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of Gartacharan, near Drymen, the representative of a branch of the ancient and distinguished families of Buchanan of that Ilk and of Leny, had two sons: Alexander, who succeeded, and who is represented by Alexander Buchanan, now of Gartacharan, and George, who came to push his fortunes in Glasgow, and who is represented now by the three good families of Buchanans, Drumpellier, Auchintorlie, and Craigend.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Maltster, Visitor of the Maltmen in 1694, Deacon Convener in 1706. He was a staunch covenanter, who fought at Bothwell Bridge, and had a reward set on his head. He married Mary, daughter of Gabriel Maxwell, merchant in Glasgow, and left four sons, George, Andrew, Archibald, and Neil, and one daughter. Mary. Mary married, 1731, George Buchanan of Moss and Auchintoshan, and is represented here by her great-great-granddaughter, Mrs. Christie of Bedlay, daughter of the late John Cross Buchanan of Moss and Auchintoshan. The four sons were founders, in 1725, of the Buchanan Society, the oldest charitable society in Glasgow except Hutcheson's Hospital. George, the eldest son, followed his father's business. The other three are named among M'Ure's "Sea Adventurers": they were great Virginia merchants.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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GEORGE BUCHANAN, eldest son of George I., Maltster, born 1685, died 1773, Visitor of the Maltmen 1719, City Treasurer 1726, Bailie 1732 and 1738. George II. built himself a fine mansion on the north side of Argyle Street, which till 1828 occupied the site of the Argyle Street portion of Fraser Sons & Co.'s warehouse. He owned all the ground fronting Argyle Street from this house as far east as "Bailie King's close" (a clay lane which ran north from Argyle Street, about where the Arcade now is). This ground formed part of "Palzean's Croft," the westmost section of the Langcroft. By his wife, Cecilia Forbes, George II. left, four sons and four daughters.

Family/Spouse: Cecilia Forbes. Cecilia was born in 1715; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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There are differering thoughts as to dates of birth, etc, for Cecilia Buchannan, and for her mother.

Cecilia married John Douglas on 5 Jan 1766 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. John (son of William (of Leith) Douglas and Catherine Dunlop) was born in 1745; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]