Foreword

The first full history of the Kirkpatrick family was compiled by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe,a well respected historian of the late 18th century.He translated ancient land charters,manuscripts and monastic records,this taking him numerous years of hard work and devotion.This work was revaluated in 1953 by Major General Charles Kirkpatrick CB CBE (aide de camp George v).He had access to family documents which were not available to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe,therfore he was able to make a further contribution to the story.In the 1990's this work was expanded further still by Steaphan G Kirkpatrick TFS on behalf of the Kirkpatrick MacAndrew Trust for Scotland.Using modern day technology he has been able to further research the rich tapestry of our ancestral heritage contributing his "thread". To this end he has written a book called "Threads of history",based on his own family research, and tracing the formation of the tribes of Scotland and the rise to power of our ancestors through the ages.The following text are exerpts from his book which will be published (and updated constantly updated) on this web-site.He has taken up the work of his eminent ancestors and combined with his own research has compiled this book as his legacy to the next generation.Read on as the story unfolds and reveals the story of our ancestors.

Kirkpatrick

The Kirkpatrick family lived in Dumfriesshire Southwest Scotland. They descended from one of the many tribes of Scots,settled there at that time. who had come from DALRIADA (ancient name for Northern Ireland )in around 280 AD. The Scots came from DALRIADA in several waves from about that time till 5OOAD. The Scots were warrior people who worshiped pagan gods, in the fullness of time however they abandoned their pagan gods adopting the new religion of Christianity. They had been very much influenced by the teachings of St Patrick. who had founded a ministry in south west Scotland around the fifth century from the Clyde to the Solway firth. He built several churches which became known as "kil" or "cell" (,a cell or kil is a small chapel where the early christian missionaries held mass and lived). These churches eventually evolved small religious communities around them, then becoming known as Cella Patricii , ( church or ministry of St Patrick ) .It's more likely to mean "teachings "of Patrick .Church lands , as these communities became known ,were self supporting as in they were totally independent. In Dumfreishire there was a settlement named "CELLA PATRICII", the name of which later became KIL-PATRICK. This is where our ancestors had settled all those years before. By the 700 's in this country, there was two major branches of the church, the Roman church, and the celtic church. In essence they were both simillar,the main difference was in the administration. The Roman church was a heirarchy of Bishops, and a descending order of "officials who were placed in charge of running the church lands. They imposed taxation on the people in form of "tithes" which meant one tenth of all produce on church lands was to be donated to the "church" this could breed corruption in power hungry officials. The Celtic church, however, believed in administering the gospel and the teachings of St Patrick to the people , not for profit .THE Roman church decreed in the 800's that the seat of the churches power be moved to York , The Celtic church rebelled and denounced the move, their response was to break away as a faction , creating reforms , one such reform was the renaming of the word church from "kill" to "kirk" ,thus the name KIRK- PATRICK. So there we have the name KIRKPATRICK.

