1 5 8 9 ▁on ▁a ▁bond ▁of ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 2 ▁he ▁was ▁re app oint ed ▁as ▁W arden ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁March es . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 5 9 3 , ▁an ▁on going ▁fe ud ▁with ▁the ▁John st ones ▁of ▁Ann and ale ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁fight ▁at ▁D ry fe ▁S ands ▁near ▁L ocker bie ▁at ▁which ▁Lord ▁Max well ▁was ▁killed . ▁His ▁son ▁John ▁Max well , ▁ 9 th ▁Lord ▁Max well , ▁continued ▁the ▁fe ud ▁and ▁was ▁executed ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 3 ▁for ▁the ▁reven ge ▁killing ▁of ▁Sir ▁James ▁John stone . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Max well ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Douglas ▁( d . 1 6 3 7 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ang us , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁seven ▁children : ▁ ▁John ▁Max well , ▁ 9 th ▁Lord ▁Max well ▁( 1 5 8 3 – 1 6 1 3 ), ▁for fe ited ▁the ▁Lord ship ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 9 ▁ ▁Robert ▁Max well , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁N ith sd ale ▁( after ▁ 1 5 8 6 ▁– ▁ 1 6 4 6 ), ▁restored ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ship ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 7 ▁and ▁created ▁Earl ▁of ▁N ith sd ale ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 0 ▁ ▁James ▁ ▁Elizabeth , ▁married ▁John ▁Max well , ▁ 6 th