HOME, John of Cowdenknowes, Sir ¹

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John married Marie SINCLAIR, daughter of John SINCLAIR Master of Caithness and Jean HEPBURN, 1 July 1601(confirmation charter).¹ (Marie SINCLAIR was born about 1570.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir John Home died before 1629. He married, first, Marie Sinclair, daughter of John, Master of Caithness, and sister of George, fifth Earl of Caithness. She had a confirmation charter 1 July 1601, in conjunct fee and liferent with her husband of the lands of Whitrig, terce being reserved to John Home's grandmother, Margaret Ker. The King also assigned to them the 'Eist Raik' of the lands of Ousbyr in the regality of Melrose and the lands of Park and Sorrowliesfield, and the lands of Smalhame Spittel."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) ¹

John next married Beatrice RUTHVEN, daughter of William RUTHVEN 4th Lord Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie and Dorothea STEWART, 29 October 1608(antenuptial charter).¹ (Beatrice RUTHVEN was born about 1573.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir John Home married, secondly, Beatrice Ruthven, daughter of William, first Earl of Gowrie. She had from Sir John an antenuptial charter dated 29 October 1608, in which she is designed Lady Beatrice Ruthven, Lady of Cousland, granting her the mains of Cowdenknows, with the manor and fortalice, and the town and lands of Ersiltoun."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) ¹