AUCHINLECK, John Rector of Glenbervie ^{1 2 3}

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  General Notes:

"Mr John Auchinleck, was appointed Parson of Glenbervie by his father, the patron of that church, and from whom he had a resignation of the lands of barony of Auchinleck on 29 September 1492. This was contested by William Cunningham of Craigends and Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, and was the subject of extensive litigation throughout 1501 and being ajudged from him, they were subsequently disponed by William Douglas and Elizabeth Auchinleck, his spouse, and William Cunningham of Craigends and Mariote Auchinleck, his spouse, to Thomas Bowsell, servant to King James IV., in 1505.¹[¹ RMS 1424-1513. No. 2859]. He predeceased his father, having d. before 20 April 1502"

from The Red Book of Scotland




25/1/1496

Instrument bearing that Archibald Earl of Angus Lord Douglas chancellor of Scotland, transferred to Cuthbert Lord Kilmaurs, all right and title which he the said Earl had to the lands and Lordship of Kilmarnock, lying in the county of Ayr, and that conform to Letter by the king (James IV) to the said Cuthbert Lord Kilmaurs. Witnesses, Walter Lord Forbes, John Symonton of that ilk, William Cunningham of Craigends, John Auchinleck rector of Glenbervie, Mr. Edward Cunningham and George Clerk provost of Abernethy. At Edinburgh.

from GD39/1/22




"From Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes, Vol 2, 1496-1501, p331 Sir John Auchinleck of that Ilk and Mr John Auchinleck, Parson of Glenbervie, his son, are alive on 12 Feb 1498/1499."

from email (M. Wade)




In a 1627 copy of a letter, in Douglas Correspondence, from Sir George Auchinleck, Lord Balmanno, to William Douglas, eleventh Earl of Angus, concerning the lands of Auchinleck, Lord Balmanno states that Sir William Douglas of Braidwood and Elizabeth Auchinleck, his wife, were infeft in the lands by

"Mr John Auchinlek, father-brother to the said Elizabeth."

He continues:

"This Mr John had a sone callit James Auchinlek, quha maried ane of the thrie dochteris and airis of umquhill Sir Adame Hepburn of Craigis, and thairby acquyirit the third part of the said Sir Adame Hepburnis landis. The said James begat on the said heretrix Hepburn a sone callit William, quha succeedit to his mother in the third part landis pertening to the said Umquhill Sir Adame, and was callit Laird of Schethin. This William had no airis maill, bot five dochteris, quha war all maried, and hes childrene come of thame: bot in his awin tyme, he sauld his land to my father, and, with the pryce thairof, tocherit his dochters."

from Rootschat post




June 23 1630

Dominus Georgius Auchinleck de Balmanno miles, unus Senatorum Collegii Justiciae, heir masculus Magistri Joannis Auchinleck filii legitimi secundo geniti quondum Domini Joannis Auchinleck de Eodem militis, filii fratis abavi

(rough translation)" Sir George Auchinleck of Balmanno, knight, one of the senators of the College of Justice, heir male to Master John Auchinleck legitimate second born son of the late (quondam) Sir John Auchinleck of that Ilk, knight, the son of the brother (fratris) of his great (or 2xgreat/3xgreat etc) grandfather.

from Retours of Services to Heirs CD rom ^{1 2 3 4 5}

John married.