> >Would anyone know where the following sources can be obtained? Would anyone have access to the books mentioned who could send me photocopies of the information? Douglas' Peerage of Scotland (published 1813), volume 2, page 506 >shows that Margaret was the daughter of Thomas de Somerville, 1st >Lord Somerville by his wife Janet, daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart >of Derneley. Judging by the events described in the article, >Margaret was probably born in the early 1400's and was married >firstly to Sir Roger Kirkpatrick of Closeburn and secondly to Sir >Thomas Kerr of Fernihirst. > >Thomas de Somerville is shown as having been the eleventh in >succession to Sir Gualter de Somerville of Whichnour in Staffordshire >and Somerville Aston in Gloucestershire. Sir Gualter is said to >have accompanied William the Conquerer from France to England in >1066. I have several other books which make similar statements as >to the known origins of the de Somerville family, but none take it >any further back. > >Nisbet's Heraldry, published in 1722, volume 1, page 146, describes >the family of Kirkpatrick of Closburn (anciently Kilosburn). Nisbet >says that John Kirkpatrick obtained a charter of confirmation of the >lands of Kilosburn, which belonged formerly to his ancestors, from >King Alexander the second of Scotland. John's gt-gt-grandson was >Roger Kirkpatrick, who married Margaret de Somerville. There is a >full description of this Kirkpatrick family in most editions >of Burke's Peerage. > >"American Kirkpatrick Family" and an unpublished pamphlet entitled "The Kirkpatrick's" written by Captain Day Jewell, U.S.A. (Ret.) and now desceased. > >Much of this information came from "American Kirkpatrick Family 1754-1972" privately published by: D.M. Kirkpatrick, Houston, Texas August, 1972 > > >Thanks, > >Linda > Linda Mondy 15395 Slab Springs Dr. Licking, Missouri 65542 U.S.A. 573-674-3798