Grizell Maxwell

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About Grizell Maxwell


The peerage of Scotland: containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, ... collected from the public records, and ancient chartularies of this nation, ... Illustrated with copper-plates. By Robert Douglas, Esq;. Douglas, Robert, Sir, 1694-1770. < link >

VIII, Sir THOMAS who succeeded him, and got charters under the great seal,*domino Thomae MacLellan de Bombie, of several lands and baronies, inter 1590, et 1595. He married Grizel Maxwell, daughter of John lord Herries, by whom he had three sons.

  • 1. Sir Robert, afterwards lord Kirkcudbright.
  • 2. William MacLellan of Glenshannoch, whose son Thomas succeeded to the honours of Kirkcudbright, of whom afterwards.
  • 3. John MacLellan of Bourg, whose son John succeeded also to the lordship of Kirkcud∣bright, as will be shown hereafter

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Sir Thomas died anno 1607, and was suc∣ceeded by his eldest son,