104 EARLY SHERIFF Court Book or DUMFRIES. 
referred to as his relict,’7 and was succeeded by his son 
Roger. 
We have no information with regard to Archibald 
Douglas or Cuthbert Fergusson. 
The laird of Croglin was Thomas Wilson. The earliest 
notice of this family known to us is a memorandum dated 
2nd. May, 1537, recording that the procurator for Thomas 
Wilson and Marion Kirkpatrick, executors of the late John 
Wilson of Croglin, indemnify Bartholomew Smart in regard 
to a certain payment.” Thomas Wilson married Agnes 
Grierson, relict of John Gordon of Blakat.80 She was pro- 
bably his second wife and sister of Gilbert Grierson of Dalton, 
whose son Gilbert married Croglin’s daughter about the year 
TGR. 
Of Robert Charteris and John Maxwell we know nothing. 
The laird of Newtoun was Thomas Padzeane. He is 
mentioned as a witness in 1534, 1538, 1567, and 1568.85 On 
t1th September, 1605, Roger Paidzeane, his son, was served 
his heir ;84 and on 12th May, 1621, John Pedzeane was served 
heir to his father, Roger.® John married Elizabeth Dalzell ;% 
and it seems to have been he who married as his second wife 
Elizabeth Kirko, relict of Thomas Grierson of Barjarg.8? 
Gilbert Greir in Craignie appears to have been a tenant of 
the lands. On 3rd October, 1520, Roger Grierson of Craignie 
served on an assize ;°8 and in an instrument dated 29th May, 
7 H. Anderson, Prot. Bk. (1541-50), 49. 
7% Hist. MSS. Comm. XV. Report, App., Pt. viii., p. 54. 
79 Sir Marc Carruthers, Prot. Bk. (1531-61), fol. 30. 
80 H. Anderson, Prot. Bk. (1541-50), 69, 84. 
81 Dalton Charter Chest, 14, 25, 31. 
82 Sir Mare Carruthers, Prot. Bk. (1531-61), fols. 20, 32. 
85 H. Anderson, Prot. Bk. (1566-69), 40, 74. 
84 Inquis. Spec., Dumfries, 30. 
85 Tb., 106. 
86 See an instrument of sasine dated 17th July and recorded 
20th August, 1621 (Dumfries Particular Reg. of Sasines). 
87 See an instrument of sasine dated 6th and recorded 8th April, 
1642 (Dumfries Particular Reg. of Sasines). 
88 Lag Charter Chest, 84. 
