2. "That none of the charters produced affect the title, honour, or dignity of the earl of Sutherland, but operate as conveyances of the estate only.

3" That the claimant, Elizabeth Sutherland, has a right to the title, honour, and dignity of the earldom of Sutherland, as heir of the body of William, who was earl of Sutherland, 1275."

Heir Apparent - GEORGE GRANVILLE, duke of Sutherland, her grace's son. Creations-Earl of Sutherland and Baron Strathnaver, 1228.

Arms-Gules, three mullets or within a bordure gold, charged with a double tressure flory counter flory gules.

Supporters--Two savages wreathed round the temples and loins, and each holding a club resting on his exterior shoulder, all ¡ proper.

Ox the title of Marr, lord Hailes remarks, that it is one of those titles whose origins are lost in their antiquity: it existed before our records, and before the era of genuine history. MARTACUS, the 1st earl of Marr, of whom mention is made, was contemporary with Malcolm Canmore, king of Scotland, and William the Conqueror; his descendant, THOMAS, 13th earl, d. without issue 1377, and the title devolved on his only sister, MARGARET, Countess of Marr, who m. William, earl of Douglas, and had issue, James, earl of Douglas and Marr, killed at Otterburn, 1388, without issue; and Isabel, who became countess of Marr, m., 1st, to Malcolm Drummond; and 2dly, to Alexander Stewart, nephew of Robert III., and cousin to James I., kings of Scotland, but had no issue by either. On the death of the countess, the earldom devolved, of right, upon Robert, lord Erskine, as only son of sir Thomas Erskine, by Janet Keith, his wife, who was only child of sir Edward Keith, by Christian his wife, who was da. and heiress of sir John Monteith, lord of Arran, by lady Elyne Marr, da. of Gratney, 11th earl of Marr; but during the lifetime of the countess, and that of her 2d husband, many contradictory settlements had been made of the title, to the disinheriting of the

Erskine family; the earldom was adjudged to be in the crown, and was bestowed, successively, on John, 3d son of king James II., on Cochrane, the favourite of king James III., and on Alexander Stewart, 3d son of that monarch; till at length, after the lapse of 130 years, John, 5th lord Erskine, 6th in descent from the above-named Robert, had influence enough, in the reign of queen Mary, to get the former proceedings revised, and obtained a charter, 23 June 1565, of the earldom of Marr to him and his heirs.

JOHN ERSKINE (son of John, lord Erskine, and uncle of sir Thomas Erskine, of Gogar and Dirletoun, who was created earl of Marr, viscount Fenton, and lord Dirletoun, "to him and his heirs male bearing the name and arms of Erskine," by patent 12 March 1619) was confirmed earl of Marr, and called, by the Scots genealogists, 6th earl of that family, elected regent of Scotland, 6 Sept. 1571, and d. 29 Oct. 1572, leaving issue, by Annabella, da. of sir William Murray, of Tullibardin,

JOHN, 7th earl, m., 1st, Anne, 2d da. of David, 2d lord Drummond, by whom he had issue,

1. JOHN, 8th earl.

And, 2dly, Mary, da. of Esme Stuart, duke of Lennox, by whom he had,

2. JAMES, earl of Buchan.

3. HENRY, lord Cardross, ancestor of the present earl of Buchan, and baron Erskine (see those titles).

4. Sir ALEXANDER, blown up at Dunglass, 1640.

5. Sir CHARLES, of Alva, ancestor of the present earl of Rosslyn (see that title).

The earl d. 14 Dec. 1634, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

JOHN, 8th earl, d. 1654, and was succeeded by his son,

JOHN, 9th earl, who d. 1668, and was succeeded by his son,

CHARLES, 10th earl, privy counsellor to Charles II. and James II., m. Mary, eldest da. of George Maule, earl of Panmure, and had issue,

1. JOHN, 11th earl.

2. JAMES, ancestor of the present earl, of whom hereafter.

The earl d. 23 April 1689, and was succeeded by his son,

JOHN, 11th earl, K.T., secretary of state for Scotland, 1706, and one of the 16 repreSoon sentative peers from 1707 to 1713. after the accession, however, of king George I., he was deprived of his offices, and joining the Pretender in 1715, followed him, on the failure of his enterprise, to Rome, was attainted by act of parliament, and d. at Aix-la-Chapelle, 1732, leaving issue Thomas, lord Erskine, who d. without issue 24 Nov. 1788. The title thus forfeited, remained under attainder till 1824, when his majesty was graciously pleased to command an act to be brought into the house of lords, for its restoration to the great nephew of the attainted earl, whose descent we now proceed to state.

