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- James Campbell, 2nd of Lawers, had and Instrument of Sasine for the lands of Lawer Mor, Lawer Meannocht and Auchreoch as heir to his deceased father on 3 November, 1513, and had a Charter under the Great Seal erecting the lands of Lawers into a free barony on 16 June, 1525. He m. firstly prior to 31 May, 1517, to Marion, daughter of Sir Walter Forrester, of Torwood, (she was widow of Sir Henry Schaw of Cambusmore, d. at Fordew on 31 October 1527, and was buried in the parish church of Stirling at 7 p.m. on 31 October, 1527,) when they had a Precept for a charter for the lands of Blairnorie, in the Lordship of Discher and Toyer, and had a Charter of Confirmation for the Three Lawers on 16 June, 1525. He had a charter of Confirmation for the lands Fordew, Glentarken and Balmuik under the Great Seal on 29 January, 1526, to be held by himself in liferent and his son John Campbell, m. secondly before 28 September, 1530, to Janet, daughter of Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray, (she was widow of John Charteris of Cuthilgurdie and of Sir David Wemyss of that Ilk, and d. in October 1539) with whom he had a charter of confirmation for the lands of Auchreoch and Auchincroisk, in the Lordship of Glen Dochart, and thirdly to Elizabeth Hay (she was widow of Alexander Robertson, 1st of Faskally, and m. after the death of James Campbell to John Forret, of that Ilk). He had a charter of confirmation under the Great Seal for the lands of Auchreoch, Duncrosk, with the Mill of Glenlochy, Carwhin, with the Mill, the lands of Lawers, Fordew, Glentarken and Balmuik in Strathearn, the lands of Kinloch, Turbrox and Tichardy, in Glenquaich with the loch and fishing thereof, in the Lordship of Appin of Dull, which were erected into the Free Barony of Auchreoch and talzied upon his immediate family on 4 June, 1540. He d. on 12 February, 1562, as a result of having "broke all his bones on the stairs of the Inn at Perth"
Note: Burkes Peerage, ed. 107, vol. 1, p. 664 is cited as the source that Archibald
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