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394 BUEKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. the SooTc of the Farm. By him it was re-sold in lh30 to the trustees of Sir Charles Oohterlony, who then called the pro- perty hy his own name. II. James, s. to the property of Cairny, and m. Jonet, daugh- ter of William Guthrie, of Gagie, grandson of Alexander Guthrie, of Guthrie, dying in 1613. He had assigned the property of Cairny to John Ochterlony, of Mon- trose, but his son, James, ■was still inf eft in the " town and lands of Cairny in secu- rity of an annual rent npon them." James Peirson repre- sented Arbroath in the Scot- tish Parliament of 1628. His son, Alexander, was elected treasurer of Montrose in 1641, without previous service. He became bailie of Montrose in 1642. This town had declared for the National Coveniint of 1638. In 1644 it was subjected to a night attack, organised by young Irvine, of Drum, with 300 soldiers, horse and foot. During the melee, Alexander Peirsone was " slayne." The feeling of the country was shown by the passing of an Act of Parliament of Charles I, 1647 (" Act Erie of Eglintonne"), by which " the relict and bairnis of Alexr. Peirsone, ane of the first to suiferin his bluid and his estate for ye guid caus," were assigned "a somme of 10,000 merks ovit of ye first and readiest sommes due and payable to ye public by ye auld laird of Drum, and heirby prefer said relict and bairnis to all other parties." 3. David, of Barnegrene, became magistrate and bailie of Arbroath, 1564. He had confirmation by James V, at Stirling, of a charter granted by John (Sir John Hamilton), Abbot of Aberbrothoc, of the abbey lands of Barnegrene, 1578. He represented Arbroath in the Scottish Parliament, 1579. Acting ofiicially, 1589, he granted sasine of a garden, lying within the walls of the Abbey of Ar- broath, possessed hy vmqtikile {i.e., deceased) John Peirson (monk). David Peirson d. before 1599, leaving issue, 1. Thomas, who s. to the abbey lands of Barnegrene. Loch- lands, including Kepty, had been disponed to him by his imcle, James Pierson, of Cau-ny. These lands were incorporated in one charter by James VI, nnder the Great Seal, dated from Holy- rood House, 23rd November, 1599. Thomas Peirson had represented Arbroath at the Convention of Burghs, held at Aberdeen, 1590; Mon- trose, 1591 ; and Edinbureh, 1593. He obtained for Ar- broath a charter as a ro3'al burgh, signed at Holyrood, 23rd November, 1599, and took infeftment as attorney for the provost and oSicials of the burgh, 10th July, 1601. In 1612, he was chosen moderator of the Convention of Koyal Burghs, held at Arbroath that year. Thomas Pierson m. Miss Agnes Bos- well, and had issue, 1. "Mr." David, of whom again ; 2. "Mr." Thomas, who became minister of Forfar, and m. Miss Elizabeth Maule, of the ancient family of Maule, of Panmure, whose only son, " Mr." David, minister at the Eirk of Kirkaldy, left an annual rent of £160 out of the lands of Lochlands, in 1682, to his son and heir, Thomas Peirson ; 3. AVilliam ; 4. James, became town clerk of Arbroath ; 1. Janet, m. John Ochterlony, of The Guynd, Forfarshire. The arms of John Ochterlony and Janet Peirson, sculptured in stone, with their initials and the date 1646, remain fixed on one of the buildings of The Guynd. Their great grandson, John Ochterlony, wrote the Account of the Shyre of Forfar ; 2. Isobell, m. her cousin, Archibald Peirson, of Chapeltown and Westhall, sheriff depute of Forfar, who matriculated arms, differenced by two crescents, as the second son of the second son of his house. Thomas Pierson's eldest son, " Mr." David, who s. to Lochlands on the death of his father, had tra- velled in early life, and has described his having Been the comet of 1618