John Schaw of Wester Greenock

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Notes

From link to The Montgomery Manuscripts: (1603-1706) By William Montgomery Page 137

"John Shaw, of Greenock.—This gentleman was son of James Shaw, and Margaret, daughter of Robert Montgomery, sixth laird of Hazlehead. James died in 1620, leaving John, his only son and heir, who added very much to the family estates, and died in the year 1679.—Crawford's Renfrewshire, p. 125. Crawford errs in stating that Margaret Montgomery was daughter of Hugh, the fifth laird, she being his grand-daughter. 'The Commissary Records of Glasgow show that Margaret Wallace, spous to Robert Montgomerie of Hessilheid,' who 'deceissit in the moneth of Julii, 1602, left a daughter, Margaret Montgomerie (Mrs. James Shaw), in favour of whom her latter will and testament was made.' —Paterson, Parishes and Families of Ayrshire, vol. i., pp. 291, 292, notf

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Gordon A. MacGregor writes: "James Schaw of Greenock, m. Margaret, daughter of Hugh Montgomery of Haselhead, and was father of John Schaw of Greenock, had a charter under the Great Seal for the lands of Wester Greenock-Schaw on 15 February, 1623, and m. Helen, daughter of Sir Ludovick Houston of that Ilk, (c/m 29 September, 1619 and Robert Schaw, acted as attorney for infefting his brother John Schaw in the lands of Greenock on 23 December, 1622."
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From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Greenock_Castle

In 1669, Margaret Crawford, by now Lady Kilbirnie, with the consent of her husband sold the lands of Easter Greenock to Sir John Schaw of Wester Greenock to whom was granted in 1670 a Crown Charter containing a clause by which Easter and Wester Greenock were to be united into a single barony, later called the Burgh of the Barony of Greenock

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Descent

From https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4as/shaw01.php

• John Shaw or Schaw of Greenock (d 1593) m. (1565) Jean Cunninghame (dau of John Cunninghame of Glengarnock)
  • (i) James Shaw of Greenock (d 1620, 2nd son) m. Margaret Montgomery (dau of Hugh [SIC: ROBERT] Montgoery of Haslehead)
    • (a) John Shaw of Greenock (d 1679)m. Helen Houstoun (dau of John Houstoun of that ilk)
      • ((1)) Sir John Shaw, 1st Bart of Greenock (d 16.04.1693) m1. Jean Mure (dau of Sir William Mure of Rowallan)
        • ((A)) Sir John Shaw, 2nd Bart of Greenock (d 04.1703) m. Eleanor Nicolson (dau of Sir Thomas Nicolson, 2nd Bart of Carnock)

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From Page 183 The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature ..., Volume 3 By William Anderson

In the winter of 1605, Sir Hugh Montgomery obtained from O'Neil a deed of feofment of all his lands. In tho following May, the plantation of Ulster had begun. Amongst the gentlemen who joined Sir Hugh in the enterprize were, John Shaw of Greenock, Patrick Montgomerie of Blackhouse, Colonel David Boyd, Patrick Shaw of Kerseland, Hugh Montgomerie, junior, Thomas Nevin of Monkreddin, Patrick Mure of Dugh, Sir William Edmiston of Duntrcath, and Messrs. Neill and Calderwood; besides a great many retainers. In 1610, only four years after the first planting, Sir Hugh brought before the king's muster-master 1,000 able fighting men.
The success of this Scotch cnterprize led to the formation of the London companies in 1612, and thus was founded the protcstant province of Ulster, which, says Hume, from being "the most wild and disorderly province of all Ireland, soon became the best cultivated and most civilized."