JAMES ERSKINE, of the Grange, 2d son of the 10th earl, was a lord of session, and justice-clerk in the reign of queen Anne, afterwards M.P. for Stirling, and secretary to the prince of Wales, m. Rachel, sister of major Chiesly, of Dalry, and d. 24 Jan. 1754, leaving issue,

1. CHARLES, in the army, d. unm. 1774. 2. JAMES, who continued the line.

3. JOHN, dean of Cork, d. 1796.

4. MARY, m., 1729, John, 3d earl of Kintore, and d. 19 Feb. 1772.

JAMES ERSKINE, 2d son of James, above named, was knight-marshal of Scotland; m., 1740, Frances, only da. of John, 11th earl of Marr, and d. 27 Feb. 1785, leaving issue by her (who d. 20 June 1776) two sons, 1. JOHN-FRANCIS, 12th earl.

2. JAMES-FRANCIS, col. in the army, d. 5

April 1806, leaving issue,
1. William-Gratney-Tell.
2. Francis-Tell; 3. James.
4. Rachel-Matilda.

JOHN-FRANCIS, 12th earl of Marr, (restored to the title as above mentioned,) was b. 1741, m., 17 March 1770, Frances, only da. of Charles Floyer, esq., governor of Madras, and by her (who d. 20 Dec. 1798) had issue, 1. JOHN-THOMAS, 13th earl.

2. JAMES-FLOYER, m., 12 Nov. 1796, Susan, da. of Charles Sharpe, but d. 15 May 1798, s.p.; she re-m., 2dly, 8 Aug. 1800, capt. William Walker, and 3dly, 16 June 1806, S.-F. Perkins, esq.

3. HENRY-DAVID, m., 22 Oct. 1805, miss Mary-Ann Cooksey, and has issue,

John-Francis.

4. THOMAS, in holy orders, m., July 1817, Charlotte, da. of major Watson, and has issue.

5. CHARLOTTE-FRANCES, d. unm. 4 Feb. 1837.

6. MARY-ANNE.

7. CHARLOTTE; 8. JANE.

The earl d. 20 Aug. 1825, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

JOHN-THOMAS, 13th earl, b. 1772, m., 17 March 1795, Janet, da. of Patrick Miller, esq., and by her (who d. 25 Aug. 1825) had issue,

1. JOHN-FRANCIS-MILLER, 14th earl. 2. JEAN, d. 1806.

3. FRANCES-JEMIMA, m., 12 Oct. 1830, William-James Goodeve, of Clifton, esq.

4. JANE-JANETTA, m., 29 April 1830, Edward Wilmot, esq.

The earl d. 20 Sept. 1828, and was succeeded by his only son,

JOHN-FRANCIS-MILLER, present and 14th

earl.

Creations-Earl of Marr, 1457; (his lordship takes precedence from that date, but the earldom existed from a much earlier period;) Baron of Dirletoun, 1603; Viscount of Fenton, 1606; Earl of Kellie, 1619.

Heir Presumptive-The hon. HENRY-DAVID ERSKINE, the earl's uncle.

Arms-Quarterly, 1st and 4th. Argent, a pale sable-ERSKINE. 2d and 3d. Azure, a bend between 6 cross crosslets fitchée orMARR.

Crest-A dexter hand couped above the wrist and erect, holding a dagger also erect proper, pomel and hilt or.

Supporters-Two griffins argent, beaks, claws, and wings elevated or.

Motto-Je pense plus. I think the more.

UNDER the title marquess of Tweeddale, it has been already stated that the ancestor of that noble house, and of the earl of Erroll, were brothers, the sons of William de Haya, who settled in Mid-Lothian towards the end of the 12th century, and held the office of pincerna regis, or king's butler, in the reigns of Malcolm IV. and William the Lion. William, the elder brother, obtained the lordship of Erroll, from whence his descendants have taken their title, about 1180. Seventh in lineal descent from him was WILLIAM HAY, who was, by king James II., in 1452, in recompense of his faithful services, created earl of Erroll, and d. at Slaines, about 1457. He m. Beatrix, da, of James, 3d lord Dalkeith, and by her had issue 2 sons, NICHOLAS, 2d earl, who d. without issue 1470; and WILLIAM, 3d earl, who d. 1506, leaving issue, WILLIAM, 4th earl, and Thomas, of Logyalmond.

WILLIAM, 4th earl, was killed at Flodden Field, 1513, leaving an only son, WILLIAM, 5th earl, who d. without male issue about 1530, when the title devolved on his cousin, GEORGE, 6th earl, son of Thomas, of Logyalmond, above named. He was succeeded by his eldest son,

ANDREW, 7th earl, m., 1st, Jane, only da. and h. of William, 5th earl of Erroll, by whom he had issue, FRANCIS, 8th earl; and, 2dly, Agnes, da. of George Sinclair, earl of Caithness, by whom he had a son, i George, of Killour, whose grandson, JOHN, became 11th earl.

