Sir Gilbert de Haye, 5th Lord of Erroll

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SIR GILBERT DE LA HAYA and his brother HUGH, descendants in the fifth generation from this royal butler, were amongst the first of the Scottish barons to repair to the standard of Robert Bruce, and were present at his coronation. Hugh was taken prisoner at the battle of Tippermuir, but Gilbert made his escape, with Bruce and a small body of his followers, into the wilds of Athole, and shared in all his subsequent perils and privations. Hugh must in some way have regained his liberty, for he fought, along with his brother, at Bannockburn. Sir Gilbert was created, by King Robert Bruce, HIGH CONSTABLE OF SCOTLAND— an office which was made hereditary in his family, and received from his grateful sovereign a grant of the lands of Slains, in Aberdeen-shire, which is still the seat of his descendants.

SIR GILBERT HAY made one of those fortunate marriages for which the Hays were so noted. His wife was one of the daughters and co-heiresses of Sir Simon Fraser, the gallant patriot, and the friend and companion of Wallace, who was executed at London by Edward I., with circumstances of shocking barbarity. By this marriage the Hays obtained the valuable barony of Neidpath, and other lands on Tweedside, which remained in their possession until the year 1686.

One of the SIGNATORIES OF THE DECLARATION OF ARBROATH (1320)

In the north east of Scotland almost halfway between the coastal towns of Aberdeen and Peterhead, astride windswept cliffs, stands the fragmented shell of Old Slains castle, an ancient seat of the Hay family, Earls of Erroll. The lands of Slains were gifted to Sir Gilbert Hay by King Robert the Bruce of Scots (1306 - 1329) in recognition for his loyal service during the 'wars of Independence' against the English. He was also appointed Hereditary High Constable of Scotland

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Sir Gilbert Hay succeded to the lands of Errol: This worthy knight is the first of the titled chiefs to fire the imagination in the story of the Hays. He became a faithful companion-in-arms to Robert the Bruce not only in the triumphant culmination of the Wars of Independence at Bannockburn, but through all the privations beforehand when the Bruce "took to the heather" and following that, in the commando-type exploits of the winning back of the castles one by one, until Stirling confronted them and the climax had come.

When Robert the Bruce was established on the throne, he gifted the lands of Slains in Aberdeenshire to Sir Gilbert Hay together with the office of High Consatble in recognition of his services. And Sir Gilbert was one of the barons who signed the famous Declaration of Independence at Arbroath in 1320.

The earliest record of a Hay in Scotland is that of William de Haya. He is said to have arrived from France circa 1160. William the Lion bestowed William de Haya with the lands of Erroll circa 1180. William's grandson, Gilbert de Haya, third Baron of Erroll, was co-Regent of Scotland.

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Name: Gilbert de la HAYE , 5th Laird of Erroll 1 Sex: M Birth: ABT 1270 in Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland Death: APR 1333 in Slains Castle, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1

Note: Sir Gilbert de la Haye, 5th feudal Baron of Erroll; supported Robert I The Bruce to whom Constable commanding his bodyguard; fought Battle of Methven against the English, Ambassador to England to negotiate truce after Bannockburn 1314; Robert I granted him the lands of Slains, Aberdeenshire, and 1309 (made hereditary by charter 12 Nov 1314) the post of Great Constable of Scotland (both previously forfeited by his cousin Sir Gilbert Comyn); d. April 1333. [Burke's Peerage]

Father: Nicholas de la HAYE , 4th Laird of Erroll b: ABT 1240 in Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland Mother: Joan b: ABT 1245 in Scotland

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown

Children

   Has Children Nicholas de la HAYE , Master of Erroll, Sir b: ABT 1292 in Slains Castle, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources:

   Title: Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999

   Page: 994 

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