BAILLIE, Margaret 8th of Lamington ²

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Margaret married Edward MAXWELL Abbot of Dundrennan, son of John MAXWELL 4th Lord Herries of Terregles, jure uxoris and Agnes HERRIES Baroness Herries of Terregles (suo jure ), by 26 February 1577.¹ (Edward MAXWELL Abbot of Dundrennan was born about 1558 and died before 25 March 1607 ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir William of Culter ... married Mary (corrected in v.9), .... widow of Edward Maxwell, Abbot of Dundrennan."

from Scots Peerage (vol 5)




"Sir William Baillie, after the death of his wife, married his mistress, but as General Baillie was born during Lady Baillie's lifetime, he was not thereby legitimated. With this Sir William Baillie the male line of the family terminated, and the chieftainship fell to the youngest cadet.

Margaret Baillie, daughter of this Sir William Baillie, succeeded her father in the lands of Lamington. She married Edward Maxwell, Abbot of Dundrennan, son of John, Master of Maxwell, by Agnes, eldest daughter and heiress of William Lord Herries and his wife Catherine Cunningham, daughter of Cunningham of Blairquhan. As has been before stated, her father, the late Sir William Baillie of Lamington, granted a Charter of the Lands and Barony of Lamington, and the Lands of Penston and Hoprig, in favour of her and her said spouse, in conjunct fee, and the heirs of their body, whom failing, the said Edward Maxwell, his heirs and assignees, on 26th February 1577 etc. [....]

Margaret Baillie had two sons, William and John Maxwell, the Elder of whom obtained an Act of Parliament authorizing him to drop the name of Maxwell, and assume that of Baillie, the younger of whom succeeded to the estate of Newlaw."

from Lives of the Baillies ^{1 3}

Margaret next married Sir William LIVINGSTON of Culter, son of William LIVINGSTON 6th Lord Livingston of Callendar and Agnes FLEMING.¹ (Sir William LIVINGSTON of Culter was born about 1565, died on 2 May 1607 ¹ and was buried in 1607 in Dundrennan, Kircudbrightshire, Scotland ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir William of Culter, died 2 May 1607, buried at Dundrennan ; married Mary (corrected in v.9 to Margaret), daughter of Sir William Bailie of Lamington, and widow of Edward Maxwell, Abbot of Dundrennan. His son, William, married Helen Livingston, heiress of Westquarter."

from Scots Peerage (vol 5)




"Margaret Baillie married, secondly, John Livingston, of West Quarter (see Note below), second son of William Lord Livingston and his wife Agnes, daughter of William Lord Fleming, and brother of Alexander Earl of Wigton (see Note below), and by him had several children. At the death of Margaret Baillie, heiress of Lamington, the main branch of the family became extinct."

from Lives of the Baillies

Note:

1

As far as is generally accepted Margaret Baillie's husband was named William, not John, and the designation 'of West Quarter' was adopted by a later generation.

2

Margaret's brother in law was Earl of Linlithgow, not of Wigton (Wigtown). ^{1 3}