. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . nonly surviving son, Robert. Alexander, eighth baron, dis-tinguished himself as a naval officer, and attained in 1770the rank of Vice - Admiral of the White. He marriedElizabeth, eldest daughter of the fifth Earl of Kellie, andJanet Pitcairne his wife, but left no children. Lady Anne Erskine, the second daughter of the Earlof Kellie, died unmarried. She was an extremely goodwoman. She was buried in the same tomb with hergrandfather, Dr Archibald Pitcairne; her grandmother,Elizabeth Stevenson, his widow, who died the 5th
. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . nonly surviving son, Robert. Alexander, eighth baron, dis-tinguished himself as a naval officer, and attained in 1770the rank of Vice - Admiral of the White. He marriedElizabeth, eldest daughter of the fifth Earl of Kellie, andJanet Pitcairne his wife, but left no children. Lady Anne Erskine, the second daughter of the Earlof Kellie, died unmarried. She was an extremely goodwoman. She was buried in the same tomb with hergrandfather, Dr Archibald Pitcairne; her grandmother,Elizabeth Stevenson, his widow, who died the 5th ofOctober 1734; and her mother, Janet Pitcairne, Countessof Kellie. The epitaph on this daughter Anne recordsthat His last surviving grandchild, one of the best ofwomen, died the 18th of March 1803. Lady Janet Erskine, the third daughter of the Earl ofKellie and Janet Pitcairne, Countess of Kellie, marriedSir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie, Bart. Janet died in1770, and their descendant, Sir Ralph Anstruther, is thepresent owner of Balcaskie. The family of Anstruther is. The Lady Janet 1770. DR PITCAIRNES WRITINGS. 405 so celebrated in Scottish history that I hope I may beexcused if I give a short account of some of the distin-guished men who have belonged to it. William de Candela was Lord of Anstruther in son William, Lord of Anstruther, was a pious benefactorto the Abbey of Balmerino, and died in the reign of KingWilliam the Lion. His son Henry disused the nameof de Candela. He is styled Henricus de Anstruther,Dominus de Anstruther, in a charter wherein he confirmshis fathers pious donations to the Abbey of Balmerinoin the reign of Alexander II., 1221. His son Henry,Lord of Anstruther, was a Crusader, and accompaniedSt Louis to the East. He assumed for his arms thethree nails of the cross, now represented by threepiles sable on a silver shield. In his old age, in 1292and in 1296, he was compelled to swear fealty for hisbarony of Anstruther to Edward
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