Sir Alexander Colyear, 1st Baronet

The family's alternative surname has also been spelled as Colyer, Colyear, Coljer, Collier, Colier, Coleyer, and Cauleyer.

[1] Before his parents’ marriage, his father was married to Clara van der Poll, with whom he had a son named Justinus Colyer, later a Dutch ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

His father served as Chamberlain to his Excellency who became sergeant major of the Sir William Drummond's regiment of the Scots Army in 1649.

[2] The author of History and Martial Achievements of the Robertsons of Struan said that he did this "for reasons," but the Dutch records show that in doing so he followed his father's example.

Elizabeth came to court as a Maid of honour to Queen Anne, a position she inherited from her aunt Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester.