Alexander Doig, of Ballingrew

17. Alexander Doig of Ballingrew (Walter, John, Walter, John, Walter) was born about 1523 in Of Kilmadock, Perth, Scotland. He died in 1583/1588 in Of Kilmadock, Perth, Scotland. In 1559 there is a notice of Alexander Dog in Murdieston. Item a ronounciation be way of instrument be Alxr Dog in Indorstan of ane rent of 1b bolls of victuall yearly out of the third part of the lands of Coldoch with the pertinonts dated 9th November 1563, Nicoll Robertson Notar [Invantory of Drummond Writs 1, the Writs of Burnbank, page 186, 48/5]. On 31 Oct 1569 Alexander recorded a sasine at Edinburgh, to the lands of Ballingrew and Spittleton (ER). On 17 Jan 1564 Alexander, his father, Walter, and his brothers, John and Archibald were concerned in the case of the slaughter of Dionis Doge (CD). On 2 Mar 1565/6 a remission was granted to Alexander in Murdochston and his brothers, John and Archibald, for communicating with the rebels (PS). On 2 Nov 1575 a charter in favor of Alexander Dog of Ballingrew and his daughter, Margaret (Cardross Writs). On 13 Apr 1576 a reference to Alexander Dog of Ballingrew with son James (RSS). Recorded at Stirling on 31 Mar 1583 (Kirk): "Margaret Moir: The quhilk day are summondis be and producit dealie execute and indorsit upone Margaret Moir, parrochinnar of Kilmadock, chairgeing hir to compeir the said day to heir and se tryell tane anent the fathair of ane bairne [child], qu hair of the said Margaret is lichter, and to underly disciplein accroding to hir demereittis under the paine of disobedience, and als chairgeand James Dog, Walter Dog, sonnis to Alexander Dog and Cristane Gourlay, maid wyf, to have compeirit the said day to beir lell and suithfast witnessing in the said mater in safar as thai knaw or salbe speirit at thame, ilk persone under the paine of disobedience, compereitit the said Margaret Moir personallie and grantis hir lichter of ane [blank] or thairby and, being requyrit to delair quha is the father thairof, denyit that scho knew ony fathir thairto and that scho erplie admonesit to declair git scho hade ever carnall dell with ony mane ansurit negativelie, except that Johnne McIlhois in the Strath of Mentayth hade ainis carnall dell with hir againis hir will in the harvest feild at the letter lady day in harvest, viz., the viij day of September last [7 Sept 1582] or thairby, bot denyit simpliater that he was the father of her bairne becus he hade nevir carnall dell with hir at na uther tyme quhilk scho knew. The said James Dog, Walter Dog and Cristane Gourlay, witnessis, being oft timis callit compeirit nockt. Thairfor the bretherein ordanis thame to be summond litteratorie to the effect foirsaid under the paine of excommunicatioun and contrivewis farther examination of the said Margaret Moir quhill the bretherien tak farther tyrell thairaneat underwayis." Source: http://www.doig.net/DOIGK.htm

Alexander married Christian Gourlay about 1548 in Scotland. Christian was born about 1527 in Of Kilmadock, Perth, Scotland. They had the following children:

1. + 26 F i. Margaret Doig was born about 1549. She died before 1632.
2. + 27 M ii. James Doig of Ballingrew was born in 1551/1552. He died on 13 Apr 1620.
3. + 28 M iii. Walter Doig Portioner of Murdieston was born in 1564/1565. He died in 1631.