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438 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 1864, Kfltheriue Adele, daughter of Stafford Kii^Ki'AritiCK, Q.C, county judge of Frontenae, Canada, and d. 2.5th November, 1886, leaving issue, 1. Robert Maxwell, of Castleknoclc, co. Peterborougli, barrister- at-law, h. at Peterborougli, 24th December, 1864, in. 6th September, 1892, Mary Mildred Louise, daughter of the Rev. J. W. R. Beck, late rector of Peterborough, Canada, and has issue, (ft) James Alexander, h. 17th July, 1893. (6) James Frederick, deceased. ((•) .lames Oswald, deceased. Henrietta Eleanor, m. Charles Selby Hal'ltain, M.D. Margaret Elizabeth, m. James Robert JoxES, M.D. Catherine Mary, deceased. Mary Lydia. Annie Camilla. Helen Grant. Jessie. Louisa Octavia. Georgiana Nona. H. Robei-t Hamilton, deceased. III. George Alexander, deceased. I. Margai'et, m. Rev. Prof. John H. Mackereas, of Queen's L^niveisity, Kingston. II. Mary Maxwell, deceased. III. Elizabeth Oswald. ]. 2. 3. 4. • J. G. 7. 8. Hincactr. The Lords tie P.anziel?town ma_v be ti'aced from a TL'Yy eiivly period in our records, and from them directly descends the family of Denkistovs, of Beiinistoun. Sir Hugh DANZlELSTOrN, of that ilk, accorded a reluc- tant submission to Edward I, 1296. He had i^sue, John (Sir) his successor, and Joanna, or Janet, m. Sir Adam JFure. of Eowallan, and -was mother of Elizabeth Mure, m. King Egbert II, and was ancestress of the long line of Stuart Kings. Sir Hugh was s. by bis son. Sir John de Danzielstoux, of that ilk, for many years sheriff of co. Dumbarton, and governor of Dumbarton Castle, one of the Lords of Parliament who concurred in the settlement of the Crown U|ion the descendants of his niece. Elizabeth Mure. He m. Mary, daughter of Malcolm, first Earl of Wigton, and had (with one daughter Janet, wife of Sir Adam Mure, of Rowallan") fire sons. Robert, his heir ; Walter, a bold and turbulent church- man, made Ijishop of St. Andrews by EoEEKT III; William (Sir), of Colgrain ; Hugh, and Malcolm. The eldest son and beir, SiK Eobeut de DAXZiELSTor.v, of that ilk, was keeper of the Castle of Dumbarton. His daughters, ai d co-heirs were, Margaret, )». Sir William CrxKiNOHAMS, of Kil- uiaurs, and Elirabetb, in. Sir Robert Maxwell, of Caldenvood. Sir Robert de Danzielstoun's brother, Sir V.'illiam de DANZiEjLSTorif, of Colgrain and Camis Esken, co. Dumbarton, acquu-ed those estates before l.'^77. His direct descendant, Egbert Danzielstoijn, of Colgrain, m. Kalherine, daughter of David Semple, of Nohlestoun, by Marion, daughter of Sir William Edmosstox, of Duntreatli, and left, with other issue, Egbert, his heir ; and John, living 1560, father, by his wife, Euphemia Boxtyne, of Walter Dakzielstofx, who, like bis predecessor, resided at Colgrain. He d. 1618, leaving, with several younger children, Johk Dex- NiSTorx, who, by Margaret, daughter and eventual heiress of the ancient family of SpRECLL, of Dalchurn, had a son, Archibald Dexxistoux, of Dalchurn, minister of Campsie, who m. first. Jane, daughter of Humphry yoBiE, of Farre and -irdardan; and secondly, Kathcriiie, daughter of Jamrs SxiRiixG, of Auchyle. By the former he had a son, William, of whom in the sequel, as heir-male of the family, and husband of the heiress of Colgrain. The son and heir, Robert Danzielstoun, of Colgrain. m. Margaret, daughter of John Hamilton, of Ecrguslic, and, among other children, uho