In the 11th century, King Malcolm had passed a law whereby he'd give parcel's of land to a selected few (his favourites) and these men would in turn be responsible for "maximising" the revenue of the said lands by whatever means they saw fit, usually by taxation and demanding rent and a percentage of all produce ( practiced by the earlier roman church ) of the land they now owned. This was feudalism a Norman practice. Also Malcolm III declared that these feudal Barons named themselves after their lands. This is when personal surnames evolved.Before then people were known by their "christian" names and their geneology ie; EWAN son of (whoever…..).Under the new set up he would be known by his geography ie ; EWAN of KIRKPATRICK .First time the name was written down was 1194 AD. This document was a land "confirmation" granted to IVO N of KIRKPATRICK of land in Annan Dumfrieshire. He already had unofficial possession of these lands , which means he was given "legal" recognition by the king for to feudalise (tax) that land, if he'd been "granted" the land it would suggest he'd been given new lands. His family must therefore have been in that area for a considerable time ,and powerful enough, to control such a strategic piece of land. This IVO N, (pronounced EWAN ), had a 2 sons, EWAN (ivon) and ROGER . From these two brothers 2 branches of the family evolved. ROGER took over his fathers lands of AUCHENCAS, EWAN was later to be "confirmed" in 1232 AD ,in the lands of CLOSEBURN, ( which guards the western approaches into Scotland) by Alexander II ,meaning he was already established there. King Alexander II at this time had began expelling the Norse settlers from this country who were becoming too powerful .He installed trusted men in strategic positions to "police" the borders and all key inroads to Scotland. The Kirkpatricks must have been some of these trusted men. EWAN'S brother ROGER was" granted" lands in ANNANDALE, another key position, by Robert Bruce earl of Annandale, grandfather of king Robert the Bruce .This Roger was succeeded by his son Humphry who in turn was granted lands in Dumbarton ,from whom the clan Colquhoun descend. The two branches of the family had strengthened their position in the south west by inter marriage of cousins a common practice in those days, but their fortunes differed greatly in the forthcoming Scottish wars of independence .Therefore the story of the Kirkpatrick's becomes very confusing, simply because they kept using the same christian names. From these marriages minor branches of the family emerged. The lands and titles were handed down from father to ELDEST son, the younger sons were usually taken care of by being given farms or castles on the family lands ,which they could in turn "maximise" and generate an income for themselves.These younger sons are often overlooked by history, generally the main title holders are the ones mostly written about, unless of course they do something memorable ,as was the case of Alexander Kirkpatrick who captured the rebel Earl of Douglas after the Scottish victory at the battle of Kirtle bridge in Dumfrieshire in 1482 AD, earning him the estate of Kirkmichael (Dumfrieshire) from the greatfull Scottish king. This began yet another branch the "Kirkpatrick's of Kirkmichael" Several minor branches of the Kirkpatricks existed , families of younger sons etc, some faired better than others , but each branch of the family have their own story to tell, each in turn, whilst drawing from common ancestry, contributing greatly to the story of a great ,and powerfull family.

Heraldry

Long ago this land was populated by numerous tribes, each living on land held in common by the tribe. No-one actually owned the land it was held in trust by elected cheifs Each tribe were fiercely proud of their heritage and geneology, Symbols of the tribe were frequently emblazoned on banners, sheilds, even bodies. Common symbols were animals or birds local to the area where the tribe lived. In 1066 the Normans had invaded lower England, they brought with them a new system of land government "FEUDALISM". This meant the land was owned by a king, who would divide it up between his elected favourites who would then manage the lands to make revenue ,generally to raise funds for the king, ( more often than not for themselves ) having hereditary titles handed down from father to eldest son creating dynasties and more concentrated power bases .The king saw himself as protector of the land, to this end he granted lands so he would have an assured armed following .In turn the new "landlord" would have to have a following and would have to afford to arm and feed them. They would be expected to pay an annual duty ( or FUE ) to the king, and to raise this they were given the power of taxation over their lands .This of course was very unfair on the people who lived on the land who were now taxed on anything the Baron's saw fit. Also they were forced to pay rent for the land they lived on .On top of all this they were expected to fight in the landlords private army whenever he decreed ,this was part of their tenancy agreement .This system led to power struggles as the Barons became greedy for more personal power, and gain. In Scotland at this time King DAVID I seen the chaos in the south as the Norman's came northwards. Feudalism had already been established here since 1053 AD. While the Normans were carving up England amongst themselves, bringing their most powerful nobles from Normandy to rule David realised Scotland would be next. To stem the flow of these powerful Barons he granted lands in the borders to his own selected Barons.The, Normans seemed to have been very good administrators, and had been coming over to this country for several years to teach the new Feudal system of profit making. At this point in history the Bruce family came over from Normandy. Bruce was created Earl of Annandale in .south west Scotland. Under the law of Feudalism he then became overlord of that area, a very strategic area. . The south west is a very high productive region, making him very wealthy, this was the incentive he'd been given to bring his administration powers, to maximise profits of which the king would receive the lion's share , also he'd bring his armed following ,which was extensive. For this reason king David wanted to attract powerful over lords. Under feudal law these people would have to fight for him, greatly extending his own armies, giving them lands on the borders gave him a buffer zone to repel the imminent Norman invasion while he concentrated on defending Scotland.

