Francis Stewart of Coldingham

FRANCIS STEWART OF COLDINGHAM

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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14 and 15 April 1634: Margaret Home (wife of John Stewart of Coldingham) to Francis Stewart, her son, now at Court about his father's estate, and begs him not to fail to seek the annuities or any other thing that will bring speediest relief to his father. Edinburgh. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Kerr Family, Marquises of Lothian (Lothian Muniments), reference GD40/2/12/69

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5 February 1642: Charter of Apprising granted by King Charles I in favour of Archibald Thomsoun tailor burgess of Edinburgh, in liferent, for all the days of his life, and to Mr James Thomsoun, his eldest lawful son in fee, heritably, his heirs and assignees, of the towns and land of the lordship and barony of Coldinghame, lying within the Scheriffdom of Berwick; which had been apprised from John Stewart of Coldinghame, and Francis Stewart, his eldest lawful son, at the instance of the said Archibald Thomsoun, in satisfaction of the accumulated sum of £7,268 6s 8d Scots: to hold of the King and his successors, in free blench farm, for payment of the services and duties contained in the infeftments. Written to the Great Seal and sealed 15 Jun 1642. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Chancellor family of Shieldhill, Lanarkshire, reference GD118/153

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24 February 1643: Decreet of Valuation of Tiends John Renton of Lambertoun against John Stewart of Coldinghame, Francis Stewart his sone, Sir Patrick Douglas of Blackerstoun, Knight, and Elizabeth Douglas his Daughter, Titulars and having right to the Tiends- of twelve Husband-lands in Coldinghame- toun and Parish. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Home-Robertson Family of Paxton, Berwickshire (Home of Wedderburn), reference GD267/26/18/420/5

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