John Hamilton of Clydesdale

JOHN HAMILTON OF CLYDESDALE (afterwards JOHN HAMILTON OF SAMUELSTOUN)

Disputed Ancestry

According to to the late Anderson, John Hamilton of Clydesdale, afterwards John Hamilton of Samuelstoun, is the bastard son of James, first Earl of Arran. by a mother not known whose name is. Hamilton Memoirs, p. 84 Stirnet, on the other hand, identifies him as the son of Elizabeth Lindsay. Stirnet: Hamilton 01

Death

John Hamilton of Clydesdale died before 16 February 1558, when his son James Hamilton of Samuelstoun is noticed holding land adjacent to the West Mains of Barfude. Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A. D. 1546-1580, charter number 2503 on p. 674

Marriage

John Hamilton of Clydesdale married Janet Home, the only child of Alexander, third Lord Home. Hamilton Memoirs, p. 84 With her he got the lands of Samuelstoun, which she possessed in right of her grandmother Dame Nicholas Ker, Lady Home, who was the sole heiress of these lands. Ibidem, pp. 371-72

Children

1. James Hamilton of Samuelstoun
2. John Hamilton, Rector of Dunbar
3. Alexander Hamilton
4. Lady Margaret Hamilton, Countess of Angus

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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24 August 1531: A charter by which George, Lord Hume, confirms that he has given the lands of Samuelstoun to his sister Jonet Hume, to be held by Jonet and her lawful heirs male by her nominated husband John Hamilton: "filium naturalem quond. Jacobi com. de Arane dom. Hamyltoun." For greater security Jonet and her husband obtained a charter of confirmation under the great seal of Scotland on 12 February 1531-32 Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A. D. 1513-1546, charter number 1134 on pp. 247-48

                   2

3 February 1550:A charter by which David, bishop of Ross, confirms that he has given the comendatarium of Cambuskenneth to James, Duke of Chatellarault and his son and heir James Hamilton. John Hamilton of Clydesdale is named as one of the heirs of entail: "Johanni H. alias callit Johne of Clyddisdale, fratri dict ducis." Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A. D. 1546-1580, charter number 886 on p. 198

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16 February 1558: A charter by which Mark, abbot of Newbattle, confirms that he has given possession of certain lands to John Kirkpatrick and his heirs. James Hamilton of Samuelstoun is said to hold land adjacent on the east side to the West Mains of Barfude. Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A. D. 1546-1580, charter number 2503 on p. 674

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage IV: 363
2. John Anderson, Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton etc. (Edinburgh 1825), 476 pp. plus additions
3. Ibidem, pp. 371-72 for Hamilton of Samuelstoun
4. Stirnet: Hamilton 01