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Alexander Colyear settled in Holland, where he acquired a considerable fortune, and preferred to use the name of Colyear.<ref name="Constable1899"/> The author of ''History and Martial Achievements of the Robertsons of Struan'' said that he did this "for reasons," but the Dutch records show that in doing so he followed his father's example.<ref name="Constable1899"/> |
Alexander Colyear settled in Holland, where he acquired a considerable fortune, and preferred to use the name of Colyear.<ref name="Constable1899"/> The author of ''History and Martial Achievements of the Robertsons of Struan'' said that he did this "for reasons," but the Dutch records show that in doing so he followed his father's example.<ref name="Constable1899"/> |
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On 20 February 1677, Colyear was created a Baronet, of Holland, in the [[Baronetage of England]]. On 24 March 1677, he served as heir general to his sister Joanna.<ref name="Constable1899">{{cite book |last1=Society |first1=Scottish History |title=Publications of the Scottish History Society |date=1899 |publisher=T. and A. Constable |page=319 |url=https:// |
On 20 February 1677, Colyear was created a Baronet, of Holland, in the [[Baronetage of England]]. On 24 March 1677, he served as heir general to his sister Joanna.<ref name="Constable1899">{{cite book |last1=Society |first1=Scottish History |title=Publications of the Scottish History Society |date=1899 |publisher=T. and A. Constable |page=319 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GylNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA319 |access-date=17 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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[[Image:1stEarlOfPortmore.jpg|thumb|200px|Colyear’s eldest son, David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore]] |
[[Image:1stEarlOfPortmore.jpg|thumb|200px|Colyear’s eldest son, David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore]] |
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Colyear was married to Jean Murray, a daughter of Lt.-Col. Walter Murray, a son of [[Murray baronets#Murray baronets, of Blackbarony, Peebles (15 May 1628 — )|Sir John Murray]] of [[Blackbarony]] and Jean Balfour.<ref name="Constable1897">{{cite book |title=The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries |date=1897 |publisher=T. and A. Constable |page=62 |url=https:// |
Colyear was married to Jean Murray, a daughter of Lt.-Col. Walter Murray, a son of [[Murray baronets#Murray baronets, of Blackbarony, Peebles (15 May 1628 — )|Sir John Murray]] of [[Blackbarony]] and Jean Balfour.<ref name="Constable1897">{{cite book |title=The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries |date=1897 |publisher=T. and A. Constable |page=62 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hmDcuAnRpiwC&pg=RA1-PA62 |access-date=18 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Together, they were the parents of several children, including:<ref name="Constable1899"/> |
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* [[David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore]] ({{Circa|1656}}–1730), who in 1674 joined the army of [[William III of England|William III]], [[Prince of Orange]] as an English volunteer and was in command of the Scottish Regiment in the service of the [[States General of the Netherlands|States General]]; he married [[Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester|Catherine Sedley]], a daughter of [[Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet]], and a former mistress of [[James II of England|King James II]] who in 1686 created her [[Earl of Dorchester|Countess of Dorchester]] for life.<ref name="Constable1899"/> |
* [[David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore]] ({{Circa|1656}}–1730), who in 1674 joined the army of [[William III of England|William III]], [[Prince of Orange]] as an English volunteer and was in command of the Scottish Regiment in the service of the [[States General of the Netherlands|States General]]; he married [[Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester|Catherine Sedley]], a daughter of [[Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet]], and a former mistress of [[James II of England|King James II]] who in 1686 created her [[Earl of Dorchester|Countess of Dorchester]] for life.<ref name="Constable1899"/> |
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* Walter Philip Colyear (1658–1747),<ref name="Bijdragen1850">{{cite book |title=Bijdragen voor vaderlandsche geschiedenis en oudheidkunde |date=1850 |page=60 |url=https:// |
* Walter Philip Colyear (1658–1747),<ref name="Bijdragen1850">{{cite book |title=Bijdragen voor vaderlandsche geschiedenis en oudheidkunde |date=1850 |page=60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tvK38ilr050C&pg=RA1-PA60 |access-date=18 November 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Field Marshal of the Dutch Infantry and Governor of [[Siege of Namur (1695)|Namur]] in 1718; he married Alida Rhijnsburg van [[Leiden|Leyden]] van [[Leeuwen]], a daughter of Dirck van Leyden van Leeuwen,<ref name="Huygens1895">{{cite book |last1=Huygens |first1=Christiaan |title=Œuvres complètes de Christiaan Huygens: Correspondance 1666-1669 |date=1895 |publisher=Martinus Nijhoff |page=84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pPXBbG9veTgC&pg=PA84 |access-date=18 November 2022 |language=fr}}</ref> mayor and alderman of [[Leiden]].<ref name="Constable1899"/> |
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Sir Alexander Colyear died in {{Circa|1685}}.<ref name="Constable1899"/> |
Sir Alexander Colyear died in {{Circa|1685}}.<ref name="Constable1899"/> |
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Sir Alexander Colyear, 1st Baronet (born Robertson alias Colyear) (c. 1630 – c. 1685) was a Scottish gentleman who lived most of his life in the Netherlands. He was created a baronet in the Baronetage of England in 1677 and is the ancestor of the Earls of Portmore in the peerage of Scotland.