The Kirkpatricks were already a powerful family at this time , having embraced the new Feudal system and achieved the favours of the king ,being given the lands they owned .Their lands were part of the Earldom of Annandale, therefore they were now under Annandale control. In this era Barons, In order to show their power began to invent personal designs to emblazon on their Banners and shields, almost like corporate logos this was a way of recognising who was who when they wore armour since they wore helmets in battle . The colours of the Earl of Annandale was a blue diagonal cross on a white shield. The Kirkpatricks, living in the lands he inherited, under the laws of Feudalism, fought under his banner. To this end they wore the insignia of Annandale, showing whom they fought for. However Annandale had to finance all those who fought for him (bearing in mind he in turn fought under the kings orders). He sponsored one of the Kirkpatricks to go to the crusades in Palestine.the first of many such adventures. With Kirkpatrick becoming more and more powerful in their own right they adopted colours of their own.They took the blue cross of Annandale ,but it being the personal emblem of the earl of Annandale,they inserted their own emblem over the top of it. The Kirkpatrick emblem was 3 sacks of grain, reflective of the high yield of the lands they controlled. This emblem showed who they were , and also ,who they supported, more importantly who's support they had , alliances were very important in such troubled times. The Kirkpatrick's grew in power later becoming lords of vast estates in the more productive lands of southwest Scotland. They kept favour with the Stuart king's of Scotland adding to their power and status.They have been closely involved in the formation of our great nation from it's infancy, and if Scotlands history were viewed as an endless strong rope woven of independent threads , then the Kirkpatrick's are certainly one of these threads, unbroken from the beginning to end.

Coat of arms

Traditionally a coat of arms consists of a shield , upon which the bearers baronial colours are emblazoned, then on top of this a crest, the badge of his personal identity , these were usually some simple " logo " which was easily recognisable as to the bearers identity.

Sometimes, depending on how powerful the person was, supporters were placed on either side of the shield. Supporters were usually only used if the bearer could produce an armed following, reserved for the more powerful families The" arms" of the Kirkpatricks contain, as shield, the blue cross on white field ,( of Annandale ) this showed the bearers geographical location, on top of the blue cross are three cushions,this design would be painted on shields and surcoats so they'd be recognised even when wearing helmets during battle. Their crest was a swans head and neck , this was the Closeburn crest , the swan later being replaced by a hand holding a blood soaked dagger commemorating the killing of red Comyn in 1305.The Torthorwald crest was a wolf's head. The Kirkpatricks were powerful enough to use supporters, adopting two lions either side of their shield. The Closeburn family changed the lions for dogs in 1557 following the Torthorwald family dying out in 1556. Torthorwald was exchanged for the lands of Ross previous to this , there were still Kirkpatricks living in that area, near "Rochalheid ," who ,even though the barony was gone from the family, were given rights to bear the arms. It's been suggested that the Closeburn family "usurped "the title" senior branch "but there is little evidence of this.

Independence wars

The kings of Scotland had reigned in an unbroken chain since the first high king of the combined Scots and picts in the 700's.Keneth MacAlpin. The kingship being passed from generation to generation by a system known as Tannistry.Tannistry means that kingship would be taken by the worthiest of descendants within 3 generations of the present king, i.e.; son, brother, grandson, grandfather or even cousins. This kept the bloodline pure whilst avoiding dynasties, much relevant in the Norman feudal system which allowed elder sons toinherit the throne This limited the choice of next kings to one. Tannistry allowed a wider choice of candidates. However, by the late 1200's had adopted the later in Scotland. The last of these direct descendant kings Alexander III fell of his horse and died in 1286 AD, leaving no heirs. Scotland was in chaos, and hurried to resolve the void on the throne. Several candidates were found to qualify in the Tannistry system, among them Robert the Bruce, John Comyn, (known as the red Comyn ), and John Balliol. Each had legitimate claim ,but none could agree as to who should be king. Eventually it was decided to ask the experienced Edward of England to choose for them. Edward of course chose the one he thought he could control, which was John Balliol who he worked like a puppet .Edward placed his own people in the best positions in Scotland, gradually taking over complete control of the whole country.He threw Balliol out and took to ruling himself ,the job being easy for the lack of Scottish accord more so ,he'd already moved his own barons in. Scotland became a province of England. Most of the revenue from this country went south making the English richer and the Scots poorer. Eventually the Scottish people had enough of being exploited. They became very discontent and anti English. From this melting pot rose leaders ,like Andrew Moray ,and more famously William Wallace.Moray in the north ,Wallace further south near Ayrshire .Wallace had rose to leadership after he had killed the English sheriff of Lanark , whether by design or chance he found himself in front of an army of enthusiastic , disgruntled Scots he lead from the front and fought hard in the struggle against English overlords eventually defeating them at the battle of Stirling bridge. He was made guardian of Scotland. During his struggles Wallace was accompanied by loyal friends one of whom was Duncan Kirkpatrick of Torthorwald Duncan and Wallace were cousins through marriage. We know Duncan was with Wallace throughout the struggle because Blind Harry a contemporary poet, also Wallace biographer, wrote of him regularly in the 1300's.It is written that after the defeat at Falkirk Wallace continued to fight a guerilla campaign centering his operations in Eskdale forest .It was from here he harried the English .He and his men wore camouflage in the woods of green clothing, this seens to have been taken by later writers like Geofrey of Monmouth and attributed to Robin hood, Even Wallaces wife Marrion Braidfuit seemsto have been put to Robin hood (maid Marrion). Whether these are coincidence or design we'll never know.In 1305 Wallace was betrayed by Mentieth and executed for treason in London by the English. This was a travesty of justice since Wallace never swore fealty to the English so therfore how could he commit treason

