Colonel James Montgomerie

James, was enrolled as a student in Glasgow University on 1 March 1637. He took military service and became a colonel. He acquired the estate of Coilsfield from Patrick Houston of that Ilk in the year 1662. He died in March 1674, and was buried in the New Kirk of Edinburgh on the 18th of that month. He married (contract dated 1 and 6 June 1659) Margaret, daughter of John Macdonald in Kintyre and Elizabeth Stewart his spouse, and by her, who survived him, had issue:
(1) Alexander, who succeeded his father in Coilsfield in 1674, but died unmarried on 3 March 1679.
(2) Hugh, who succeeded his brother.
(3) Margaret, married (contract dated 4 and 5 October 1681) to John Chalmers of Gadgirth, Ayrshire. She was living on 4 December 1717.
(4) Mary, married to David Kennedy of Kirkmichael. He granted a discharge for her provision on 6 February 1697.
(5) Elizabeth, said to be married to Dunbar of Machirmore.
(6) Anna, baptized 20 July 1662, who appears to have died young, as she is not named with her sisters Mary and Elizabeth as her father's executor on 17 October 1674.

Source: "The Scots Peerage" Vol 3, page 447.'

COLONEL JAMES MONTGOMERY OF COILSFIELD

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

2 February 1663: Instrument of resignation by John Montgomery of the lands of Overtown in the hands of the commissioners of Charles, Duke of Lennox and Richmond etc in favour of Colonel James Montgomery of Coilsfield, son lawful to unquhile Alexander, Earl of Eglinton, his heirs and assignees whomsoever. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Montgomerie Family, Earls of Eglinton, teference GD3/1/9/19/17