Jean Chancellor

JEAN CHANCELLOR

Jean Chancellor is the daughter of John Chancellor of Shieldhill. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Chancellor family of Shieldhill, Lanarkshire, reference GD118/235 Her mother is Jean Agnew. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Chancellor family of Shieldhill, Lanarkshire, reference GD118/237

Date of Birth

Jean Chancellor's date of birth is not known. However, she is not mentioned in the deed of entail executed by her father on 11 April 1727 and cannot have been born before that date. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Chancellor family of Shieldhill, Lanarkshire, reference GD118/259 She is first noticed on 14 August 1728, in a bond of provision executed by her father and must therefore have been born before this date. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Chancellor family of Shieldhill, Lanarkshire, reference GD118/235

Death of her Husband

Following the death of her husband in 1762, Jeann Chancellor acted as factor for her son Patrick. [Sheena Wenham, A More Enterprising Spirit: The Parish and People of Holm in 18th Century Orkney (Bellavista Publications 2001), p.65]

Death

Jean Chancellor died soon after her son Alexander took up his appointment as Captain of the Glory in January 1795. She probably died at her house in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Ibidem, p.275]

Marriage

Jean Chancellor married Mungo Graeme of Graemeshall in Orkney. A Book of the Graemes: The Graemes of Graemshall in Orkney They were married before 7 October 1737. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Chancellor family of Shieldhill, Lanarkshire, reference GD118/227

Children

1. Patrick Graeme of Graemeshall
2. Admiral Alexander Graeme
3. Euphan Graeme
4. Mary Graeme
5. William Graeme

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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11 April 1727: Extract Registered Bond of Tailzie granted by John Chancellour of Sheillhill Whereby, 'for the well and standing of my family, and preservation of my estate to my heirs of Tailzie after mentioned', he grants warrant for Resigning the Mains of Shiellhill and New Mains, which land of Newmains are a part of the £7 10s land of Overtoun of Quodquen, and 2 pieces of land at the foot of the Howburn, upon the north side of Sheillburn, contiguous to the Mains of Shiellhill, and which 2 pieces of land are parts of the said Mains of Shielhill: and sicklike, the lands called the Websters Croft and Acres, and some other pieces of land contiguous to the Mill of Quodquan, lying to the north west of the Longshott Land; and a piece of land at the north side of the Shiellburn, lying contiguous to the Manse of Shiellhill, and 2 pieces of land on Arthurshieldside, lying on the north side of Milnburn, and some pieces of land on the west and north; being all parts of the said lands of Sheillhill: and sicklike the lands called Longshot, Dykesland, Howaiker and Islebank, lying towards the east of the Nether Town of Quodquan and towards the west of the burn called the Howburn, and which are a part of the said half lands of Quodquan, with the manor place of Sheillhill, houses, biggings etc extending to a £3 land of old extent holden formerly of the heritor of the barony of Carnwath but now of the King, all lying within the sheriffdom of Lanark: as also the lands of Eastscheill with houses, biggins, etc: as also the lands of Westsheill, with houses, biggings etc lying within the barony of Carnwath and sheriffdom foresaid: as also the lands of Overtoun of Quodquan, comprehending that cottage of land in the Newthertoun of Quodquan, which formerly extended to a £7 10s land, with houses, biggings etc; and the remainder lands of Sheillhill and half lands of Quodquan with houses, biggings etc, lying within the sheriffdom foresaid: and sicklike these 4 oxgates of land of the town and lands of Over Quodquan, with the manor place, houses, biggings etc, of old possessed by the deceased George Kello, extending to a 25s land of old extent or thereby, being parts of the said £7 10s land of old extent of Overtoun of Quodquan and Newmains, purchased by the deceased Robert Chancellor, then of Sheillhill, from James Hamiltoun of Libertoun, lying within the parish of Quodquan and sheriffdom foresaid; and which 4 oxengates of land extended to a 25s land, and then pertained to the granter in property and superiority: and sicklike the lands of Tower of Cormistoun, with the manor place, houses, biggings, etc, lying within the Parochin of Quodquan and sheriffdom foresaid: as also the 10 oxengates of land lying in the Overtoun of Quodquan, with the houses, biggings, etc, as the same was sometime possessed by James Smith, tenant there, with the liberty and privilege of the Commonty of Biggar and Quodquan belonging to the said lands: as also the lands called the Cleib and Manse, Old Church Yard of Quodquan and Doctors Yeard, with houses, biggings, etc, with the privilege and liberty of the Commonty of Biggar and Quodquan, all lying within the United Parishes of Libbertoun and Quodquan and sheriffdom of Lanark: in favour of the granter, and after his decease to Alexander Chancellor, his eldest son, and the heirs male of his body: whom failing, to George Chancellour, his second son, and the heirs male of his body: which failing to the heirs male procreat or to be procreat of the granters body in his then marriage with Mrs Jean Agnew, his spouse, daughter to Sir James Agnew of Lochnaw, Bt, and mother to his said sons or in any subsequent marriage: which failing, to the heirs female to be procreat of the body of the said Alexander Chancellour, his eldest son, and the descendants of their bodies without division; which failing, to the heirs female to be procreat of the body of the said George Chancellour his second son, and the descendants of their bodies without division: which failing, to the heirs female to be procreat of the bodies of the heirs male procreat or to be procreat of the granter's body of his present or any other subsequent marriage, and the descendants of their bodies without division: which failing, to Eupham Chancellour, his eldest daughter, procreat betwixt him and his said spouse, and the heirs whatsoever of her body without division: which failing, to Mary Chancellour, his second daughter, and the heirs whatsoever of her body without division which failing, to Mr Alexander Lockhart, second son to George Lockhart of Carnwath Esq, and the heirs whatsoever of his body without division: which all failing, to his own nearest and lawful heirs and assignees whatsoever: but under the burdens, reservations, provisions, declarations, clauses irritant and resolutive therein written: registered in the Register of Tailzies 4 Jul 1729, and in the Books of Council and Session 2 Feb 1731. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Chancellor family of Shieldhill, Lanarkshire, reference GD118/259

