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Abercrombie, Lord (S, 1647 - 1681)

Creation: let.pat. 12 Dec 1647

Extinct: 1681

Family name: Sandilands

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Arms:

Quarterly:  1st and 4th, Argent a Bend Azure (Sandilands); 2nd and 3rd, Argent a Heart Gules imperially crowned Or on a Chief Azure three Mullets of the first (Douglas)

Crest:

A Talbot's Head couped Argent collared Azure

Supporters:

On either side a Talbot Argent collared Azure

Motto:

 Loyal Du Mort

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James [Sandilands], 1st Lord Abercrombie

1st son and heir of Sir James Sandilands, Yr of Petlair (by his wife Lady Agnes Carnegie, 2nd dau. of David [Carnegie], 1st Earl of Southesk), 1st son and heir ap. of William Sandilands of Petlair, by his wife Jean Bothwell, dau. of Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney

born

mar. (1)

after 4 Aug 1643 Jean Crichton, dau. of Patrick Lichtoun, of Dunninald, co. Forfar

children by first wife

1. Hon James Sandilands, later 2nd Lord Abercrombie

1. Hon Anna Sandilands, a creditor of her father

mar. (2)

1663 Christian Grainger (widow of Rev James Grainger, Minister of Kinneff ; d. after 21 Aug 1686), dau. of ..... Fletcher

died

after 27 Feb 1666/7

created

12 Dec 1647 Lord Abercrombie

suc. by

son by first wife

note

knighted bef. 1643; heir of his grandfather 1645; granted the Barony of Abercrombie 1646, which he sold to Lieut Gen David Leslie in 1649; fled to the Continent in 1650 to escape his creditors, returning in 1658

James [Sandilands], 2nd Lord Abercrombie

born

1645

died

1681

On the death of the 2nd Lord Abercrombie the Lordship of Abercrombie became extinct.

 First written 13 Jul 2009

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