James Hamilton of Raploch

JAMES HAMILTON OF RAPLOCH

James Hamilton of Raploch, is noticed as Sheriff of Lanark, on 12 August 1510. Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, ii, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 3492 on page 750 His eldest son James appears to have succeeded to Raploch before 20 July 1532 Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, iii, A.D. 1513-46, charter number 1197 on page 261

The Lands of Raploch

Please note that the lands of Raploch are located in the Lanarkshire parish of Dalserf. ScotlandPlaces: Raploch

Marriage

James Hamilton of Raploch married Isobel Weir, daughter of Weir of Blackwood. Hamilton Memoirs, p. 364

Evidence from the Laing Charters

1 December 1508: Charter by Robert Maxwell of Calderwode, lord of the barony of Maldislee, granting to John Weyr of Weitschaw, upon the latter's resignation, the lands of Weitschawe in the barony of Maldislee and shire of Lanark : To be held for a silver penny payable on St. Andrew's day in the parish church of Carlowk. Dated at Halcrag, 1st December 1508. John Maxwell of Akinheid, Quintin Quhitfurde of that Ilk, William Hamilton of Candour, Alexander Maxwell, brother of granter, James Hamilton of Roploch, and James Park of Gilbertfield, witnesses. Signature and seal of granter entire, charges faint. Calendar of the Laing Charters: 268

Hamilton (3) notes:

"On 10 June 1503 James, 2nd Lord Hamilton, granted precept of sasine to his bailies William Hamilton of Cander and John Hamilton his son and heir-apparent for infefting James Hamilton in Raploch and Isabel Weir his spouse in the granter's lands of Raploch. They were infeft in the lands 26 June following."

Anderson (1) notes:

James Hamilton of Raploch, who had a charter from George, Lord St John, Preceptor of Torfichen, of the Temple lands, called the Wairds, near Hamilton, dated 10th February 1517.

Genealogy

1. Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the Branches of the House of Hamilton, J Anderson (J. Skinner & Company, Limited, 1933), pp. 363-67
2. Darryl Lundy's Peerage
3. A History of the House of Hamilton, George Hamilton, J. Skinner and Co., Edinburgh. 1933. pp. 731 et seq.

Y-Chromosome Haplogroup

[hide] 1 DNA: Y-Chromosome Haplogroup 1.1 I-L338 1.2 Footnotes 1.3 Acknowledgments DNA: Y-Chromosome Haplogroup

I-L338

All male line descendants of this person will be the same haplogroup.

For an explanation of Y chromosome testing for genealogy purposes see Wikipedia at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogical_DNA_test#Y_chromosome_.28...

Note STR patterns can be used to predict a haplogroup wheresas specific SNP testing

accurately defines a haplogroup. The current approved haplotree can be found at

http://www.isogg.org/tree/index.html

and the current haplogroup designations against specific SNPs can be found at

http://www.isogg.org/tree/ISOGG_YDNA_SNP_IndexSource.html

The Hamilton Surname genetic genealogy project site: 1. http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/g/a/gah4/HamDNA/GrpA.html