FRANCIS, 8th earl, d. 1631, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

WILLIAM, 9th earl, who acted as lord high constable of Scotland at the coronation of king Charles I.; and dying 1636, left an only son,

GILBERT, 10th earl, who d. without issue 1674, when the title devolved on his kinsman,

JOHN, 11th earl, son of Andrew Hay, of Killour, and grandson of George above mentioned. He m. Anne, only da. of James Drummond, 3d earl of Perth, and d. 1704, leaving issue, 1. CHARLES, 12th earl, who d. unm. 1717; 2. MARY, who, on her brother's death, became countess of Erroll, and acted (by deputy) as high constable of Scotland at the coronation of king George II., m. Alexander Falconer, but d. without issue, 1758; 3. Margaret, m. James, earl of Linlithgow and Calendar, by whom (who was attainted 1715) she had a da., Anne, m. William, 4th earl of Kilmarnock, (who was executed on Tower Hill 1746,) and d. 14 Sept. 1747, leaving issue 3 sons, of whom the eldest,

JAMES, became, on the death of his grand-aunt, Mary, countess of Erroll, in 1758, 13th earl of Erroll, and high constable of Scotland, and, but for the attainder of his father and grandfather, would have united in himself the 4 earldoms of Erroll, Linlithgow, Calendar, and Kilmarnock. He m., 1st, 15 Sept. 1749, Rebecca, da. of Alexander Lockhart, esq., by whom (who d. 2

May 1761) he had issue,

1. MARY, 6. 24 July 1751, m., 5 Nov. 1770, gen. John Scott, of Balcomie.

The earl m., 2dly, 10 Aug. 1762, I abella, da. of sir William Carr, of Etall, co. Northumberland, bart., and by her (who d. 3 Nov. 186) had issue,

2. GEORGE, 14th earl.

3. WILLIAM, 15th carl.

4. JAMES, b. 27 April 1778, in the naval service of the E. . C., drowned in the Thames, 19 May 1797, unm.

5. CHARLOTTE, 6, 13 July 1763, m., 18 May 1797, the rev. William Holwell Carr, of Exeter, vicar of Menhenniot, co. Cornwall, and d. 9 Feb. 1800.

6. ISABELLA ANNE, b. 5 Feb. 1765, d. 12 Nov. 1793.

7. AUGUSTA, b. 25 April 1766, m. George, 4th earl of Glasgow.

8. HARRIET-JANE, b. 26 June 1760, d. 24 Sept. 1812, unm.

9. MARGARET, b. 12 Dec. 1769, m., 6 Aug. 1700, Charles Cameron, of the family of Lochiel, esq., and d. his widow, 31 Jan. 1832.

10. MARIA ELIZABETH, 6. 30 April 1771, m., 29 June 1795, the rev. George Moore, prebendary of Canterbury, and registrar of the prerogative court, son of Jolin, archbishop of Canterbury, and d. 3 June 1804.

11. FRANCES, 6. 26 July 1773, d. unm. 29 Aug. 1806.

12. FLAMINIA, b. 24 Sept. 1774, m., 6 May 1809, George James, esq., and d. 5 April 1821. 13. JEMIMA, b. 18 July 1776, d. 24 Dec. 1821.

The earl d. 3 June 1778, and was succeeded by his son,

GEORGE, 14th earl, b. 13 May 1767, m., 25 Jan. 170, Elizabeth-Jemima Blake, 2d da. of Joseph Blake, of Ardfrey, co. Galway, esq., and sister to Joseph Henry, lord Wallscourt, (who m., 2dly, 12 Sept. 1816, the right hon. John-Hookham Frere, and d. 17 Jan. 1831,) and dying 14 June 1798, without issue, was succeeded by his brother,

WILLIAM, 15th carl, (took the name and arms of Carr only, by royal sign manual, 28 March 1795, pursuant to the last will of his maternal grandfather, sir William Carr, of Etall, bart., but dropped them again on succeeding to the title,) b. 12 March 1772, m., 1st, 7 Jan. 1792, Jane, da. of Matthew Bell, esq., and by her (who d. April 1793) had issue,

1. DULCIBELLA-JANE, b. 1793, m., 19 Dec. 1821, the rev. Charles Wodehouse, prebendary of Norwich, nephew of lord Wodehouse.

The earl m., 2dly, 3 Aug. 1796, Alicia, youngest da. of Samuel Eliot, esq., of the island of Antigua, and by her (who d. 24 April 1812) had issue,

2. JAMES, lord Hay, ensign of the 1st regiment of foot-guards, b. 7 July 1797, killed at Waterloo, 18 June 1815.

3. ALICIA, b. 10 Dec. 1798, d. 21 Jan. 1799. 4. ISABELLA, bedchamber-woman to the queen dowager, b. 22 July 1800, m., 14 April 1820, lieut.-col. William Wemyss.

