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Families covered: Grierson of Lag, Grierson of Rock Hall

                               
Sir Robert Grierson of Lag (d 1654)
m. (1622) Margaret Murray (dau of Sir James Murray of Cockpool)
1. Sir John Grierson of Lag (d 04.1658)
  m1. (1641) Jane Fleming (dau of John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown)
  A. Robert Grierson of Lag and Rock Hall (d 17.03.1666)
  B. Margaret Grierson
  m. Sir James Carmichael of Bonnytoun
C. Jean Grierson
  m. William Murray of Cockpool
  D. Nicola Grierson
  m. David Scott of Scotstarvet (b c1645, d 1718)
  m2. (mcrt 10.10.1646) Isabel Boyd (dau of Robert Boyd, 7th Lord)
2. William Grierson of Barquhar (d 1661)
  m. (06.1654) Margaret Douglas (dau of Sir James Douglas of Mouswald)
  A. Sir Robert Grierson, 1st Bart of Lag and Rock Hall (b 1655, d 15.04.1736)
  m. Henrietta Douglas (dau of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry)
  i. Sir William Grierson, 2nd Bart of Lag and Rock Hall (dsp 1760)
  m. (1720) Anne Musgrave (d 16.12.1749, dau of Sir Richard Musgrave, Bart of Hayton)
  ii. James Grierson (d c26.03.1722)
  m. Elizabeth Fergusson
  a. Sir Robert Grierson, 3rd Bart of Lag (dsp 1765)
  b. Alexander Grierson (d young)
c. Henrietta Grierson
  m. James Fergusson of Dumfries
  iii. Sir Gilbert Grierson, 4th Bart of Lag (d 07.02.1766)
  m. Elizabeth Maitland (dau of Col. Robert Maitland)
  a. Sir Roger Grierson, 5th Bart of Lag (b c1733, d 08.08.1839)
  m. (1778) Margaret Dalzell (dau of Alexander Dalzell, 'Earl of Carnwath')
  (1) Sir Alexander Gilbert Grierson, 6th Bart of Lag (d 03.1840) had issue
  m. Elizabeth Dalzell (dau of Richard Dalzell, 'Lord Dalzell')
  (2) William Grierson (b 07.08.1778, d 30.11.1865) had issue
  m. Jane Beattie (dau of Thomas Beattie of Crieve)
  (3) Mary Grierson
  m. Hamilton Maxwell (d 17.06.1829, Major)
  (4) Elizabeth Grierson
  m. (14.11.1810) James Crichton of Friarscarse
  (5) Grace Douglas Grierson (b c1798, d unm 06.05.1886)
  (6)+ other issue (dsp or d unm) - Charles, Robert, Joshua, Margaret, Judith
  b. Charles Grierson (dsp)
c. Richard Grierson (d unm)
  d. Anne Grierson
  m. S. Stewart
  e. Elizabeth Grierson
  m. Rev. E. Middleton
  f. Jane Grierson
  m. Hugh Maxwell of Dalswinton
  g. Harriet Grierson
  m. John Symons of Dumfries
  iv. John Grierson of Dalgoner (dsp 1730)
  v. Henrietta Grierson
  m. Sir Walter Laurie, Bart of Maxwelton
3. James Grierson ancestor of Griersons of Baldonnell
  m. Margaret Corsane (dau of John Corsane of Meikleknox)
4. Lancelot Grierson
5. Gilbert Grierson of Chapell
  m. Margaret Grierson (dau of Thomas Grierson of Barjarg)
6. Roger Grierson
  m. Helen Douglas (widow of John Kirkpatrick of Auchensew)
7. Nicola Grierson
  m. (mcrt 22.09.1642) James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Galloway (d by 02.1671)
8. Elizabeth Grierson
  m1. (1645) Robert Maxwell of Tinswald or Tinwald
  m2. (1653) Robert Fergusson of Craigdarroch
9. Helen Grierson probably of this generation
  m. (04.1659) John Carruthers, 9th of Holmains (d 09.1694)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Grierson)
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