ERSKINE, Elizabeth ^{1 2}

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Elizabeth married Archibald NAPIER 2nd Lord Napier of Merchiston, son of Sir Archibald NAPIER 9th of Merchiston, Lord Napier and Margaret GRAHAM, 28 May, 6 and 13 June 1641(contract).^{1 2} (Archibald NAPIER 2nd Lord Napier of Merchiston was born about 1621 and died in 1660 in Delfshaven, Holland ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"Elizabeth (Erskine), married to Archibald, Master of Napier, afterwards second Lord. She was for a time warded in Edinburgh Castle, but was liberated in August 1645, when the plague visited Edinburgh, her father giving caution for her of 20,000 merks. She had issue."

from Scots Peerage (vol 5)




"Lord Napier married (contract 28 May, 6 and 13 June 1641) Elizabeth Erskine, eldest daughter of John, eighth Earl of Mar, who, after the Restoration, obtained a pension of 500 a year in consideration of her husband's loyalty and sufferings. She died in the year 1683. They had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 6)

Note: There have been seven creations of the Earldom of Mar, and legal twists and turns that causes some variety in the numbering of the earls. ^{1 2}