The Kirkos. 5^2;") 



by three sons, John,'^ who succeeded hun, George,^" and 

 Andrew. 21 



19 III IGll a Crown cliarter, confirining a charter of tho twenty 

 shilHiighiiul of Craiginputtock by Lord Maxwell, was granted in 

 favour of John Kirko, apparent of IJogrie (RMS., vii., No. 417); 

 and in a bond, dated 1st February. 1620, it is stated tliat the 

 twenty shiUinghtnd of Over Craiginputtock had been apprised from 

 John Kirko, son and heir of the hito John Kirko of JJogrie (//c/ //cs 

 Inventory, Nos. 428 and 429, in the Inventuries of the Muni- 

 ments uf the Families uf Maxwell, Herries, and Nithsdale in the 

 Charter Uooni at Terregles, by Sir W. Fraser : Edinburgh, 1865. 



20 Herries Inventory, Nos. 305 and 306. See next note. 



21 Tlie instrument first referred to in the previous note is a 

 di.scharge. dated 30th May, 1599, by George, son of John Kirko of 

 Bogrie, in favour of WilHam Lord Herries, in respect of a payment 

 made in redemption of his lordship's lands of Glaisteris. George 

 and Andrew Kirkois in Bogrie are mentioned in 1600 (BFC, vi., 

 p. 652); and, on 16th November, 1610, George and Andrew Kirk- 

 haugh in Glaisters bound themselves to accept a burden imposed by 

 Lord Herries on the lands (Herries Inventory, No. 355). Andrew 

 was twice married, firstly, to Barbara Gordon (see sasine dated 29th 

 May, 1629, recorded 31st August, 1629 (Duinfries F<rrticidar 

 lieijister of Sasine.s). She died before September, 1638 — the date 

 of the recording of her will (Dumfries Conimis.sariot). He married, 

 secondly, Nicholas Hamilton (see a sasine, dated 10th January, 

 1666, contained in Alexander Cairn's Frotoeol Book, 1661-8, com- 

 municated to me by Mr G. W. Shirley). In 1649 Andrew was 

 nominated as a commissioner of war (Fol. Aets, vi., Pt. ii., p. 494. 

 At p. 493 he is called John). He died before 20th December, 1664. 

 the date on which his son James was served his heir in general 

 (Inquis. Gen., No. 4857). ■ James seems to have died shortly after- 

 wards, as we find a sasine dated 12th and recorded 27th April, 1666 

 (Gen. Register of Sasine.^), in which it is stated that Elizabeth, 

 daughter of Andrew Kirko's first marriage, and wife of Edward 

 Hamilton, was one of the two heirs portioners of her father, her 

 sister Marion, daughter of Andrew's second marriage, and relict 

 of Robert Macmillan in Netherbarfill being the other. Elizabeth 

 and her husband purchased Marion's int<^rest in the two merkland 

 of Glaisters and merkland of Blackmark. The latter afterwards 

 married llobert Maclellan of Barmagachen (see sasine dated 10th 

 and recorded 18th January, 1666 (Gen. Register of Sasines). A 

 third daughter, Agnes, wife of John M'Naight, younger of Culfad 

 (see sasine dated 28th December, 1672, and recorded 22nd February, 

 1673, Dumfries Farticular Register of Sa,<sines), is mentioned; and 

 in 1670 she and her sister Marie, described as daughters and heirs 

 portioners of Andrew Kirko, their father, petitioned for recovery of 



