Lady Agnes Somerville

LADY AGNES SOMERVILLE

Lady Agnes Somerville, here treated, is the daughter of Hugh fifth Lord Somerville, and his second wife Jonet Maitland. The Scots Peerage VIII: 19

First Marriage

Lady Agnes Somerville, here treated married John Tweedie of Drumelzier The Scots Peerage VIII: 19 On 17 December 1533 she and her husband had a charter under the Great Seal of Scotland which confirmed their possession of the lands of Hopcailzo in the sheriffdom of Peebles. John had previously resigned this land in order to obtain and new grant in favour of himself and his wife. They were to hold this land of the crown, in conjunct fee and liferent. Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, 1513-46: 1328

Second Marriage

Lady Agnes Somerville, here treated, married William Murray of Romanno The Scots Peerage VIII: 19

Biographical Summary from the Scots Peerage

Agnes Somerville married, in 1533, to John, son and apparent heir of James Tweedie, son and apparent heir of John Tweedie of Drummelzier, and with her husband had a charter from his grandfather of the ten-pound land of Hopcailzo. The King was present at the marriage. She was married, secondly, probably as his second wife, to William Murray of Romanno, who afterwards married Helen Henderson." The Scots peerage VIII, 19

Printed Evidence

Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, 1513-46: 1328

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage VIII: 19
2. The history of the Tweedie, or Tweedy, family; a record of Scottish lowland life & character