• Archibald Dundas

the following children were born of this union:

1. William Dundas

2. James Dundas

3. John Dundas

4. Duncan Dundas

5. Archibald Dundas

6. Nicol Dundas

Scottish Record Society, Volume 49. "On the 13th of August, the ninth hour before noon, William Goldsmyth,bailie, cognosced and entered Cristina Cant, daughter and heir of the late Nicholas Cant, to his tenement lying in the Cowgait, fore and back, between the land of David Melrose and the land of the late William Craufurd on the east ; by delivery of earth and stone : and forthwith, the said Cristina and Archibald Dundas her husband, resigned the said tenement of land with the pertinents, in the hands of the said bailie, who gave heritable seisin to William Strathauchin, according to the tenor of a charter to be made".

Succeeded his brother William Dundas. He married Elizabeth Hamilton and in 1527 he and his wife entered into a contract with his mother and younger brothers. The contract shows that James and his wife were to have possession of the lands of Nether Newliston and the lands of Wester Duddingston, for which they were to pay Christian Cant (James' mother) £80 worth of goods lying ready on the lands of Newliston, to be at her disposal whenever she pleased, she always having her honourable support and remaining in tak with her son James, of the whole lands for her time as she was before the death of her husband, excepting that all profits and increases would go to James and his wife, who would uphold his mother and the servants as before.

James also contracted to pay his brother Sir John Dundas, 10 merks yearly until he was benefied in £20 a year and in £24 a year for "his bairns part of gear" which latter sum would remain in their hands until Sir John received the £20 yearly, when he would discharge the 10 merks and the £24.

James also contracted to pay yearly to Duncan Dundas, £10 until he was placed in a steading of "aucht oxin tilth, be yeir" paying him also £20 a year of "bairns part of gear" which would lie in their hands until he was "stakit be ane steding", when he would discharge it.

Archibald and Nicol Dundas were settled in steadings of "aucht oxin tilth" and they were to have their meet and drink in the place until then, when they would grant discharges.

In 1576, James Dundas was infeft in the lands of Nether Newliston and Wester Duddingston. James Dundas assigned to his wife Margaret, the lands of Craigton.

In 1584, John Dundas styled "younger of Newliston" had a Royal Licence to depart from the King's Army and Raid at Stirling. In 1587, he appeared before John Graham Justice Depute, accused of failing to join the King's Raid at Dumfries.

In 1601, while His Majesty (King James V1) was in the inner house of the tollbooth of Edinburgh, sitting with the Lords in the administration of justice, some hot language passed between John Dundas and James Hamilton and Dundas "without regard to the place or His Majesty's presence" struck Hamilton. For this offence he was warded in the Castle of Edinburgh, but freed on bond for £2000 Scots, by James Dalzell, merchant and burgess of Edinburgh, on condition that he "repair to his lodging in the Burgh and remain there until he satisfies the King's will for the offence committed." John Dundas was afterwards fined 1750 merks (£1,166.13s.4d Scot).

In the National Archives of Scotland under ref:GD135/972 is the following:

Lands of Handaxwood. Pre-nuptial contract of marriage between John Dundas, son and apparent heir of James Dundas of Newlistoun [Newliston] and Margaret Hamilton, his spouse, and Margaret Creichtoun [Chrichton] daughter of Patrick Creichtoun of Logtoun (by which Margaret is to be infeft in liferent of lands of Lammelethame [Lamboletham] in Fyff [Fife], and in lands of Craigtoun [Craigton] in regality of Torphichine [Torphichen], sheriffdom of Lynlychtqw [Linlithgow], liferent being reserved to said Margaret Hamilton, and said John to be infeft in fee in lands of Newlistoun, Craigtoun, Lammelethame, Watterstoun [Waterston], Dudestoun, etc., under liferent reservation to said James).

Elizabeth continued to live at Newliston and to add to her misfortunes, was made the subject of a forcible abduction in 1667.  William Dundas, brother of James Dundas of Morton was the principal actor in the affair and he was held prisoner in the tollbooth of Edinburgh while the Privy Council made enquiries. Proceedings against William and his accomplices for attempted rape were later given up.

In 1669, Elizabeth Dundas married Sir John Dalrymple of Stair who purchased the lands of Newliston from George Campbell's son.

Lord Stair and Elizabeth Dundas had ten children. The estate of Newliston was sold in 1753 by John 5th Earl of Stair to Roger Hog, banker. Thomas Hog, son of Roger erected a new house on the estate about 1793.