Reverend Mr. James Hamilton, Minister of the Gospel at Hamilton

REVEREND MR. JAMES HAMILTON

Dean of Glasgow: Mininster of the Gospel at Hamilton

The Reverend Mr. James Hamilton here treated is not the same person as Reverend Mr. James Hamilton, vicar of Carmunock although the two have been confused by the Fasti of the Church of Scotland. Fasti of the Church of Scotland, Volume III. Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, p.258

The Reverend Mr. James Hamilton here treated is the son of Robert Hamilton of Dalserf. On 26 October 1617 he was appointed tutor to his nephews William and Robert Hamilton, Hamilton Memoirs, p. 268 sons of his brother, the late William Hamilton of Dalserf. Inquisitionum II

Marriage

The Reverend Mr. James Hamilton married Katherine Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton of Torrance and his wife Katherine Hamilton. He died on 28 October 1648. [Lieutenant-Colonel George Hamilton, The House of Hamilton (Edinburgh, 1933), see pages 850-58 for an account of the Hamiltons of Torrance]

Children

1. Isobel Hamilton
2. Reverend Doctor Robert Hamilton, Minister of the Gospel at Glasford
3. James Hamilton

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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24 November 1613: Feu Charter granted by John [Spottiswood] archbishop of Glasgow, with consent of the dean and chapter of his metropolitan kirk, narrating that the 20 merk lands of Bischopforrest in the parish of Kirkpatrik Irngray and stewartry of Kirkcudbricht belonged to himself and his predecessors, archbishops foresaid, as part of the patrimony of their archbishoprick, and that John lord Heryis sometime heritable proprietor thereof resigned the same with the privilege of regality into the hands of the archbishop as superior 'ad remanentiam'; and disponing in favour of William Moring, portioner of Barboy, his heirs and assignees whomsoever, the half of the merk land of old extent of Barboy, with the houses, biggings, yards, tofts, crofts, outsets etc thereof, lying in Bischopforest within the parish of Kirkpatrik Ingray [Irongray] and stewartry of Kirkcudbricht. To be holden 'de nobis' in feu farm: Rendering therefor yearly the sum of 17s Scots as the former duty and 4d in augmentation thereof, the service of one shearer in autumn and the use of a horse for half a day 'ad glebas', - giving suit and presence when required at the courts of the regality held yearly within the bounds thereof, the archbishop and his successors being bound on their part to hold the said courts by sufficient bailies of their own household, and failing that to appoint one or more of the fittest of their feuars of Bischopforrest. The charter contains a precept of sasine directed blank. At Edinburgh. Witnesses: Mr James Broun, minister at the kirk of Kirpatrik Irngray; William Hanyng, clerk of the commissariot of Drumfreis; Andrew Hay and Robert Blunt the archbishop's servitors; and John Nicoll, clerk to the signet, by whose servitor Quintin Kennedy the charter is written. (Signed) Jo Glasguen; Mr James Hamilton, dean of Glasgow; Mr James Steuart, chancelor; T Moir, persoun of Morbattill; T Hay, Peblas; Mr Rt Hunter, persoun of Sanquhar; Mr James Logane, persone of Ettilstoun; Mr George Cleland, person of Durisdeir; J Bannatyne, Carnwaithe; Mr J Campbell, Luss; Mr J Cuninghame, Cumnok; Mr R Wilkie, Douglas; W Wheitfurd, Moffet; W Birsbane, Erskine; Mr Jhone Tenent, Balarnok; J Hay, Ranfrow; Mr Patrik Walkinschaw, subdene: Mr James Gillespie, Killern. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: Charters and writs, reference GD103/1/108

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26 October 1616: MAGISTER JACOBUS HAMMILTOUN decanus Glasguensis, patruus ROBERTI HAMMILTOUN filii legitimi quondam Willielmi Hammiltoun de Dalserff, sui fratris, - propinquior agnatus, id est consanguiners ex parte patris dicto Roberto Hammiltoun filio dicti quondam Willielmi Hammiltoun de Dalserff. vi. 257. Inquisitionum Ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum, etc. II

