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Peerage Record – 12133

Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway1

Male, Registry Number #121321, b. circa 1580, d. 1649
Last Edited=9 Apr 2011
     Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway was born circa 1580. He was the son of Sir Alexander Stewart, 6th of Garlies and Christian Douglas.2 He married Grizel Gordon, daughter of Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar and Elizabeth Maxwell, on 16 October 1600.2 He died in 1649.2
     He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)3 He was created 1st Lord of Garlies [Scotland] on 19 July 1607.4 He was created 1st Earl of Galloway [Scotland] on 19 September 1623, with a special remainder to his heirs male bearing the name Stewart.4

Children of Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway and Grizel Gordon

Citations:
  1. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 369. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume V, page 604. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1207. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume V, page 605.

Grizel Gordon1

Female, Registry Number #121322
Last Edited=8 May 2009
Consanguinity Index=0.78%
     Grizel Gordon was the daughter of Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar and Elizabeth Maxwell.2,1 She married Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway, son of Sir Alexander Stewart, 6th of Garlies and Christian Douglas, on 16 October 1600.1
     From 16 October 1600, her married name became Stewart.1
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume V, page 604. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 369. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1512. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume V, page 605.

Roger de Gordon of Stichill1

Male, Registry Number #121323
Last Edited=23 Jan 2012

Child of Roger de Gordon of Stichill

Citations:
  1. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood’s edition of Sir Robert Douglas’s The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume V, page 100. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 3rd Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #121324, d. circa June 1702
Last Edited=22 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=3.05%
     Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 3rd Bt. was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 2nd Bt. and Lady Anne Stewart.1 He married Jane Hay, daughter of Thomas Hay of Park and Jean Hamilton, on 24 October 1656.1 He died circa June 1702.1 He was buried on 9 June 1702.1
     He held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Galloway between 1671 and 1702, 10th.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw, co. Wigtown [N.S., 1629] on 2 October 1671.1 In 1682 he was superseded as Sheriff for refusing to take the Test Act, but was restored on 25 Apri l 1689.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigtownshire [Scotland] in 1685.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigtownshire [Scotland] between 1689 and 1702.1

Child of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 3rd Bt.

Children of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 3rd Bt. and Jane Hay

Citations:
  1. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 369. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 47. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Jane Hay1

Female, Registry Number #121325
Last Edited=15 Jan 2012
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Jane Hay was the daughter of Thomas Hay of Park and Jean Hamilton.2 She married Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 2nd Bt. and Lady Anne Stewart, on 24 October 1656.1
     She was also known as Jean.3 From 24 October 1656, her married name became Agnew.1
Citations:
  1. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 369. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1840. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir Thomas Hay of Park younger, 1st Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #121326, b. circa 1636, d. between 1 May 1666 and 30 March 1667
Last Edited=15 Jan 2012
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Sir Thomas Hay of Park younger, 1st Bt. was born circa 1636.2 He was the son of Thomas Hay of Park and Jean Hamilton.2 He married Marion Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton and Mary Livingstone, in 1661.3 He died between 1 May 1666 and 30 March 1667.2
     He was appointed Knight before November 1661.2 He was created 1st Baronet Hay, of Park [Nova Scotia] on 25 August 1663.2

Children of Sir Thomas Hay of Park younger, 1st Bt. and Marion Hamilton

Citations:
  1. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 369. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1840. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, volume III, page 341.

Marion Hamilton1

Female, Registry Number #121327, b. 10 May 1638
Last Edited=13 Jan 2012
     Marion Hamilton was born illegitimately on 10 May 1638.1 She was the daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton and Mary Livingstone.1 She married Sir Thomas Hay of Park younger, 1st Bt., son of Thomas Hay of Park and Jean Hamilton, in 1661.2
     From 1661, her married name became Hay.

Children of Marion Hamilton and Sir Thomas Hay of Park younger, 1st Bt.

Citations:
  1. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 369. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, volume III, page 341.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1840. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Lt.-Gen. Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 5th Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #121328, b. 21 December 1687, d. 14 August 1771
Last Edited=8 Jul 2016
Consanguinity Index=0.1%
     Lt.-Gen. Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 5th Bt. was born on 21 December 1687.1 He was the son of Sir James Agnew of Lochnaw, 4th Bt. and Lady Mary Montgomerie.1 He married Eleanora Agnew, daughter of Captain Thomas Agnew and Florence Stewart, on 12 May 1714 at St. Benet’s, Paul’s Wharf, London, EnglandG, in a run-away marriage.1 A settlement for the marriage between him and Eleanora Agnew was made on 22 April 1719.1 He died on 14 August 1771 at age 83.1 He was also reported to have died on 21 August 1771.1
     He gained the rank of Cornet on 11 May 1705 in the Major Andrew Agnew’s troop, Royal Scottish Dragoons.2 He held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Galloway between 1724 and 1747, 12th.1 He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw, co. Wigtown [N.S., 1629] on 9 March 1735.1 He was commander of the government troops at Blair Castle in 1745 against the young Chevalier.1 In 1747 he was awarded £4,000 on the abolition of all hereditary jurisdictions in Scotland.1 He held the office of Governor of Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland in 1750.1,2 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1759.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)3 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.2
     

Children of Lt.-Gen. Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 5th Bt. and Eleanora Agnew

Citations:
  1. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 369. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  2. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference “Agnew, Sir Andrew, 1687-1771”. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 47. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., Dictionary of National Biography.

Eleanora Agnew1

Female, Registry Number #121329, b. circa 1699, d. 29 May 1785
Last Edited=8 Jul 2016
     Eleanora Agnew was born circa 1699.2 She was the daughter of Captain Thomas Agnew and Florence Stewart.2,1 She married Lt.-Gen. Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 5th Bt., son of Sir James Agnew of Lochnaw, 4th Bt. and Lady Mary Montgomerie, on 12 May 1714 at St. Benet’s, Paul’s Wharf, London, EnglandG, in a run-away marriage.2 A settlement for the marriage between her and Lt.-Gen. Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 5th Bt. was made on 22 April 1719.2 She died on 29 May 1785.2
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 45. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 369. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  4. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Captain Thomas Agnew1

Male, Registry Number #121330, d. 1725
Last Edited=28 May 2008
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Captain Thomas Agnew was the son of Alexander Agnew, 8th of Croach and Sarah Dunbar.2 He married Florence Stewart.2 He died in 1725.2
     He gained the rank of Captain before 1708 in the Royal Scots Dragoons.2 In 1708 he purchased an estate at Richmond Hill, Surrey.2 He lived at Richmond, Surrey, EnglandG.1 He lived at CreochG.1 In 1712 he lost all of his money in the ‘South Seas Bubble.2

Child of Captain Thomas Agnew and Florence Stewart

Citations:
  1. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 369. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 45. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]