HAY, William of Mayne ^{2 3 4}

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  General Notes:

"1600, April 9th. Act of Caution. James Innes of Mynenie for Alexander Innes of Cokstoun not to reset or intercommune with Mr. Alexander Innes, sometime minister at Birnay, Robert Innes of Coittis and other Inneses put to the horn at the instance of William Hay of Mayne, Mr. Alexander and other Douglases for not answering for the slaughter of William Hay, father-brother of said laird of Mayne and of the late Agnes Leslie, mother of said Mr. Alexander Douglas and his other brothers. Subscribed at Dippill before Robert Innes of Essill, William Annand, son of the late John Annand of Murrestoun

1600, April 18th. Acts of Caution. James Douglas of Schuittingaikeris for Walter Kynnaird of Culbin and Thomas Kynnaird, his son, 500 merks, not to reset Mr. Alexander Innes, minister at Birnay, denounced rebel at the instance of William Hay of Mayne."

from Records of Elgin ⁴

William married Jean GRANT, daughter of Patrick GRANT younger, 3rd of Ballindalloch and Grissell GRANT, 1585(contract).^{1 2} (Jean GRANT was born about 1568.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Jean Grant. She married, in 1585, William Hay of Mayne, and had issue. (This appears from an original Contract of Marriage, dated 1585, and subscribed by William Hay of Mayne and Alexander Hay of Easter Kennet, Clerk Register, with the names of two sons of the latter, Mr John Hay and Daniel Hay, as witnesses, at Castle Grant). On her marriage Jean Grant had received, as a liferent portion, the rents of the davoch land of Dreggie, and the half davoch of Gaich, and in 1625, after the death of her husband, she sold her liferent rights in these lands to her eldest son, James. Another son, Patrick Hay, is a witness. Owing apparently to the want of some necessary precaution in making up these titles, James Hay was able to lay claim to the possession of these lands with some measure of success, and in 1653, James the seventh Laird of Freuchie, grandson of the Laird who had bought the lands from William Hay, found it to his interest to compromise the matter rather than to renew the litigation."

from Rulers of Strathspey




"A year or two elapsed before the final terms (of the agreement regarding the lands of Inverallan) were arranged. The Laird of Mayne married in the interval, and as his spouse was Jean Grant, a daughter of one of the principal scions of the family, Patrick Grant of Ballindalloch³, it may be supposed that the choice was not altogether his own, though it probably was approved by all parties concerned for the sake of insuring the interment of old feuds, and procuring a stable foundation for present and future amity."

³Original Contract of Marriage, dated 1585, subscribed by William Hay of Mayne, and Alexander Hay of Easter Kennet, Clerk-Register, with the names of two sons of the latter, Mr. John Hay and Daniel Hay as witnesses, at Castle Grant."


"Jean Grant. She married, in 1585, William Hay of Mayne, and had issue. She was a widow in 1626."

from Chiefs of Grant




"Wm. Hay of Mayne and others against Grant of Ballindallach and a number of others for illegal convocation in arms, riot and assault in Elgin.

Edinburgh, 5th February, 1618. Complaint by the King's Advocate, William Hay of Mayne, Jeane Grant, his spouse, and Frances Hay, their son, as follows : On November last, Patrik Grant of Ballandallach [etc....]"

from Records of Elgin ^{1 2 4}