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26 October 1616: MAGISTER JACOBUS HAMMILTOUN decanus Glasguensis, patruus WILLIELMI HAMMILTOUN filii legitimi quondam Willielmi Hammiltoun de Dalserff, sui fratris, - propinquior agnatus, id est consanguiners ex parte patris dicto Willielmi Hammiltoun, sui fratris, - propinquior agnatus, id est consanguiners ex parte patris dicto Willielmi Hammiltoun filio dicti quondam Willielmi Hammiltoun de Dalserff. vi. 257. Inquisitionum Ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum, etc. II

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19 March 1618: Rex dedit literas legitimationis JONETE HAMMILTOUN filie naturali quondam Jacobi H. de Dalserff, sponse Walteri Frame commorantis in Law infra parochiam de Carlouk. P.R. 245. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1609-1620, charter number 1800 on p. 653

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13 September 1628: PRECEPT of Clare Constat by Mr. James Hammiltoun [Hamilton], dean of Glasgow, addressed to John Alexander, alias Laird Alexander, burgess of Hammiltoun [Hamilton], as bailie, in favour of James Mauchlene [Mauchline]; lawful son of deceased John Mauchlene, servant of deceased Captain William Hammiltoun of Overtoun, and of Christian Nasmyth [Naismith], wife of the said John, as heir to his said father, in a tenement, with houses, buildings and yard, in the burgh of Hammiltoun, on the south side of the highway thereof. [Seal, fair impression]. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Nasmith family of Hamilton, Lanark, reference GD85/124

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2 June 1632: CHARTER de me by Thomas Wilsoune [Wilson], son and apparent heir of deceased Thomas Wilsoun, writer, burgess of Hammiltoun [Hamilton], to Robert Robertoun [Roberton] of Burnbank, his brother in law, (leviro) and Margaret Wilsoun, wife of the said Robert, sister of the granter, of a tenement of houses, with yards and a barn, and one acre of land from the end of the said said yard, with a stable and portion of waste ground on the east and west sides thereof, in the burgh of Hammiltoun, on the north side of the cemetery or "Kirk Yaird" thereof, which pertained to the said deceased Thomas Wilsoun and Christina Rae, his wife, mother of the granter hereof, in liferent, and to deceased John Wilsoune, their son, brother of the said granter, in fee, and now pertaining to the said granter, as heir to his said brother, and possessed by the said Christina Rae, as liferenter, reserving liferent of the said subjects to the said Christina Rae, and, after her decease, to the granter; containing precept of sasine addressed to James Hammiltoun [Hamilton], lawful son of Mr. James Hammiltoun, dean of Glasgow, as bailie. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Nasmith family of Hamilton, Lanark, reference GD85/136

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19 June 1634: Instrument of resignation by David Kennedie of Clachantoune in the hands of James Hamilton, Dean of Glasgow, for new infeftment in favour of John Mackspedden in Dalgerroke and Margaret Finlay, his spouse, of the 40s. land of Clachantoun, with the salmon fishing in the water of Stincher, pertaining to said lands, in parish of Colmonell, earldom of Carrick and sheriffdom of Ayr National Records of Scotland, Kennedy of Dalquharran, reference GD27/1/93

GenealogY

1. Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton, etc., by John Anderson, (Edinburgh, MDCCCXXV), pp. 268-70 for Hamilton of Dalserf
2. Hamilton of Cadzow
3. Stirnet: Hamilton 26
4. Fasti of the Church of Scotland III: 378
5. Fasti of the Church of Scotland, Volume III. Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, p. 258
6. Lieutenant-Colonel George Hamilton, The House of Hamilton (Edinburgh, 1933), see pages 850-58 for an account of the Hamiltons of Torrance