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     Mary Preston is the daughter of Sir John Preston of Valleyfield.² She married Reverend John Colville, son of Reverend Alexander Colville and Anne le Blanc, in 1665.¹
     From 1665, her married name became Colville.¹

     Alexander Colville of Kincardine was born circa 1666.¹ He was the son of Reverend John Colville and Mary Preston.² He married Mary Erskine, daughter of Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, 1st Bt. and Penelope Barclay, in 1687.¹ He died on 9 August 1717.¹
     He succeeded as the 5th Lord Colville of Culross [S., 1604] after 1678, de jure.¹

     Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, 1st Bt. was the son of Alexander Erskine, Viscount Fentoun and Lady Anne Seton.² He married Penelope Barclay, daughter of Arthur Barclay of Colhill, in 1663.² He died in February 1677.²
     He held the office of Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1663.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Erskine, of Cambo, co. Fife [Nova Scotia] on 20 August 1666.²

     Mary Erskine was baptised on 21 May 1667.² She was the daughter of Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, 1st Bt. and Penelope Barclay.² She married Alexander Colville of Kincardine, son of Reverend John Colville and Mary Preston, in 1687.¹
     From 1687, her married name became Colville.¹

     John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross was born in 1690.¹ He was the son of Alexander Colville of Kincardine and Mary Erskine.² He married Elizabeth Johnston in 1716.¹ He died on 20 April 1741 at Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Lord Colville of Culross [S., 1604] on 27 May 1723, after his claim to the title was allowed.¹ He fought in the Siege of Cartagena de Indias in 1741, where he commanded a regiment.¹

     Elizabeth Johnston married John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross, son of Alexander Colville of Kincardine and Mary Erskine, in 1716.¹ She died on 3 March 1748.¹
     From 1716, her married name became Colville.¹

     Vice-Admiral Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross was born on 28 February 1717.¹ He was the son of John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross and Elizabeth Johnston.² He married Lady Elizabeth Erskine, daughter of Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie and Janet Pitcairn, on 1 October 1768.¹ He died on 21 May 1770 at age 53, without issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 7th Lord Colville of Culross [S., 1604] on 20 April 1741.¹ He fought in the Siege of Quebec in 1759, as commander of the Northumberland.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the North America in 1760.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral of the White.¹

     Lucrezia Bruschetto married Vincenzo Guicciardini, son of Jacopo Guicciardini and Camilla Bardi, in 1558 at London, England^G.¹ She died in 1608.¹
     From 1558, her married name became Guicciardini.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Erskine was the daughter of Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie and Janet Pitcairn.² She married, firstly, Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane on 23 April 1760.¹ She married, secondly, Vice-Admiral Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross, son of John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross and Elizabeth Johnston, on 1 October 1768.¹ She died in 1794.¹
     From 23 April 1760, her married name became Macfarlane.¹ From 1 October 1768, her married name became Colville.¹