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5. WILLIAM-GEORGE, present earl. 6. HARRIET-JEMIMA, b. 9 Jan. 1803, m., 12 Dec. 1822, Daniel Gurney, of North Runcton, co. Norfolk, esq., andd. 8 Feb. 1837. 7. SOPHIA.

8. CAROLINE-AUGUSTA, b. May 1805, m., 18 Sept. 1823, John Morant, of Brocklehurst, co. Hants, esq.

9. SAMUEL, b. 9 Jan. 1807, in the army, and equerry to the queen dowager, m., 2 April 1832, Louisa, only da. of the hon. capt. Pleydell Bouverie, R.N.

10. EMMA, b. 29 Jan. 1809, m., 8 Aug. 1826, James Wemyss, of Wemyss, M.P. for co. Fife.

The earl m., 3dly, 14 Oct. 1816, Harriet Somerville, 3d sister of Mark, lord Somerville, and by her had issue,

11. SOMERVILLE, b. 20 July 1817.

12. FANNY, b. 18 Aug. 1818.

13. MARGARET-JULIA, (posthumous,) b. 31 Aug. 1819.

The earl d. 26 Jan. 1819, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

WILLIAM-GEORGE, present and 16th earl. Heir Apparent-WILLIAM, lord KILMARNOCK, the earl's son. (Lord Hay is the real title of courtesy, but that of Lord Kilmarnock is the one used.)

Creations-Lord Hay, 1424; and Earl of Erroll, 17 March 1452.

Arms-Argent, three escocheons two and one gules.

Crest-A falcon rising, proper.
Supporters

Two peasants, in russet

habits, each holding an ox yoke, resting on his exterior shoulder, proper.

Motto-Serva jugum. Preserve the yoke.

Sir

THE name of Sinclair, which is originally from the family of Saint Clare, in France, has been very eminent in Scotland. William Sinclair, in the reign of Alexander I., obtained several lands from that king, as the barony of Rosslyn, in Mid-Lothian.

William Sinclair, of Rosslyn, m., temp. David II., Isabel, da. and co-h. of Malise, earl of Strathern, Caithness, and Orkney, and their son, Henry Sinclair, obtained the earldom of Orkney.

WILLIAM SINCLAIR, 3d earl of Orkney, lord high chancellor of Scotland, obtained from king James II. a grant of the earldom of Caithness, to himself and his heirs, 28 Aug. 1445, in consideration, as the charter states, of a claim of right which he and his heirs had to the lordship of Niddesdale. He was afterwards styled earl of Orkney and Caithness; but, in 1471, having surrendered to James III. the earldom of Orkney, he relinquished that title, and was called earl of Caithness; he resigned the earldom of Caithness in favour of his son by his 2d wife, William Sinclair, passing by another William Sinclair, the issue of his first marriage. WILLIAM, 2d earl of Caithness, in consequence of his father's resignation, obtained from James III. a charter of the whole lands of the earldom of Caithness. He was killed with his royal master, at the battle of Flodden, 9 Sept. 1513; and by Mary, da. of sir William Keith, of Innerugy, had

JOHN, 3d earl, killed in an attempt to take possession of the Orkneys, 1529; m. Elizabeth, da. of William Sutherland, of Duffus, and had issue, GEORGE, 4th earl, who sat 1st as a peer of parliament, 1542; m. Elizabeth, 2d da. of William, 2d earl of Montrose, and had issue,

1. JOHN, master of Caithness, d. in his father's lifetime, leaving issue,

1. GEORGE, 5th earl.

2. James, of Murchill, ancestor of the 8th and 9th earls.

3. John, of Greenland, ancestor of the 10th and 11th earls.

2. GEORGE, ancestor of the present earl.

GEORGE, 5th earl, d. 1643, having survived his eldest son and grandson, and was succeeded by his great-grandson, GEORGE, 6th earl, who d. without issue, 1676, having alienated his estates to sir John Campbell of Glenorchy, who was, in consequence, created earl of Caithness; but both the title and estates, after much litigation, and even bloodshed, were recovered in 1681, by the heir male of the family, GEORGE Sinclair, of Keiss, son of Francis, 2d son of the 5th earl. He thus became 7th earl, but d. unm. 1698, when the title devolved on his 2d cousin,

JOHN, 8th earl, grandson of James, of Murchill, above named. He d. 1705, leaving three sons; ALEXANDER, 9th earl; John, and Francis, who all d. s.p.; the earl, the last survivor of them, in 1765, when the