George Kennedy, of Balmaclanachan

Biography

From “History of the County of Ayr: With a Genealogical Account of the ...,” Volume 1 By James Paterson. “Balmaclanachan, or Barclanachan.” Page 385. GoogleBooks

III. George Kennedy of Balmaclanachan was on the assize at the trial of George Crawfurd of Lefnoreis, in 1554, for intercommuning with the Laird of Ballagane. He was arraigned, along with a number of others, in 1563, for attempting to restore Popery at Kirkoswald, &c.t He married Janet, daughter of Patrick Kennedy of Bargalton and Camciscan. He and his wife were infeft in the lands of Balmaclanachan. Camciscan afterwards fell into the hands of Balmaclanachan, and were sold to Robert Wallace, son of Hugh Wallace of Cairnhill, by Lady Balmaclanachan, with consent of her husband, and her sister, Egldia, widow of John Grierson of Lag. The resignation is dated at Edinburgh, the 5th of May, 1562, and at Drumlanrig the 4th of April, 1563. George Kennedy of Balmaclanachan bought the lands of Glenmuck, Bellimore, &C., from John Mure of Rowallan, whose disposition is dated at Balmaclanachan, the 24th September, 1551. In 1566, he disponed his heritable estate to his eldest son, Gilbert, dated at Balmaclanachan, May 10. He had other two sons: George, to whom he gave the lands of Glenmuck and Bellimore; and Oliver, who succeeded George.

• Commissary Records of Glasgow, t Criminal Trials.