(Sir) Alexander COLQUHOUN



HUSBAND:
[F17664]. (Sir) Alexander COLQUHOUN. Fifteenth Lord of Colquhoun and seventeenth Lord of Luss.
Born (about 1573)(in 1573-S8) in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; son of Sir John COLQUHOUN [F35328] and Agnes BOYD [F35329]. {S6, S8}. Alexander married Margaret Helen BUCHANAN [F17665] on (8)(18-S3) AUG 1595 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The marriage of Alexander and Helen was arranged with a view to putting an end to the feud between the two families.

He succeeded his brother Humphrey as the Lord of Colquhoun and Luss when Humphrey was treacherously shot in 1592 and died without male issue.

Alexander was given a grant in 1616 of 1000 acres in the Barony of Raphoe in County Donegal, Ireland; on which, by terms of the grant, he was required to make a residence for a period in each year. His son Adam did this for him, and ultimately inherited the property, creating the beginning of the family in Ireland.

Alexander was chief of the clan during the feuds with Clan MacGregor. Sir Alexander's forces were ambushed at Glen Fruin on 7 FEB 1603, and nearly 200 Calquhoun men were killed and many more wounded. Sir Alexander made a direct appeal to King James VI, and an Act of Privy Council was passed abolishing the name of MacGregor forever.

Alexander's will is dated 17 MAY 1617. He died 23 MAY 1617 and was buried in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.



WIFE:
[F17665]. Margaret Helen Buchanan.
Born in 1576 in Buchanan, Sterling, Scotland; daughter of (Sir) George BUCHANAN [F35330] and Margaret (Mary) GRAHAM [F35331]. She married Sir Alexander COLQUHOUN [F17664] on (8)(18-S3) AUG 1595 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. She died on 23 MAY 1617 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


CHILDREN of (Sir) Alexander COLQUHOUN [F17664] and Margaret Helen Buchanan [F17665]:
  1. John Colquhoun. Sixteenth Lord of Colquhoun and Eighteenth of Luss. Born in 1596 in Dunbarton, Scotland. He was said to be the First Baronet of Nova Scotia, but this is a confusion with his grandnephew. He married (1) Lilias Graham, eldest daughter of the fourth Earl of Montrose (and sister of the great Marquis), on 6 JUL 1620 in Scotland. He fell in love with his wife's pretty sister, Lady Katherine (Catherine) Graham, and after eloping with her, fled the country to die in exile in Italy. He was accused of using Witchcraft and sorcery to woo her, and criminal charges were raised against him for "abduction by sorcery." He was in absentia declared a fugutive from justice, excommunicated, and his life escheat was given away. Sir John was said to be a necromancer who was skilled in Black Magic and was the last family member to openly practice witchcraft. This may have been said because of this affair with Katherine, and the subsequent trial. He died 1655 in Italy while in exile, and was buried in Italy. He was succeeded by his son, Sir John Colquhoun, seventeenth of Colquhoun and nineteenth of Luss, in 1647, who married Margaret Baillie in 1676, daughter of Sir Gideon Baillie, of Lochend, and his wife, Magdalene Cormigie, the second daughter of David, Lord Cormigie, eldest son of David, first Earl of Southesk.
  2. Helen COLQUHOUN. {S8}.
  3. Humphry COLQUHOUN. Born about 1598 in Scotland. He was of Balvie. He was a member of Parliament from 1643-1649. He married Margaret Somerville in Scotland. He was buried in Balvie.
  4. Adam COLQUHOUN. Born about 1601 in Scotland. He married Christian Lindsay in 1621, probably in Ireland. Adam lived in Ireland on his fathers property. He inherited the property in 1617 and in 1630 he transferred title to his son Robert. He changed the spelling of name to Calhoun when he first went to Ireland. He died in DEC 1634 in Ireland (Scotland-S10). John C. Calhoun (U.S. Vice-President) of South Carolina's family line descends from Adam.
  5. [F8832]. Sir Alexander COLQUHOUN. Born in (1593-S8)(1599)(1603), of Tullichewan, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. He married Marion Stirling (Sterling) in SEP 1631 in Scotland. He died in Scotland.
  6. Walter COLQUHOUN (Cahoone). Born: Abt 1605, Scotland. Died in Sweden. He changed the spelling of Colquhoun to Cahoone. He died without issue in 1686 in Donegal, Ireland.
  7. George COLQUHOUN. Born: Abt 1609. He was educated at Glasgow University. He died in Sweden.
  8. Jean COLQUHOUN. Born about 1611. She married (1): Duncan of Auchinbreck. She married (2): William Hamilton. He died 25 June 1681 She married (3) Allen Cathcart 1626, Scotland. She died in Scotland.
  9. Mary COLQUHOUN. {S8}. Born about 1613 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
  10. Nancy COLQUHOUN. Born: Abt 1613 in Scotland. Marriage: John McAuselan.
  11. Katherine COLQUHOUN. Born: Abt 1615 in Scotland. Marriage: Sir-John Mure. She died in Maypole, Scotland.


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