CAMPBELL, Alexander ¹

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  General Notes:

"1606/7, 12th January: The Right Honorable John Campbell of Calder acknowledged himself debtor to his brother, Alexander, in 3000 marks in full of his rights, by the deceased John, his father, or the deceased Marie Keith, his mother, for part of Clunes occupied by Thomas Calder. Deed witnessed by William Campbell, brother to John Campbell of Calder, Mr. Donald Campbell of Barbrek, Hew Campbell in Balnagown, and Duncan Campbell, brother to the Laird. (Marie Keith was daughter of the Earl Marischal (Marshall) of Scotland.)

1607, 18th September: Alexander Campbell, brother of John Campbell of Calder, renounced the lands of Clunes in favor of his brother, Colin, henceforth styled "of Clunes." William, the Thane's third brother (Colin and Alexander were older\endash Colin was next oldest to John), had two ploughs of Easter Brechlie for his provision of 2000 marks. He married (1) Agnes Rose, daughter of the Black Baron of Kilvarock, and relict of David Rose of Holme and he married (2) Fingwall Campbell, eldest daughter of Alexander Campbell of Ardchattan (younger brother of Colin Campbell, formerly of Ardacha). Duncan Campbell (youngest brother of the Thane), styled "brother german" of these is not found receiving any apanage."

from The Book of the Thanes of Cawdor ¹