Dame Margaret Hamilton, Lady Belhaven

DAME MARGARET HAMILTON Lady Belhaven

Dame Margaret Hamilton here treated is not the same person as Lady Margaret Hamilton, Countess of Crawford Lindsay

Dame Margaret Hamilton is the bastard daughter of James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess and Anna Stewart, Lady Saltoun The Scots Peerage, iv, p.375

Marriage

Dame Margaret Hamilton married John Hamilton, Lord Belhaven NRS: GD6/2194

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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4 May 1649: Crown charter of confirmation by John, Lord Belhaven and Stenton, to Dame Margaret Hamiltoun, his spouse, in liferent, of the tower and mains of Beill, town and lands of Stentoun and others. [Not in RMS]. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Brooke Family of Biel, reference GD6/2194

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7 July 1665: Copy of signature of confirmation of contract of alienation between John, lord Belhaven, with consent of Dame Margaret Hamilton, his lady, and others, to Robert Hamilton, clerk of session, of the lands and barony of Beill and others. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Brooke Family of Biel, reference GD6/345

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10 March 1665 - 10 May 1687: Contract of alienation and right of tailzie, whereby John, Lord Belhaven and Stenton, and Dame Margaret Hamiltoun, his wife, dispone to Robert Hamiltoun, clerk of Session (later Sir Robert Hamilton of Pressmennan, SCJ), in liferent, and failing him by decease John Hamiltoun, his eldest son, and the heirs male of his body, (whom failing his younger sons successively), providing that the said John or other heirs succeeding shall marry the heir or grandchild nominated by the said Lord and Lady, of the lands and barony of Beill and others; with writs relating to disputes arising from the performance of the said contract. (14 items). National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Brooke Family of Biel, reference GD6/2202

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9 March 1671: Petition to the King by John, Lord Beilhaven, and Margaret, Lady Belhaven, concerning the refusal of Robert Hamilton to implement a decision of the Earl of Tweeddale and others concerning the above agreement, with deliverance thereon (signed "Lauderdaill") that the King referred the same to the persons to whom it was formerly referred. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Brooke Family of Biel, reference GD6/2204

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11 September 1672: Instrument of sasine in favour of John, lord Belhaven, and Dame Margaret Hamiltoun, his spouse, of the lands of Maynes of Beill and others. [PRS Edinburgh, 7 October 1672]. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Brooke Family of Biel, reference GD6/347

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16 May 1674: Commission by John, Lord Belhaven, and Margaret Hamilton, Lady Belhaven, his spouse, to William Broun, their servant, to require Robert Hamilton, clerk of Session, to repair with John Hamilton, his eldest son, to their house of Beill "wher Margaret Hamilton, our grandchyld, whoum the sayd Jhon Hamilton is to marie, remaynes, to the effect that hee maye have conference with her and that with consent of hise saed father and of use, Ser Robert Hamilton of Sellvertonhill, father to the saed Margaret, and other frends, to agrie upon the conjunctfee and leyffrent to be provyded to her and upon other lawfull condetions of the sayd mariage". National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Brooke Family of Biel, reference GD6/2206

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25 March 1686: Precept by James Hamilton, WS to Lady Belhaven, dowager following in a heritable bond granted by Robert Hamilton of Presmennan. National Records of Scotland, Papers Relating to Hamilton of Presmennan and Whittinghame, reference GD3/14/2/3/22

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8 May 1688: Margaret Hamilton, Lady Belhaven, Beill, to [her niece Anne, duchess of Hamilton], sending walnuts, some julep and eleackticarie to help relieve the duke [of Hamilton's] illness. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Douglas Hamilton Family, Dukes of Hamilton and Brandon, reference GD406/1/3477

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3 August 1695: [James Hamilton of Pencaitland], Edinburgh, to the earl of Arran, referring to the serious illness of old Lady Belhaven [a natural daughter of the earl's great-grandfather], and sending him an account or money received by his order. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Douglas Hamilton Family, Dukes of Hamilton and Brandon, reference GD406/1/6653

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17 September 1695: [James Hamilton of Pencaitland], Edinburgh, to the earl of Arran, discussing the purchase of guineas, mentioning that an order has come for the release of the earl of Breadalbane, and giving news of the death of old Lady Belhaven. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Douglas Hamilton Family, Dukes of Hamilton and Brandon, reference GD406/1/6824