Adam Bellenden of Stenness, younger

ADAM BELLENDEN OF STENNESS younger

Justice of the Peace

Adam Bellenden is the eldest son of Adam Bellenden of Stenness. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the family of Fea of Clestrain, Orkney, reference GD31/24

Evidence Published by the National Records of Scotland

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23 July 1621: Instrument of Sasine in favour of Robert Bellenden of How, brother to Adam Bellenden of Stanehous, and Jean Smyth, his spouse. of the lands of Burgar, in parish of Evie, under reversion. On charter of alienation, dated 16 July 1621, by said Adam Bellenden, with consent of Adam Bellenden, his eldest son and heir. Recorded P.R.S. Orkney 25 July 1621. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the family of Fea of Clestrain, Orkney, reference GD31/24

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18 June 1627: Instrument of sasine in favour of George Bellenden, brother of Adam Bellenden, younger, fiar of Stenhous, of the sixpenny lands called Flawis in Ewie. Sasine given propriis manibus by the said Adam Bellenden conform to dispostion granted by him and Anna Graham, his wife, with consent of Adam Bellenden, elder of Stenhous. Recorded in the particular register of sasines for Orkney 22 June 1627. National Records of Scotland, Title deeds to lands in Orkney, reference GD1/45/22

Evidence from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland

8 November 1639: "The quhilk day ane commission wes past for establishing justices of the peace within the shirefdome of Orkney to the persons underwrittin ..... Adame Bannatyne apparent thairof The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, Second Series. Vol. VII. A.D. 1638-1643, p. 140