ERSKINE, Mary ¹

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Mary married George BARCLAY 10th of Mathers, son of David BARCLAY 9th of Mathers and Mary RAIT.¹ (George BARCLAY 10th of Mathers was born about 1536 and died in 1607 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"George Barclay of the Mearns and Mathers succeeded his father David (Mathers IX) in 1560 .... His first wife was Mary Erskine, daughter of Sir Thomas Erskine of Brechin, who had been Secretary of State to King James V .... By this marriage George Barclay had one son, Thomas, who married Janet Straiton of Lauriston .... He died during the lifetime of his father, leaving two sons: David, styled in the records 'the fiar' of Mathers (Mathers XI), and Robert."

from History of the Barclay Family

Note 'Janet' seems to be an error here, at least as an official name. See the marriage not for the couple. ¹