Robert the Bruce

Robert Bruce while Wallace was fighting his campaigns was planning his next move in the throne struggle as was the other contender Red Comyn.No-one could do anything with Wallace still around the people loved him they saw in him the rights of common men being acknowledged.However with him now gone the race was back on. Bruce and Comyn could not agree on who would rule. Bruce being the strongest claimant with most following, he had the power to unite all the nobles it was decided he would rule ,while Comyn would receive more lands.Apact was drawn and they would confront the English to assert his kingship. Comyn apparently alerted the English and sold Bruce out.This resulted in his army being routed by the English in an ambush, while he was waiting for Comyn's army to turn up.Bruce had to go into hiding ,his family being slaughtered as were a lot of Scots ,a price was on his head. Bruce had an ally I Roger Kirkpatrick of Closeburn, Roger was Duncan Kirkpatrick of Torthorwald's elder brother (their father was Stephen Kirkpatrick of Closeburn ). Roger took Bruce to places of refuge in his ex tensive lands. meanwhile Comyn began planning his coronation. He could not unite the nobles without Bruce ,no-one trusted him ,so ameeting was arranged between he and Bruce.A neutral place was chosen ,Greyfriars kirk (Dumfrieshire). Roger Kirkpatrick and a few others formed Bruce's entourage.Most were in black mood because of Comyn's treatury.During the meeting Bruce, in a rage, stabbed the Comyn.He fled the church.On meeting him outside Roger asked "who's blood sire?" Bruces reply was "Idoubt I have slain the Comyn!".On this Kirkpatrick entered the church and finnished the not quite dead Comyn off.When he re-emerged from the church he is reputed to have said (while holding aloft his blood soaked dagger) "MAC SICCAR " Which means MAKE SURE. This is where the Kirkpatrick family crest and motto appear from.Bruce was now undisputed king of Scot's.He succeded in once and for all crushing English domination in Scotland at Bannockburn 1314.During his early attempts to exert his title to the English he met with failure, all those who joined him in the gamble had their lands confiscated ,Stephen Kirkpatrick was one of them. After Bannockburn all who were with Bruce were rewarded with the lands confiscated from those who wern't, who were bannished to England.It was common at this time for Scottish nobles to own land in England as well as in Scotland,granted to them by Edward I in an attempt to buy their loyalty ,and make them too greedy to oppose him. While Bruce was evicting distrusted nobles from Scotland ,Edward was doing the same to Scots who stood wiyh Bruce who had lands in England. E'dward had previously made all nobles sign a contract of loyalty to him called " THE ragman roll" he sensed rebellion and this was his safety net ,enticing the most powerfull to England Stephen Kirkpatrick signed the Ragman roll as did many others .They had little choice either sign or lose everything.This is why he lost his lands for joining Bruce in rebellion. He was knighted by Bruce after Bannockburn as was his son Roger, Duncan wasn't knighted but was given extentions to his lands as were all the Kirkpatrick's ( exept those of the Annandale branch who had supported England. Kirkpatrick of Auchencas died during the seige of lochmaben castle which he held for the English.) (see below)

