Sir John Home of Renton, Lord Renton

Sir John Home of Renton, Lord Renton (died 13 July 1671) was appointed Lord Justice Clerk by King Charles II. He was also a Senator of the College of Justice with the title Lord Renton.

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

John Home was the son of Sir Alexander Home of Renton and Margaret Cockburn. Alexander Home was Sheriff of Berwickshire from 1616 to 1621.

John Home wrote to his cousin Sir Patrick Home of Polworth that his father had conducted eight witch trials in his jurisdiction.

Lord Renton married (1) (contract dated 15 February 1622) Janet, daughter of Sir George Home of Manderston. They had at least three sons, of whom:

1. Sir Patrick Home of Lumsden, Bt., whose male issue became extinct in the person of his grandson in 1783.
2. Charles, who, in an action about his share of his father's estate, was designed third lawful son of the late Sir John Home of 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

Lord Renton also had two natural children:

1. Henry Home of Kames (d. June 1690), Commissary of Lauder. Henry acquired the lands of Kames upon the death of George Home of Kames, his uncle, who died childless. Henry is said to have and left children.
2. Isabel, who married Sir John Seton, 1st Baronet, of Garleton

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From Clan MacFarlane Genealogy

Sir John Home of Renton, Lord Renton (1600 - July 1671 ) was appointed Lord Justice Clerk by King Charles II . He was also a Senator of the College of Justice with the title Lord Renton.

In the Laing Charters is an Instrument of Sasine, following on a precept in a disposition dated at Edinburgh 28th August 1671, by Sir Alexander Home of Renton, knight, eldest lawful son to the late Sir John Home of Renton, knight, with the consent of his brother Patrick Home, Sir John's second son, granting to George Home of Kames, the lands of Northfield, with East and Wester Lochs, and the lands of Fewalls, with teinds etc., in the barony of Coldingham, Berwickshire. Sasine was given on 29th November 1673 and recorded in the General Register on 7th January 1674.

Lord Renton married (1) (contract dated February 15, 1622) Janet, daughter of Sir George Home of Manderston. They had at least three sons, of whom:

1. Sir Patrick Home of Lumsden, Bt., whose male issue became extinct in the person of his grandson in 1783.
2. Charles, who, in an action about his share of his father's estate, is designed third lawful son ot the late Sir John Home of 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.

Lord Renton also had two natural children:

1. Henry Home of Kames (d. June 1690), Commissary of Lauder . Henry acquired the lands of Kames upon the death of George Home of Kames, his uncle, who died without issue. Henry is said to have and left issue.
2. Isabel, who married Sir John Seton, 1st Baronet , of Garleton.

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Sir John HOME of RENTON was born in 1624 at Renton, Scotland and died in July 1671 in Renton.

(As an aside: The present Renton didn't become Renton until 1762. At that time, it became a model village, taking the name from Cecilia Renton. Place of Bonhill and other residences were in the general area as early as 1642.)

He married Margaret STEWART b 1626 in Lumsden, Scotland and died in Renton, Scotland.

Their eldest child (and son) was Sir Alexander HOME, 1st Baronet of RENTON died 28th May 1698 who married Agnes Margaret SCOT.

Their first child (and son) James HOME died young.

Their second child was Sir Robert HOME, 2nd Baronet of Renton b 1681 d 1733.

Their third child was Elizabeth HOME born 1693. She married John STIRLING in 1703 and had a son, Alexander STIRLING.

Their second child (and son) was Sir Patrick HOME, 1st Baronet of Lumsden.

Their 3rd child was Isabel HOME.

Their 4th child was Henry HOME of Kames who married Christian FLETCHER.

Their 5th child was Charles HOME.

Pedigree

Stirnet - ‘Home05’

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

• Alexander Home of Manderston (d before 1565) m. Barbara
  • 1. Alexander Home of Manderston (d before 25.12.1593) m. (mcrt 06.06.1562) Jean Home (d before 25.12.1593, dau of George Home of Spot)
  • 2. Patrick Home of Renton m. (1558) Janet Ellem (dau of David Ellem of Renton)
    • A. Alexander Home of Renton (d before 05.1624) m. (1601) Margaret Cockburn
      • 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)
          • (1) Sir Robert Home, 2nd Bart of Renton (d before 03.1733) m. Jean Dalmahoy (dau of Sir William Dalmahoy of Ravelrig)
          • (A) Sir Alexander Home, 3rd Bart of Renton (dsp 17.02.1737)
          • (B) Sir John Home, 4th Bart of Renton (dsp 01.01.1788)
        • b. Sir Patrick Home, 1st Bart of Lumsden (b c1650, d 02.1723) m. Jean Dalmahoy [NO: he married Margaret Baird]
          • (1) Sir John Home, 2nd Bart of Lumsden and Manderston (d 21.12.1756) m. Margaret Baird (d 12.02.1746, dau of Sir Robert Baird, 1st Bart of Saughton Hall) [NO: he married Bridget]
          • (2) Margaret Home (d 13.04.1765) m. (04.10.1695) Sir George Home, 3rd Bart of Wedderburn (d 1720) (see Stirnet - ‘Home3’)
          • (3) Elizabeth Hume (d 1716) m. Francis Home of Quixwood (d 1719) (see Stirnet - ‘Home3’)
        • c. Charles Home Probably of this generation but not known of which marriage was ...
        • d. Christian Home m. Sir John Seton, 1st Bart of Garleton (b 29.09.1639, bur 01.03.1686) partner unknown
        • e. Henry Home of Kames (d before 06.1690) m. (mcrt 29.08.1671) Christian Fletcher (dau of David Fletcher, Bishop of Argyll)

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References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Home,_Lord_Renton Sir John Home of Renton, Lord Renton (died 13 July 1671) cites
  • The Scots Peerage, by Sir James Balfour Paul, under 'Home of Dunbar', pp. 283–5, and v. 2, p. 172. Page 282. < GoogleBooks >
  • Index to Genealogies, Birthbriefs and Funeral Escutcheons, recorded in the Lyon Office, by Francis J. Grant, W.S., Rothesay Herald & Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records, Edinburgh, 1908, p. 28.
  • The Extinct & Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, by Messrs. John and John Bernard Burke, 2nd edition, London, 1841, p. 635.
  • Calendar of the Laing Charters AD854 - 1837, edited by the Rev. John Anderson, Edinburgh, 1899, number 2722.

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