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     Mary Maule was the daughter of George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure. She married Colonel John Erskine on 29 April 1697.
     Her married name became Erskine.

     Rt. Rev. Hon. Richard Ponsonby was the son of William Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly and Hon. Louisa Molesworth.¹ He married Frances Staples, daughter of Rt. Hon. John Staples and Hon. Henrietta Molesworth, in 1804.¹ He died on 27 October 1853.¹
     Rt. Rev. Hon. Richard Ponsonby held the office of Bishop of Raphoe.² He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.).² He held the office of Bishop of Derry in 1852.¹

     Colonel John Erskine married Mary Maule, daughter of George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure, on 29 April 1697.

     John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar was the son of Charles Erskine, 21st Earl of Mar and Mary Maule. He married, firstly, Lady Margaret Hay, daughter of Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull and Elizabeth Drummond, on 6 April 1703.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Frances Pierrepont, daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hill and Lady Mary Feilding, on 20 July 1714. He died in May 1737.
     John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar gained the title of 11th Lord Erskine. He gained the title of 22nd Earl of Mar. He gained the title of 6th Earl of Mar.

     Lady Frances Pierrepont was the daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hill and Lady Mary Feilding. She married John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, son of Charles Erskine, 21st Earl of Mar and Mary Maule, on 20 July 1714. She died on 4 March 1761.
     Her married name became Erskine.

     Lady Margaret Hay was the daughter of Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull and Elizabeth Drummond.² She married John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, son of Charles Erskine, 21st Earl of Mar and Mary Maule, on 6 April 1703.¹ She died on 25 April 1707.¹
     Her married name became Erskine.

     Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull was born circa 1660.² He was the son of George Hay and Marion Nicolson.¹ He married Elizabeth Drummond, daughter of William Drummond, 1st Viscount Strathallan and Elizabeth Johnston, on 20 December 1683.² He died on 5 January 1718/19.²
     Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Perthshire [Scotland] between 1693 and 1697.² He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord Hay of Kinfauns [S., 1633] on 31 December 1697.² He succeeded to the title of 7th Viscount of Dupplin [S., 1633] on 31 December 1697.² He was created 1st Viscount of Dupplin [Scotland] on 31 December 1697, with a special remainder to his heirs of entail.² He was a Commissioner for the Union of English and Scottish Parliaments.² He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Kinnoull [S., 1633] on 10 May 1709.² He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1710 and 1714.² In 1715 he was imprisoned Edinburgh Castle on suspicion of Jacobite sympathies.²

     Elizabeth Drummond was the daughter of William Drummond, 1st Viscount Strathallan and Elizabeth Johnston.² She married Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull, son of George Hay and Marion Nicolson, on 20 December 1683.¹ She died on 21 March 1695/96.¹
     Her married name became Hay.

     Lord Thomas Erskine was the son of John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar and Lady Margaret Hay. He married Charlotte Hope, daughter of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Lady Henrietta Johnstone, on 1 October 1741. He died on 16 March 1766.

     Charlotte Hope was the daughter of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Lady Henrietta Johnstone. She married Lord Thomas Erskine, son of John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar and Lady Margaret Hay, on 1 October 1741. She died on 24 November 1788.
     Her married name became Erskine.