Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes

PATRICK HEPBURN Lord Hailes

Patrick Hepburn, Lord Hailes, here treated, is the eldest son of Sir Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes, Sherriff of Bertwickswhire The name of his mother has not been satisfactorily identified. The Scots Peerage II: 141

Death

Marriage

Patrick Hepburn, Lord Hailies, here treated, married Ellen Wallace The Scots Peerage II: 187 Wikipedia claims that she was the daughter of Thomas Wallace of Auchinbothy, but this proposition is not supported by authentic evidence. Wikipedia

Evidence from the Laing Charters

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13 June 1448: Notarial Transumpt of a Charter, dated at Halis [Hallos] Castle, 13th June 1448, by Patrick Hepburn, lord of Hailes, granting to John Thomson ('Thome ') of Northhalis, for his service, a tenandry of land in the territory of Northhalis, and a cotland in the territory of Benyston, in the regality of Dunbar and constabulary of Haddington, which lands had been resigned by the said John : To be held for a yearly payment of six merks to the chapel of St. Mary at Merkil, one suit of court at the grantor's court of Halis, with ward and relief. Witnesses to charter, Mr. Adam Hepburn, dean of the collegiate church of Dunbar, the grantor's brother, James Logan, James Cokburne, Alexander Hopburne, Adam Crechtoun, and James Qwhitlaw, the grantor's kinsmen. Transumpt made in the burgh of Haddington, 18th April 1453, at the request of James Thomson, first-born son of the late John Thomson, by Alexander Clerk (notary by imperial, authority), in presence of John Sydserf of that Ek, Andrew Haliburtoun, William Qwhitlaw, squires ; Robert Haliburtoun, bailie of Haddington, and John Aytoun, burgess there. [1992, Box 51 The Laing Charters: number 126

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20 July 1456: Charter by Patrick Hepburn, Lord Halis, granting to James Thomson of Northhalis, for his service, the lands of Sherefleys, lying in the town and territory of Northhalis, and a cotland, lying in the town and territory of Benyston, with a toft and croft of the same in the granter's barony of Halis, within the constabulary of Haddington and sheriffdom of Edinburgh. Also granting to him that land called a carucate of land named Gourleybank, lying in the town and territory of Lynton, on the south side of the water of Tyne, within said barony, as perambulated by an assize, in excambion for all and whole the lands of James Thomson lying in Northhalis, excepting the said lands of Sherefleys. To be held of the granter in fee and heritage for a reddendo of 6s. 8d. yearly to the chapel of St. Mary at Merkil, with ward and relief, etc. Dated at the Castle of Halis, 20th July 1456. Witnesses, Adam, the granter's oldest son, William and George Hepburn, the granter's brothers, James Cockburn, son and heir -apparent to Patrick Cockburn of Newbiggin, with others. [500, Box 15. The Laing Charters: number 140

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30 April 1479: Notarial Instrument narrating that William Hepburn, as procurator for David Hepburn of Walchtoun, compeared of the date hereof, to pay on the high altar of the church underwritten 50 mcrks to Patrick, Lord Halis, for redemption of the lands of Over and Nether Halis impignorated formerly by Sir Patrick Hepburn of Walchtoun, knight, to Sir Adam Hepburn of Halis, father of the said Lord Halis, and no one appearing for the latter, the said procurator protested that the impignoration was loosed and that the said David should have full regress in and to the said lands. Done in the Church of the Friars Minor of Haddington, the last day of April li79. Robert Greylaw, Friar John Zare, William and Aexander Erth, John Fergus and Paul Hepburn, witnesses. Robert Peyrsone, presbyter of St. Andrews diocese, by imperial and royal authority notary public. The Laing Charters: number 175

