Pedestrianism

APPENDIX. 263 (9.) Alexander Barclay, 5th of Mathers, succeeded his father, David de Berkeley: and he was the first of the fa­ mily whospelled the name as it is done at present. He married Catharine Wishart, the daughter of Wishart of Pit- arrow, and was succeeded by his son, (10.) David Barclay, 6th of Mathers, who married Janet, daughter of Inoini of Drum, then one of the moat consider­ able families in tl>e shire of Aberdeen. His eldest sonwas (11.) Alexander Barclay, 7 th of Mathers, who married Marjory, daughter of JamesAuchinleck of Glenbervie, Auch- inleck obtainedthe estate of Glenbervie, by marrying the daughter of Melvil, the proprietor, who was sheriff' of the Mearns, and murdered by the barons. James Auchinleck had two daughters, but no male heir; and the elder was married to Sir WilliamDouglas, the second son of the famous Earl of Angus, called Bell the Cat. By thismarriage, the Douglasses gottho estate of Glenbervie. Alexander Barclaysold the lands of Slains and Falside ia the Mearns, to Andrew Moncur of Kmpp, to whom he ^ranted a charter to be held of himself andhis heirs, dated anno 1497. He also granted a precept of Clare constat, to Sir James Ogilvie of Deskford, predecessor to the Earl of Findlater, for infefting himin the lands of Durn, of which he was superior. This preceptbears date the29th April 1510, at Kirktonhill, which was then the principal seat of the family of Mathers. Alexander was succeeded byhis son, (12.) George Barclay, 8th of Mathers, who married Mar­ jory,