Peerage Record – 31096

     Anastatia Earbury was the daughter of Christopher Earbury.¹ She married John Spread, son of William Spread and Barbara Wilson.² She died on 22 May 1789.²
     Her married name became Spread.²

     Mary Drummond was the daughter of David Drummond, 3rd Lord Maderty and Lady Beatrix Graham.² A contract for the marriage of Mary Drummond and John Haldane, 14th of Gleneagles was signed on 22 August 1677.¹ She died in 1685.¹
     From 22 August 1677, her married name became Haldane.¹

     Mungo Haldane, 15th of Gleneagles was born in 1682.² He was the son of John Haldane, 14th of Gleneagles and Mary Drummond.² He died on 1 June 1755, unmarried.²
     He was Commissioner of Supply for Perthshire in 1702.² He held the office of Burgess of Glasgow in 1706.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Stirlingshire between 1715 and 1722.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Perthshire in 1726/27.² He was Commissioner of Police between 1730 and 1755.²

     Patrick Haldane, 16th of Gleneagles was born after 1682.² He was the son of John Haldane, 14th of Gleneagles and Mary Drummond.² He married Hon. Margaret Forrester, daughter of William Forrester, 4th Lord Forrester of Corstorphine and Margaret Birnie, circa 1721.² He died on 10 January 1769.²
     He graduated from St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G, in 1701 with a St Andrews Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was Professor of Greek in 1705 at St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G.² He was Professor of Ecclesiastical History between 1707 and 1716 at St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G.² He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1715.² He was Commissioner for disposal of Forfeited Estates after 1715 Rising.² He held the office of Provost for St. Andrews

between 1716 and 1721.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cupar Boroughs between 1716 and 1721.² In 1721 he was nominated a Lord of Session, but opposition from the Bench prevented his appointment.² He was Commissioner of Excise, England between 1724 and 1727.² He held the office of Sheriff-Depute for Perthshire in 1746.² He held the office of Solicitor-General [Scotland] between 1746 and 1755.² In 1760 he sold Gleneagles to his half-brother Robert to discharge the debts incurred by his deceased son.²

     Christopher Earbury lived at Inchinnappa, County Wicklow, Ireland.¹

     William Spread is the son of William Spread and Barbara Wilson.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the 76th Regiment.¹

     Helen Erskine was born in July 1671 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.² She was the daughter of Sir Charles Erskine of Alva, 1st Bt. and Christian Dundas.^3,4 She married John Haldane, 14th of Gleneagles, son of Mungo Haldane, 13th of Gleneagles and Anne Grant, in February 1691.¹
     From February 1691, her married name became Haldane.¹

     Samuel Spread is the son of William Spread and Barbara Wilson.¹

     Anna Maria Spread was the daughter of William Spread and Barbara Wilson.¹ She married William Rickotts.¹ She died in 1795 at Cork, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹
     Her married name became Rickotts.¹

     Lt.-Col. James Haldane was born in 1692.¹ He was the son of John Haldane, 14th of Gleneagles and Helen Erskine.² He married Margaret Pye circa 1727.¹ He died on 17 September 1742, at sea off Jamaica.¹
     He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards between 1715 and 1734.¹ He was with the Court of Charles Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel in 1719.¹ He was with the Court of Charles Philip, Elector Palatine in 1719/20.¹ He was Commissioner of Police in Scotland in 1721.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Guise’s Regiment in 1741.¹