HAY, Gilbert of Arthrochie and Carnmucks ^{1 2}

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  General Notes:

William. Hay of Delgaty and Ardendraught (6th laird) died without issue about 1646(1647), and his only surviving brother, Thomas, was in holy orders, so the estate in terms of the entail, passed to the nearest heir male of tailzie in general:

"We shall now deduce the descent of this William Hay, styled 'of Artrochie,' and as indicated by the terms of the foresaid Instrument of Sasine. his descent is from Gilbert Hay of Carnmucks, second son of Sir Gilbert Hay of Dronlaw, who was 11th substitute in the Erroll Entail, 10 July 1452. The descendants of Gilbert had therefore no blood-descent from the wife of Gilbert's elder brother, Marjorie Fraser, the heiress of Ardendraught, and owe their succession solely to the terms of the entail tinder which they took as 'heirs male and of tailzie,' of the heiress's husband, Gilbert's elder brother, viz. - Alexander Hay the second of Dronlaw. This Gilbert Hay of Carnmucks became possessor of one-eighth of Ardgeith, and appears to have been living on 12 Feb. 1472/3 (Antiquities of Aberdeen and Banff, III.,. 27). The name of his wife has not transpired, but he left a son, Walter Hay of Carnmucks..."

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Gilbert married.