Jane married Rev. William Wescomb on 6 Feb 1816 in St George's Chapel, Hanover Square, London. William was born before 1851; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lucy Elizabeth Jane Wescomb died on 28 May 1912.
2. Mary Jane Wescomb died on 1 Sep 1909.

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1773 William Douglas, Judge and magistrate at Rajeshahys, India
(?at time of death?) Judge of the Court of Adawiyt at Dacca, in the Hon. East India Service, in Bengal.

William married Jane Bell on 24 Oct 1785. Jane (daughter of Major John Bell) was born before 1785; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was widow of Andrew Heatly

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of White Hall, Witham, Essex White Hill is now the public library
and of Kirkton

ADC to King George !!
MP for Dumfries
Had 3 horses shot from under him, and an eyebrow shot away, at the Battle of Dettingham, 26 Jun 1743
In Sir Robert Rich's Dragoons when a Colonel
MILITARY: Lieutenant-General; Aide de Camp to King George II.
OFFICE: [M.P.] Member of Parliament for Dumfries.

Archibald married Elizabeth Burchard in 1761. Elizabeth (daughter of Edmund Burchard) was born in of, Witham, Essex, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Major John Bell of Rhode Island

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Suitor of Annie Laurie and possibly writer of the song 'Annie Laurie'

...Annie Laurie was indeed real, and the poem in its original form was written by her soldier suitor, Captain William Douglas. His home was at Fingland only 12 miles from Annie's Maxwelton, but they appear to have had their first meeting at an Edinburgh ball. They fell in love, but there were complications. Annie's father, who had been knighted by James VII two years after she was born, was a strong Royalist and a vigorous persecutor of Jacobites and Covenanters--not surprising since he was a cousin of the notorious butcher of Covenanters, Grierson of Lag. Indeed, it was in recognition of his anti-Jacobite and anti-Covenanter activities that he received his knighthood.

Captain Douglas, on the other hand, was pledged to the Stuart cause, a Jacobite to the backbone, so that Sir Robert's attitude towards him as a son-in-law was less than enthusiastic. In any case, Douglas was something of a rough diamond, an expert swordsman with a fiery temper that landed him in a succession of duels. Legend has it that on one occasion he was literally crossing swords with Sir Robert when Annie came on the scene and put an end to it. Another opponent, wounded and disarmed by Douglas, later declared that he was defeated less by Douglas's skill than by his "fierce and squintin eyen".

Despite Sir Robert's disapproval, Annie and her lover continued to meet secretly in the seclusion of Maxwelton Braes until news came that a Stuart invasion was about to be launched. Captain Douglas had to leave at once for Edinburgh, but before he spurred away he penned his poetic tribute to his loved one, making up in passionate enthusiasm whatever may have been lacking in elegance and literary merit. Here is how he described the, apparently, shapely Annie:

She's backit like a Peacock,
She's breastit like a swan,
She's jimp about the middle,
Her waist ye weill may span,
Her waist ye weill may span,
And she has a rollin' eye,
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'll lay down my head and die.

Like his grandfather, James of Morton, he was a Commissioner of Supply in Dumfries, in 1693

Birth:
Date of birth also given as 1674

William married Elizabeth (Betty) Clerk in 1706 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of Capt Alexander (of Glendorth (Glendoik)) Clerk) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Reputed to be a runaway marriage

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RESIDENCE: Of Witham.

(Research):or Burcard, of Witham