HEPBURN, William of Gilmerton 1 2Another name for William was HEPBURN, William of Crashaws (or of Cracho).2 User ID: E114. William married Margaret HOME, daughter of George HOME of Broxmouth and Unknown, 24 January 1561(contract).1 2 (Margaret HOME was born about 1535.) Marriage Notes: William Hepburn, of Gilmerton, married by contract dated 24th January 1561, Margaret Home. Sir James Balfour Paul (1905) states that this William was the ancestor of the family of Hepburn of Newton of Whitsome. On 25th March 1558 James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, executed a charter entailing the Earldom, his baronies, and his heritable offices to his 'well-beloved cousin' William Hepburn,brother-german of Patrick Hepburn of Waughton and the heirs-male of his body. It appears that this charter was never submitted for Royal approval and so became of no effect. William was still alive in October 1584 when a charter of that date describes him as 'brother-german to Patrick Hepburn of Waughton'. In a further charter, confirmed at Holyroodhouse on 22nd September 1599, a William Hepburn was then laird of Bairfoord near Haddington. As these lands were part of the Gilmerton barony it is thought that this could be the above William or one of his children." |
1 Internet Site, https://electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/hepburn4.html Clan Hepburn Hepburn of Waughton by G.M.S.Lauder-Frost, F.S.A.,(Scot).
2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 2 (1905).
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