i84 BLANTYRE III. 1638. 3. Walter (Stewart), Lord Blantyre [S.], s. and h., served h. to his father 11 May 1639. He m., shortly after 24 Sep. 1641, just before his death, Margaret, da. of Sir William Mure, of Rowallan. He d. s.p., Oct. 1641. His widow m. John Brisbane. IV. 1 641. 4. Alexander (Stewart), Lord Blantyre [S.], br. and h. He was a minor in 1649. In 1647 ^^ ^^^ o"^ of the "Engagers" for Charles I, but escaped punishment on account of his youth. He ?»., about Sep. 1649, Margaret, da. of John Shaw, of Greenock, by Helen, da. of Sir John Houston, of Houston. V. [1670?]. 5. Alexander (Stewart or Stuart), (^) Lord Blantyre [S.], s. and h. He was very zealous for the Revolution, rais- ing a regiment for William III, who granted him a pension. He protested against the legality of the convention of 9 June 1702, and was in 1703 fined
- {,5,ooo "after apologising for undutiful expressions uttered against the
High Commissioner." On 15 Oct. 1702 he inherited a considerable fortune on the death of his cousin, Frances Teresa, Dowager Duchess of Richmond and Lennox. (*>) He m., istly, Margaret, da. of Sir John Henderson, of Fordel, co. Fife, Bart. She d. s.p. He m., 2ndly, in or before 1682, Anne, sister of John, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton [S.], and da. of Robert Hamilton, of Pressmennan, one of the Judges of Ses- sion [S.] under the style oi "Lord Pressmennan, by Marion, ist da. of John Denholm, of Muirhouse. He d. 20 June I704.('^) His widow, who was bap. I Aug. 1658, was bur. from Bath about 31 Dec. I722.(^) VI. 1704. 6. Walter (Stuart), Lord Blantyre [S.], s. and h. by 2nd wife, b. i Feb. 1682/3, took his seat in Pari. [S.] 5 Aug. 1704, and was a vehement opposer of the Union. Rep. Peer [S.] in the Pari, of 17 10. He d. of fever, unm., 23, and was ^«r. 24 June 17 13, "in the Duke of Richmond's vault" in Westm. Abbey, aged 30. Admon. 30 Sep. 1713. VII. 1 713. 7- Robert (Stuart), Lord Blantyre"[S.], br. and h., Capt. of a Reg. of Foot, and Fort Major of Fort St. Philip, Minorca, in 1 7 1 3. He w., i stly, (cont. 1 7 1 4) Helen, i st da. of John (^) The frenchified form Stuart seems to have superseded the older spelling at about this date. V.G. <^) With this he purchased the estate of Lethington, near Haddington, changing its name in her honour, to "Lennoxlove." The lady was 1st cousin to his father, being da. and coh. of the Hon. Walter Stewart, M.D., yr. br. to William, the and Lord Blantyre. (■=) He is described by Macky as a little, active man, very low in stature, short sighted, fair complexioned, towards 50 years old. C) Bath Abbey Reg.
