George Campbell of Cessnock, younger

GEORGE CAMPBELL OF CESSNOCK younger

Principal Warden of the Great Garden of Stirling; Sheriff Depute of Ayr

It has been suggested that George Campbell of Cessnock, here treated, may be the son of Sir George Campbell of Loudon This is wrong. He is in fact the son and apparent heir of George Campbell of Cessnock, elder RSSRS 1488-1529: entry number 931

Death

George Campbell of Cessnock was killed in action at the Battle of Flodden, fighting under the standard of James IV, King of Scots: "dictus Georgius mortuus est in campo de Northumbirland sub vexillo domini regis". RSRS 1513-1522: p. 38

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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22 April 1503: Preceptum Remissionis GEORGEI CAMPBELE, filii et heredis apparentis Georgei Campbele de Cesnok, et quatuor aliorum, pro captione et detentione Thome Huchon junioris absque auctoritate regia, et pro omnibus aliis, etc., ….., - proditoria traditione, murthuro, incendio,homicidio, raptu mulierum, et furto exceptis. Per Signetum. xs. iii. 5. RSSRS 1488-1529: entry number 931

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23 May 1503: Preceptum Remissionis JOHANNIS CAMPBELE de Lowdoun, et sex [aliorum], [pro] captione Johannis Bathcate extra domum suam propriam ejusdem absque auctoritate et mandato regis, et pro precogitata felonia [per] ispos facta Georgeo Campbele, filio domini de Cesnok, et pro [ blank space ] que eis ratione omnium et singulorum premis- sorum imputari poterit tantum. Per Signetum. iii lib. xs. iii. 5. RSSRS 1488-1529: entry number 938

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22 May 1503: Preceptum Remissionis ARCHIBALDI LOKERT et Thome Zoung, pro precogitata felonia facta Georgeo Campbele, filio domini de Cesnok, et suis complicibus, et pro omnibus aliis actionibus, etc., . . . , — proditoria traditione, murthuro, inoen- dio, homicidio, raptu mulierum et furto exceptis. Per Signetum. xxs. iii. 5. RSSRS 1488-1529: entry number 938’’’

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27 April 1507: Instrument of Seisin in favor of John Kennedy son of Sir John Kennedy of Blairquhan in the whole lands mentioned in the above Precept and proceeding thereon. Attorney Matthew Campbell son of George Campbell of Cessnock. Witnesses - James and Gilbert Kennedies, William Mure and James Boyd. Papers of the Kennedy Family, Earls of Cassillis (Ailsa Muniments), reference GD25/1/208

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29 April 1508: A Lettre made to GEORGE CAMPBELL of Sexnok [Cesnok], dischargeand him of the hale releyf of his landis of Sexnok with thair pertinentis, quhilkis perteniisss to the King be the deces of his fader, that he may intromett thairwith, and dispone thairapoun as he thinkis maste eicpedient, — dischargeing al schireffis and balzeis of thair officis in that parte Per Signaturam manu Regis subscriptam. xs. solut. per aquittantiam in mense Novembris proximo sequentis. iii. 176. RSSRS 1488-1529: entry number 1663

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2 September 1508: Discharge by George Campbell of Cessnock to Earl of Eglinton for 400 merks as tocher. Subscribed by granter. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Montgomerie Family, Earls of Eglinton, reference GD3/2/2/18

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30 October 1509: Charter by which William Schaw of Polkemmet confirms that he has sold the two merk land of old extent of Dalloy in the Bailliery of Kyle and sheriffdom of Ayr, to George Campbell of Cessnock. On 6 February 1522 possession of this land was confirmed to John Campbell, son and heir of the deceased George Campbell of Cessnock by a charter issued under the Great Seal of Scotland. RMS 1513-46: charter number 218

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21 November 1510: A Lettre maid to GEORGE CAMPBELL of Sexnock, for his gude and thankfull service done to the king,— of the gift of xl lib. to be pait to him be the thesaurare that now is and beis for the tyme, of the cofferis, at the termez of Martimes and Witsonday and quhill he be rewardit be the king for his service, etc. Per Signaturam. xs. iv. 94. RSSRS 1488-1529: entry number 2159

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30 August 1511: Letters directed by James IV, King of Scots, to George Canpbell of Sexnok and Matthew Campbell, sheriff of Ayr. RMS 1424-1513: charter number 3638

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6 July 1514: Et quondam Georgeo Campbell, principali gardiano magni gardini de Striveling qui solebat percipere in anno quadraginta solidos argenti, de terminis hujus compoti per preceptum domine regine, ex eo quod dictus Georgius mortuus est in campo de Northumbirland sub vexillo domini regis, xl s. RSRS 1513-1522: p. 38

Printed Evidence

1. Rotuli Scaccarii Regum Scotorum. The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland. Vol. XIV. 1513-1522. Edited by A. J. G. Mackay, MA. Oxon., LL.D. Edin., Honorary Fellow of King's College, London; Sheriff of Perth and Kinross. (H. M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1893), 836 pp. including index and corrigenda
2. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1513-1546. Edited by James Balfour Paul, FSA. Scot., and John Maitland Thomson, MA., Advocates. (H. M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1883), 1067 pp. including indices and errata

Genealogy

1. The Peerage of Scotland. By Sir Robert Douglas
2. Heraldry of the Campbells: 57-8
3. Stirnet: Campbell 04
4. Campbell of Cessnock