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'of Galloway'

"Miss Susan Heron told a Miss McKie that her grandfather was on Wigton Sands on the day the two martyrs Margaret M'LACHLAND and Margaret WILSON on the 11th May 1685 were drowned and that his very words were 'The hail sands war covered wi cluds o' folks a' gathered into clusters here and there, offering up prayers for the two women while they were being put down.' Miss Susan HERON died 19th Feb. 1834, aged 87 years, and her grandfather, James HERON died 31st October 1758, aged 94 years old, showing that he was twenty years of age when the women were drowned. The HERON graves are in Penninghame Churchyard." (McKerlie, p. 341)

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Changed the spelling of his name from HERRON to HERON

Nathaniel married Elizabeth Douglas on 15 Jul 1736 in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of William Douglas and Grizel McKeand) was born about 1710; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1725 spelled her name DOUGLASS
Seventh and youngest child of William DOUGLAS
Died aged 47 years

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He was witness to the two martyrs WILSON and M'LAUGHLIN and left 70 children and grandchildren alive and 30 dead, according to his tombstone. The Penninghame MI transcript reads "A light coloured sandstone copperplate script. Here lies James Heron in Carsnestock who died the 31 st October 1758 aged 94 years and Marion Shan (sic) his spouse who died the 10th of March 1748 aged 70 years old. Also Mary, Jean and Ann Herons their children. They left 70 children and Gr childr alive and 30 dead. "Thes heros hwo were worthy of renoune Who fought the fight and now doth wear the crown." (Source: Bob Henry)
Name also spelled HERRON
Probably connected to the Douglas, Heron and Co Bank

James married Marion Shaw on 8 Sep 1700 in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Marion (daughter of Shaw) was born in 1678 in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland; died on 10 Mar 1748 in Carsnestock, Penninghame, Wigtonshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her father was a Shaw of 'Craigend' (Source: Bob Henry)
Died aged 70 years

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William Douglas married Grizzell M'Keand, who probably belonged to a family of that name who for long were tenants in 'Balsalloch', 'Pilwhilly' and 'Aikerside.' William Douglas and Grizze M'Keand had seven children. The eldest, John, continued the family tenacy in 'Balsalloch' and was the father of Sir William. The second son, James Douglas in 'Kilsture', whose testament was recorded in 1762, left a widow, Mary Martin, who survived him till about 1791, when her testament was recorded =: two sons --William Douglas in Petersburgh, U.S.A., and James Douglas in Norfolk Virginia....Much of the evidence for this pedigree is derived from a letter, dated 6th March, 1831, from Mrs. Susan B. Terrell to Harriet Douglas, third daughter of George Douglas of New York, the brother of Sir William Douglas." (Source: 'The Dumfries and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society Transactions, Vol. 8, 1920-21')(Source: Bob Henry) See also M'Kerlie Vol 4, page 133 & 134
1745: William DOUGLAS a tenant farmer in Balsalloch when he died.

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I have also this pedigree: William Douglas (b 1649, Cockpen), son of James Douglas and Agnes Rome (who married 1637), married Isabel Elizabeth Kennedy (Died: 1668 - Penningham Galloway) had a son, William Douglas (born 1668 Cockpen, 14 Oct 1745- Penninghame, Wigtownshire) who married 1693 - Grishild McKeand.

William married Grizel McKeand about 1703. Grizel was born in 1671; died in Oct 1741; was buried in Clachans of Penningham, Wigtownshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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First name also spelled Grishild
Died aged 71 years

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Married:
Probably in Pennington, Newton Stewart, Wigtonshire, Scotland

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of Craigend

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"Gilbert DOUGLAS descended from William DOUGLAS who had grant of the lands of Garnestock (sic) in Moss of Cree from Archibald, Lord Douglas c1400" (Source: 'Dumfries and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, 25 March 1921') (Source: Bob Henry)

1679: tenant in Glenrassie.(Source: Bob Henry)
1684: Gilbert Douglas in Glenrassie with son Peter only. Wife Margaret atnearby farm, visiting. (Source: Covenant Book of Penninghame) (Source: Bob Henry)
1684 Sept 29: at Glenrassie, Penninghame, Wigtownshire. Name spelled Gilbert DOWGLASS
1697: Gilbert Douglas was taken prisoner at the battle of Bothwell Bridge. (Source: Bob Henry)
1704, April 9 & 16th: 'The Session Book of Penninghame, 1696-1724 vol.1'refers to a Gilbert Douglas in Glenrassie, Gilbert Herron in Grange of Cree, Alexander M'Keand in Barvenan, with many others, employing an excommunicated person."
1711, February 19: "Gilbert Douglas in Glenrassie in Castlestewarts land, being at Bothwell was taken and afterward liberat(ed), suffered great losses after he came home, being computed to be above a thousand merks."(Source: Session Book of Penninghame) (Source: Bob Henry)
In the 'Book of Galloway', baronet William DOUGLAS' great-grandfather stated to have farmed Glenrassie, Penninghame

Gilbert + Margaret McIlroy. Margaret was born about 1658; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]