Sir Alexander Home, 1st Baronet of Renton

Biographical Summary

"Sir Alexander Home, or Hume, Knt., of Renton, in the parish of Coldingham, co. Berwick, 1st s. and h. of Sir John Home, or Hume, of the same, sometime (1663-71) a Lord of Session and Lord Justice Clerk, by Margaret, da. of (whose issue became heir to) the Hon.. John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham (2d s. of Francis, 1st Earl of Bothwell, [S.]), suc. his father in 1671, to whom, being then a Knight, he was served heir special in Northfields and Fewlls, and was cr. a Baronet [S.], as above, between 1672 and 1678, there being, however, no record of such creation in the Great Seal Register, and no date being assigned to it in Milne's List, where, however, it is noted that he "gets his arms as Barronet out of the Lyon office." He was served, 2 June 1690, heir. gen. of his father, and heir spec, in the Barony of Benton, the office of Forester, etc. He was, however, nearly ruined by his yr. br., Sir Patrick Home, 1st Baronet [S. 1697], of Lumsden, who (wrongfully) held from him the estate of Ronton, and whom, in 1685, he accused of forgery. He m. Agnes, or Margaret, da. of Sir William Scot, of Clerkington, from whom he was afterwards separated. He d. 28 May 1698."

SOURCE: Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1904; Vol. IV; page 302

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Origins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Home,_Lord_Renton

Lord Renton married (2) Margaret, daughter of John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham Priory and son of the disgraced Francis Stewart, 1st Earl of Bothwell. They had:

1. Sir Alexander Home, 1st Baronet, of Renton.
2. Patrick, second son, alive in 1673

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Families covered: Home of Dunbar, Home of Lumsden, Home of Manderston, Home of Renton, Home-Drummond of Blair Drummond

• i. Sir John Home of Renton (d 07.1671, Lord of Session) m1. (mcrt 15.02.1621-2) Janet Home (dau of Sir George Home of Manderston) @@ above m2. Jean Stewart (dau of John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham)
  • a. Sir Alexander Home, 1st Bart of Renton (d 28.05.1698) m. (mcrt 27.04.1678, div) Margaret Scott (dau of Sir William Scott of Clerkington)

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References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_baronets#Home_baronets,_of_Lumdane_(1697) The Home Baronetcy, of Renton in the County of Berwick, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia sometime between 1672 and 1678 for Alexander Home. He was the son of John Home, Lord Renton, by his second wife Margaret (née Stewart), and the half-brother of the first Baronet of Lumdane (see below). The title became either extinct or dormant on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1738.
  • Sir Alexander Home, 1st Baronet (died 1698)
  • Sir Robert Home, 2nd Baronet (died c. 1730)
  • Sir Alexander Home, 3rd Baronet (died 1737)
  • Sir John Home, 4th Baronet (died 1738)