Dame Jean Kerr, Countess of Crawford

DAME LADY JEAN KERR Countess of Crawford

Lady Jean Kerr, here treated, is the daughter of Mark Kerr, Earl of Lothian. She married, first, to Robert, Master of Boyd, eldest son of Thomas, Lord Boyd, who died in 1597, with issue The Scots Peerage V: p. 168 ; secondly, before 16 April 1610, to David, twelfth Earl of Crawford The Scots Peerage III: p. 32; thirdly, before 16 February 1618, to Mr. Thomas Hamiltoun of Robertoun, who survived her. She died intestate on 17 August 1632, her daughter Jean Lindsay being her executor.The Scots Peerage V: p. 457

Her Testament Dative and Inventory

Confirmation was granted on 25 January 1633. [National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, Dame Jeane Ker, Countess of Crawfurd, and last spouse to Mr. Thomas Hamilton of Robertoun, in Edinburgh, reference CC8.8.56]

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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x 4 October 1617: Fife: Renunciation by Jean Ker, Countess of Crawford 'be reasoune of the feare and dredde of my Lyff quherin I stand for the present of my Lord my husband' to Robert, Earl of Lothian, of all conjunct fee of her husband's lands, particularly the lands of Kairnie. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Kerr Family, Marquises of Lothian (Lothian Muniments), reference GD40/3/512

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9 December 1617: Renunciation by Robert Boyd in Brewland, to Dame Jean Kerr, Countess of Crawford, and Mr Thomas Hamilton of Roberton, her spouse of the three-fourths of the wood of the Mains of Law. Dated at Kirkdyke of Kilmarnock, 9 Dec 1617. Same writ as GD8/580. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, Burgh of Kilmarnock, reference GD8/573

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9 December 1617: Renunciation by Robert Boyd in Brewland, to Dame Jean Kerr, Countess of Crawford and Mr Thomas Hamilton of Roberton, her spouse of the three-fourths of the wood of the Mains of Law. Dated at Kirkdyke of Kilmarnock, 9 Dec 1617. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, Burgh of Kilmarnock, reference GD8/580

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16-14 January 1618: Contract between Robert, Lord Boyd, on the one part and Dame Jean Kerr, Countess of Crawfurd, his mother, relict of Robert, Master of Boyd, with consent of Mr Thomas Hamilton of Roberton, her spouse, Robert, Earl of Lothian and Sir James Richardson of Smeaton, anent the renunciation of her terce lands. Dated at Edinburgh, 16 and 24 Jan 1618. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, Burgh of Kilmarnock, reference GD8/598

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6-7 July16[21]: (Extract) Contract of Sale and Disposition of the lands and barony of Skirling, with the burgh of barony thereof, the lands of Robertoun and Newholm, the patronage of Skirling and the templelands of Bourhill etc., by William Cockburn of Skirling, with consent of Jean Hamiltoun, his spouse, and of James Hamiltoun, brother of Andrew H. of Letham, donator to said William's liferent escheat, and also of Mr. Thomas Hamilton of Robertoun and Dame Jean Ker, countess of Crawfurd, his spouse, to Mr. Alexander Peiblis, advocate, and Agnes McCairthnie, his spouse. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Carmichael Family of Skirling, reference GD89/1/51

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23 April 1625: Disposition by Robert Boyd in Brewland to Dame Jean Kerr, Countess of Crawfurd, and Mr Thomas Hamilton, her spouse, of his right to the 5 shilling land of Brewland. Dated at The Place of Law, 23 apr 1625. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, Burgh of Kilmarnock, reference GD8/646