HAMILTON, James of Boggs, then 1st of Dalzell ^{3 4}

   User ID: P693.

  General Notes:

"(2) James of Boggs, who acquired the property of Dalzell in 1647, and from whom the Barons Hamilton of Dalzell are descended. Died 1668." (page 407)

"In February 1646 and March 1649, the Convention of Estates ordered some of their creditors for military supplies (including James Hamilton of Boggs, who acquired Dalzell) to recoup themselves out of the fines and forfeitures of inter alios Sir John Dalzell of Newton" (page 408)

"Gavin (Dalzell), third Earl of Carnwath, obtained along with his wife a charter of the lands of Gashogill and others in 1644, resigned, in implement of his marriage-contract, by his father and himself. On his fatlier's forfeiture he had to pay 100,000 merks for the former's liferent, and, to do this, conveyed the estate of Dalzell to his cousin, James Hamilton of Boggs in 1647, and in the following year he parted with the mill of Lanark to Colonel William Lockhart of Lee, and the ten-pound land of Grange to William Carmichael." (page 213)

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) ⁴

James married Beatrice FLEMING.¹ (Beatrice FLEMING was born about 1602 and died after 1629 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"James Hamilton, 1st of Dalzell was the son of John Hamilton, 4th of Orbiston and Christian Dalzell. He married, firstly, Beatrice Fleming."

from thepeerage.com ¹

James next married Jean HENDERSON, daughter of Sir John HENDERSON 4th of Fordell and Anna HALKETT, about 1643.^{1 2} (Jean HENDERSON was born about 1615 and died in July 1653 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"James Hamilton, 1st of Dalzell [....] married, secondly, Jean Henderson, daughter of Sir John Henderson, 4th of Fordell and Anna Halkett, circa 1643[....] He prospered by trade, in particular army contracts during Cromwellian wars. He held the office of Burgess of Glasgow in 1632. In 1647 granted territorial Barony of Dalzell, resigned by the Earl and Countess of Carnwath. He was Commissioner of Supply for Lanarkshire in 1655."

from thepeerage. com ¹

James next married Isobel HAMILTON, daughter of Sir James HAMILTON 5th of Broomhill, 1st Baronet and Margaret HAMILTON.¹ (Isobel HAMILTON was born about 1624.)

  Marriage Notes:

"James Hamilton, 1st of Dalzell [....] married, thirdly, Isobel Hamilton, daughter of Sir James Hamilton of Broomhill, 1st Bt. and Margaret Hamilton."

from thepeerage.com ¹