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14 August 1728: Bond of Provision for 500 merks Scots, by the said John Chancellor, to each of the said George, Eupham, Mary and Jean Chancellor, as subsistence till the time of payment under the above Bonds. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Chancellor family of Shieldhill, Lanarkshire, reference GD118/235

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16 September 1730: Nomination by the said John Chancellour, of Jean Agnew, his spouse, George Lockhart elder and younger of of Carnwath, Captain Andrew Agnew, younger of Lochnaw, Lieut Patrick Agnew his brother, Sir James Lockhart of Carstares, [-] Geddes of Kirkuird, and Bartrom of Nisbet, to be curators to George, Eupham, Mary and Jean Chancellour, his children. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Chancellor family of Shieldhill, Lanarkshire, reference GD118/247

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6 October 1737 and 14 April 1738: Assignation by the said Jean Chancellor, to Jean Agnew, her mother, of 1,000 merks, being a proportion of her share of the sum of 12,000 merks provided to the deceased George Chancellor her brother. Discharge by Jean Agnew 'in dorso'. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Chancellor family of Shieldhill, Lanarkshire, reference GD118/237

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7 October 1737: Assignation by the said Jean Chancellor to the said Mungo Grame, of the sum of 10,000 merks provided to her by the deceased John Chancellor her father, and of 2,000 merks, being all then resting due of her share of the provision of 12,000 merks to the deceased George Chancellor her brother. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Chancellor family of Shieldhill, Lanarkshire, reference GD118/227

Publications Consulted

1. A Book of the Graemes: The Graemes of Graemshall in Orkney http://inchbrakie.tripod.com/abookofthegraemes/id64.html
2. Sheena Wenham, A More Enterprising Spirit: The Parish and People of Holm in 18th Century Orkney (Bellavista Publications 2008)