Archibald Napier, 4th of Merchiston

Archibald Napier of Edinbellie, fourth Laird of Merchiston, eldest son of the third Laird. He married three times. First married to Catherine Douglas, they had six children: Alexander; Catherine; Margaret/Isabella* (who married Robert Napier of Wrychtishousis in 1513); Marion; Janet; and Elizabeth. His second wife was a Crichton and they had two children: John and William. His third wife was Margaret Campbell of Glenorchy and they had two children: Alexander (of Inglistoun) and Mungo. Archibald fought at Flodden in 1513, and survived. He died in 1521. In 1512, the estates of Merchiston were raised to a free barony and "infeft" (i.e. granted legal possession of) in his son, Alexander. Alexander, therefore became, technically, the next Laird of Merchiston.

• Mark Napier, in his book History of the Partition of the Lennox identifies this lady as Margaret, citing as evidence a charter dated 11 July 1593 and armorial bearings on a stone from Wrychtishousis showing the Wrychtishousis and Merchiston arms, impaled, with the initials "RM" and "MN" and dated 1513. The unidentified author of A History of the Napiers of Merchiston identifies her as Isabella and says that she was identified as the wife of Robert Napier of Wrychtishousis in 1513, 1514 and 1523, and married for a second time to Thomas Corry of Kelwood in 1536 and 1541. I think that Mark Napier is probably correct and the unidentified author has made a mistake, how, I do not know at the moment.

pumpman34added this on 25 Feb 2011according to: http://www.clannapier.org/merchnap.htm