512. Lord John ERSKINE Earl of Mar died in Sep 1668 in Alloa. He married Lady Mary MACKENZIE on 8 Oct 1647. [Parents]
"John Erskine, 9th Earl of Mar. A brave and steady adherent of Charles I, and in consequence died pauper et exsul. Sep 1668; married 1st Mary, daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleugh; married 2nd: Mary, daughter of George Mackenzie, Earl of Seaforth"
(from the Earls of Mar pedigree)
14th Ld Garioch, de jure 21st Earl of Mar (old title); K.B.In 1638 John received his father's lands. In Nov. 1638 he was at the Glasgow Assembly where he stated his grief at being held aloof from their meetings and wished to be admitted to their covenant.
Sir John had the command of the Stirlingshire regiment in the Scots army which in 1640 marched to England. In 1641 with his father he acceded to the Cumbernauld Association to support the royal cause. In 1645 the Irish in Montrose's army plundered Alloa and the next town which belonged to the Earl of Mar. Notwithstanding this outrage the Earl and John gave the Royalist leader and his officers an elegant banquet and for doing so the marquis of Argyle threatened to burn his castle at Alloa. After the battle of Kilsyth 15 Aug. 1645 Sir John joined Montrose and was at the battle of Philiphaugh on 13 Sept., but escaped and was sent by Montrose into the district of Mar to raise additional forces for his army. He was fined by the Estates 24,000 marks and his houses of Erskine and Alloa were plundered by their order. In Jan. 1651 he was ordered by Charles II to assemble a regiment of horse from Stirling, Clackmannan and Dumbarton. On succeeding his father in 1654 all his estates were taken and until the Restoration he lived in a small cottage at the gate of Alloa house. His estates were restored to him when King Charles returned to the throne in 1660 and at the first Parliament he carried the sword at the opening ceremony.
He was restored as Governor of Stirling Castle and was a member of Parliament in 1663 at the close of which he carried the crown. He was also made Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Supply 23 Jan. 1667.No child with Elizabeth. However the Earls of Mar pedigree seems to show otherwise: no child with Mary Mackenzie and all descendants from Mary Scott!
"Mary, daughter of George Mackenzie, Earl of Seaforth."
(from the Earls of Mar pedigree)
Her father was 2nd (or 9th?) Earl of Seaforth; she married secondly Andrew, Lord Fraser
768. Sir Humble WARD Baron Ward of Birmingham (1) was born circa 1614. He died on 4 Oct 1670 and was buried in Himley (Com. Stafford). Humble married Frances SUTTON Baroness Dudley in 1628. [Parents]
Created (1st) Baron Ward of Birmingham, Co Warwick (E), by patent 23 March 1643; knighted 24 June 1643, High Sheriff Staffs. 1658-59
married (settlement dated 17 Feb 1628) Frances, Baroness Dudley in her own right, and d 14 Oct 1670, having had, with two sons and three daughters, two sons who died young (John and Humble).
769. Frances SUTTON Baroness Dudley died in 1697 and was buried in 1697 in Himley (Com. Stafford). [Parents]
sole daughter and heir. of Sir Ferdinando SUTTON, and grandaughter and heir of Edward SUTTON Baron DUDLEY. On the death of whom she became Baroness DUDLEY
896. George BRETT [Parents]