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Sir George Campbell, Laird of Loudoun; Sheriff of Ayr
Facts and Events
References
- [1]8. Sir George Campbell, laird of Loudoun; Sheriff of Ayr, charter dated
4 July 1489. D. before 1 August 1496 (date of contract between his
widow and William Cuningham, of Craigends). M. 1st [IT IS SAID] a
daughter of Gilbert Kennedy, Lord Kennedy. Issue:
1. Hugh Campbell (next)
2. George Campbell, laird of Killock
3. Isabel Campbell, m. Robert Erskine, Lord Erskine
4. Margaret Campbell, m. Sir Alan Lockhart
He m. 2nd Marion Auchinleck, daughter and heiress of Sir John
Auchinleck of that Ilk (he d. after 1499). Issue:
1. Annabela Campbell, held heiress to barony of Auchinleck [more
later], m. 1st Thomas Boswell, laird of Auchinleck through royal
intervention after 1499; k. at Flodden, 1513; she m. 2nd John
Cuninghame, laird of Caprington
[issue: Boswell, laird of Auchinleck; descendants include James
Boswell, famed author and biographer of Dr. Johnson]
*NOTE: SP erroneously assigns her as daughter of her half-brother,
Hugh.
2. Giles [Gelis] Campbell, m. William Cuningham, 2nd laird of Craigends
after 1 August 1496 (per contract between William Cuningham his
father and Marion Auchinleck, widow of Campbell of Loudoun and 2nd
wife of his father)
[issue: Gabriel Cuningham, 3rd laird of Craigends. Descendants:
Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury; also Daniel
Roberdeau, member, 2nd Continental Congress and signer of the
Articles of Confederation]
3. Margaret Campbell.
4. Janet Campbell.
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