William Mclellan
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Sir William McLellan, sometimes called "1st Lord Kirkcudbright", was the son of Sir Patrick of Bombie, and is best remembered in his undertaking as inspired by a proclamation of King James II of Scotland to give a forfeited McLellan estate to whoever should disperse a troublesome troupe of unwanted gypsies and bring the king their leader 'dead or alive'.
This act was duly accomplished in some style by the young Maclellan, who thereafter presented himself before the king with the head of the leader of the gypsies on the point of his sword.
Thus family honour satisfied, Mcclellan's land restored, a barony was granted, the crest of which Sir William adopted was 'an erect right arm grasping a dagger, on the point of which was a Moor's head couped proper', and perhaps somewhat indignantly he added the motto, "Think on".
This, because the king, surprised that the robbers had been ousted, declined the stated reward, whereupon Maclellan beseeched the king to "Think on!". Such royal ingratitude was to reoccur often to this family in years to come, the motto perhaps being a reason?