Sir Patrick Vans, Lord of Barnbarroch

Sir Patrick Vans, Lord of Barnbarroch was the son of John Vans of Barnbarroch and Janet McCulloch.1 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Kennedy, daughter of Sir Hew Kennedy of Girvanmains, in 1560.1 He married, secondly, Katherine Kennedy, daughter of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassillis and Margaret Kennedy, in 1573.1 He died on 22 December 1597.1

He held the office of Lord of Session [Scotland] in 1575.1 He was styled as Lord Barnbarroch [Scottish Law Lord] in 1575.1 He was invested as a Knight in 1583.1 He held the office of Scottish Ambassador to Denmark in 1587, to arrange the marriage of King James VI.1 He held the office of Lord of Council in 1587.1 In 1589 he accompanied King James VI to Norway.1 In 1591 he had Barnbarroch erected into a free Barony.1

Children of Sir Patrick Vaus, Lord Barnbarroch and Elizabeth Kennedy

• 1.Isobell Vaus+1
• 2.Margaret Vaus1
• 3.Janet Vaus1
• 4.Grissell Vaus+1

Children of Sir Patrick Vaus, Lord Barnbarroch and Katherine Kennedy

• 1.Patrick Vaus+1 d. 1649
• 2.Robert Vaus1
• 3.Alexander Vaus1
• 4.Eupheme Vaus+1
• 5.Elizabeth Vaus1
• 6.Catherine Vaus1
• 7.Jean Vaus1
• 8.Florence Vaus1
• 9.Mary Vaus+1
• 10.Sir John Vans of Barnbarroch+1 b. c 1574, d. 1642

Citations

1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 263. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

http://thepeerage.com/p13268.htm#i132677

Sources

• John O'Hart, "Jackson, President of the United States" in Irish Pedigrees; or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation (1892).
• John O'Hart, "Vance No.1, No.2 and No. 3" in Irish Pedigrees; or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation (1892).

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Sir Patrick Vans, Lord Barnbarroch (died 22 July 1597), or Patrick Vaus, was a Scottish judge.

Biography
Vans was the second son of Sir John Vans of Barnbarroch by Janet, only child of Sir Samuel MacCulloch of Myreton, keeper of the palace of Linlithgow. He was educated for the church, and became rector of Wigton. In 1568 he succeeded to the family estates on the death of his elder brother, and on 1 January 1576 he was appointed an ordinary lord of session on the spiritual side with the title of Lord Barnbarroch. He was knighted in 1583 and made an ambassador to Denmark in 1587.[1] On 21 January 1587 he was admitted a member of the privy council. In May of the same year he was sent, along with Peter Young, ambassador to Denmark, to arrange for a marriage between James VI and Anne, princess of Denmark, and, having arrived home in August, he was on 1 October exonerated for his proceedings in Denmark. When the ships conveying the princess to Scotland in October 1589 were driven back by storm, and the king resolved to send a special embassy to fetch her, Vans was named one of the principal ambassadors for that purpose, and, when the king resolved himself to embark, was especially chosen to accompany him. After witnessing the marriage, he, on the king's resolving to remain in Denmark until the spring, returned to Scotland to report the marriage to the council, arriving in Scotland on 15 December. In 1592 he was elected a lord of the articles, and in June of the same year received an annual pension of 200l. He was again chosen a lord of the articles on 16 July 1593, and at the same time was appointed to a commission for the provision of ministers and augmentation of stipends. He died on 22 July 1597, and was succeeded by his son, Sir John Vans, one of the gentlemen of the chamber to King James.

Though the name of Sir Patrick Vans has not by any ballad editor been associated with the old ballad of "Sir Patrick Spens," the supposition that he is the hero of it is at least as probable as any other theory as to the origin of the ballad.

Source: Wikipedia

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1899). "Vans, Patrick". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Added by Janet Milburn 6/23/18 (Christina leaving tomorrow for college in Virginia)