. A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours. ler. Crest—A lion rampaat gu. Motto—Vows should be respected. Estate—At Hallaton, in Leicestershire,consisting of the manor of Hallaton, some-times called Hackluit, granted by HenryIV. to Margerie Deixie, wife of WilliamVowe. Seat—Manor House, Hallaton. FARQUHARSON, OF INVERCAULD. FARQUHARSON, CATHERINE, of Invercauld, in the county of Aberdeen, inhe-rited the estates and became chief of the clan*upon the demise of he
. A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours. ler. Crest—A lion rampaat gu. Motto—Vows should be respected. Estate—At Hallaton, in Leicestershire,consisting of the manor of Hallaton, some-times called Hackluit, granted by HenryIV. to Margerie Deixie, wife of WilliamVowe. Seat—Manor House, Hallaton. FARQUHARSON, OF INVERCAULD. FARQUHARSON, CATHERINE, of Invercauld, in the county of Aberdeen, inhe-rited the estates and became chief of the clan*upon the demise of her father, in 1806. Shewedded, 16th June, 1798, Captain JamesRoss, R. N. second son of Sir John Lock-hart Ross, bart. of Balnagowan, by Elizabeth,his wife, eldest daughter of President Captain Ross, who took the name ofFarquharson, and died in 1810, the heiressof Invercauld has had issue, James Farquharson, a magistrate and de-puty lieutenant for Aberdeenshire, m. 30thApril, 1833, Janet Hamilton, eldest daugh-ter of the late General Francis Dumlas,of Sanson, Farquharson, m. to Francis Grant, esq. and died in The representative of this ancient family/^saith Douglas, in the Baronage, is the heador chief of the powerful and numerous clanFarquharson. They had large possessionsin the Braes of Mar, (the head of Aber-deenshire) and the adjacent countries. Theyalso, like other great highland families, hadtheir bards and senachies, who faithfullyhanded down their brave actions ; and it isagreed by all our historians, that they werea race of valiant and warlike people, steadyin their loyalty to their king, and alwaysready to fight in defence of the liberties oftheir country. The house of Invercauldderives its descent from Shaw Mc Duff, (sprung from a youngerson of the potent Thanes of Fife) who hada son called Farquhar, who settled in Mar, in the reign of Robert II. (1371) and was made bailie and chamberlain thereof: hisso
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