Thomas Kennedy of Bargeny

Family

From "Historical account of the noble family of Kennedy, Marquess of Ailsa and Earl of Cassilis ... (Anon.)"

Thomas Kennedy of Bargany is mentioned. He married Agnes, daughter of Hugh, second Earl of
Eglinton, and had issue two sons ;

• Gilbert, his eldest son, who married Janet, daughter of Andrew, Lord Ochiltree. He was killed at the skirmish of Brockloch, near Lady Corse, at Maybole, by Lord Cassillis 1 friends, on 11th December 1601.* He was succeeded by his son Thomas.
• Sir Thomas Kennedy's second son was Thomas Kennedy of Drummurchie, who slew Sir Thomas Kennedy of Culzean near Ayr on the 12th May 1602, in revenge for the death of his brother Gilbert. He fled to Ireland, where he lived with the Viscount of Ardes. In 1620 the estate of Bargany was sold by Thomas Kennedy, son of Gilbert Kennedy of Bargany, to Sir Thomas Hamilton of Lesterwick, with whose descendants in the female line it still remains.

Notes

A less tragical, but equally characteristic affair occurred in the same district about the same period. Let it first be understood that Kennedy of Bargeny and the Earl of Cassius had long been on hostile terms.

'My lord, having ane decreet against ane servant, of the Laird of Bargeny's, callit John M'Alexander, of the lands of Dangart.... wald put the same in execution, and intromit with the haill corns that was upon the grund; and send his household servants, and gait [caused] intromit with some of the corns, and shore ane part thereof. This coming to the Laird of Bargeny's ears, he loups on in Ardstinchar, and rides to the land, and with horse and carts brought the corns that they had shorn with him to Ardstinchar; for, he said: "My lord had nae richt to the corns, albeit he had obteenit deereet against the land." This being on the Saturday, my lord provides with all his force he can, against Monday, to shear the rest of the corns. And the Laird of Bargeny, in the same manner, provides for the same effect. The Laird of Bargeny, [being] the nearest hand, comes first to the grund, and to the number of six hundred men on horse, with twa hundred hagbutters. And my Lord of Ochiltree came also, with the number of ane hunder horse; so that, in all, he was, or [ere] twelve hours, the number of nine hunder men, on foot and horse. My Lord of Cassillis come also, with his haill force that he might mak, to the like number or few mae [more]. But the Laird, being in the house and yards, and he having many basses and hagbuts of found with him, the same was onpossible for my lord to mend himself. But my Lord of Cathcart, being ane nobleman wha had married to his wife ane near kinswoman of my Lord Cassillis, and his son having married the Laird of Bargeny's sister, travelled amang them, and took up the matter in this sort, that the laird should have the haill corns that was on the grund to his servant, and should find caution for the duty of the land, whilk was my lord's; and that my lord should come to the grund of the lands, and, according to his deereet, tak possession of the same, but not to steir the corns; and the Laird of Carleton and the Gudeman of Ardmillan to be cautioners for the foresaid duty, and my lord fand caution not to trouble the corns, nor the man in the shearing of them. And [according] to this agreeance, the laird rade his way to Ardstinchar; and my lord came to the land and took possession; and John M'Alexander shore his corns in peace.' [4]

References

• The Scots peerage, Vol. III, page 438-440
• http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getper...
  • [S541] http://www.stirnet.com, Peter Barns-Graham, Kennedy03: Kennedy of Bennane & Kennedy of Kirkhill (Reliability: 3)
  • [S694] Hugh NanKivell, (hughn@iprimus.commm.au [04/08/2002] pirahbn@cygnus.uwa.edu.au [23/05/2000]), Some Kennedy of Bargany Desc. - e-mail attachment rec. 17. 0 6.05 (Reliability: 3)
  • [S541] http://www.stirnet.com, Peter Barns-Graham, Kennedy03 (Reliability: 3)
  • [S689] Domestic Annals of Scotland From the Reformation to the Revolution, Robert Chalmers, (1874 http://www.electricscotland.com/history/domestic/), http://www.electricscotland.com/history/domestic/vol1ch8e. h tm (Reliability: 3)
• "Historical account of the noble family of Kennedy, Marquess of Ailsa and Earl of Cassilis ... (Anon.)"
• http://www.montyhistnotes.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I108...