Major William Hamilton

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Major William Hamilton

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Son of Sir John Hamilton, of Woodhall and Carridden, 1st Lord Bargany and Jean Douglas
Husband of Mary Hay
Father of Thomas Merchant in Edinburgh Hamilton
Brother of Anna Hamilton; John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Bargany; Margaret Hamilton and Marjorie Hamilton

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About Major William Hamilton

MAJOR WILLIAM HAMILTON

Major William Hamilton, here treated, is not the same person as William Hambleton, Sr.

The Scots Peerage II: 28

Marriage

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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16 June 1658: Contract between John, lord Barganey, and James Grant in Cannomylnes, whereby said James undertakes "to cure and heall major William Hamilton of his distraction and madness And to intertein and mantein the said major William in meit and drink and bedding whill he be sufficientlie cured", in return for £15 stg. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the family of Dalrymple-Hamilton of Bargany, Ayrshire, reference GD109/1605

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22 March 1662: Antenuptial contract of marriage between Major William Hamilton, uncle to Lord Bargenie, and Mary Hay, relict of George Butter of Clashbenny, 22 March 1662. National Records of Scotland, Viscount Strathallan, reference RH15/123/51

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23 January 1668: Discharge by major William Hamilton, brother of deceased lord Bargeny, to John, lord Bargeny, his nephew, of 480 merks scots as annualrent, with £7 resting unpaid of annualrent. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the family of Dalrymple-Hamilton of Bargany, Ayrshire, reference GD109/1712

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9 January 1669 x 4 February 1691: Letter from Thomas Hay of Park to lord Bargany anent liferent provision of Mary Hay, daughter of said Thomas and Major William Hamilton, her spouse; with discharge of annualrent, renunciation by Thomas Hamilton, (merchant in Edinburgh,) their son, and said Mary, to John, lord Bargany, of 3,000 merks as part of heritable bond, 24 July 1663 for 8,000 merks scots, over lands of Balnulart and Carfa, parish of Ballantrae, assignation by said Mary to her said son, of remaining 5,000 merks, assignation by him to Archibald Hamilton, merchant, late dean of guild of Edinburgh; thereof, intimation, bond of corroboration by said John, leading to ultimate discharge. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the family of Dalrymple-Hamilton of Bargany, Ayrshire, reference GD109/399

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21 February 1676 x 1684: Discharge by Mary Hay, spouse of major William Hamilton, to lord Bargany, of £298 13s. 4d. scots, to be allowed to him from bygone annualrents due to said William; with discharges of annualrent due on 8,000 merks. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the family of Dalrymple-Hamilton of Bargany, Ayrshire, reference GD109/1830

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27 June 1694: Bond by Thomas Hamilton, son of deceased Major William Hamilton, to Patrick Craufurd, merchant in Edinburgh, for £127. 4s. scots. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the family of Dalrymple-Hamilton of Bargany, Ayrshire, reference GD109/2201

Genealogy

  1. The Scots Peerage II: 28
  2. Stirnet: Hamilton 09