GRAHAM, Robert of Knockdolian ¹

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  Research Notes:

KNOCKDOLIAN

Knockdolian was a barony in the parish of Colmonell in Ayrshire. The Graham family acquired the land towards the close of the fifteenth century.

"They were perhaps a branch of the house of Menteith, descended from Sir John Graham of Kilbride, called Sir John with the bright sword. He had a charter of the lands of Kilbride, in Strathern, from his father, Malice, Earl of Menteith, 7th April, 1464. He was the ancestor of the Grahams on both sides of the border. The first whom we find of Knockdolian was Robert Graham, who, in 1525, was concerned, as an ally of the Earl of Cassillis, in the slaughter of Kennedy of Lochland. In 1554, Robert Graham of Knockdotian was on the assize at the trial of George Crauford of Lefnorris for intercommuning with Duncan Hunter of Ballagane, who was then at the horn."

from History of the County of Ayr ²

Robert married Egidia GAW 'of Maw' (Fife) 20 January 1574(1575) (contract).¹ (Egidia GAW 'of Maw' (Fife) was born about 1540 and died in August 1594 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"William Graham .... married, 5 November 1556, Egidia (Geillis) Gaw .... She survived her husband, and contracted herself, 20 January 1574-75, in marriage to Robert Graham of Knockdolian, who alienated to her and his children by her, the sunny half of the lands and barony of Dod or Muirlathrinewood, Forfar, of which she took sasine 5 October 1575, though the contract of marriage was not implemented. On 8 November 1583 she took sasine of a part of the lands of Drumkilbo, purchased by her from David Tyrie of Drumkilbo. She appears in the Chairge of the Rentall of the Master of the Hospital of Dundee in 1588."

from Scots Peerage (vol 3) ¹