HAY, Edmund of Talla, Sir 1
Another name for Edmund was HAY, Edmund first Laird of Linplum and Talaw, Sir.2 User ID: C676. General Notes: "Edmund of Talla. He had a charter from David, his brother-german, of Yester, Duncanlaw, and Morham, to hold until David should infeft him, or his heirs, in eight merks of lands, 7 March 1436-7, and he had a further charter from his said brother of the lands of Tallow, in the barony of Oliver Castle, in the county of Peebles, and of the lands of Kyngildurris and of Lynplum, in the barony of Duncanlaw, in the county of Haddington, with remainder to the heirs-male of his body, whom failing, to those of David, dated 12 August 1439. He had had charters of part of Duncanlaw from Isobel de Foresta 4 February 1438-39, and of part of Lynplum from Dugal Macdowal of Macarston 15 May 1439, both of which were confirmed by a grant under the Great Seal 16 November 1439." Edmund married Annabella BOYD, daughter of Sir Thomas BOYD of Kilmarnock and Unknown, by 9 December 1449(Royal grant).1 (Annabella BOYD was born about 1435 and died before 19 May 1489 3.) Marriage Notes: "He (Edmund Hay) married Annabella, said to have been a daughter of Robert (Boyd), first Lord Boyd. If so, she apparently was married,secondly, as first wife, to Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar, who died after May 1517. She was certainly married to Edmund Hay before 9 December 1449, and a comparison between this date and those of the ascertained daughters and sisters of Lord Boyd will show that she is far more likely to have been his sister than his daughter. Edmund Hay was ancestor of the Hays of Barra, Rannes, Mountblairy, Cocklaw, Faichfield, Ranfield, Linplum, Alderstown, Mordington, etc." |