50 CARNWATH his widow. She m. (mar. lie. at Fac. off.), 30 Dec. 1 661, at St. Martin's- in-the-Fields, William Watkins, of Westminster, aged about 60, a widower, she being aged 24. He appears to have d. before June 1662, when an admon. (not now existing) occurs of a person of that name. She »/., 3rdly, as his 2nd wife (mar. lie. 13 Feb. 1662/3, ^'^^- Gen.), Samuel Collins, of London, Doctor of Physic, then aged about 40. He, who entered and signed his pedigree at the Visit, of London, 1665, d. 11, and was bur. 19 Apr. 1 7 10, at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields. The Countess Dowager of Carnwath was bur. (as such) 12 Aug. 17 12, at St. Martin's afsd. Will dat. 15 May 1710, pr. 9 Aug. 1712. IL 1654. 2. Gavin (Dalzell), Earl of Carnwath, iic. [S.], s. and h. by ist wife, who, as early as 1646, was, in con- sequence of the act of Pari, above referred to, styled v.p. Earl of Carnwath. He fought on the King's side, Sep. 1 651, at the battle of Worcester, where he was taken prisoner and detained for many years. He »;., istly (cont. dat. 21 July 1637), Margaret, ist da. and coh. of David Carnegy, styled 'Lokh Carnegy (s. and h. ap. of David, ist Earl of Southesk [S.]), by Margaret, da. of Thomas (Hamilton), ist Earl of Haddington [S.]. She was living as his wife 4 July 1648. He w., 2ndly, before 14 Dec. 1663, Mary, 1st da. of Alexander Erskine, styled Viscount Fentoun (s. and h. ap. of Thomas, ist Earl of Kellie [S.]), by Anne, da. of Alexander (Seton), ist Earl of Dunfermline [S.]. By her he had no issue. He d. June 1 674.(*) Fun. entry in Lyon office. Will pr. 13 May 1675. IIL 1674. 3. James (Dalzell), Earl of Carnwath, i^c. [S.], s. and h. by ist wife, b. before 4 July 1648, served h. to his father, 30 May 1676. Ed. at Glasgow Univ. 1659. He sold the estate of Carnwath to Sir George Lockhart in 1682. He m., 10 Dec. 1676, Mary, 6th and yst. da. of George (Seton), 3rd Earl of Wintoun [S.], by his 2nd wife, Elizabeth, da. of John (Maxwell), Lord Herries [S.]. He d. s.p.m. i683.() His widow d. 15, and was bur. 19 Jan. 1697/8, at Holyrood Chapel. Fun. entry in Lyon office. IV. 1683. 4. John (Dalzell), Earl of Carnwath, i^c. [S.], br. of the whole blood and h. male. Ed. at Glasgow Univ. 1659. Served h. to his br. 13 Nov. 1688. He d. unm., 7 June 1702. (') Fun. entry in Lyon office. (^) Scots Peerage says Nov. or Dec. 1673. () Scots Peerage in error quotes his will as showing that he died in 1688, but in the Great Seal charter of Carnwath, dated 15 Feb. 1683/4, ratifying a disposition of Earl James of 15 Jan. 1681/2, he is described as "quondam," and therefore must have died between those two dates. The date of 1683 comes from Crawfurd, who quotes "Records of the Abbey Church of Holyrood." [ex inform. J. Maitland Thom- son). V.G. (■=) "A nobleman of good learning and well known in the science of Heraldry."
