James Heriot of Trabroun

JAMES HERIOT OF TRABROUN

James Heriot of Trabroun, here treated, is the son of Simon Heriot of Trabroun. NRS: GD157/375

Death

A date and place of death has not been identified for James Heriot of Trabroun. He was alive on 15 June 1480 Melrose Liber: pp. 693-94 but he died before 23 January 1486-87. NRS: GD157/378

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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16 July 1471: Til al and sindry to qwhais knawlage thir present lettres sal cum James Gybsoun, sheref in that part to our soverane lord the kyng greting in the glorious Virgyn, Your universite mot wit that ... I ... throw virtu and strenth of a precep of sesyng direct to me under a quartar of our soverane lordis gret seil hafand lauchful power and speciale, passit to the cheif chymmis of the landis of Trabroun ... the quhilkis war Symon Heryotis heretabilly and the quhilkis the said Symon of his awyn fre wil ... had upgiffyn and purly and symply resignyt And that ... I gaf heretabil sesing state and possessioun be erd and stane to James Heryot, son and apparand ayr to the said Symon of al and sindry the forsaid landis of Trabroun with tenandis and tenandriis of the samyn ... Befor thir witnes William Sandsoun, John Rounsyman, Thomas Johnsoun, Robert Johnsoun, Jamy Johnsoun, Adam Heryng and utheris diverss And this til al and sindry to qwha it afferis or may affer I mak knawyn be thir present lettres In witnes of the qwhilk thing to thir lettres I haf hungyn my seil' National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scott Family of Harden, Lords Polwarth, Berwickshire, reference GD157/375

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26 November 1474: Resignation by Nicholas Forman of Hutoun in hands of James Heryot of Thrabroun of 2 merkland of lands of Thrabroun in lordship of Lauderdale, sheriffdom of Berwyk. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scott Family of Harden, Lords Polwarth, Berwickshire, reference GD157/376

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2 April 1478: Instrument of resignation by Simon Heryot of Trabroun in hands of James Heryot, his eldest son, of lands of Trabroun. Notary - Robert Aytone, priest, Saint Andrews diocese. Witnesses - John Martyne and William Litstare, burgesses of Hadingtone, and Mr. George Litstare. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scott Family of Harden, Lords Polwarth, Berwickshire, reference GD157/377

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23 January 1486-87: Special retour held before Oliver Lauder of that ilk, depute for Patrick, lord Halis, sheriff of Berwic and regality of Lauderdale, in favour of Andrew Herot, as heir of deceased James Herot, his father, in town and territory of Trabrun. Inquest - Robert Lauder of Murcluche, James Logan of ?Hatshaugh, George Lauder, James Lauder, Robert Lauder of Burngreff, Robert Wode, David Wode, Richard Lawsoun, John Wode of Langate, William Scott, William Thyn, Thomas Tayt, John Smyth, William Lauder, Patrick Gref. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Scott Family of Harden, Lords Polwarth, Berwickshire, reference GD157/378

Evidence from the Muniments of Melrose Abbey

15 June 1480: James Heriot of Trabroun was one of the judges who served on an inquest held at Edinburgh. Liber Sancti Marie de Melros. etc. Tumus Secundus (Edinburgh. M.DCCC.XXVII>), Appendix 29 on pp. 693-94

Genealogy

1. Collections and Notes Historical and Genealogical Regarding the Heriots of Trabroun: 29 pp.
2. Stirnet: Heriot 01