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On Feby. 1528 Lord Maxwell the Warden of Liddisdale and one of the most powerful Lords in Scotland took bonds of Manrent from the following list of landed Gentry on the borders of Scotland James Douglas, of Drumlanrig, ancestor of the Dukes of Queensberry, Simon Johnston, of Herthop, John Armstrong, of Gilnochie, Alexander Stewart of Garlies ancestory of the Earls of Galloway, and James Gordon, of Lochinver , ancestor of the Lords Kenmore<br>       Also David, and Ninian Armstrong, gave bonds to Lord Home, at Home Castle on July 10th 1528<br>      On Oct. 9th 1586 the town and lands of Whithaugh previously taken ^ wrongfully from Lancilot Armstrong was restored to him by Frances Earl of Bothwell. (a Douglas) and remained in the hands of his descendants untill 1730<br>      The original ^ charter of Whithaugh to Armstrong having been destroyed by the English see English state papers also Scots of the Privy Council of Scotland<br>      In an early edition of Burks Landed Gentlemen of England & Scotland dated 1623 he speaks of one family of Armstrongs who resided at Lyonsdale for nine generations<br>      David Armstrong ^ of Sorby [Sorbie] and Archibald Armstrong were witness to an important notorial instrument dated Nov. 2nd 1456 see History of Scotts of Buccleuch Vol. 2 page 55 & 56<br><br>