BALFOUR, ANDREW [SSNE 8045]

Surname

BALFOUR

First name

ANDREW, ANDRO

Title/rank

SIR, OF MONTHONE/MONTQUHANNY and STRATHOR

Nationality

SCOT

Region

FIFE

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Sir Andrew Balfour of Montquhanny was one of the original captains of Colonel Buccleuch’s [SSNE 5010] regiment in the Scots-Dutch brigade. He was the eldest son of Sir Michael Balfour of Montquhanny and M. Adamson and married Margaret Melville. He took oath on 17 April 1604 and commanded 200 men with a salary of £2489. It is possible that this number was in fact down to 134 men. He was succeeded by William Douglas on 16 January 1606. 

 

Sources:

J. Ferguson, Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in theservice of the United Netherlands, 1572-1697 (Edinburgh, 1899), pp. 51, 64, 65-69.

 

This entry created by Mr Jack Abernethy. 

 

Special thanks to Jamie Reid-Baxter for the corrections to this entry.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE, BUCCLEUCH

Arrived 1604-04-17, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1606-01-16, as ?

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY