Chapter XXIII - The Buchanans of Drummikill and Cadets (excerpts)

("History of Strathendrick", pp. 309-310, written by John Guthrie Smith, published by Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow, 1896)

The Buchanans of Drummikill

I. Thomas Buchanan, the first of Drummikill, was third son of Sir Walter Buchanan of that Ilk. 1 A charter in his favour, granted by Patrick Buchanan of that Ilk, his brother, of the lands of Gartincaber, to be held blench of the said Patrick, is dated at Buchanan 1461. 2 He had also a charter, dated at "Trefichin," 3rd February 1461-2, of the Temple lands of Letter. 3 On the 2nd of October 1472, Patrick Haloden, bailie for John Halden of Glennegas, gave sasine to Thomas Buchanan and Robert Makcalpyn of the lands of Ballvol and Camquhele. 4 "11th January 1476-7, campeared Agnes Menteith . . . and gave her oath that she gave her free consent to the sale made by her husband [Haldane of Gleneagles] of the lands of Kypdory, Carbeth, Ballawoul . . . to Thomas Buchquhhanan of Garcabyr." 5 1482, the last day of May was made a resignation by Thomas of Buchquhanan of Gartincabir in the hands of a noble man, John Haldane of Glennegas, his lord superior, of all and sundry the lands of Garbeth and Ballyvow witrh the pertinents, which resignation being made, the said lord superior conveyed the said lands of Carbeth to Thomas of Boquhanan, one of the sons of the said Thomas, and the said lands of Ballyvow, with the pertinents, to Walter of Boquhanan, one of the sons of the said Thomas, heritably, according to the tenor of the charter, . . . and conveyed the lands of Kepdory, with the pertinents, to Robert of Bouchquhanan, son and heir apparent of the said Thomas . . . reserving a reasonable third part of all and sundry the said lands, with the pertinents, to Donata, spouse of the said Thomas." 6 About 1477 Thomas Buchanan also acquired from the Napiers the Temple lands of Ballikinrain (or Hospital of Innerreith). 7 In 1484 Thomas Buchanan had a charter from William, Lord Graham, of the 40s. lands of Middle Ledlowan (now The Moss), 8 and is therein styled " of Bultoune" (Ballantoun). That Thomas Buchanan of Bultoune was also of Gartincaber is proved by the retour of his descendant, William Buchanan of Drummikill, in 1606, when Thomas is styled "of Gartincaber and Bultoune." 9 He was in possession of Drummikill by 1495, for on 28th February, 1495-6, he resigned one-half of the lands in Favour of Robert Buchanan his son. 10 In 1496 Thomas Buchanan of Drummikill gave sasine to Andrew Cunninghame of the lands of Ardache. 11 That Thomas Buchanan of Gartincaber and Thomas Buchanan of Drummikill were one and the same person is proved by the transaction, quoted further on -- Robert Buchanan, husband of Margaret Hay, being in the Old Protocol Book styled son and heir, in 1472, of Thomas Buchanan of Gartincaber; and in the Register of the Great Seal the same Robert is in 1515, by which time he had succeeded, styled Robert Buchanan of Drummikill. Thomas Buchanan had at least three sons: (1) Robert, who succeeded him in Drummikill, Moss, and others; (2) Thomas of Carbeth; 12 and Walter of Balwill.

1. See p. 286