Robert Boyd of Portincross

ROBERT BOYD OF PORTINCROSS

Evidence from the Protocol Book of Gavin Ros

30 November 1532: Instrument narrating that George Wallace of B(erne) well obliges himself and his heirs to give, seal and deliver letters of reversion in due form to Robert (Boyd of Portincors, his) heirs and assignees, upon the redemption of (? forty acres) of the lands of Manys of Elentoun called . . , akeris, containing the sum of 40 merks Scots, to be paid in the parish church of Air on 40 days' warning. (Robert) Boyd asked an instrument. At Irvine 30 November 1532. Witnesses, John Or and Thomas . . . , Protocol Book of Gavin Ros: 1362

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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8 September 1571: Remission under the Great Seal, in favour of Robert, Lord Boyd, Thomas, Master of Boyd, Robert Boyd of Baddinhaith, his son, Adam Boyd of Pinkell, Mr Thomas Boyd of Trochrig, his son, ROBERT BOYD OF PORTINCROSS, ARCHIBALD BOYD, HIS SON AND APPARENT HEIR, Thomas Boyd of Pitcon, Robert Boyd, his brother, John Boyd of Bogneschawe, James Boyd of Hulbirhill, Alexander Boyd in Craig, Robert Boyd, his son, Thomas Boyd of Kipps, James Boyd, his son, John Boyd in Kirkton of Kilmarnock, George Boyd, his son, Robert Boyd in Kilbride, William Boyd and John Boyd, merchants in Kilmarnock, John Boyd, burgess of Glasgow, Robert Boyd, of Cruikistoun, John Boyd in Gulutly Burne, William Boyd in Noddisdale, John Boyd in Gowanlea, Robert Boyd, in Wardlaw, Robert Boyd in Lyne, Robert Boyd, his son, William Boyd in Lasswade, Mungo Boyd, his brother, Alexander Boyd, servitor to the said Lord Boyd, Hugh Crawfurd of Kirkwood, Archibald Boyd in Bogile and Rysholme, Walter Crawfurd of Gairbraid, John Crawfurd in Whityburne, John Lindsay in Greenlees, Patrick Colquhoun, brother to John Colquhoun in Kilmardounie, John Crawford in Welstone, Thomas Ross in Borland, John Lockhart of Unthank, Thomas Auchloss of that ilk, Hugh Wallace of Mainford, Patrick Hamilton of Bogside, Archibald Kelso in Lingdok, Archibald Kelso in Newsyde, John Blair of Windyedge, William Blair, his son, John Blair in Whitecraig, William Blair, his son, William Blair in Langside, James Crawford of Middleton and John Montgomery in Flatt, Matthew Montgomery, his brother, John Montgomery, son of John Montgomery in Flatt, Andrew Wood in Larges, Archibald Kelso of Kelsoland, Alexander Hamilton, his servant, John Ross of Haining, John Fergushill of that ilk, Andrew Shaw, Sornbank, John Shaw, Robert Shaw, and _____ Shaw, the sons of the said Laird of Sornbank, John Kneland of Foscane, Oswald Kneland, Gavin and George Kneland, his brothers, Hugh Crawford of Kilbirnie, William Crawford and Patrick Crawford, his sons, David Barclay of Ladyland, John Barclay, his father, Patrick Crawford of Castletoun, David, his son, Robert Crawford, son of John Crawford of Kirkwood, Cuthbert Crawford, Auchencloych, David Barclay in Burnehill, Hugh Dillop in Crawfield, William Crawford in Munnock, John Crawford, son of John Crawford of Clobarhill, John Greenhill and Allan Dillop, servitors of the said Hugh Crawford of Kilbirnie, William Shaw in Munnock, for their participation in the battle of Langisde. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, Burgh of Kilmarnock, reference GD8/222

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19 April 1572: Contract between Robert, Lord Boyd, with the consent of Thomas, Master of Boyd, his son, on the one part and ARCHIBALD BOYD, SON AND APPARENT HEIR TO ROBERT BOYD OF PORTINCROSS, on the other part, whereby the said Archibald becomes bound to obtain himself infeft in the 10 mark lands of Portincross and Ardneil and being so infeft to resign the same in the King's or Regent's hands, in favour of the said Robert, Lord Boyd, who, in turn, binds himself to infeft the said Archibald in the said lands. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, Burgh of Kilmarnock, reference GD8/227

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c. 1580: Marriage contract of ROBERT BOYD, SON OF ARCHIBALD OF PORTINCROSS, and Jean Montgomery, daughter of Sir Robert Montgomery of Skelmorlie. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Montgomerie Family, Earls of Eglinton, reference GD3/2/10/26

Genealogy

History of the County of Ayr : with a genealogical account of the families of Ayrshire. By James Paterson. Vol. II (Thomas George Stevenson, Edinburgh, M.DCCC.LII.), 528 pp.

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