John Peadie of Ruchill

JOHN PEADIE OF RUCHILL

John Peadie of Ruchill is the eldest son of James Peadie of Ruchill and Margaret Govan. He was born before 13 February 1700, the date upon which his baptism was registered at Glasgow in Lanarkshire, Scotland. [National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Baptisms, 1699-1707, reference OPR.644/1/8]

Death

John Peadie of Ruchill died on 13 January 1731, probably at Glasgow in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The marriage contract is dated 24 October 1729. [National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, The Testament Dative and Inventory of James Peadie of Ruchill, Provost of Glasgow, and John Peadie of Ruchill, his son, in Glasgow, reference CC9/7/5]

The Testament Dative and Inventory of John Peadie of Ruchill and his Father

On 7 April 1731 John Colquhoun, Clerk of the Regality of Glasgow, gave up the testament dative and inventory of the deceased James Peadie of Ruchill, and his only son John Peadie of Ruchill: "who had right in general to all his sd fathers estate heretable and moveall by disposition and assignation from the sd James his fathr of the date the twenty sixth of October 1722 regrat in the books of Councell & Session upon the nineteen of Jully 1728".

When he gave up the testament dative, John Colquhoun was acting as the factor nominated, authorised, appointed and ordained: "By the Lords of Councell & Session on the estate of James Peadie only child of the foresd deceast John Peadie of Ruchill procreat betwixt him and Mrs Margaret Stewart daughter of the deceast Mr John Stewart of Blackhall spouses conform to act of factory extracted in favour of the sd John Colquhoun proceeding upon ane petitione given in for the sd James Peadie only child of the deceast John Peadie of Ruchill who was the son of the foresd James Peadie of Ruchill provost of Glasgow with concourse of Margarat Govan his grandmother the sd Mrs Margarat Stewart his mother Sir Michaell Stewart of Blackhall and William Colquhoun of Garscadden his uncles shewing that the petitioners sd father having deceased leaving him ane infant of a moneth old without any nomination of tutors & curators".

William Colquhoun of Garscadden acted himself as cautioner for John Colquhoun, Clerk of the Regality of Glasgow, and confirmation was granted to him on 11 May 1731. [National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, The Testament Dative and Inventory of James Peadie of Ruchill, Provost of Glasgow, and John Peadie of Ruchill, his son, in Glasgow, reference CC9/7/5]

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Marriage

John Peadie of Ruchill married Margaret Stewart, daughter of John Stewart of Blackhall. [National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, The Testament Dative and Inventory of James Peadie of Ruchill, Provost of Glasgow, and John Peadie of Ruchill, his son, in Glasgow, reference CC9/7/5]

Children

1. James Peadie of Ruchill

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

24 May 1736: Extract Registered Heritable Bond by James Williamson, portioner of Mugdock, to John Colquhoun, clerk to the Regality of Glasgow, factor on the estate of James Peadie of Ruchhill, infant son of deceased John Peadie of Ruchhill, for £120 sterling and said James Williamson binds himself to infeft said James Peadie in an annual rent of £6 sterling furth of a fourth part of the town and lands of Midle Mugdock, with the commonty of moss, muir and pasturage effeiring to the twelfth part of the three towns of Easter Mugdock. Registered Books of Council & Session 27 Apr. 1739. National Records of Scotland, Easter Mugdock title deeds, Strathblane parish, Stirlingshire, reference GD1/28/11

Genealogy

1. The Early Records of an Old Glasgow Family University Press, Glasgow, 1902), 178 pp. including index. See pp. 36-65 for the family of Ninian Hill of Garioch and Helen Hutcheson
2. Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry