CONGILTONE, David of Skedsbush ²

   Other names for David were CONGALTON, David in Overhailes,³ CONGILTOUNE, David in Overhaiks,¹ CONGLTOUN, David of Skaitsbush ¹ and CONGULTONE, David.^{4 5}

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  General Notes:

"[1661/1/357]*

Commission to George Home of Ford, Patrick Hepburn of Smeaton, Francis Hepburn of Beinstoun, Francis Kinloch of Gilmerton, James Miller of Gourlaybank, Patrick Butler of Harperdean, David Congalton in Overhailes and Alexander Wood in Stenton, or any three of them, for judging of Janet Hogg, spouse to George Harlaw in Linton, guilty of the abominable crime of witchcraft, her deposition being attested under the hands of the ministers and elders of the kirk session of Prestonhaugh etc. With power to the foresaid commissioners to secure any other who shall be accused of being guilty etc."

from Parliamentary Register




"Congltoun
David
28 / 8 / 1683
of Skaitsbush
Testament Dative and Inventory
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/77"

from Wills and Testaments ^{1 3}

  Research Notes:

SKEDSBUSH

"Skedsbush

Sketbuss 1590s

Skedsbush is a farm in the foothills of the Lammermuirs, southwest of Gifford. Its name may be 'boundary bush' from Scots *skeith 'boundary' and buss 'bush' or 'clump of bushes'. Alternatively, it may have begun as Old Norse skeið 'race course' or 'boundary', with Scots buss added later. Skedsbush is near a cluster of places of probable Scandinavian settlement, indicated by names such as Humbie which end in Norse bý 'farm'.

NT511656. Yester parish."

from Place-names of East Lothian ⁶

David married Marion BUTLER, daughter of John BUTLER of Harperdean and Anna HERRIOT.¹ (Marion BUTLER was born about 1628 and died before 4 September 1669 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Buttler
Marioune
4 / 9 / 1669
spouse to David Congiltoune in Overhaiks (Overhails?)
Testament Dative and Inventory
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/73"

from Wills and Testaments ¹