heraldry. 
John, fecond marquis of Athol, was among the firft 
who declared in favour of William HI. and was con- 
ftituted, during the life-time of his father, in 1696, joint 
fecretary of ftate for the kingdom of Scotland, and in the 
following year lord high commiflioner to the parliament 
of Scotland ; foon after which he refigned his employ¬ 
ments. He was created, July 27, 1697, vifcount Glen- 
almond, and earl of Tullibardine. He was farther con- 
lfituted, upon the acceflion of queen Anne, lord keeper 
of the privy feal for the kingdom of Scotland ; by which 
princefs he-was created, April 3, 1704, marquis ofTulli- 
bardine, and duke of Athol. He had ilfue, 1. John, 
marquis of Tullibardine, who was killed at the battle 
of Malplaquet, Auguft 31, 1709. 2. William, marquis 
of Tullibardine, who took part in the rebellion of 1715, 
and invaded the kingdom of Scotland with a body of 
Spanilh forces, with which he was defeated at the battle 
of Glenlhields, June 10, 1719. Being taken prifoner 
fson after the battle of Culloden, April 16, 1746, he 
died in the Tower of London in the following year. 3. 
James, fecond duke of Athol. 4. Charles, who was 
taken prifoner at the battle of Prefton Pans, and died a 
few years after. 5. George, lord Murray, who married 
Emilia, daughter and heir of John Murray, of Strowan 
and Glencarfe, in the kingdom of Scotland, efquire ; 
by which lady he had ilfue, John, third duke of Athol; 
James, who was conftituted, in 1780, governor of Fort 
William in the kingdom of Scotland; November 20, 
1782, a major general in the army; and April 26, 1786, 
colonel of the feventy-fecond regiment of foot; and 
George. Lord George Murray died Ottober 15, 1760. 
6. Sufan, married to William Gordon, fecond earl of 
Aberdeen of the kingdom of Scotland. 7. Mary, mar¬ 
ried to James Ogilvie, fixth earl of Findlater of the 
kingdom of Scotland. The duke of Athol died No¬ 
vember 14, 1724. 
James, fecond duke of Athol, was conftituted, in 
1733, lord keeper of the privy feal for the kingdom of 
Scotland ; and was admitted, March 14, 1737, in right 
of his grandmother, to the office of lord of Man and the 
Ides, and the title of baron Strange of Knockyn, in the 
county of Salop. He exchanged the office of lord keep¬ 
er of the privy feal, for that of lord keeper of the great 
feal, for the kingdom of Scotland, April 16, 1763. He 
married, firft, Jane, daughter of fir John Frederic of the 
city of Weftminfter, baronet; by which lady he had 
iflue Charlotte, baronefs Strange of Knockyn; and fe- 
condly, in 1749, Jane, daughter of John Drummond, of 
Megginch, in the kingdom of Scotland, efquire; which 
lady married fecondly Adam, fon of Alexander fourth 
duke of Gordon. He died January 8, 1764, without 
male iflue, and was fucceeeded by his nephew. 
John, third duke of Athol, fon of lord George Mur¬ 
ray, married Charlotte, youngeft daughter of James, 
late duke of Athol, his uncle; who, upon her father’s 
d'eceafe, became baronefs Strange, as noted above ; and 
by which lady, who died Odtober 13, 1805, he had ilfue, 
Charlotte, born Auguft 2, 1754; John, his fucceflor ; 
James, born December 5, 1757; and died in April 1770. 
George, born in January 1759; and died the fame year. 
George, born January 20, 1761, lord bifhop of St. Da¬ 
vid’s, died June 3, 1803, having married Anne, daugh¬ 
ter of general Grant, and had ilfue : 1. John, born No¬ 
vember 10, 1786 ; 2. George ; 3. Charlotte ; 4. Charles; 
5. Caroline-Leonora ; 6. a fon, born October 4, 1796 ; 
7. another fon, born Ottober 20, 1797. William, born 
March 20, 1762; died December 29, 1796, having mar¬ 
ried Mifs Hodges, and had ilfue a fon, who died in May 
1792. Amelia, married to Thomas Ivie Cooke, efq. and 
had ilfue ; and after his death ffie married, fecondly, fir 
Richard Gammon, bart. by whom (he had a daughter, 
born April li, 1797. Jane, born December 2, 1764; 
married to Mr. Muirhead. Henry, born June 13, 1767, 
and died December 3, 1805, having married Mifs Kent, 
daughter of Richard Kent, efq. and has ilfue, befides 
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other children, a daughter, born September 1797- Mary, 
born January 1769 ; married the Rev. Mr. Martin, and 
has iflue a fon, born November 8, 1789 ; another fon, 
born October 8, 179 6. Charles, dean of Booking, born 
April 21, 1771 ; married Mifs Aynelley, of Litfleharle 
Tower, in Northumberland; and his lordfliip, by his 
majefty’s permi(lion, took the name of Aynelley, and has 
ilfue a daughter, born April 8, 1794; a fon, born June 
2, J795 ; and a fon, born November 29, 1799. His grace, 
dying November 4,1774, was fucceeded by his-fon John, 
the prefent and fourth duke. 