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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6 December 1455: estimonial by Patrick of Cokburne of Newbyggyne and temple baillie within the constabulary of Haddington that on 16th June 1455 Robert Crystysone, temple serjeant within the said constabulary had at his command by virtue of a brieve of sasine from the chapel of the master of the temple, Frere Henry of Levyngstone, knight, commander of the Preceptory of the Holy Hospital of St John of Jerusalem within the Kingdom of Scotland given sasine to Archibald of Hepburn of Thyrnystone of a temple land with pertinents lying within the town and 'sulze' of East Fortune which was sometimes called Spensis Land after the tenor of the charter made to him by the master of the temple, in presence of William of Hepburn, brother german to Patrick Hepburn, Lord Halis, James of Quhitlaw of Melloustanis, Thomas Hog of Lyntone, John Wolf of Waldale, John of Learmonth of the Hil and William of Hepburne, son to Alexander Hepburn of Fortune with many others
Dated at Clerkington. National Records of Scorland, Earldom of Winton, Lordship of Seton and Other Lands Formerly Belonging to the Earls of Winton, reference GD3/1/11/30/1

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16 November 1656: Patrick Hepburn, Lord Halis, in favour of Robert de Koule of the East Mains of Predergest with the Pelwall in sheriffdom of Berwick. National Records of Scotland, Transcripts and photocopies of Miscellaneous Charters and Papers, reference RH1/2/241

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6 July 1469: Letter of reversion granted by John of Aldincraw, Indweller in Ayton, to Patrick Hepburn, Lord Hails, for redemption of all and haill these his two husband lands with the pertinents, lying in the town and territory of East Reston, and Sheriffdom of Berwick, by payment of 40 merks Scots money. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Home-Robertson Family of Paxton, Berwickshire (Home of Wedderburn), reference GD267/26/13/235

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms. Volume II. (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1905), 602 pp.. See pp. 141-48 for the Family of Patrick, Lord Hailes,and Ellen Wallace
2. Stirnet: Hepburn 1

Biographical Summary

Sir Patrick Hepburn of Dunsyre, 1st Lord Hailes (died 1483) was the feudal lord of Hailes and its castle in Haddingtonshire and a Lord of Parliament.

Parents

son of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes, Knt., by his spouse Janet (her 1st marriage), daughter of Sir William Borthwick ('the elder') of that Ilk.

Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Hepburn,_1st_Lord_Hailes

References

• The Scots Peerage by Sir James Balfour Paul, Edinburgh, 1905, 'Bothwell' p.141/2.

Biographical Summary

Sir Patrick Hepburn was the son of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes, Knt., by his spouse Janet (her 1st marriage), daughter of Sir William Borthwick of that Ilk. On June 29, 1444, he had a charter from William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, of certain lands in the lordship of Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, and was subsequently known by this designation until he became Lord Hailes. A charter dated 20 July 1456 mentions Patrick Hepburn Lord Hailes, and is witnessed by his brothers, William and George Hepburn.

Before his father's death in 1446, he took possession of Dunbar Castle, without authority; Joan Beaufort, the Queen-Dowager, resided there for some time while he held it. But after her death there on July 15, 1445 he evacuated the place. On December 19, 1450 he had a charter of the lands of Little Lamberton, commonly called Sherfbygyn, in Berwickshire.

On December 20, 1451 he had a Crown charter of the Lordship of Hailes and other lordships and lands, which his predecessors formerly held in heritage of the Earls of March, who again held them of the Crown in chief; also the lands of Prendergast and others in the sheriffdom of Berwick, with all rights in the lands formerly held by George de Dunbar, 11th Earl of March, and forfeited by him:- the whole erected into a free barony to be called the feudal barony of Hailes. Between October 1452 and June 1453 he was created a Lord of Parliament as Lord Hailes.

He was one of the conservators of truces with England in the years 1449, 1451-7 and 1459, was confirmed as Sheriff of Berwickshire on May 20, 1452, and was the last Scottish Keeper & Captain, for less than a year in 1482, of Berwick Castle.

His grandson Patrick (who would become the first Earl of Bothwell) succeeded him as Lord of Hailes, as his eldest son Adam predeceased him. Of his six sons and three daughters, John established Saint Leonards College in Saint Andrews.

References

• https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe... The Scots Peerage by Sir James Balfour Paul, Edinburgh, 1905, 'Bothwell' p. 141/2. Archive.Org, page 148. Archive.Org