Sir William Home, Laird of Home

William [father of this William] married his cousin Ada of Dunbar, daughter of Patrick, Earl of Dunbar, who brought the lands of Home with her. Thereafter William was known by the territorial designation “Dominus de Home”, thus giving rise to the name of the clan. He was the first to use the name Home.

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Sir William died before 1266, and was succeeded by his son,

III. Sir WILLIAM HOME,* who, in many authentic writs, is designed dominus de eodem, filius domini Willielmi, militis, &c.

In a donation made by Patrick earl of Dun∣bar, of several lands to the monastery of Cold∣stream,*Willielmus dominus de Home, Patrick son of earl Patrick, dominus Johannes de Gray, Philippus de Haliburton, Adam de Gordon, &c. are witnesses, anno 1260.

In a controversy betwixt the abbot and convent of Kelso, and this William, (therein designed dominus de Home,) about some lands in the barony of Home,* are these remarkable words: quam quidem terram dicti abbas et con∣ventus habent ex dono nobilis dominae Adae, siliae nobilis viri Patricii quondam comitis de Dun∣bar, et quondam dominae dictae villae de Home, &c. &c. dated anno 1268.

He made a donation to the abbot and con∣vent of Kelso, pro salute animae suae, &c. where∣in he is designed Willielmus dominus de Home,*filius et haeres nobilis viri domini Willielmi militis, quondam domini dictae villae de Home, &c. dated anno 1269.

He married, Ist, Ada, which appears by a charter, Willielmo domino Home, filio et haere∣di Willielmi,*&c. et Adae ejus sponsae, dated anno 1268. What family this Ada was of we know not; but by her he had a son,

Galfridus de Home.

He married, 2dly, Maryota, and died soon thereafter.* She surviving him, was after∣wards married to Patrick de Edgar, which appears by a charter, domino Patricio de Edgar et Maryotae dominae de Home ejus sponsae, &c. ante 1284.

He was succeeded by his son,

IV. GALFRIDUS dominus de Home

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