Creations.—B aron Strange, of Knockyn, December 
12,1299. Baron Murray, April 15, 16,04 ; Duke, Earl, 
and Marquis, of Athol, February 17, 1675; Baron Mur¬ 
ray, of Stanley, in Gloucefterlhire, and Earl Strange in 
England, Auguft 8, T78’6. 
Residences. — Blair, in Athol, Perthlhire; Bal- 
venny Caftle, in Bamffshire ; Dunkeld, Tullibardine, 
and Huntingtour, in the county of Perth ; and Douglas, 
in the Ille of Man.—Town-houfe, Portman-fquare. 
The Armorial Bearings of the duke of Athol, as 
Ihown in t^e annexed Engraving, were in great part de¬ 
rived from eminent fervices and deeds of valour. The 
arms are: Quarterly, firft and fourth, azure, three mul¬ 
lets argent within a double trelfure, flowered and coun¬ 
ter-flowered or, for Murray. Second grand quarter, 
counter-quartered, viz. firft and fourth, paly of fix or 
and fable ; the ancient feudal arms of Athol; fecond 
and third, or, a fefs cheque argent and azure, for Stuart, 
ancient earls of Athol. Third quarter, gules, three 
legs in armour proper, conjoined in the centre, at the 
upper part of the thighs flexed in a triangle, garnilhed 
and fpurred or; for the Ifle of Man. 
Creft, on a wreath, a demi-favage or naked man 
wreathed about the temples and waift vert, holding in 
his right hand a dagger proper, pommel and hilt or, 
and in his left a key or. 
Supporters. Dexter a naked man, wreathed as the 
creft, his feet in fetters of iron, and the chain of them 
held in his exterior hand proper. Sinifter a lion ram¬ 
pant gules, gorged with a collar azure, charged with ' 
three mullets argent; being the fupporters of Tulli- 
bardine. 
Motto. —Furth fortune, and fill the fetters. 
The lords of the Hebrides or weftern ides of Scotland 
were for many ages perfons of great power and confider- 
ation : their pofleflions being environed by the ocean, 
they difclaimed all fubfervience, ftyling themfelves 
“ Kings of the Illes ;” granted charters under that title, 
and made leagues offenfive and defenfive with thofe 
foreign princes whofe purpofes it ferved to acknowledge 
them as fuch : thefe powers were difavowed by the 
kings of Scotland, who confidered them as their vaflals, 
and required from them due obedience as their fove- 
reigns. Their different interefts occafioned great feuds 
and contentions; and the incurfions of the lords of the 
illes on Scotland were deemed not merely hoftile, but 
rebellious. Donald lprd of the illes'is recorded to have 
rebelled as early as anno 259 ; again in 262, when he 
defeated and flew Donald II. king of Scotland, and de¬ 
nominated himfelf king of Scotland, by the title of Do¬ 
nald III. In 774, Macdonald of the illes rebelled, and 
alfumed the title of king, but was flain in 776. In 781, 
the rebellion was renewed by his fon, who was taken and 
executed. In 862, Evan of the ides rebelled, who was 
taken and hanged. In 1036, there was a rebellion in 
Lochabar, when Macdonald their leader deftroyed him¬ 
felf and family, to prevent their being'taken. In 1411, 
Donald of the illes recovered the earldom of Rofs, 
which had been taken from him by the regent; but he 
afterwards fubmitted. In 1426, Alexander Donald lord 
of the illes rebelled, was taken prifoner, and imprifoned 
during life. In 1461, John lord of the ides, Donald his 
brother, and John the fon of Donald, entered into an 
alliance with Edward IV. of England ; and, for certain 
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