Jonet or Jean Hamilton, Lady Skirling

JONET or JEAN HAMILTON Lady Skirling

Jeannam Hamiltoun (1604) Jeanne Hammiltoun domino Skirling (1610) Jane Hammiltoun (1614) Jonet Hamilton (1615) Jonetam Hammiltoun (1615) Joneta Hammiltoun (1615) Jeanne Hammiltoun (1619) Jean Hamiltoun (1621) Jean Hamiltoune (1621-22)

Jonet or Jean Hamilton, here treated, is not the same person as Jonet Hamilton

Evidence fom the National Records of Scotland

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13 January - 3 February 1604: REX, — cum consensu &c. (148.), — confirmavit cartam factam per Wil. Cokburne de Skirling, — [qua, — pro perimpletione contractus matrimonialis inter quondam Jac. Hammiltoun de Libertoun ot JEANNAM HAMMILT0UN ejus legitimam liliam ex prima, dictum Wil. cum conseusu suorum curatonim et amicorum ex secunda, et Dominam Margaretam Dowglas dominam de Carmichell, ad wardam, relevium et maritagium dicti Wil. jus habentem, ex tertia paitibus, de data apud Edinburgh et Columbie, 13 Jan. et 3 Feb. 1604,— concessit dicte Jeanne, tunc sponse sue, in vitali redditu, — partem terrarum et baronie de Skirling vocatam the tua Rwos ville de Skirling, aliam partem dicte baronie nuncupat. terras de Kirlahill, in parocbia de Skirling, vie. Pebillis ; terras de NewboIme cum fortalicio, in parocbia de Dolphingtoun, vic. Lanerk :— Reseevato Domine Jeanne Hereis domine de Skirling seniori vitali redditu de Kirlahill cum fortalicio : — TENNED de rege:- cum precepto sasine: — Test. M. Tho. Hammiltoun de Columbie, M. Roberto Boyd advocato, Rob. Pringill notario. And. Keith filio Joannis K. de Raviniscraig : — carta per dictum Robertum P. scripta in officina scriptoria Joannis Eistoun scribe signeti regii : — Apud Edinburgh, 2 Jul. 1G12] :— Test. ut in aliis cartis &c. RMS, 1609-20: 746

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27 April 1610: RMS, 1609-20: 333

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2 July 1612: RMS, 1609-20: 746

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3 September 1614: ..... quas Wil. Cockburne de Skirling cum consensu JANE HAMMILTOUN sponse sue resignavit RMS, 1609-20: 1114

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19 January 1615: ..... to be held by the said William and his male heirs, procreated tetween him and JONET HAMILTON, whom failing by William's heirs whatsoever: "Tenend. dicto Wil. et heredibus masculis inter eum et Jonetam Hammiltoun ejus sponsam legitime procreatis, quibus deficientibus, heredibus masc. dicti Wil. et assignatis quibuscunque". RMS, 1609-20: 1160

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6 June 1615: REX confirmavit cartam Willelmi Cokburne de Skirling, — [qua, pro se et JONETA HAMMILTOUN sponsa sua, — pro observatione contractus de data apud Edinburgh, 1 Jun. 1615 . . . . . RMS, 1609-20: 1255

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28 June 1615: RMS, 1609-20: 1270

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27 November 1616: RMS, 1609-20: 1579

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2 December 1617: RMS, 1609-20: 1860

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8 June 1619: REX,— cum consensu &c. (208. 18G.),— ratificavit [1] cartam per Wil. Cokburne de Skirling, cum consensu JEANNE HAMMILTOUN . . . . . RMS, 1609-20: 2035

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6-7 July 16[21]: Extract) Contract of Sale and Disposition of the lands and barony of Skirling, with the burgh of barony thereof, the lands of Robertoun and Newholm, the patronage of Skirling and the templelands of Bourhill etc., by William Cockburn of Skirling, with consent of JEAN HAMILTOUN, his spouse, and of James Hamiltoun, brother of Andrew H. of Letham, donator to said William's liferent escheat, and also of Mr. Thomas Hamilton of Robertoun and Dame Jean Ker, countess of Crawfurd, his spouse, to Mr. Alexander Peiblis, advocate, and Agnes McCairthnie, his spouse. Dated [6 and 7] July 16[21] and recorded in the Books of Council, 31 May [164]9. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Carmichael Family of Skirling, reference GD89/1/51

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15 June 1621 - 10 December 1622: Bonds (10) by Sir John Hamilton of Lettrik, kt., Alexander Kennedy of Craigo (Culzeane) and Gilbert Ross of Mylneannerdaill, provost of Menyboll, to (i) Alexander Lowis, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, and Margaret Smyth, his spouse, (3,000 merks scots), (ii) Mr. John Oliphant, son of Sir William Oliphant of Newtoun, kt., advocate to his majesty, (2,000 merks), (iii) William Cokburne, sometime of Skirling, and JEAN HAMILTOUNE, his spouse, (6,000 merks), with reg. discharge, (iv) Mr. George Haliburtoun, advocate, (2,000 merks), (v) James Ogilvie, servitor to his majesty, (537 merks), (vi) Gilbert Neilsone of Craigcaffie, (2,215 merks), (vii) Mr. Nicol Broun, merchant, burgess in Edinburgh, (3,000 merks), (viii) James Connell, servitor to Mr. James Scott, one of the ordinary clerks of session, (£1,000 scots), (ix) Thomas Boyd of Pinkhill, (4,000 merks), (x) John Fergussoun in Maynes of Carletoun, (1,000 merks) National Records of Scotland, Papers of the family of Dalrymple-Hamilton of Bargany, Ayrshire, reference GD109/1428

Genealogy

1. Stirnet: Hamilton 18
2. Stirnet: Cockburn 05
3. The House of Cockburn of that Ilk etc. By Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood (Edinburgh, 1888): 394 pp. including index