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- George was born around 1600. His parentage is uncertain, but he was probably a third son of George Graham 1st of Drunkie c1570 (see 110.3). As an adult he moved to his own property at Bofreslie. Bofrishlie Burn is the headwater of the Pow at Aberfoyle. Called Blairfruslie by Roy and located just south of Aberfoyle adjacent to Balleich and Duniverig. As with other locations there is a wide variety of spellings in documents. The spelling variation may be due to the old convention of using an “f’ like letter to represent ‘s’ in some words, to distinguish between a hard 's' and a soft 's'). Bofreslie is also variously spelled Bofreshlie, Bofrishlie, Bovfresle, Bofressely, Bofressely, Bofresle, Bophreslie, Blairfrusly, Bofroschlie and Bofrishlie.
In 1617 George Graham was listed in Bofreslie, adjacent to Balleich and about one mile south of Aberfoyle (GD22/3/562). 1619 Petition to Lords of Council by John Graham of Polder and 1st of Gallangad (George’s nephew, son of brother William), Andrew, Walter and Thomas Graham, his (John’s) brothers, Patrick Graham, son of deceased Duncan Ovir Graham, George Graham in Bofreslie and Walter Graham, his son (GD22/3/10). They had been accused of slaughter of Jasper Grahame of Blairsesnocht (GD22/3/12) and were “put to the horn” (declared outlaws), but charges were dropped in the same year.
George married an unknown woman and had at least one son named Walter (see above) and three daughters named Anna Graham c1635, Janet c1640, and Agnes Graham c1645.
1664 Disposition by Walter Grahame of Ballachallen and his spouse in favour of Duncan Stewart, second son of John Stewart of Annatt, and Agnes Grahame, his spouse, and lands of Cammislitill alias Camsmacray, lands of Cambusbeg Wester called Ballachallen with salmon fishing in the water of Teath in lordship and stewartry of Monteith (GD275/52).
1665 document GD22/3/41 is a discharge by John Graham of Duchray, Walter Graham, brother of William Graham of Gartmore, and Thomas Graham, brother of John Graham of Deuchray, as friends and overseers nominated by deceased George Graham in Basroschlie to Janet and Anna Graham, his daughters, whereby they discharge Agnes Graham, eldest daughter of said George, and Duncan Stewart, her spouse, of 2,000 merks Scots owed to said George by Lord Kinpont. Duncan Stewart 1st of Ballanchalan married George’s daughter Agnes Graham c1640 around 1669 in Kilmadock.
Daughter Janet c1630 married Walter Graham. 1671 Discharge by Janet Graham, daughter of deceased George Grahame in Bassroschlie, and Walter Graham in Glasschoil/Glasahoile her spouse, to Walter Grahame of Gallangad, of 200 merks Scots (GD22/3/47). Glasahoile is located on the southern shore of Loch Katrine, about five miles north of Ledard and about ten miles northwest of Aberfoyle.
The descendants of George Graham in Bofreslie 1600-1665 remained closely aligned (as cousins) with the Grahams of Drunkie and appear in documents together. David Hume Stewart a cousin of Capt Walter Graham of Drunkie 1713-1758, was a great grandson of George c1600. See 134.3 Diagram GRA5.
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