Early life
Colyear was born in c. 1630, a son of Jean Bruce (c. 1595–1671) and David Robertson, also known by the surname Colyear, of Strowan, Perthshire. The family's alternative surname has also been spelled as Colyer, Colyear, Coljer, Collier, Colier, Coleyer, and Cauleyer.[1] Before his parents’ marriage, his father was married to Clara van der Poll, with whom he had a son named Justinus Colyer, later a Dutch ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. His father served as Chamberlain to his Excellency who became Sergeant major of the Sir William Drummond's regiment of the Scots Army in 1649.[2]
His paternal grandparents were Helen and Jacob Colyear, who assumed the surname of Robertson and was said to be descended from the House of Robertson of Struan. His maternal grandparents were John Bruce of Airth and Margaret Elphinstone, a daughter of Alexander Elphinstone, 4th Lord Elphinstone.[2]
Colyear is a Fife name, and families of that name held land near Kirkcaldy, Pitkinny, and Lochgelly.[2]
Career
Alexander Colyear settled in Holland, where he acquired a considerable fortune, and preferred to use the name of Colyear.[2] The author of History and Martial Achievements of the Robertsons of Struan said that he did this "for reasons," but the Dutch records show that in doing so he followed his father's example.[2]
On 20 February 1677, Colyear was created a Baronet, of Holland, in the Baronetage of England. On 24 March 1677, he served as heir general to his sister Joanna.[2]
Personal life
Colyear was married to Jean Murray, a daughter of Lt.-Col. Walter Murray, a son of Sir John Murray of Blackbarony and Jean Balfour.[3] Together, they were the parents of several children, including:[2]
- David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore (c. 1656–1730), who in 1674 joined the army of William III, Prince of Orange as an English volunteer and was in command of the Scottish Regiment in the service of the States General; he married Catherine Sedley, a daughter of Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, and a former mistress of King James II who in 1686 created her Countess of Dorchester for life.[2]
- Walter Philip Colyear (1658–1747),[1] Field Marshal of the Dutch Infantry and Governor of Namur in 1718; he married Alida Rhijnsburg van Leyden van Leeuwen, a daughter of Dirck van Leyden van Leeuwen,[4] mayor and alderman of Leiden.[2]
Sir Alexander Colyear died in c. 1685.[2]
Descendants
Through his eldest son, Colyear was a grandfather of David Colyear, Viscount Milsington (1698–1728/9) and Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore (1700–1785), one of the members of parliament for Wycombe and Andover.[5]
Through his second son, Walter, he was a grandfather of Mary Anne Colyear (1683–1754), the wife of Johann Reinhard von Dalwigk zu Lichtenfels, and of Elizabeth Colyear (c. 1689–1768), who became the wife of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. Elizabeth came to court as a Maid of honour to Queen Anne, a position she inherited from her aunt Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester.[6]
References
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- Sources
- ^ a b Bijdragen voor vaderlandsche geschiedenis en oudheidkunde (in Dutch). 1850. p. 60. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Society, Scottish History (1899). Publications of the Scottish History Society. T. and A. Constable. p. 319. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries. T. and A. Constable. 1897. p. 62. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Huygens, Christiaan (1895). Œuvres complètes de Christiaan Huygens: Correspondance 1666-1669 (in French). Martinus Nijhoff. p. 84. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "COLYEAR, Charles, Visct. Milsington (1700-85), of Weybridge, Surr". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Frances Harris. "The Honourable Sisterhood: Queen Anne's Maids of Honour" (PDF). British Library Journal. Retrieved 18 December 2017.