Kirkpatrick of that Ilk

The progenitor of the Kirkpatricks was IVON ( pronounced Ewan ). He had been instrumental in expelling the norse people, in 1200's under king William the lion ,and later his son Alexander II . As a result he was granted lands in Annandale in the area called Kirkpatrick Dumfrieshire, he became known as Kirkpatrick of Kirkpatrick or in genealogical terms " Kirkpatrick of that ilk". This means his name was already Kirkpatrick when he received the lands in Kirkpatrick. It was this IVO whose son , of the same name, began the Closeburn branch, his other son took over his fathers estates in Auchencas, he was Roger Kirkpatrick of Auchencas. This branch of the family had lands in Moffat ( Annandale ) and were head stewards for Robert Bruce ( Robert the Bruce's great grandfather ) the earl of Annandale in 1190 . The Auchencas family are said to be the senior branch of the Kirkpatricks, they had a different coat of arms from the Closeburns, as in three shields meeting at their bases ,on top of this a wolfs head. With the dying out of this family the Torthorwald Kirkpatricks adopted the wolfs head as their emblem, presumably to keep it in the family. Roger signed the ragman roll in 1296, swearing allegiance to Edward I of England. We know he fought against Wallace at Falkirk, we know this because he was paid £10 compensation for his horse being killed during the battle by Edward. Other correspondence exists between Roger and Edward from this period. He was appointed juditiary of Dumfrieshire, a very powerful position. He held Lochmaben castle , and also his own castle of Auchencas, for the English ,. In 1313 Robert the Bruce began his campaign to destroy all castles on the border to prevent English garrisons using them against the Scots. Roger was under siege that year, in Lochmaben. Roger was killed during the siege .The Closeburn Kirkpatricks and Torthorwald Kirkpatricks were heavily involved in the Scottish wars of independence, fighting against the English, and here we can see two branches of the same family fighting on different sides. Its possible Kirkpatricks were involved in the siege on both sides. It was common practice in those times to stay outwardly loyal to the king , while sending family members to any rebellion, this way no matter who won family land would be safe. This safeguards the family against losing everything on a gamble. It's unfair to judge these people as traitors, since they were protecting the future of their descendents by doing what they thought best. This family aren't heard of after the lochmaben siege, it's presumed Roger Kirkpatrick of Auchencas was the last in his line. Duncan Kirkpatrick of Torthorwald adopted the emblem of the wolfs head in 1314 when he was confirmed as Baron of Torthorwald , maybe to keep it in the family ,but he was a staunch patriot ,and it's possible he claimed it in disdain at Auchencas siding with England (but this is unconfirmed.

