230 The Kirkos. 



heirs portioners in general to their grandfather, John Kirk 

 or Kirkhaugh, senior of Bogrie.^'^ From some papers in 

 my possession it appears that James Gordon of Kirklebride, 

 a member of the Troquhain family, married Mary Kirko, 

 heiress of Bogrie. They had twelve children, all of whom 

 died young. James Gordon died in February, 1765, sur- 

 vived by his widow, who had for many years been bereft of 

 reason ; and, by virtue of a disposition^^ made by him, the 

 estate passed, subject to his widow's liferent, to Major 

 Patrick Gordon of Troquhain. ^^ 



II. — Kirko of Chapel. 



It appears that the lands of Chapel owe their name to 

 a chapel of ease erected upon them at a time when the 

 church stood at the lower end of the parish, at a distance 

 of from five to eight miles from Glenesland.^° 



The first notice regarding this branch of the Kirko 

 family belongs to the year iS99-^^ The second notice tells 

 us that in 1600 John Kirkhaugh of Chappell and Gilbert 

 Kirkhaugh of Sandawall were bound as principals, with Sir 

 Jam.es Douglas of Drumlanrig as cautioner, to observe the 

 General Bond, Sir James being bound to enter them on ten 

 days' warning, when required, to answer any complaints 

 made against them, under the penalty of 3000 merks for 

 each. ^2 John Kirko is mentioned in a bond dated in 1602.'^ 



37 Index of Services of Heirs. 



58 Dated and recorded 1st July, 1764, iif the Sheriff Coiu-t Books 

 of Dumfries. 



39 See his testament recorded on 27th May, 1766 (Dumfries 

 Commissariot) . 



40 BiddelVs MSS., vii., p. 228 (pen. Society of Antiquaries of 

 Scotland). It is there stated that the foundations of this old 

 building were then very entire — 48 feet long by 18 feet broad. 



41 BPC, v., p. 716. 



42 Jb., xiv., p. 385. The General Bond for making landlords 

 and chieftains of clans answerable for the conduct of their men 

 was a new expedient to secure the preservation of the peace, it 

 having been found " that the ressaving of plegis fra the disordourit 

 and brokin clannis of the Hielandis and Bordouris as lies bene accus- 



