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     James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton was the son of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton and Lady Anne Keith.¹ He married Anne Hay, daughter of Sir James Hay, 1st Bt. and Sidney Massey, on 10 February 1649.¹ He died on 25 August 1686.¹
     He was appointed Knight in 1635.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Earl of Morton [S., 1458] circa November 1661.¹

     Anne Hay was the daughter of Sir James Hay, 1st Bt. and Sidney Massey.^1,2 She married James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton, son of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton and Lady Anne Keith, on 10 February 1649.¹ She died circa 14 February 1700.³ She was buried on 17 February 1700.³
     Her married name became Douglas. After her marriage, Anne Hay was styled as Countess of Morton circa November 1661.

     Sir James Hay, 1st Bt. was the son of John Hay.¹ He married Sidney Massey.² He died in 1654. His will was proven (by probate) on 2 January 1655.¹
     He held the office of Esquire of His Majesty's Body in 1624.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Hay, of Smithfield, co. Peebles [Nova Scotia] on 20 July 1635.¹

     William Douglas, 9th Earl of Morton was the son of Robert Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton and Elizabeth Villiers.¹ He married, secondly, Marjory Foulis.² He married, firstly, Lady Grizel Middleton, daughter of John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton and Grizel Durham, on 12 June 1662.¹ He died before 1 November 1681, without surviving issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Morton [S., 1458] on 12 November 1649.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1660/61.¹ In 1662 he obtained a fresh grant of the Orkney and Shetland Islands.¹ On 27 December 1669 his grants of the Orkney and Shetland Islands were declared invalid.¹ On 9 September 1672 he resigned any right he possessed to the Lordship of Dalkeith in favour of James, Duke of Buccleuch and Monmouth.¹

     James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton was born before 1660. He was the son of James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton and Anne Hay.¹ He died on 7 December 1715, unmarried.¹
     He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Morton [S., 1458] on 25 August 1686.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1690.¹ He was a Commissioner for the Union.¹ He obtained the repeal of the Act of 1699 and recovered the Orkney and Shetland Islands.¹

     Robert Douglas, 12th Earl of Morton was born before 1661. He was the son of James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton and Anne Hay.¹ He died on 22 January 1730, unmarried.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Wick Burghs from 1709 to 1710.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Earl of Morton [S., 1458] on 7 December 1715.¹

     George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton was born in 1662.¹ He was the son of James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton and Anne Hay.¹ He married, firstly, unknown daughter Muirhead, daughter of Alexander Muirhead.¹ He married, secondly, Frances Adderly, daughter of William Adderly, before 1702.¹ He died on 4 January 1738.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kirkall [Scotland] between 1702 and 1707.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Linlithgow between 1708 and 1713.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Orkney and Shetland between 1713 and 1715.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Orkney and Shetland between 1722 and 1730.¹ He was appointed Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1730 and 1738.¹ He succeeded as the 13th Earl of Morton [S., 1458] on 22 January 1730.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.¹

     Frances Adderly is the daughter of William Adderly.¹ She married George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton, son of James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton and Anne Hay, before 1702.¹
     From before 1702, her married name became Douglas.¹ After her marriage, Frances Adderly was styled as Countess of Morton on 22 January 1730.

     William Adderly lived at Halstow, Kent, England^G.¹

     Richard Pelson married Lady Anne Villiers, daughter of Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey and Elizabeth Sheldon.
     He lived at St. George's-in-the-Fields, London, England^G.¹