Anna (Hamilton) Boswell (abt. 1640 - 1711)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

According to the Genological Charts in the Source:

"David married Anna Hamilton, daughter of Hamilton of Dalzell, in 1667. Five children survived to adulthood. David disponed the barony to his eldest son, James Boswell, in 1702. About that time he was "afflicted with a palsy" that impaired his memory, and he spent the last years of his life in seclusion at Auchinleck, where he died in 1712."

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David Boswell (1640-1712) m. 1667? Anna Hamilton (d. 1711)

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James Boswell (1672-1749)

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*John Boswell of Balmuto (d. 1749) m. 1726 Margaret Henderson

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(d. 1790)

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Jean Boswell (d. 1698?) m. 1697? Lieut. John Campbell

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Margaret Boswell m. 1702 Hugh Campbell of Barquharrie

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*Ann Boswell m. 1708 George Campbell of Treesbank ^[1]

What follows in this narrative is by his grandson, Lord Auchinleck: Anne Hamilton was a lady of eminent piety with whom my grandfather lived happily. They were both extremely frugal and diligent managers and strove hard to save thefamilyfrom ruin, and, having applied her portion, which was over 10,000 merks toward thepayment of the debt, they sold off all that part ofthe Barony which lies above the church to William, Earl of Dundonald the year conform to Dispositions in our Charter Chest, and Lord Dundonald gave it to John Cockrane of Waterside, 2nd son to Sir John Cockrane of Ochiltree, his own 2nd son. The price paid for the lands by the Earl was . This sum being likewise applied for payment of the debt enabled them to keep the remainder of the estate though still under considerable burden. They had five children, 2 sons and 3 daughters who were all virtuous and diligent and concurred to the utmost of their power in their several stations to promote the good of the family

1. lst son, James, the heir
2. 2nd son, John, a writer in Edinburgh who having a succession is described in a separate G. Table
3. 1st daughter, Jean, married John Campbell ofHorseleigh, a very honest and discrete gentleman, but in low circumstances. She died about a year afier her marriage, without issue
4. 2nd daughter, Anne, married to George Campbell of Treesbank, a grandson ofthe venerable Sir Hugh Campbell ofCresnock, a cadet ofthe Earl of Loudoun’s family who was a prisoner for six years for his attachment to the covenanters. They had issue
5. 3rd daughter, Margaret, Captain Hugh Campbell of Barquharrie, 3rd son of Hugh Campbell of Cresnock by whom she had one son, Hugh Campbell, who had a large family ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ http://drs.library.yale.edu/HLTransformer/HLTransServlet?stylename=yul.ead2002.xhtml.xsl&pid=beinecke:boswell&clear-stylesheet-cache=yes
2. ↑ The Boswell History Vol 2 Ch23 by J J Boswell 1906, unpublished manuscript held at Fondazione Sella in Biella, Italy, a copy is also held at Yale University