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Napier

The name of Napier is of English descent, but the Scottish Napiers are claimed to have come from the ancient Earls of Lennox, and indeed, the name Napier, is recorded in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, under John de Napier.

John de Napier helped to defend Stirling Castle in 1303, and one of his descendants, William, was governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1402. William's son became Provost of Edinburgh in 1437, and his son held posts including that of Ambassador to England in 1461.

Archibald Napier of Merchiston procured lands of Gartness, Rusky and more in 1509. His son Alexander, was slain at the Battle of Flodden and Alexander's son, was killed at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547.

John Napier, born in 1550, was the discoverer of logarithms and to this day is noted as being a great mathematician.

When the Napier line became extinct with the death of Archibald, 3rd Lord Napier, still a batchelor, it passed through the female line to the Scotts of Thirlestane.

Francis, 5th Lord Napier, was the grandfather of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, a great British Naval Commander.

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