Kirkpatrick of Closeburn

By the end of the 9th century Vikings from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark had began to settle in Scotland. They settled mostly in coastal regions arriving by sea. Eventually more and more arrived, creating over crowding, at this time they began expanding inland. Although best known for fighting they were also very good farmers and were no doubt attracted by the fertile land of the south west . They landed on the shores of the Solway firth, later moving inland towards Closeburn. The barony of Closeburn is in Nithsdale, which overlooks the only road north making it a very strategic place. The norsemen were becoming a very powerfull threat ,so much so that the king of Scotland moved his court from Dumbarton on the west coast to Scone in central Scotland ,to avoid their constant raids. Therefore it was nessesary to install trusted powerfull men in key positions to defend the country from the invaders. The reason they came here wasn't primarily for plunder, there was no land left in the Fjords to farm so they sent explorers to seek new lands. Before this time the tribe of Scots "the ALSANI " had been settled in that area from the 300's AD. They had come here from Dalriada in northern Ireland. Fierce warlike people, they had arrived while the Romans were here and settled in the south west on the Scottish side of Hadrians wall. Several other tribes also lived there, the larger the tribe the more resourses needed. This began competition for resourses and from this evolved powerfull chiefs or, Warlords. These warlords later would become the barons of the medieval period. One such warlord was IVON, of KIRKPATRICK (ancestor of the Kirkpatrick's of south west Scotland). The lands of Closeburn were entrusted to him to defend .The church ,or temple lands of Coseburn was owned by the crown. King William the lion gave it to his daughter as a dowry, IVON's son (of the same name) ran the place .On the death of the kings daughter in 12 32 AD IVON ( junior) was" confirmed "in feudal ownership ,perhaps as an incentive ,to keep him loyal. Although he'd been long established there unofficially, It now was officially Kirkpatrick land. The Closeburn Kirkpatrick's lived and thrived there for about 700 years after this untill 1778 .They have a very colourfull history ,and proved to be very succesfull.They rose to greater power after the Scottish wars of Independence, from that point on they were always in favour with the Scottish kings, becoming more and more powerfull by aquiring new lands by Royal charter, or more commonly by marriages to other great families. Inter- marriage between the swelling "cadet " branches of the family ,ie ; younger sons of the chiefs ,who were given their own lands , greatly strengthened their position. They mostly filled high positions in Scottish affairs. They were made sheriff's of Dumfrieshire, and were always represented in the Royal house, right up untill the 1950's, when Major General Charles Kirkpatrick was aide de camp to king George V. The Kirpatricks were staunch supporters of the Stuart kings, however by the 1600's there were a lot of people re-aligning their political and religeous loyalties. The reason for this was because the Stuart's were catholic. Catholics were supporters of the Roman church ( governed from Rome by the pope) The Vatican was very powerfull more so than any king in Europe. They preached that god ruled, then the pope then finally the king's.They also were supporters of the "divine right of kings to absolute rule over their subjects. This, while suiting the purposes of the royals meant normal folk got a raw deal. Many powerfull men petitioned the king to break away from Rome unhappy at the power the vatican held over their sovereignty in Scotland. The king would have none of it. Home rule became an issue.By now the reformation was well under way. Protesters to the papal authority ( Protestants ) had already deposed one king. The crown swayed from catholic to Protestant, civil unrest was rife, barbarities committed on both sides. At this time the present king James VII began to consolidate his supporters by giving them Baronacies ,huge estates with hereditary titles, meaning security for chosen families for life .James Kirkpatrick became first Baronet of Closeburn in 16 85.Within 3 years ,1688, king james ,Who had returned to catholicism, was deposed , (his supporters were known as Jacobites ) William of Orange was crowned instead, this led to rebellion once again

During times of rebellion it was common for chiefs of powerfull families to oppose it while sending a son to support it , or vice versa.This way no matter who won their lands would be safe by either denouncing the son or giving the land to him, sort of hedging your bets. This was happening as far back as the wars of Independence,when one branch of the family joined Wallace and Bruce ,while another joined the English. The culmination of this rebellion was the battle of Killiekrankie in 1689 ,a Jacobite victory. Although victorious ,the rebellion failed through lack of support and jacobite hopes were dashed. Meanwhile in Closeburn the chief stayed out of the rebellion, sending some sons instead, this was a time to survive. The first Baronet married 3 times and had several children, there seems to have been a rift in the family, them splitting up and going their own ways.No-one is sure why, all that is certain is 3 sons of this Baronet landed on the Giants causeway in c/oAntrim northern Ire land in anopen boat in 1690, where they settled and begat the Irish connection of Kirkpatrick's. In 1690 the jacobite struggle was still going on in Ireland , ending in the battle of the Boyne 1690. Perhaps these sons had been sent out in the rebellion by their father while he kept favour afterwards being forced to fly to Ireland. If so they landed secretly on the coast whether as rebels or refugees it's unsure. Why not at a port? Avoiding detection ??.the ports were blockaded by the government navy. The closeburn family home burned down in 1748 ,destroying most ( but not all) of the family portraits and documents. Finally the estate was sold in 1778 for £500,000, a collosal sum in those days. The Kirkpatrick's have since scattered to the furthest parts of the globe. So here ends the story of the Kirkpatrick's of closeburn.

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above are some pictures of Closeburn Hall then and now.The new mansion was built 1685, ( a few hundred yards from Closeburn castle which was in quite a sorry state of repair at that time. It was built around the same time as the laird James Kirkpatrick received his Baronetcy for his loyalty to King Charles , and the Stuarts, (In actuality the Baronecies were sold to a chosen few landowners for &1000 , a colossal sum back then,this was in order to secure a registered following,an elite crew).Unfortunately the mansion was burned down 1748,apparently because of the careless use of a candle by a drunk servant.The ruins were further destroyed during WW2 by the army using it for target practice.When the mansion was burned down the chief and hif imediate family reclaimed some of the stone to repair Closeburn castle, and once again it was used as a residence.(at the time of writing the castle is once again in Kirkpatrick family hands ,some of the descendants of William Kirkpatrick of Malaga bought it,its unclear as to whether or not they still own it)