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liURKK'S C'OLONJAL (IHXTIi.Y. 531 III. li.irriiiiio ]{o1)lm(:s )n, b. 2-itli May, 1S79. IV. Horatius Elliot, h. -'Uh August, 1880. V. Hugh Gordon, h. 5th August, 1882. Itncaqc. The Hon. James Alexander Bonaii is a dojoeiulaut of the family of BoNAR, which for srv(M'!il yt'ncrations pojisesssed Wo^lor Kilgrn.^ton (now caUeit Biillindrick), in tlm parish of Dunbarncv, co. Perlh, Scotland. .TonN BoNAR, the first of that family, ac- >|inrect Wester Kilgrnston (in/c 1542. He was probably a younj^er son of Sir Ninian Bonar, Knt., of Kelly, in the parish of Dun- ning. CO. Pertli. Kelty )iail been in the i)os- session of that family of liouar at least since 14.5t. Sir Ninian, it n]>j>ears from a deeil, still in existence, dated 20th April, 151t, was slain while fighting tnider the King of .Scot- land's banner at Flodden (or in the words of the deed — " under the King's banner in the tattle in Northunibcrhmd between the Scots and the English"), on the 9th September, 1513. John Bonar's desccmlant, John Bonar, proprietor of Wester Kil- graston, m. circa 1634, Agnes, daughter of Laurence Grahame, of Callander. He d. anie 1(559, and was *■. by his son, John Bonar, who sold Wester Kilgraston firco l(iS2. He m. circa 16tJ3, Jean Eeib. His eldest son, Eev. John Bonar, minister at Torphiehen ; b. at Wester Kilgrastoii, 10th January, 1G71 ; graduated at St. Andrew's 2ijth June, 1089; ordained minister at Torphiehen, 2nd March, 11.93 ; m. first, 26th December, 1693, Griz- zell, daughter of Gilbert Bennett, of Beath, by whom he had, with three daughters, four 6on?, viz., I. John, of whom hereafter. II. William, d. x. j>. III. Andrew, from whom are descended the Bonahs of C'umdcn and Cfiisle- kvrsf. IV. Ebenezcr, d. s. p. He »i. secondly, 16th March, 1735, Margaret EwiNG or EWAN, hut by her had no issue. He d. 7th August, 1747. His eldest son, Rkt. John Bonar, ministir at Fctlar, and North Yell, Shetland; I. 2.jlh July, 1696; graduated at Edinburgh, 1st Aiiril, 1714; ordained minister at Ec'lar and North Yell, Shetland, 13th August, 1729 ; m. 13th October, 1720, Jean, daughter of William Smith, by whom he had issue, with four daughters, six sons, viz., I. John, of whom licreaftcr. II. William, who went to .Vnu'i'ica. III. James, who went to Jamaica. IV. Ebenezer, d. s. p. V. Andrew, of Craigleith, b. 12lh March, 1734; )«. 20th January, 1767, Patience, daughter of Mr. Kedman, of Cran- bourne, and d. 1st August, 1803, leav- ing issue, 1. James, h. 15th May, 1771; »i. 23rd December, lbU8, Anne, daughter of Archiba'd Lai'rie, and d. 11th September, 1843, leaving with three daughters, ono son, Andrew Kedman (Rev.), b. 28th March, 1818, ordained minister at Fogo, in Bcrwicksliire, 20th Seplembcr, 1843, admitted minister of the second charge, Canongatc jiarisli, JCdinburgh, 1.3th March, IS 15, and of the first charge of the said parish, 28th November, 1819; rf. 25t.h Fcbiu- ary, 1807. 2. William, b. 22nd March, 1775 ; m. 12th October, ISO I, the daugh- ter of Grahame Maitlanh, of Montrose, and d. 31st, Marcl , 1831. He bad issue seven sol s and Ihree daughlers. 1. Ann, i. 2nd February, 1769; m. 16th August, 1792, as his second nife, her cousin. Rev. Archibald Bonar, minister of Cramond, and was the grandmother of the Hon. James Alexander Bonar. She d. 8th May, lf-01. 2. Elizabeth, b. 2Vth Deeember, 17 — , d. 7th January, 1774. 3. Mary Thompson, b. 9th Septem- ber, 1778, d. 23rd September, 1778. 4. Thompson, b. 27th July, d. 4th September, 1782. TI. Thomas, d. s. p. Eev. John Bonar </. 22nd April, 1752. His eldest son. Rev. John Bonar, minister at Coclipen and afterwards at Perth, was b. 4th November, 1722; graduated at Edinburgh, 27th April, 1742; ordained minister at Cockpen, 22nd August, 1746 ; atlm tted minister of seetind charge Perth, 29lh July, 1756; m. 18th Novembtr, 174'^, Christian, daughter of Andrew CrRHiEU, of PclTermill, and d. 21st December, 17tjl, leaving issue, I. John, b. 22nd August, 1747 ; held for many years the otUee of first solicitor of excise in Seollnnd, and d. s. p. 3rd April, 1807. II. Andrew, acquired Kaster Warriston, near Edinburgh and Kimmergluime, Berwickshire; b. 41 h October, 1748; OT. 2Ist December, 1790. Anne, daugh- ter of Caw, of Perth, and d. 5th August, 1825, having had issue five SOILS and two daughters. {The follow- ing coat of arms was granted by tlio Oilice of Arms, Eilinbiugb, '28th December, 1821, to this gentleman and his descendants only, viz., arg., a saltirc az., on a chief sa. three eswiUops or. CresC — A sword erect |)pr., hdled 2 M ■_'