BURKE'S COLOx^IAL GENTRY. 393 1G25, and was appointed to the church at Orkney, 1635, but was deposed from his charge in 1650, for signing in favour of the Marquis of Montrose (see Scott's Fasti Eccles., Scot.) ; he m. first, Miss Euphame Halcro, and secondly, Miss Isabell Collace ; 1. Jean, m. WiUiani, son of " Mr." AlexanderWedderburne, first of Kingennie, co. Forfar, which family be- came afterwards baronets of Blackness (see Burke's Peerage and Saronet- age). " Mr." Alexander Peirson's eldest son and lieir, James, m. his cousin, Eliza- beth, only daughter and heiress of " Mr." Archi- bald Pierson, of Eister Powrie, second son of David Pierson, of Barne- grene, and had issue, 1. " Mr." Alexander, of him again; 2. John, m. his cousin - german, Eliza- beth, daughter of " Mr." Francis Peirsone, minis- ter of Kirkmichael, Strathardle; 1. Margaret, m. first, her cousin, John Pierson, of Eister Liff, Dundee. Her husband died before she had been married a year and a day, and she therefore renounced her marriage settlement in Eister Liff. She m. secondly, John Ochterlony, of Wester Seatoun. James Pier- sou's elder son, Mr." Alexander, »». Lady Margaret Murray, of Lintrose, and d. in 1700, leaving issue, 1. Archi- bald, baptised 10th De- cember, 166.3; d. s.p.; 2. John, d. s.p. ; 3. James, younger of Bal- madies, of whom pre- sently ; 1. Elizabeth, twin with her sister Margaret, b. 1657 ; 2. Margaret, twin with her sister Elizabeth, b. 1657 ; 3. Catherine, b. 1665; m. James Rait, brother of William Eait, of Hal- green. The third son, James, b. 1666, was younger of Balmadies when the property of Loehlands was transferred to him, consequent upon the forfaulture of " Mr." William Pearsone, 1689. He had made, in 1739, a disposition of his whole estate, Balmadies, Loch- lands, Bamegrene, Berryfold, and Smiddy Croft, by which his second surviving son, Robert, became his heir on his father's death in 1745. James Pierson m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Alexander Lindsay, of Evelick, bart., and widow of Alexander Ar- buthnot, of Findourie (who was commissioner of supply in 1690 and 1702, and d. 1745), and had seven sons, 1. James, b. 1695; d. 1714; 2. John, b. 1699 ; d. s.p. ; 3. " Mr." Robert, of wliom presently ; 4. William ; 5. Alexander; 6. David; 7. Thomas. The third son, " Mr." Robert, advocate, heir to his father, b. 1701 ; m. 1740, Ann, daughter of John Fraser, of Kirkton and Hospital- field, and d. 1763, leav- ing issue, 1. James, of whom again ; 2. John ; 3. David ; 1. Margaret ; 2. Maiy, b. 1746 ; d. 1771. The eldest son, James, was a merchant in Riga when lie was made heir spe^'ial to his father in 1765. He m. Angelica Maria de Trompowska, of Livonia, and had issue, 1. James, of whom presently; 2. Robert, ot. Charlotte, daughter of John Hay, of Riga; 3. John, resided in Poland. The eldest son, James, of Balmadies, m. Margaret Ochterlony, of The Guynd, and had issue one son and one daughter, viz., James Alexander, b. 1800; s. to The Guynd on the death of his maternal uncle, Jolm Ochterlony ; JH. Elizabeth, daughter of John Grant, of Glen- moriston, and d. s.p. 1873 ; and Fi-ances, now of The Guynd, residing in Cheltenham, «(»»». The property of Balmadies was sold, before 1820, to Henry Stephens, the Well-known author of.
