Agnes Ogilvie

Not the same as Agnes Campbell

THIS Agnes (Annas) Campbell did not marry any John Miller, 2nd

She was, instead, married to "the laird of Inchemertene" (Sir Patrick Ogilvie III).

https://archive.org/stream/blackbookoftaymo00inneuoft#page/24/mode/2up

From http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004896980.0001.000/1:107?rgn=div1;...

IX. Sir Patrick OGILVIE of Inchmartin, who, in his father's lifetime, got a charter from king James VI. Patricio, juniori de Inchmartin,*et Annae Campbell suae sponsae, baroniae de Inchmartin, &c. dated 8th January 1611. He died before the year 1624, leaving issue, by the said Anne, daughter of sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchie, ancestor of the earl of Breadalbane, a son,
X. Sir PATRICK OGILVIE, who succeeded him, and got a charter under the great seal,* of the lands and barony of Inchmartin, and several others, in Perthshiue, dated 1st July 1624. Who married lady Elizabeth Ogilvie, eldest daughter of James first earl of Finlater ....

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Agnes was the daughter of a Scottish knight, Sir Duncan Campbell. Her mother, Lady Janet Campbell, was the daughter of the Earl of Atholl. The son of Agnes' brother Sir John Campbell became the 1st Earl of Breadalbane in 1681.

Glenorchy (Glen Orchy, pronounced 'OR-key') is a valley in the Scottish Highlands in northern Argyll 50 miles northwest of Glasgow. It is a perfect example of a wild and beautiful Highland valley with misty crags above, tree-lined fish-filled streams below, and country inns for travelers. Near the northern end of the glen, the road to Rannoch Moor crosses the legendary Bridge of Orchy. Southwest of the bridge, the glen opens up into pasture and woodland. At its southern end outside the glen, the stream known as Strath of Orchy empties into Loch Awe near Kilchurn Castle (pronounced 'KIL-kern'), a Clan Campbell stronghold from 1450 to 1700. Scottish artists and photographers have long used this countryside for their landscapes.

On recent internet satellite images, part of the Glen of Orchy appears in the dark green of a modern reforestation project, with a definite man-made cut-off partway up the slopes. The highlands around it are in lighter greens and red-browns dotted with cumulus clouds. There are no geometric patterns in shades of green or brown on the valley bottom, indicating that the glen is not farmed. The dark ribbon of the Strath of Orchy is clearly visible.

If Agnes visited her maternal Stewart relatives, she would have traveled east with a mounted armed escort through gaps in the Highlands, into the beautiful glens of Breadalbane, along the edge of Tay Forest, past the Falls of Bruar to a picturesque valley at the foot of the Grampian Mountains. Here stands Blair Castle, ancestral home of the Stewarts of Atholl. It was the last castle in Great Britain to undergo a siege, 250 years ago. Today, it is open to the paying public from April to October and on selected winter dates. The castle is also available for weddings and other private functions.

Agnes would have needed an escort because there were hostile neighboring clans who would have loved to get their hands on a Campbell laird's daughter. In addition, from the 1200's through the early 1600's, this area was infested with marauding bandits known as "cateran brigands" who were not affiliated with any clan.

The death of Lady Janet when Agnes was about eight years old may very well have been a traumatic moment in Agnes' life. While Agnes' father Sir Duncan and her maternal grandfather, the 4th Earl of Atholl, had enemies across Scotland, no unkind words about Lady Janet can be found.

Four years after Janet's death Agnes' father remarried. Duncan's second wife was Elizabeth Sinclair.

The story of Agnes Campbell's ancestry is the story of old Scotland:

• of Stewart kings and Robert the Bruce;
• William "Braveheart" Wallace's wife Marion Braidfute who was "seized and cruelly put to death" by the English Sheriff of Lanark, leaving little 2-year-old Elizabeth Wallace without a mother;
• clan feuds and marriages based on alliances;
• the expansion of Campbell lands and fortunes;
• heroic deaths in battle and treacherous poisonings at the table;
• lofty Highland lords and their down-to-earth local squires known as lairds;
• and Viking princes who came to raid and stayed to rule.

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