Robert Macqueen of Braxfield was one of the most powerful judges in the land. He was legendary for his stiff sentencing. There is a book about him by Brian Osborne called Braxfield - the Hanging Judge? which is a good read if you are doing Macqueen lowland genealogy. From what I have read, I dont think he had any allegiance to any Macqueens, he was very 'upwardly mobile' - married well and was a lawyer - so could not show any allegiances even if he did have some. I have seen a note which says that when the Jacobites were marching through Edinburgh he was keeping a pretty low profile away in Lanark - where there was not much proactive Jacobite support. He did live through times when alliances had to be struck eventually with the english (who showed no mercy to 'traitors') and he was a strong member of the 'establishment' in that respect - in a very awkward political position. He was the orchestrator of many of the Feudal Laws for Scotland, following in his father's footsteps. And It is fair to say that he became much richer as a direct result of the chasing down of the Jacobites as a lawyer and prosecutor. His scruples must have been carefully thought out! There would have been tensions between the highlanders and lowlanders as well as between the Scots and the English and I dont know where the Mcqueen Hebrides / Lowland connection (if there is one) comes in. If anybody can shed light on that, please, please share it!! His grandfather, John, was, I believe a 'cadet' (distant cousin??) of the Corryborough line - but I have not seen that proven. Macqueen's acquaintances included Lord Robert Dundas, Samuel Johnson, Boswell, Adam and Robert Smith. He was the character used for the 'Weir of Hermiston' which Robert Louis Stevenson wrote about a century or so later. (In that story the judge turned in his own son). His painting (by Henry Raeburn) hangs in one of the Edinburgh galleries. Whatever we think of him, he is certainly a legend and one of the most fascinating studies for Scottish Genealogy! sincerely Dawn

Dawn/Linda, My husband is a descendant of Robert Macqueen of Braxfield. So if anyone does have connection to this family, please don't hesitate to contact me. I have a lot of information. Eunice -----Original Message----- From: DAWNMACQUEEN@aol.com [mailto:DAWNMACQUEEN@aol.com] Sent: November 10, 2005 3:03 AM To: McQUEEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McQUEEN] McQueen name Robert Macqueen of Braxfield was one of the most powerful judges in the land. He was legendary for his stiff sentencing. There is a book about him by Brian Osborne called Braxfield - the Hanging Judge? which is a good read if you are doing Macqueen lowland genealogy. From what I have read, I dont think he had any allegiance to any Macqueens, he was very 'upwardly mobile' - married well and was a lawyer - so could not show any allegiances even if he did have some. I have seen a note which says that when the Jacobites were marching through Edinburgh he was keeping a pretty low profile away in Lanark - where there was not much proactive Jacobite support. He did live through times when alliances had to be struck eventually with the english (who showed no mercy to 'traitors') and he was a strong member of the 'establishment' in that respect - in a very awkward political position. He was the orchestrator of many of the Feudal Laws for Scotland, following in his father's footsteps. And It is fair to say that he became much richer as a direct result of the chasing down of the Jacobites as a lawyer and prosecutor. His scruples must have been carefully thought out! There would have been tensions between the highlanders and lowlanders as well as between the Scots and the English and I dont know where the Mcqueen Hebrides / Lowland connection (if there is one) comes in. If anybody can shed light on that, please, please share it!! His grandfather, John, was, I believe a 'cadet' (distant cousin??) of the Corryborough line - but I have not seen that proven. Macqueen's acquaintances included Lord Robert Dundas, Samuel Johnson, Boswell, Adam and Robert Smith. He was the character used for the 'Weir of Hermiston' which Robert Louis Stevenson wrote about a century or so later. (In that story the judge turned in his own son). His painting (by Henry Raeburn) hangs in one of the Edinburgh galleries. Whatever we think of him, he is certainly a legend and one of the most fascinating studies for Scottish Genealogy! sincerely Dawn ==== McQUEEN Mailing List ==== Don't forget our Message Board, courtesy of Rootsweb! Queries, Bible records, Biographies, Deeds, Obits, Pensions, Wills and other data: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/rw/surnames.mcqueen ***To reply to Message Board posts sent to the list, CLICK the LINK and reply on the board, or CC the poster in your reply to the list. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Hi Eunice, I would be interested in Braxfield, he sounds interesting. Maybe you could send me a few facts, like place of birth, parents and names of family. I doubt if I am related but would like to see the facts just in case. Cheers, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: Eunice Robinson To: McQUEEN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 9:22 AM Subject: RE: [McQUEEN] McQueen name Dawn/Linda, My husband is a descendant of Robert Macqueen of Braxfield. So if anyone does have connection to this family, please don't hesitate to contact me. I have a lot of information. Eunice -----Original Message----- From: DAWNMACQUEEN@aol.com [mailto:DAWNMACQUEEN@aol.com] Sent: November 10, 2005 3:03 AM To: McQUEEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McQUEEN] McQueen name Robert Macqueen of Braxfield was one of the most powerful judges in the land. He was legendary for his stiff sentencing. There is a book about him by Brian Osborne called Braxfield - the Hanging Judge? which is a good read if you are doing Macqueen lowland genealogy. From what I have read, I dont think he had any allegiance to any Macqueens, he was very 'upwardly mobile' - married well and was a lawyer - so could not show any allegiances even if he did have some. I have seen a note which says that when the Jacobites were marching through Edinburgh he was keeping a pretty low profile away in Lanark - where there was not much proactive Jacobite support. He did live through times when alliances had to be struck eventually with the english (who showed no mercy to 'traitors') and he was a strong member of the 'establishment' in that respect - in a very awkward political position. He was the orchestrator of many of the Feudal Laws for Scotland, following in his father's footsteps. And It is fair to say that he became much richer as a direct result of the chasing down of the Jacobites as a lawyer and prosecutor. His scruples must have been carefully thought out! There would have been tensions between the highlanders and lowlanders as well as between the Scots and the English and I dont know where the Mcqueen Hebrides / Lowland connection (if there is one) comes in. If anybody can shed light on that, please, please share it!! His grandfather, John, was, I believe a 'cadet' (distant cousin??) of the Corryborough line - but I have not seen that proven. Macqueen's acquaintances included Lord Robert Dundas, Samuel Johnson, Boswell, Adam and Robert Smith. He was the character used for the 'Weir of Hermiston' which Robert Louis Stevenson wrote about a century or so later. (In that story the judge turned in his own son). His painting (by Henry Raeburn) hangs in one of the Edinburgh galleries. Whatever we think of him, he is certainly a legend and one of the most fascinating studies for Scottish Genealogy! sincerely Dawn ==== McQUEEN Mailing List ==== Don't forget our Message Board, courtesy of Rootsweb! Queries, Bible records, Biographies, Deeds, Obits, Pensions, Wills and other data: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/rw/surnames.mcqueen ***To reply to Message Board posts sent to the list, CLICK the LINK and reply on the board, or CC the poster in your reply to the list. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ==== McQUEEN Mailing List ==== Please don't post private information about living people without permission. All posts are archived. Search by keyword: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=MCQUEEN Browse (threaded): http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MCQUEEN Because messages are archived, please send personal messages, (thank yous, etc.) to the person you are addressing, rather than to the List. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx