Sophia Gault

Sophia Gault

• Birth: abt 1650 - near Belfast, Ireland; also seen as Drum, Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• Parents: unknown
• Husband: David Irvine

In Glenco, North Ireland, Robert Irvine married Elizabeth Wylie: one son, David, who married Sophia Gault, whose family were of the nobility of Scotland, and descended from the Shaws, who built Ballygally Castle on the shore of the Larne in 1625. Above entrance door of this castle: "God's Providence is my inheritance." (1)

Links

*https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MBCS-WY6 

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81419729/robert-irvine
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/i/l/Sharen-Williams-PA...
• http://thecityobserver.org/irvine/b8819.htm
• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/f/i/n/Lou-A-Fink/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-000...
• Boyd, Loucinda Joan Rodgers.  The Irvines and their kin. A history of the Irvine family and their descendants. Published 1898 by The author in Louisville, Ky .
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gault-22

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Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine. The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'.

The original 13th-century tower of Drum Castle has been suggested as the work of medieval architect Richard Cementarius, who built the Bridge of Don in Old Aberdeen. It is believed to be one of the three oldest tower houses in Scotland (and notably unaltered). A large wing was added in 1619 by the 9th laird, and further alterations were made during the Victorian era.

The castle and its grounds were granted to William de Irwyn in 1325 by Robert the Bruce, and remained in the possession of Clan Irvine until 1975. William de Irwyn (of the Irvings of Bonshaw clan) was armour bearer/secretary (and neighbor) to King Robert the Bruce. Drum played a role in the Covenanting Rebellion (as did nearby Muchalls Castle) leading to its being attacked and sacked three times. Source: Wikipedia Added to Geni by Janet Milburn 2/14/18

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