Margaret Wallace

MARGARET WALLACE

Margaret Wallace married Hugh Cunningham of Waterstoun. They were married before 15 November 1545. National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/1/66 Margaret Wallace is not mentioned inGeorge Robertson's account of her nusband's family. Nor is she mentioned in James Paterson's account.

Death

Margaret Wallace was alive on 30 April 1572 National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/1/60 but she died before 25 May 1588. National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/1/125

Children

1. Robert Cunningham of Waterstoun
2. James Cunningham
3. Joseph Cunningham
4. William Cunningham
5. Hugh Cunningham
6. Elizabeth Cunningham

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

                   1

15 November 1545: Letters of Reversion by Hugh Cunninghame of Waterstone and Margaret Wallace, his spouse, in favour of William Earl of Glencairn, of lands of Gersmelsyde, in lordship of Kilmaurs and sheriffdom of Ayr wadset to them for £100 Scots. Witnesses: Mr Adam Wallace, George Wallace, Mr Michael Wallace and Mr Patrick Dunlop. [1 Seal appended]. National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/5/42

                   2

27 February 1557: Bond of Reversion by Hew Conyghame of Wattirstoun and Margaret Wallace, his spouse in favour of Robert C. of Mwngrenen and Marion Conyghame, his spouse, to renounce the 10 m.l. of Mwngrenen (sold and disponed by Robert to Hew) upon repayment of 1000 merks on the Lady altar in the Blakfreir kirk of Glasgow, in terms of contract between them of this date National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Cuninghame Family of Craigends, Renfrewshire, reference GD148/187

                  3

30 April 1572: Letters of Reversion by Hugh Cunninghame of Waterston and Margaret Wallace, his spouse, in favour of Alexander, Earl of Glencairn, of the 40s. land of Auchinsalle, in barony and sheriffdom of Renfrew, occupied by John Lyle, George Cochrane, Henry Simpson, James Simpson and Robert Park wadset for 200 merks. Witnesses: William, Master of Glencairn, James Cunningham, tutor of Craigans, Robert Cunninghame, servant to the said Master, and Gavin Nasmyth, notary public. National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/1/60

                   4

25 May 1588: Minutes anent the redemption by James, Earl of Glencairn from Robert Cunningham of Waterston, son and heir of umquhile Hugh Cunningham of Waterston, of the lands of Grassmilside, which had been wadset by the Earl's predecessors to said umquhile Hugh Cunningham for £100.At the church of Kilmaurs.(Margaret Wallace, deceased wife of said Hugh, and James Cunningham brother german of said Robert Cunningham of Waterston are mentioned. Robert Cunningham repudiates the Letter of Reversion by his father and mother produced, and the signatures thereto of his father and of his mother by proxy of Mr Matthew Wallace.) National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/1/125

Genealogical Accounts

1. James Paterson, History of the County of Ayr: with a Genealogical Account of the Families of Ayrshire (Edinburgh, Thomas George Stevenson, M.DCCC.LII), ii, 528 pp. For Cunningham of Waterstoun and Carlung see pp. 143-44
2. Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland etc. (Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1907), iv 597 pp. see pp. 222-52 for Cunningham, Earl of Glencairn
3. George Robertson, Topographical Description of Ayrshire: More Particularly of Cunninghame, together with a Genealogical Account of the Principal Families in that Bailiwick (Irvine, Cunninghame Press, 1820), 442 pp. see pp. 128-30 for Cunninghame of Carlung