HAY, John of Renfield, Minister at Renfrew, Rector of the University of Glasgow, Reverend Mr ^{1 2}

   Another name for John was HAY, John Parson of Renfrew, Mr..^{3 4}

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  General Notes:

(at Renfrew in 1593)
"John Hay of Renfield, born 1566, 1593 eldest son of preceding ; educated at Univ. of Glasgow ; M.A. (1582) ; ord. to Mearns in 1588 ; trans, and adm. to this charge in 1593 ; rector of Univ. of Glasgow 1594-6, 1599, 1600, 1603-11, and 1613 ; was named by Privy Council on 12th Dec. 1605 constant Moderator of Presb., the members of which were charged to receive him as such under pain of rebellion ; died Dec. 1627."

from Fasti Ecclesiae




"John Hay was Rector of the University from 1595 to 1596, 1600 to 1601, 1603 to 1612 and 1613 to 1614. Hay was the son of Andrew Hay, one of the University's most influential rectors."

from The University of GGlasgow Story ^{1 5}

John married Margaret HAMILTON, daughter of Claud HAMILTON 1st of Barns and Catherine KNOX 'of Silvieland'.¹ (Margaret HAMILTON was born about 1580 and died in October 1601 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (John Hay) marr. (1) Margaret (died Oct. 1601), daugh. of Claud Hamilton of Cochno and Margaret Beaton, and had issue - John, min. of this parish; Andrew of Inchnoch, M.A.; William : (2) cont., 6th Aug. 1602, Agnes, eldest daugh. of John Somerville of Tarbrax (she survived him, and marr. (2) Matthew Wallace of Dundonald), and had issue - George; Janet (marr. cont., 6th April 1625, William Noble, younger of Ardardan); Jean (marr. cont., 14th Oct. 1629, James, eldest son of Matthew Wallace of Dundonald); Margaret."

from Fasti Ecclesiae ¹

John next married Agnes SOMERVILLE of Tarbrax on 6 August 1602.¹ (Agnes SOMERVILLE of Tarbrax was born about 1675.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (John Hay) marr. (1) Margaret (died Oct. 1601), daugh. of Claud Hamilton of Cochno and Margaret Beaton, and had issue - John, min. of this parish; Andrew of Inchnoch, M.A.; William : (2) cont., 6th Aug. 1602, Agnes, eldest daugh. of John Somerville of Tarbrax (she survived him, and marr. (2) Matthew Wallace of Dundonald), and had issue - George; Janet (marr. cont., 6th April 1625, William Noble, younger of Ardardan); Jean (marr. cont., 14th Oct. 1629, James, eldest son of Matthew Wallace of Dundonald); Margaret."

from Fasti Ecclesiae ¹