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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1823 edition. Excerpt: ... Glencairn family, Gilbert. No. VIII. of date 1292, is stated to have been the progenitor of Belton, Barns, and Aiket. Nisbet, however, Vol. II. p. 45. App. makes Aiket to be descended of Belton. It is but seldom that we can discover precisely the commencement of an ancient family.--The following are the only notices of the Cunninghames of Aiket, that have fallen in my way. 1. Robert Cunninghame of Aiket, is witness to a charter of Hunter of Hunterston in 1535, which I have seen. 2. James Cunninghame of Aiket had a daughter, Helen, who was married to Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss, who died in 1537. [Dovr glas.--It seems probable, however, that this James was prior, in the line of succession, to Robert first mentioned. 3. Alexander Cunninghame of Aiket, in 1586, was concerned in th murder of Hugh, fourth Earl of Eglintoun. [See below.*] He married Dorothea Ross, but of what family does not appear, and had four daughters who were married respectively to Sir Niel Montgomery of Lainshaw, David Cunninghame of Robertland, John Cunninghame pi Corsehill, and the Laird ef Barr. Penes Lainshaw. 4. James Cunninghame, in 1601, is retoured heir to his father Alexander of Aiket. 5. William Cunninghame, in 1644, isretournsd heir to his grandfather, William, of Aiket. 6. James, appears to have succeeded him in Aiket, for 7. Capt. James Cunninghame in 1695 is retoured heir to his father James, in Aiket and other adjacent lands to the extent of 12. 8. 4. A. E. He is probably the same with Major James Cunninghame of Aiket, who appears as a commissioner of supply for the same county in 1704, and it is likely, was the same gentleman who made such a distinguished opposition to the union, as mentioned in the histories of that period in 1707. From this...