Ancrum

Lord Kilmarnock fell on the field of battle, but Lord Ancrum, scouting the fallen, recognized him and saved his life from Cumberland's men.

Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

A young Scotch woman, who at the battle of Ancrum, 1545, distinguished herself by her extraordinary valor.

Quaint Epitaphs Various

Near the border between the parishes of Maxton and Ancrum is a bridge, called Lilliard Edge, formerly Anerum moor, where a battle was fought between the Scots and English soon after the death of king James V., who died in the year 1542.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 286, December 8, 1827 Various

In revenge, Angus, along with Arran, fell upon the English at Ancrum

An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) Robert S. Rait

Sir David Scott of Ancrum: he was at this time only twenty-three years of age, and he had lately completed his studies at Edinburgh, where he had gone through a course of philosophy, and studied the civil and municipal laws.

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Mrs. Thomson

He was born on the 5th July 1785, at Longnewton village, in the parish of Ancrum, and county of Roxburgh.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

Scott, baronet, of Ancrum, Scotland, had been a stalwart Whig before the revolution of 1688, and his grandfather, John Scott, coming to New

A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 DeAlva Stanwood Alexander

In the Wilmington Centinal and General Advertiser for June 18, 1788, is inserted a "Request" that all persons indebted to Robert Schaw, Alexander Duncan, deceased, Duncan, Ancrum, & Schaw, and Ancrum & Schaw settle and make payment or renew their obligations.

Journal of a Lady of Quality; Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the Years 1774 to 1776 1920

In the same way old Ancrum, who is 80 years of age, is the one man I can get to do a really pretty piece of ditching.

A Woman Rice Planter 1914

I could get Ancrum to superintend the hoe work here it would make all the difference in the world in the results.

A Woman Rice Planter 1914