Jeane Hepburne

Extract from The House of Cockburn of that Ilk, and their cadets. by Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood (Edinburgh 1888) pages 148 (http://archive.org/details/houseofcockburno00cock)

Jeane Cockburn, married to Robert Hepburne of Keith Marischall, Their marriage-contract was signed at Ormiston Hall 2d April 1665. It was made with consent of her eldest brother [designated the Right Honourable Sir John Cockburn of Ormiston], and witnessed by Adam Hepburne of Humbie, and George Cockburn, brother-german of the said Sir John. The liferent of Keith-Marischall was secured to her, and sasine was given of the estate to Jeane Cockburn, Lady Hepburne, 9th August 1655, to secure the same. In the latter deed her brother, the Laird, is styled properly "John Cockburn, now of Ormiston." This is one of the many instances in which from inadvertency or carelessness titles are given to persons possessing none, and in consequence of which their descendants have claimed baronetcies which were never created.