Person:Marion Cross (1)

Information from K. Bryant-Smith, rootsweb, and A. Duncan, gencircles.com. Marion CROSS (b. 2jun1800, chr. 5jul1800, at Auchintoshan House, also latter day saints) was daughter of William Cross (according to latter day saints, he was a merchant) (b. 2jan1763, chr. 5jan1763 at Auchentoshan House, d. 1813 Glasgow) and Anne Bolling Buchanan (b. 5feb1774 Auchintoshan House, chr. 16feb1774 Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, d. 1810). Scottish archives have the will of William Cross of Auchintoshan, Co. Dumbarton, spouse of Ann Buchanan, reg. 1814 Glasgow (scotlandspeople). From <http://home.st.net.au/~susanp/dat0.html> The children of James William Alston and Marion Cross were: Ann Bolling Buchanan (1823-1824), Ann Bolling Buchanan (1827-dec1893), Mary Cross (1830-1835), James (1831-jun1833), Marion Cross (1833-1833). Information from K. Bryant-Smith, rootsweb: Marion Cross died 20apr1833 at Glasgow. The Buchanan family represented here are part of Glasgow history including Andrew (1725), afterwhom Buchanan St is named, and also Andrew (1691) mayor of Glasgow in 1740 & 1742. According to research by Michigan University the Buchanan Family were the leading tobacco plantation owners in America before the Revolution. Robert Bolling (1646) married Jane Rolfe (1655) only grandchild of Pocahontas and descended from his 2nd marriage to Anne Stith are George H Bush & George W Bush. It is interesting that later the MacIndoe family lived at Auchintoshan House. From Old Country Houses of the old Glasgow Gentry:

In 1793, Anne Buchanan, heiress of Moss and Auchintoshan, married William Cross, merchant and West India proprietor in Glasgow. On the death of their son, John Cross-Buchanan of Moss and Auchintoshan, in 1839, the estate was sold by his trustees to the late William Dunn of Duntocher, at the price of 20,000 pounds.

JOHN CROSS, West India proprietor and merchant in Glasgow, born 1719, died 1778; married Lilias, only child of William Purdie, merchant, Glasgow, and Lilias Luke his wife, and had IV. - WILLIAM CROSS, West India proprietor and merchant in Glasgow, who married Anne Buchanan of Moss and Auchintoshan, by whom he had:- (1.) ANN CROSS, married Robert, brother of Yuille of Darleith. (2.) MARION CROSS (b. 2jun1800, Auchintoshan House), married J. W. Alston of Stockbriggs (see Craighead). (3.) JOHN CROSS-BUCHANAN of Moss and Auchintoshan, of whom afterwards. (4.) NEIL CROSS, W.S. (5.) WILLIAM CROSS, of Dennistoun Cross & Co., married Anna, daughter of John Wood by his wife, Elizabeth Dennistoun of Golfhill. (6.) RICHARD CROSS, Lieutenant, 92nd Highlanders. (7.) JOHN CROSS-BUCHANAN of Moss and Auchintoshan.

1. ↑ Latter Day Saints Church.
2.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).