• In this time his second brother, Archibald, is educated in learning; then bred a Writer to the Signet in Edinburgh; afterwards settles Commissary at Limerick; becomes a man of great judgment and integrity, and purchases a good estate, and lives in great plenty and good esteem for wisdom, wealth, and piety, in that Kingdom generally during his whole life; married first to... by whom he had two daughters.6885

• The second brother, Archibald, married first to.... then Rachel Carmichael, daughter to one named by his lands...... who was of great account in his time, whose eldest son was Lord Carmichael, and whose family still flourishes in Scotland. She proved a very virtuous woman, and good mother to his numerous family, and lived in widowhood all her life thereafter, and died of a great age; she bore twenty-two children... sons and ..... daughters, whereof six sons came to be men, viz., John, James, Archibald, Gawin, William, and Robert, and his daughter Janet lived to a good age–of those more particularly afterward. This gentleman was really eminent for wisdom, piety, dexterity in his calling, and that, by God's blessing upon his honest endeavors, he purchas'd a good estate, partly in Scotland, and partly in Ireland; lived to a great age, and died much lamented.6885

• “whose line is now supposed to be merged in that of the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava.”6899

• On the death of Henry, 2nd. Earl of Clanbrassil, the male representation of the family passed to the descendants of: Archibald Hamilton, second son of the Rev. Hans Hamilton, vicar of Dunlop, by Janet Denham his wife, and next younger brother of Sir James Hamilton, 1st. Viscount Clandeboye. Archibald was a writer in Edinburgh and Sheriff—depute of Lanarkshire April 1594. He apparently acquired some interest in the estate of Halcraig {Lanarkshire}, and as of Haulcraig, Sheriff—Depute of Lanarkshire, is referred to 9th Aug. 1625. On 24th. Oct. 1628, Archibald granted the 5 pound lands of Weitschaw and Halcraig in the parish of Carluke to Robert Denholme yr. of Westshields. He was admitted a denizen of Ireland 20th May 1617, and became Commissary of Limerick. Styled late of Ballerott, he had from Lord Clandeboye a grant of the lands of Ballyskeighly 9th May 1626. Archibald died before 6th. July, 1639. He married first Margaret Symsoun, who died 1608. Confirmation of her Testament—dative dated 3 July 1609, was granted to her husband {styled writer in Edinburgh} as father and administrator to their only surviving infant daughter Jane. Archibald married secondly, 1612, Rachel, daughter of Walter Carmichael of Crawford, who survived him and died of a great age.6909