Agnes (Rose) Dallas (abt. 1600 - bef. 1647)

Born about 1600 in Scotland

Ancestors

Died before 24 Oct 1647 before about age 47 in Scotland

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DALLAS, GEORGE (1630-1702?), lawyer, of St. Martin's, Ross-shire, a younger son of William Dallas of Cantray, by his first wife, Agnes Rose, was born about 1630. He entered upon his apprenticeship to the law in 1652, studying with Mr. John Bayn of Pitcairlie, Fifeshire, 'a great penman in his age, and so known,' and in due course became a writer to the signet. Upon the return of Charles II in 1660, the privy seal of Scotland was conferred upon John, marquis of Atholl, who appointed Dallas deputy-keeper. He is said to have retained the seal during the reign of James VII, and though he refused to take the oaths to William and Mary, it remained in his hands, and is now an heirloom in the family. He died about 1702. He is known as the author of 'A System of Stiles, as now practicable in the Kingdom of Scotland,' which was written between 16(!6 and 1688, though not published until 1697. This work, which forms a compact folio volume of iv. 904 xii pages, continued for many years to be indispensable in the office of every Scottish lawyer, and is twice referred to in the novels of Sir Walter Scott. Dallas married a daughter of Abercromby of Birkenbog, Banffshire, and was great-grandfather of Lieutenant-general Sir Thomas Dallas, K.C.B., who distinguished himself by his great gallantry as a cavalry officer in the Carnatic, as well as in Colonel Wellesley's brilliant campaign, and at the siege of Seringapatam. He died at Bath 12 Aug. 1839. George Dallas was also ancestor of K. C. Dallas [q. v.], of A. R. C. Dallas [q. v.], and of George Mifllin Dallas, vice-president of the United States, and for many years minister plenipotentiary from Washington at the court of St. James. He died 31 Dec. 1864. [Pediirrce of the family of Dallas of that Ilk and Cantray, and Dallas of St. Martin's Stiles.]

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"The family of Dallas is of great antiquity in the counties of Elgin and Nairn, and derives its name from the locality which was the original settlement of the clan. Dallas is a parish of Elginshire, in the presbytery of Forres, and synod of Moray. The name is composed of two Gaelic words - dale, a valley or plain, and uis, contracted from uisge, water". The family traced its "lineal male descent from Sir William de Doleys, Knt., Lord of Doleys 1289, through John de Dolas, chief of his name and first of Cantray 1442". William Dallas of Cantray, "chief of his name" (d 1650) m(1). Agnes Rose of Kilravock 1. Alexander Dallas of Cantray The following comes from narrative in BLG1886 which is reasonably but not wholly clear on how the various family members were related. A. William Dallas of Cantray presumed of this generation m. Isobel Dallas (dau of James Dallas of St. Martin's) @1@ below i. James Dallas of Cantray (d Culloden 17.04.1746, Captain) a. William Dallas of Cantray (sold Cantray in 1767) m. Stewart Mackenzie (dau of Sir Alexander Mackenzie, 5th Bart of Coul) (1) Agnes Dallas possibly of this generation m. Duncan Mackintosh of Castle Leathers (2)+ 3 daughters ii. ?? Dallas a. Alexander Dallas (d 1849?) (1) Elizabeth Jane Dallas of Nairn iii. Isabel Dallas possibly of this generation m. Aeneas or Angus Shaw of Tordarroch, 7th Chief of Clan Ay (a 1745) 2. George Dallas of St. Martin's, co. Ross (b 1630) m. _ Abercromby (dau of _ Abercromby of Birkenbog) A. James Dallas of St. Martin's, later of North Newton, Stirlingshire (d 1735/1740) m1. Elizabeth Riddell (b 13.11.1668, d 1702, dau of Walter Riddell) m2. Barbara Cockburn (dau of Sir James Cockburn of Langton) i. George Dallas of North Newton a. James Dallas (dsp) ii. William Dallas of Edinburgh (b 1724, d 1785) m1. _ Howe a. daughter m. _ Sievewright m2. (1756) Davidona Haliburton (dau of George Haliburton of Muirhouselaw, Lord Provost of Edinburgh) b. Sir Thomas Dallas (b 01.01.1757, d 12.08.1839, Lt. General) m. (1793) Mary Elliot (dau of Cornelius Elliot of Wolfelee) (1) David Haliburton Dallas (b 07.05.1800, dvp) had issue m. (26.04.1825) Mary Anny Yorke (dau of James Whiting Yorke of Walmsgate) (2) Eleanor Dallas m. Maunsell Bowers (Major) (3) Harriet Dallas m. William Dickson of Beenham House (Maj. General) (4) Charlotte Lavinia Dallas (d 05.08.1859) m. (1823) John McNeille of Parkmount (b 10.03.1788, d 18.05.1855) c. John Dallas (d 1795, Captain, 3rd son) m. Anne Warren (dau of Joshua Warren of Galtrim) (1) Elizabeth Warren Dallas m. William Donovan (2)+ other issue - William (d 14.07.1797), Frances (d unm 1874) d. William Dallas of Edinburgh m. Elizabeth Carr (dau of Robert Carr) (1) Elizabeth Anne Dallas m. Sir Robert Nickle (Maj. General) (2)+ other issue - William Philip (d unm), Davidona K. e. Charles Dallas, Governor of St. Helena (d 1854, Brigadier General) had issue m. (1801) Janet Haldane (dau of George (not Robert) Haldane of Gleneagles) f.+ other issue - Peter (d unm Seringapatam 26.01.1806, Lt. Colonel), others iii. Robert Dallas of Dallas Castle, Jamaica m. _ Cormack (dau of Col. _ Cormack) a. Robert Charles Dallas of Dallas Castle m. Sarah Harding (dau of Thomas Harding of Neims) (1) A.R.C. Dallas (rector of Wonston, Hampshire) had issue m1. Mary Anne Ferguson (dau of Adam Ferguson (historian)) m2. (sp?) Anne Biscoe Tyndale (dau of Rev. T.G. Tyndale of Holton) (2) Julia Maria Dallas m. (1821) Rev. Charles Robert King Dallas @2@ below (3)+ other issue - George Anson Byron John Graham (d young), Charles Francis (d young), Laura (d young), Ffrances Georgiana (d unm 1835), Charlotte (d unm) b. Alexander James Dallas (Secretary of the Treasury in the USA) (1) George Mifflin Dallas, Vice President of the USA (b 10.07.1792, d 31.12.1864) had issue (2)+ other issue - Alexander, Trevanion, daughter (Mrs. Bache), daughter (Mrs. Walker), daughter (Mrs. Campbell) c. Smart George Dallas (Speaker of the House of Assembly, Jamaica) m. Elizabeth Jackson (dau of Samuel Jackson) (1) Samuel Jackson Dallas (b 1789, d 1861, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Jamaica) had issue m. Margaret Morrison (2)+ other issue - Stewart, Alexander, Milborough, Robert Walter, Sarah (Mrs. Marston), Charlotte (Mrs. Dewdney) d. Charles Stuart Dallas m. Susan Seil King (1) Stuart Dallas had issue m. Anne King (2) Charles Robert King Dallas (Rev.) had issue m. (1821) Julia Maria Dallas (dau of Robert Charles Dallas of Dallas Castle)

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