She married John Brisbane, Secretary to the Admiralty in the reign of Charles II , and they had a daughter, Elizabeth Napier, Mistress of Napier, who in turn married Sir William Scott, 2nd Baronet of Thirlestane.
Lord Napier, of Merchistoun, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for Sir Archibald Napier, 1st Baronet. Earlier that year, he already held the Napier Baronetcy, of Merchistoun in the County of Midlothian, created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The titles remained united until 1683, when the Baronetcy became dormant. It was revived in the early 19th century and is now held by another branch of the Napier family. Between 1683 and 1686, the Lords of Napier also held the Nicolson Baronetcy, of Carnock in the County of Stirling, and since 1725 the Scott Baronetcy, of Thirlestane in the County of Selkirk, both baronetcies created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The latter one is held till today. Additionally, the tenth Lord was created Baron Ettrick, of Ettrick in the County of Selkirk in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 16 July 1872.
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, also known as Sir John Stewart of Balveny, was a Scottish nobleman and ambassador.
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton was the son of Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine, a former mistress of James V of Scotland.
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough was the daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, general of the army, and Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough, close friend and business manager of Queen Anne.
Sir Archibald Kennedy III, 1st Marquess of Ailsa KT, FRS, styled Lord Kennedy between 1792 and 1794 and known as The 12th Earl of Cassilis between 1794 and 1831, was a Scottish peer.
George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly,, styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer.
Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston of Callandar PC was the guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her childhood.
Clan Napier is a Lowland Scottish clan.
Archibald Napier, 2nd Lord Napier was a Scottish peer and the grandson of John Napier of Merchiston.
Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier, the 9th Laird Napier of Merchiston, was a Scottish politician and judge. In 1627 he was created Lord Napier of Merchiston and Baronet of Nova Scotia.
John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine was a Scottish nobleman. His family was claimant to the earldom of Mar; this was recognized in 1565 for his son, John. Following a dynastic dispute in the 19th century, John Lord Erskine was acknowledged, retrospectively, as the 17th Earl. On 3 August 1522, Erskine was appointed keeper of the ten-year-old King James V of Scotland and Stirling Castle. He had strict instructions from Margaret Tudor to hold the castle keys and set a password every night for the King's guards. The instructions were given again by act of the Parliament of Scotland in 1523.
Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll was a Scottish noblewoman and the first wife of Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll. She was the mother of three of his children, including his heir, Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, the de facto head of the government in Scotland throughout most of the conflict known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Lady Agnes was considered so beautiful that she was described as a "pearl of Lochleven".
Archibald Napier, 3rd Lord Napier was a Scottish peer.
Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier (1702–1773) was a Scottish peer.
Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington was a Scottish nobleman.
Margaret Kennedy, Marchioness of Ailsa was a Scottish noblewoman. She was born in 1772 to John Erskine and Mary Baird. On 1 June 1793, she married Archibald Kennedy, Lord Kennedy, who the following year succeeded as 12th Earl of Cassilis. Margaret inherited the House of Dun, a Georgian house, in 1824, and achieved the rank of Marchioness when her husband was created Marquess of Ailsa in 1831. She died on 5 January 1848.
SirThomas Hope, 8th Baronet Hope of Craighall was a Scottish aristocrat and agricultural reformer.
Sir Thomas Nicolson of Carnock, 1st Baronet was a Scottish lawyer, landowner, commissioner for Stirlingshire, and postmaster.
Jean Lyon, Countess of Angus was a Scottish courtier, landowner, who became involved in a withcraft trial.
John Erskine, Earl of Mar was a Scottish landowner.
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