton, and had with her Mr George and Sir Alexander Ogilvie of Forglen.
Which George, second Lord Banff, by his lady, a daughter of William Keith
Earl Marischal, had, for his son and successor, George, the present Lord Banff, who
married Helen, daughter of Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, one of the Senators
of the College of Justice.
OGILVIE of Innerquharity, the first of which was a younger son of Alexander
Ogilvie of that Ilk, and the heiress of Auchterhouse. These of this family carry
collared with an
quarterly, first and fourth argent, a lion passant gardant gules,
open crown, and crowned with a close imperial one, or, for Ogilvie ; second and
Third argent, an eagle displayed sable, beaked and membred gules, for Ramsay of
Auchterhouse ; and in the centre, by way of surtout, the badge of the Order of a
Knight Baronet, as by the present Sir John Ogilvie, Bart..
Mr JOHN OGILVIE of Balbegno, whose father is brother-german to Sir John
Ogilvie of Innerquharity, carries the same with Innerquharity, within a bordure
azure, for his difference ; and for crest, a flower of the sun ; with the motto, >uo
duxeris adsum. Lyon Register, and Plate of Achievements.
Sir WALTER OGILVIE of Boyne, second son of Sir Walter Ogilvie of Lintrathan,
by his wife the heiress of Deskford, as before, married Margaret Edmonstone,
"econd daughter and co-heir of James Edmonstone of that Ilk. He got with her,
halt of the lands of Tulliallan, which he excambed with his wife's sister and her
husband, Patrick Blackadder, for the thanedom of Boyne, as by the charter of extambion
which I have seen {penes Ogilvie of Boyne) dated at Glasgow the 25th
ot February 1484, and confirmed by King James III. that same year. His son