When asked by an inquisitive friend which of his three wives he had liked best, he replied "Indeed, if the first one had lived, I would never have looked for another" from Memorials of Ochiltree

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1291628/My-family-aristos-How-Tennant-family-rose-simple-farmers-making-fortune-wildest-dreams.html

Alternate birth place in merges - Laigh Corton, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland,

Need to establish correct one CJB

Children

First Marriage to Jean McClure (1729-1757) m. 12 12 1748 Ayr

1. William Tennant Son b. 14 May 1751 Ayr, Ayrshire,Scotland; d. 5 May 1756 Ayr, Ayrshire,Scotland
2. James Tennant Son b c. 1754 Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; d c. 1835 Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
3. Jean Tennant Daughter b. 1756 Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; d. 26 Mar 1811 Ochiltree, Ayrshire , Scotland

2nd Marriage Margaret McClure (1738-1784) m 23 Aug 1757 Ayr

1. William Tennant Son b. 1 Nov 1758 Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; d. 29 May 1813 Scotland
2. John Tennant Son b. 28 Jul 1760 Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; d. 20 Jul 1853 Scotland
3. Capt David Tennant Son b. 5 May 1762 Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; d. 3 Aug 1839 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
4. Agnes Tennant Daughter b. 30 Apr 1764 Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; d. 14 Jun 1787 Scotland
5. Janet Tennant Daughter b. 30 May 1766 Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; d. 1 Feb 1845 Scotland
6. Sir Charles Tennant Son b. 3 Mar 1768 Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland; d. 1 Oct 1838 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
7. Margaret Tennant Daughter b. 22 Apr 1770 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland; d. 19 Oct 1836 Scotland
8. Alexander Tennant Son b. 23 May 1772 Ochitree, Scotland; d. 15 May 1814 Cape Town, Cape, South Africa
9. Robert Tennant Son b. 31 Aug 1774 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland; d. 11 Aug 1841 Scotland
10. Elizabeth Tennant Daughter b. 11 Jun 1776 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. 28 Feb 1813 Scotland
11. Katherine Tennant Daughter b. 24 Jul 1778 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. 2 Jan 1848 Scotland
12. Sarah Tennant Daughter b. 18 Apr 1780 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland; d. 1864
13. Charlotte Tennant Daughter b. 13 Sep 1782 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; 4 Dec 1859 Scotland

3rd wife Jean McWilliams (1744-1798) m. 6 Jan 1787