I04 CATHCART III. 1535. 3. Alan (Cathcart), Lord Cathcart [S.], grandson and h., being only s. and h. of Alan, Master of Cathcart, abovenamed, by Agnes his wife. He m. Helen, da. of William (Sempill), 2nd Lord Sempill [S.], by his ist wife, Margaret, da. of Hugh (Mont- gomerie). Earl of Eglintoun [S.]. He d. 10 Sep. 1547, being slain at the battle of Pinkie. Will of same date directing his burial to be with his ancestors at the Black Friars at Ayr. His wife surv. him. IV. 1547. 4- Alan (Cathcart), Lord Cathcart [S.], only s. and h., b. about 1537. He was a great promoter of the Reformation, and was one who signed the bond, in 1567, on behalf of the young King, James VI, on whose side he fought at Langside in 1568. Master of the Household 1579, receiving several valuable grants from the Crown. He m., istly, Margaret, da. of John Wallace, of Craigie. He w., 2ndly, Florence McDougall, widow of John Kennedy, of Baltersane. He^. Dec. 1618. [Alan Cathcart, Master of Cathcart, s. and h. ap., b. 1562. He m., on or before 24 June 1594 (cont. dat. 9 Feb. 1593/4), Isabel, da. of Thomas Kennedy, of Bargeny. He d. v.p., 1603. Will pr. 23 July 1603.] V. 1618. 5. Alan (Cathcart), Lord Cathcart [S.], grandson and h., being s. and h. of Alan, Master of Cathcart and Isabel his wife, b. circa 1600; matric. at Glasgow Univ. 3 Apr. 1615; served h. to his grandfather 8 May 16 19. He m., i stly (cont. dat. Aug. 1 621), Mar- garet, da. of Francis (Stewart), ist Earl of Bothwell [S.], by Margaret, da. of David (Douglas), Earl of Angus [S.]. She d. s.p.s. He m., 2ndly (cont. dat. 29 Oct. 1626), Jean, ist da. of Sir Alexander Colquhoun, of Luss, by Helen, da. of Sir George Buchanan. He d. 18 Aug. 1628, at Auchencruive. Will dat. 31 July 1628, pr. 14 Jan. 1628/9. ^^^ widow m. Sir Duncan Campbell, of Auchinbreck, who was slain 1645, fighting against Montrose's army. She ;«., 3rdly, the Hon. Sir W^illiam Hamil- ton,(^) who was long Resident in Rome on behalf of the Queen Dowager, Henrietta Maria. VI. 1628. 6. Alan (Cathcart), Lord Cathcart [S.], b. the same year his father died, being served h. to him 25 June 1 63 1. Ed. at Glasgow Univ. He was a consistent Presbyterian, being the only peer who voted against the suppression of Presbytery in May 1 66 1. He m., in or before July 1643, Marion, da. of David Boswell, of Auchinleck, co. Ayr, by Isabel, da. of Sir John Wallace, of Cairnhill. He ^.13 June 1709, in his 8 ist year. (^) "William Hamilton, 3rd br. to the Earl of Abercorn " [S.], is said in Milne's List to have been cr. a Baronet [S.], but no date is assigned. It was probably in 1627.
