General Notes

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From "The Family of Pollok of Mearns Parish, Shire of Renfrew" as printedfrom "A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew" by George Crawfurdin 1710 and revised by George Robertson in 1818. Printed in 1 Jan 2000issue of "The Pollag" by Clan Pollock International:
John Pollok, who married Janet Mure, (see p. 38), daughter of WilliamMure of Glanderston, and he appears to have died before March 1577, andwas succeeded [as laird of the line] by his son, John Pollok, who married1. Maud Montgomery, daughter of Neil Montgomery of Lainshaw; and it wouldappear, that certain differences having arisen betwixt them, a divorcehad taken place, and it appears he was afterwards married to DortheaStuart of Cardonald, by whom he had 1. Robert; 2. Mary, who married JamesWilliamson, brother of Robert Williamson of Murieston. Being at theconflict at Locherby, in the year 1593, assisting his kinsman, LordMaxwell, against the Laird of Johnston, was there slain, and wassucceeded [as laird of the line] by his son, Robert, who was married toJean, daughter of James Mowat of Busby, and by her had his eldestdaughter, name unknown, married to John Pollok of Balgray, whose issueseems to have failed; also, 1. Robert; 2. Helen, married to RobertMarshall, writer in Glasgow, by whom she had no surviving issue. ThisRobert acquired the superiority of the estate from the Earl of Nithsdale,and came thereby again to hold it of the crown. He died in 1657, and wassucceeded by his son, Robert, who, in 1660, married Jean Crawfurd,daughter of Cornelius Crawfurd of Jordanhill, by whom he had: 1. Robert,and several other children, of whom there is no issue, except by adaughter, married to Semple of Beltrees.

From Clan Pollock about descendancy of Robert the Bruce: Sir John[Janet's husband] was the son of John Pollok and Margaret Sempel. SirJohn was with the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, and on the losing sideat the Battle of Langside on 13 May 1568. The battle lasted only threequarters of an hour. "Compared to any of the great battles in ScottishHistory, the battle was no more than a skirmish; yet, for the time, itsettled the destiny of Scotland. It established the Reformed religion,put an end to the French Alliance and shattered the last hopes of MaryStewart."
SOURCES: Crawfurd..., p. 38. C. Stewart Black, "Scottish Battles," p. 130.
Lloyd Welsh Pogue, "Pogue/Pollock/Polk: Genealogy As Mirrored InHistory," p. xx111.
In addition to the above lineage, Janet Mure has another connection tothe Houe of Bruce. She descended from Sir Adam Mure, who was the fatherof Elizabeth Mure, the wife of King Robert II.
SOURCES: Stewart Ross, "Monarchs of Scotland," p. 80, Crawfurd...p. 304.

Richard H. Pollock, ''IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO VISIT GLASGOW, SCOTLAND,''''The Pollag,'' 1 January 2001, p. 5:
LANGSIDE BATTLE SITE (near Glasgow and Mearns)
Sir John Pollok, 1524-1576, took the side of Mary, Queen of Scots, at theBattle of Langside on 13 May 1568. Mary's forces lost, causing Sir Johnto forfeit most of his lands. The marker noting this battle is in theLangside Area, southeast of Pollok County Park.

Christina Hunt lists death date as 17 November 1577.