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Douglas of Bridgeford

 

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This family is descended from Gavin Raquarrell Douglas (d. bef October 1, 1616) (son of William, 9th earl of Angus)  who married Elizabeth Keith

JOHN ARBUTHNOT, 6th Viscount of ARBUTHNOT. Known as "the Rich Lord". Born 1703. Died 20 April 1791. Married first, contract dated 16 April 1740, MARJORIE DOUGLAS, daughter of Robert Douglas of Bridgeford.
He married second, August 1
749, JEAN ARBUTHNOT (died 18 March 1786)

In 1492 Alexander Rnit possessed lands in Rait.

David of Diuumagaa .ic(|uiicd Ilallgrccn, and had a charter
147 1, which was confirmed in 1478. This property gave a designation
to his descendants, till it was sold in 1724 by William Rait of Hall-
green, who married Isobel, sister and heir of James Douglas of
Bridgeford.

Robert Douglas of Bridgford, whose father Gavin Douglas was son of William, Earl of Angus married in 1688 Isabel Horn...   Robert Douglas and Isabel Horn had sasine on those (?) lands in 1702, and the other daughter, Agnes, married, after 1696, John Douglas of Tilquhillie.  (Isabel Horn had a sister Agnes, and two brothers, John and James)

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