HEPBURN, William of Gilmerton ^{1 2}

   Another name for William was HEPBURN, William of Crashaws (or of Cracho).²

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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."

from Electric Scotland article




"On 25 March 1558 Earl James (Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell) executed a charter entailing the earldom of Bothwell, his baronies, and his heritable offices, on his well-beloved cousin William Hepburne, brother-german of Patrick Hepburne of Wauchtoun, and the heirs-male of his body, and the following substitutes : 1. Alexander Hepburne of Whitsonie ; 2. Patrick Hepburne of Kirklandhill ; 3. James Hejjbnrne, son and heir of umquhile William Hepburne of Rollanstoun ; 4. Henry Hepburne of Portoun ; and the heirs-male of their bodies respectively : reserving his own liferent of the same. Sasine to William Hepburne followed on 28 March 1558 ; and on the same date he executed a charter of reversion of the whole, on payment of a nominal sum by the Earl or his heirs-male. This William was afterwards designate of Gilmerton, and sometimes of Crashaws or Cracho. He married, contract dated 24 January 1561, Margaret Home, daughter of George Home of Broxmouth, and was by her ancestor of the family of Hepburne of Newton of Whitsome."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) ^{1 2}