James Lockhart

JAMES LOCKART

The ancestry of James Lockhart, here treated, cannot be identified from the baptismal record of his son John, the only record in which his name is noticed. It seems clear, though, that he is not the same person as James Lockhart of Bar

James Lockhart. here treated, married Margaret Reid and they had a son named John Lockhart who was born before 22 October 1587, the date upon which his baptism was registered at Stirling in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The Scottish Antiquary or Northern Notes and Querries. Volume VII: p. 71

Evidence from the Baptismal Register of the Burgh of Stirling

22 October 1587: Johne Lockhart, son of James Lockart, born in Leckie, and Margaret Reid, born in Coyll. W. John Hennie, tailyor, Duncan Buchanan in Arnmuir in Kippen, Andro Wrycht in Arneprior, Patrick Harvie in Kep. The Scottish Antiquary or Northern Notes and Querries. Volume VII: p. 71

Biographical Summary

James Lockart (b.abt.1557) and Margaret Reid–John Lockhart / Johen Mogensen Lochar (b.22 Oct 1587-d.1626) · (b. in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland – d. in Langenes, Vesteralen, Norway) Son of James Lockart and Margaret Reid, from Scotland.Joen Mogensen Lockert, born in Scotland, moved to Norway about 1600.

The Lockhart Family

The family arrived in Scotland on the wave of Normans who came north in the century after the invasion of England in 1066. They came by a westerly route and settled mainly in Lanark and Ayr shires where the towns of Symington and Stevenston remain to mark the past influence of Simon and Steven 'Locard'. That the family soon acquired prominence is shown by the frequency of the name in records of the 12/13th centuries.

Simon, 2nd of Lee, accompanied 'Good Sir James' Douglas when he took the heart of Bruce on crusade in 1330, and that he, who carried the key to its casket, rescued and returned it to Scotland when the Good Knight perished in Spain. Thenceforth, it is said, the arms of a 'heart within a fetterlock', and the name in its present form came into use. The 7th Laird was knighted by James IV and in 16th century the 8th Laird was involved in a case of forgery. His son, Alan, 9th Laird, was sentenced to the block for the slaughter of David and Ralph Weir, on separate occasions, and with this family they seen then to have been in constant feud. His sentence was revoked, and he received 'remission' in 1541.

The Barr Castle

The Castle was built by the Lockharts. The Lockharts was a family of ancient standing and the first record of the family is in the old ragman roll (1297) which tells us of Malcolm Lockhart del conte de air, possibly the progenitor (Ancestor) of the Lockharts of Barr. The Lockharts had considerable ramifications (Having many branches) in Ayrshire during the 16th and 17th Centuries and they were amongst the leading Citizens, being merchants of no small enterprise in the Burgh of Ayr. In 1390 Andrew Lockhart of Barr also had a charter of Lands. GALLARTLANDS, MAKISWODEIS AND NEWTOUN IN THE BARONY OF WATERS KYLL, granted by Robert the Third. We learn in 1417 John Locarde-de-le-bar, was one of the jury in dispute between the burgh of Irvine and Francis of stane over a piece of moor ground, the paper containing the decision is kept in the archives of Irvine.

In 1561 James Lockhart is mentioned by John Knox, that the young laird of Barr was a traveller in the affair of a projected marriage between Queen Mary and the King of Sweden. James later married the daughter of Muir of Rowallan. In the year of 1636 George and John Lockhart signed the National covenant, a cause which many local people would die for; we also find at this time that John McCubbin and John Caldwell were servitors to the land of Barr.

Sadly in the year 1670 almost 400 years the Lockharts gave up its seat of Barr in Galston, The Barr Castle would play a poor part in the hearts in the people of Galston, soon it would be used as a Jail, a hospital, a wood store, wool store, a church, even the ancient barr tree (The Warrior Tree) would be taken away from her, what a way to treat that grand old lady