Jean Sempill

LADY JEAN SEMPILL (aka DOMINE JEANNE SEMPILL)

Lady Jean Sempill, here treated, is the daughter of Robert, Lord Sempill and his wife Isabel Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton of Sanquar. The Scots Peerage V: 550

Death

Lady Jean Sempill, here treated is reported died on the last day of February 1592-93. The Scots Peerage V: 550

Her Testament Dative and Inventory

Confirmation was granted on 21 January 1594. [National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, The Testament Dative and Inventory of Dame Jane Sempill, Lady Ross, reference CC8/8/26]

Her Additional Testament Dative and Inventory

Confirmation was granted on 20 April 1601. [National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, The Testament Dative and Inventory of Dame Jane Sempill, lady Ross. reference CC8/8/35]

Marriage

Lady Jean Sempill, here treated, married James, Lord Ross of Hawkhead. She and her deceased husband are mentioned in a quitclaim charter dated 23 March 1582-83 which was issued by her daughter Elizabeth and Elizabeth's husband, Alan Lockhart, son and apparent heir of Mungo Lockhart of Cleghorn. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1580-1593, charter number 538 on page 164

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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27 March 1582: Service of terce of Lady Jean Semple, relict of James, Lord Rois of Halkheid and Malvile, in barony of Malvile, in sheriffdoms of Edinburgh, Linlithgow and Stirling; Lady Jean obtains the shadow part by lot, and chooses the tower of Malvile as her second mansion. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Ross Family of Pitcalnie, reference GD199/39

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23 March 1582-83: REX concessit et quitteclamavit ALLANO LOCKART filio et heredi apparenti Quintigerni L. de Cleghorne, et ELIZABETHS ROS ejus sponse future (filie legitime quondam Jacobi dom. Ros de Halket et Mailwell et Domine Jeanne Sempll domine Ros ejus sponse), eorumque alteri diutius viventi in conjuncta infeodatione, et heredibus masc. inter eos legit, procreandis, quibus deficientibus, heredibus masc. sive assignatis dicti Allani quibuscunque, — terras de Grugfute, in jiarochia de Carriddin, vic. Linlithgow; 32 solidat. terrarum de Hill de Cleghorne, molendinum granorum de Cleghorne cum terris molendinariis etc., in baronia et dominio de Kilbryde per annexationem, vic. de Lanerk; quatuor librat. terrarum antiqui extentus de Langbyris, Lonerig, Boithuilescheillis, ex dicti Quint. 10 libratis de Boithuile, in dominio et baronia de Boithuile, vic. Lanerk ; — necnon dicto Allano, et heredibus supradictis, — reliquam partem diet. 10 libratarum de Boithuill cum manerie et mansione, lie Park de Boithuill, tertia parte molendini granarii de B. situati sub aqua de Calder, cum tertia parte terrarum molendinariarum &c., extenden. ad 6 librat. ant. ext.; reliquam partem diet. 10 libratarum ant. ext. de Cleghorne, extenden. ad 8 librat. 8 sol. ant. ext. ; — quas dictus Quint, resignavit : — Reservato dicto Quint, vitali redditu diet. 8 librat. 8 sol. de Cleghorne et 6 librat. de Boithuile : — Tenend. Cleghorne de rege tanquam principe et senescallo Scotie, ceteras de rege: — Preterea rex voluit quod unica sasina apud maneriem seu mansionem de Cleghorne capienda pro omnibus diet, terris &c. de Cleghorne et Boithuile staret: — Test, ut in aliis cartis &c. xxxv. 790. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1580-1593, charter number 538 on page 164

concerns

This Jean resembles Jean Sempill, whose husband has been confused with this Jean's husband (and allegedly is a nephew of his). Are they supposed to be the same person? Further research is warranted.

brief biography and family

also known as Janet Ross

comments

Birth surname has also been reported to be:

• Semphill
• Semple

links

• https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4as/sempill02.php#dau4 (membership required in order to view without interruption)

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