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in March. Balfour's father was against the marriage and unsuccessfully attempted to get the marriage annulled. The displeasure took the preposterous shape of asking the
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that in 1808 a
Lieutenant-Colonel Balfour de Burleigh was commandant of the troops of the King of Holland in the West Indies.
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This Lord
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in 1679. For this crime his estate was forfeited and a large reward offered for his capture. He fought at
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Jean, married, first, to George
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Lt.-Col. John
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Anne (born 10 March 1670), possibly married to
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Susan, possibly married to Robert Douglas of Strathendry.
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