William Spottiswoode

William Spottiswood, fell at Flodden, in September 1513 William Spottiswoode, of that ilk, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Hopepringle of Forsonee, by whom he had three sons and one daughter :

1, David, his heir : 2, John, who carried on the line of the family : 3, Hugh, who had a charter of the lands of Barnacht, 1555. 4. Jean was married to William Hay of Barra, an honorable cadet of the illustrious house of Tweedale, of whom the Hays of Rauna Alderoiowns, etc., are descended.

This William was a man of great bravery : he accompanied King James IV to England, in his unfortunate expedition at the battle of Flodden, 1513. He was succeeded by his eldest son :

YII. David Spottiswoode, of that ilk, who died in the end of the reign of James V, leaving issue an only son :

YIII. Ninian Spottiswoode, of that ilk, who was served heir to his father David, 1550. He was a faithful, loyal subject to Queen Mary. Died in the beginning of the reign of James VI : left issue two sons : 1, William, who died unmarried, 1594 :

IX. 2, John, who died, not long surviving his brother, but died also without issue, and in him ended the whole male line of David Spottiswoode, of that ilk, No. Ill of these memoirs. The representation then devolved upon the descendants of his brother John before mentioned.

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IV. Henry Spottiswoode, of that ilk, who, in many authentic writs, is designated nephew of the
said bishop Lighton, in the reign of king James II, leaving issue a son and successor :

V. James Spottiswoode, of that ilk, who married a daughter of Sir Adam Johnston, of that ilk, progenitor of the marquis of Armandale, omitted in the peerage, and by her he had a son William, his heir :
VI. William Spottiswoode, of that ilk, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Hopepringle of Forsonee, by whom he had three sons and one daughter : 1, David, his heir : 2, John, who carried on the line of the family : 3, Hugh, who had a charter of the lands of Barnacht, 1555. This daughter Jean was married to William Hay of Barra, an honorable cadet of the illustrious house of Tweedale, of whom the Hays of Rauna Alderoiowns, etc., are descended. This William was a man of great bravery : he accompanied king James IV to England, in his unfortunate expedition at the battle of Flodclen, 1513. He was succeeded by his eldest son...

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