- James served twice as a Member of the Irish Parliament and later as a Lt. Col. in the Lagan Army, which was a military force of Scottish immigrants in Donegal, mobilized to confront the Catholic Irish uprising in 1641, and which later fought a losing battle against the forces of Oliver Cromwell and Parliament. (Source - Article by Dave Colwell in the August 2009 issue of The Red Tower, Clan Galbraith Association, Vol. XXX. No 4, ISSN 1059-4264)
- If James of Magevelin had a natural son whom he named John and to whom he bequeathed a substantial amount, he might perhaps have parked the boy in Newton Cunningham, where Sir John Cunningham, an uncle of Jean Cunningham Galbraith, brother Robert's wife, had received a sizable land grant.
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- PRONI T808114724.
This is a Bill in Chancery, 21 Jan. 1679, concerning a suit regarding the Manor of
Corkeagh, Portlough Precinct, Raphoe Barony, which mentions a number of members
of the Galbraith family.
Rev. Humphrey Galbraith ofKilskeery, now dead. His only issue was 3 daughters;
Lettice, married to Michael Sampson, Mariana, married to Rev. John Leslie, and
Angel, married to William Wray.
James Galbraith (Snr.) now dead. He had 4 daughters, Rebecca, married to Rev.
Andrew Hamilton, Elizabeth, married to James Galbraith (Jnr), Angel or Agnes
married to Hugh Hamilton, ~ the widow 0f Robert Galbraith, now dead. He had son Jammes Galbraith, who was married to Elizabeth, daughter of James Galbraith (Snr.). It is not said whether Robert had any daughters. James(Jnr) and Elizabeth had 3 daughters mentioned in this document; Jane, married to Archibald Richardson, Isabella, married to Rev. Andrew Hamilton (Jnr.), and Anne, married to Rev. John Sinclair.
Humphrey, Robert and James (Snr.) were said to be brothers. A deed of 7th Aug. 1637 is mentioned, which is said to have the names James Galbraith, Humphrey Galbraith, Hugh Galbraith, William Galbraith and Robert Buchanan, though no
relationships are given.
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