Jonet Mure

JONET MURE

Jonet Mure is the daughter of John Mure of Rowallan and his wife Margaret Boyd. She is not mentioned by name in Sir William Mure of Rowallan's Historie. Concerning her father and mother Sir William says this: "Johne the Sone of Johne and oye to Robert succeided. He married Margrat Boyd daughter to Archibald Boyd of Bonschaw brother to Thomas master of Boyd who was forefault. He begat upon her Mongo who succeided, Allexr Mure of Ormshugh, Patrick & Adame. And daughteris the lady Newark, secondly maried on the laird of Barr, thirdlie vpon the gudman of Baldoone, ane other maried vpon the laird of Barr younger. The youngest vpon the laird of Sorbie in Galloway; Historie, pp. 74-5 but she is called Jonet Mure on 8 July 1528, in an inventory of the property belonging to her husband John Lockhart of Barr: "Item, he constituted George Lokart, his son, born between him and Jonet Mur." Protocol Book of Gavin Ros, N.P., protocol number 874 on pp. 154-55

First Marriage

Maxwell of Newark

Second Marriage

Jonet Mure married John Lockhart of Barr, elder. Ayrshire, ii, p. 66

Third Marriage

Gudman of Baldoone

Genealogical Account

1. History of the County of Ayr. With a Genealogical Account of the Families of Ayrshire. By James Paterson, Volume II (Thomas George Stevenson, Edinburgh, M.DCCC.LII.), 528 pp. including Appendix. See pp. 65-6 for Lockhart of Barr.
2. The Historie and Descent of the House of Rowallane by Sir William Mure, Knight, of Rowallan. written in, or prior to 1657. (Chalmers and Collins, Glasgow, MDCCCXXV), 141 pp.