Great
grand
parents
Gen.=+11		 Sir James   Stirling
1515-1588 4th of Keir 		                           
m. m. m. m. m. m. m. m.
Jean   Chisholm illegitimate dau. of William Chisholm 'The Robber Bishop of Dunblane.' Sir James acquired much more land from William Chisholm when the old Cathedral lands were sold or given away at the Reformation.              
Grand
parents
Gen.=+10		 Archibald, Sir   Stirling
b. ABT 1544
d. 17 MAY 1630 5th of Keir. Knighted by James VI bef 1592. Adml Depute of the W. Seas. 		m. Mary   Drummond yst dau of 2nd Lord Drummond   m.     m.     m.  
Parents
Gen.=+9		 John, Sir   Stirling
b. ABT 1586
d. 16 APR 1643 1st of Garden. Stirnet03 has him as the brother not the son of Sir Archibald. Other children of 1st marriage: William (d young), William, George, Alexander, Grizel, Margaret 		m. Margaret   Monteith
d. 21 JUL 1628 dau of Sir William Monteith of Kerse 		  m.  
Husband,
wife &
siblings
Gen.=+8		 John 1615-
James 1619- had issue
Anna 1621-
Archibald, Sir Stirling
b. 9 JUN 1618 Cadder Cadder
d. 23 APR 1668 Edinburgh Edinburgh 2nd of Garden, Lord Garden (a Lord of Session). 7th of Keir. Also had 6 further sons and 3 daughters by 2nd marriage.
G8, ID=5763
Other wives: Elizabeth Murray, 		m.
Mause Murray
dau of Sir James Murray of Kilbaberton
G8, ID=5788
Children
Gen.=+7		 Archibald
b. 21 MAR 1651 3rd of Garden. Other children: James (d before 1701), Charles (d unm).
m.
Margaret Colquhoun
d. 20 JUL 1679 dau of Sir John Colquhoun, 2nd Bart of Luss
m.
Anna Hamilton
d. BEF 1735 dau of Sir Alexander Hamilton of Haggs
Grand
children
Gen.=+6		 Archibald 20 JUL 1679-AUG 1732 4th of Garden. m. (1712) ?? Read (of Barbadoes) Had 2 sons (died young) and 3 daughters.
John ABT 1688-1760 5th of Garden. Other issue (d unm) - Robert (d 1765), James, Isabel (b 1742), Ann (b 1747, d 1825).
James 11 MAY 1692-5 DEC 1770 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stirling_%28mathematician%29
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