John Rutherford of Hunthill

Extract from The Rutherfurds of that Ilk, and their cadets. by Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood (Edinburgh 1884) pages xiii (http://archive.org/details/rutherfurdsoftha00ruth)

John, who got his two charters under the Great Seal, Johanni Rutherfoord de Hunthill, of several lands and baronies, in the years 1535 and 1537.

Extract from The Scots Peerage (Volume VII) by Sir James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh 1910) page 375 (http://archive.org/details/cu31924092516248)

John Rutherfurd of Hunthill, who succeeded his brother Andrew, and was seised in the lands of Nether Chatto and others, which had been in the King's hands since Martinmas, on 12 March 1529-30. As brothergerman to the deceased Andrew Rutherfurd of Hunthill he had sasine on a precept by Ninian Glendinwyn of that Ilk, superior, of the lands of Scraisburgh and Hunthill, on 28 May 1530, and the following day a charter from the said Ninian to him and Christine his spouse, of eight merks of land in the west part of Scraisburgh, etc. He had a charter under the Great Seal of the lands of Blackhaugh in Ettrick Forest on 6 April 1535, and a charter from Ninian Glendinwyn of that Ilk of part of the lands and barony Scraisburgh or Hunthill, which he had purchased on 20 March 1536, confirmed 18 April 1537. He granted a bond of assurance to the Privy Council on 21 January 1553 to keep good rule within his lands, but on 4 December 1561 had to confess he had broken same. On 8 November 1555 letters of charge under the signet were obtained at the instance of John Stewart of Traquair against the Sheriff to desist serving him as heir to his brother Andrew in the barony of Capehope, alleged to have been resigned by Andrew's wife, and because there was a deadly feud between the Rutherfurds and the Kers, with whom John was allied by marriage ; he was, however, served heir to his brother Andrew in said lands on 17 June 1558. He signed the bond on 12 February 1571, to rise against the King's enemies, and especially against the Laird of Fairnyhurst and his accomplices, and also the bond of Roxburghe to the King and Regent Morton on 28 August 1573. He married, first, Christine Hoppringle, and secondly, Isobel, daughter of Sir Walter Ker of Cessford.