BELLENDEN, Elizabeth 1 2
- Born: About 1564
- Marriage (1): LAWSON, James of Humbie 1
- Marriage (2): COCKBURN, John of Ormiston, Lord Justice Clerk, Senator of the College of Justice, Sir 2
- Died: After 1623 1
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Elizabeth married James LAWSON of Humbie.1 (James LAWSON of Humbie was born about 1555 and died by 1605 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"Elizabeth (Bellenden). She is mentioned in her father's will. She married first, James Lawson of Humble, and is described as his widow in certain charters of 1605, proceeding on the marriage-contract between James Fawside, younger of that ilk, and her daughter Janet, who afterwards married Sir John Edmonstone of that ilk, with issue to both husbands. By that time she had married as her second husband Sir John Cockburn of Ormiston, Lord Justice-Clerk. On 15 March 1614 she had a charter to herself as Lady Ormiston, of the lands of Kirktonhill and others, co. Berwick, and one on 26 July 1615 of tlie lands of Harthead, in the constabulary of Haddington. Her husband died in 1623, at which time she was still alive."
from Scots Peerage (vol 2) 1
Elizabeth next married Sir John COCKBURN of Ormiston, Lord Justice Clerk, Senator of the College of Justice, son of John COCKBURN of Ormiston and Alison SANDILANDS.2 (Sir John COCKBURN of Ormiston, Lord Justice Clerk, Senator of the College of Justice was born about 1540 and died in 1623 2.)
Marriage Notes:
"Surviving his (Sir John Cockburn) first wife, he m., secondly, to Elizabeth, daughter of John Bellenden of Auchnoull, (she was widow of James Lawson of Humbie by whom she had issue), and by her he had further issue."
from The Red Book of Scotland 2
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