John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow

John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow (April 1688 – 22 May 1740) was a Scottish nobleman.

Origins

Boyle was the eldest son and heir of David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow by Margaret, daughter of the Hon. Patrick Lindsay (second son of John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford). The Boyles were an ancient family, whose estates centred on Kelburn in North Ayrshire.

Career

Boyle was born in April 1688 and succeeded to the peerage on 31 October 1733. By disposition dated 31 March 1721 he acquired the lands of Ballikewin in the island of Cumbrae from his kinsman, James Boyle.^[1]

He died at Kelburn on 22 May 1740 and was buried at Largs Church on 29 May 1740.^[1]

Family

Boyle married (contract 11 February 1707) Helenor, third daughter of William Morrison of Prestongrange, county Haddington. She died at Edinburgh on 7 July 1767. Their children included:

• David Boyle (died 15 April 1710)
• William Boyle (15 September 1713 – 4 June 1715)
• John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow
• Charles Boyle (born 17 November 1715), who died young
• Patrick Boyle of Shewalton (7 January 1717 – 26 February 1798), who married first Agnes Mure (daughter of William Mure of Caldwell) and secondly Elizabeth Dunlop (daughter of Alexander Dunlop, Professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow). Father of David Boyle, Lord Boyle.
• David Boyle (born 20 December 1717), who died young
• Janet Boyle (17 January 1711-March 1770)
• Margaret Boyle (27 July 1712-March 1772)
• Jean Boyle (died 12 May 1756)
• Helen Boyle (died 17 October 1794), who married Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet
• Marion Boyle (died 12 May 1757)
• Catharine Boyle, who married (10 December 1770) Dr James MacNeill of Neilhall^[1]

References

1. Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, Volume IV: p.206