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- (Chief) (Sir) William Grierson, 9th Lord of Lag was born c1567; married Nicola Maxwell, daughter of (Sir) John Maxwell, & his wife, Agnes Herries, Baroness Herries of Terregles on marriage date of 9th May, 1593; he died the 29th day of January, 1629, in his "house of Lag" & was buried at Dunscore.
(Chief) (Sir) William Grierson or Grier''', (eldest lawful son of Rodger Grierson, of Lag, 8th Lord of Lag), was born c1567; died January 29th, 1629, 9th Lord of Lag, married on May 9th, 1593, Dumfries-shire, Scotland & had issue; was buried February 17th, 1629, Old Dunscore Church Cemetery, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. Special Commission by King James VI. to the Sheriff of Dumfries, & Steward of Annandale, the Provost & Bailies of Dumfries, & Annan, the (Captain & Lieutenant of the Guard), & to (Sir) William Douglas, his eldest son, (Sir) WILLIAM GREIR [Grierson] of Lag, (Sir) John Charteris of Amisfield, & (Sir) James Murray of Cockpool, or any of them; directing them to seek for & apprehend a large number of Borderers, whose names are given (Armstrongs, Irvings, Grahams, &c.), who had risen in arms & prevented a survey of the debateable land which the King had ordered, and who having been put to the horn, paid no respect to it; dated JULY 16th, 1607; (Inventories (no. 466) of The Muniments of The Families of Maxwell, Herries & Nithsdale ~ In The Charter-room at Terregles. Edinburgh, [Scotland], dated 1865).
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