GRAY. 87 year. ( a ) Ifo was one of the Commissioners to England, 1449 and 1451 ; Master of the Household, to James II. f_S.] ; Warden of the Marches, 1159. He m. (contract dat. at Foulis, 31 Aug. 1418), Elizabeth, 1st da. of Sir John Wkmyss, of Weinyss and Hires. He d. at the close of the year, 1469. His widow living 15 May 1470. II. 14G9. 2. Andrew (Gray), Lord Gray [S.'|, grandson and b.., being only s. and h. of Sir Patrick Ghat, Master of Gray, by his second wife, Annabella, da. of Alexander (Forbes) 1st Loud Forbes [S.j, which Patrick was s. and h. ap. of the last Lord, but d. v. p. between Aug. 1463 and Sep. 1464. lie sue. to tlie peerage [S.] in 1469. lie was P.O. to James IV. [S.] from whom he received large grants of forfeited lands; Heritable Sheriff of co. Forfar; Justiciary Gen. for north of Forth, 1189, and for south of Forth, 1506. He m. firstly Jean, da. and h. of Hubert Keith: (s. and h. ap. of the Great Marischal of Scotland) by Janet, da. of Sir John Seton. lie m. secondly Elizabeth, da. of John (Stewart), Earl ok Athoi.e [S.], by his first wife, Margaret, da. of Archibald (Douglas), EaW, OP Douglas [S.] He d. Feb. 1513/4. Inventory of his goods taken at Foulis on S Kerch following. III. 1314. 3. Patrick (Gray), Lord Gray [S. |, s. and being only s. by first wife, sue. to the prermjc [S.], 1514. A contract, 25 April 1476, for his marriage with Christian, da. of David Ogilvy, of Inchinartm, never took effect. He m., between Sep. 1489 and Feb. 1492/3, Janet, widow of Alexander Lindsay, Master of Crawford, sti/led Loud Lindsay, 2d da. of George (Gordon), 2d Ejul of Huntly [SJ, by his first wife, the Lady Annabella Stewart, da. of King James I. [S.] He d. s.p. legit. April 1541 at Castle Huutly,( b ) co. Forfar. His widow m. thirdly (— ) Halkerston, of Southwood. IV. 1541. 4- Patrick (Gray), Lord Gray [S.], nephew and h. being s. and h. of Gilbert Gray, of Buttergask. by Egidia, da. of Sir Laurence Mercer, of Addle, sue. to the peerage [S.], 1541, as also, after some delay, ( c ) to the family estates and the Hereditary Sheriffdom of Forfar. He was taken prisoner at the rout of Solway 1542 but ransomed for £500. From that date he was in perpetual change between the English party and that of the Queen Of Scots (who in 1562 wrote on his behalf) becoming eventually in 1577 one of the Council chosen to assist the King. He m. (contract 21 Sep. 1537) Marion, da. of James (Ogilvy), 4th Lord Ooilvy of Airlib [S.], by Helen, da. of Henry (SINCLAIR), 1st Lord Sinclair [S.] She was living 16 July 15C9. He d. 1582. V. 1582. J. Patrick (Gray), Lord Gray [8.1, s. and h., sue. to the peerage [S.], in 1582, having been, May to Oct. 1578, a Lord of Session [S.], which office he again held from Nov. 1584 to June 1586. He in. (contract 11 Jan. 1556, 7), Barbara, 4th da. of William (Ruthven), 2d LORD Ruthven [S.], by Janet, suo jure Baroness Dirletoun [S.] He d. 1609. VI. 1609. 6. Patrick (Gray), Lord Gray [S.], s. and h., -well known (as " Master of Gray ") for his political intrigues and cool treachery during a long course of years. He was ed. at the Univ. of St. Andrew ; ( a ) "Andreas, Dominus de Gray" (see vol. i, p. 423, note " c," sub " Crichton " as to such a designation denoting a Lord of Pari grants a charter of that date. ( b ) This was built by the first Lord, in 1452, on his estate of Lougforgan in "the Carse of Gowrie." (°) His right as heir to his uncle was disputed on the doctrine of half blood by Andrew Straiton and Lord Glamis [S.], each being s. and b. of a sister of the whole blood of the last Lord, and tho' iu 1542 his right was allowed it was solely on the ground of an entail made 16 April 1524, by the last Lord in favour of his half brother (of Buttergask) and the heirs male of his body, which heir was this Patrick, who (in spite of this decision) " felt so little confident of his right that he was obliged to purchase a solemn resignation or renunciation of the estates from Straiton as one of the two heirs and mcccssors of Patrick, Lord Gray, as is proved by a charter in the Great Seal Eegioter the 28th of April 1542." See " Hidden," pp. 861-S63.
