HAMILTON, James of Stanehouse 1
- Born: About 1498
- Marriage (1): MOWAT, Margaret heiress of Stanehouse 1
- Died: 1548 2
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James married Margaret MOWAT heiress of Stanehouse, daughter of John MOWAT apparent of Stanehouse and Unknown.1 (Margaret MOWAT heiress of Stanehouse was born about 1506 and died before 24 October 1536 3.)
Marriage Notes:
"James (Hamilton), the eldest son, having married Margaret, daughter (See Note below) and sole heiress of Alexander Mouat of Stanehouse, resigned the fee of the lands of Raploch, with consent of his father, into the hands of the superior, James, Earl of Arran, in favour of his brothers, Thomas, Archibald, and Gawin, and the heirs-male of their bodies respectively ; upon which a charter was granted to them, of date 27th November 1521. On the death of James Hamilton of Raploch, he was, according to this settlement, succeeded in the estate by his second son, Thomas Hamilton of Raploch"
from Memoirs of the House of Hamilton
Note:
Margaret was Alexander's heiress but not necessarily his daughter. The scenario may have been that her father died around the time of her grandfather's death, possibly in 1513 at the Battle of Flodden, and Margaret inherited from her grandfather. This may have given rise to the notion that she was Alexander's daughter. 1
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