HAY, William Burgess of Elgin ^{2 3 4}

   Cause of his death was murder by Alexander Douglas.⁵

   Another name for William was HAY, Wm.

   User ID: C620.

  General Notes:

"Alexander Innes (at Birnie parish in 1589), brother of 1589 George Innes, MA.; min. of Essil in 1588; trans, and adm. in 1589; deprived in 1598. On 21st March 1598-9 William Hay, uncle of William H. of Mayne, and Agnes Leslie, widow of Alexander Douglas, Provost of Elgin (and mother of the min. of that parish, and afterwards Bishop of Moray) were slain, and Hay of Mayne was mutilated by a party of Inneses. The min. of Birnie was charged with 'being art and part in the crime'; and was on 21st Jan. 1606 outlawed. [Pitcairn's Crim. Trials, ii. ; G. R. Inhib., xxxii., 391.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae




"1601, May 27th. Act of Caution. Alexander Annand of Murrestoun for Thomas Grant in Letachie (Lettauch), 500 merks, not to reset or intercommune with Mr. Alexander Innes, sometime minister at Birneych (Birnie) and other Inneses, all put to the horn at the instance of William Hay of Mayne, James Douglas, provost of Elgin, and other Douglases for the shameful slaughter of Agnes Leslie, relict of Mr. Alexander Douglas, provost of Elgin, and of the late William Hay, father-brother (uncle) of the said William Hay of Mayne, and for mutilation of the said William Hay in his left hand."

"1606, August 7th. Alexander McMath, elder, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, for George, Earl of Caithness, 1000, not to reset or intercommune with Mr. Alexander Innes, sometime minister at Birney, Johne Innes, elder, called McCarrie, Johne Innes, yr., called Lang Johne, William Innes, skinner, Robert Innes, flesher, James Innes, son of the said Johne Innes, elder, Alexander Innes, saddler, Johne Innes, sometime in Coittis, Robert Innes of Coittis or James Scott in Little Innerlochtie while they lie at the horn to which they had been put at the instance of William Hay of Mayne, James Dowglas, burgess of Elgyne, Mr. Alexander Dowglas, minister at Elgyne, and George, Hew, Mr. Johne, Mr. Gavin and Archibald Douglas, their brothers, for the slaughter of Agnes Leslie, relict of Mr. Alexander Douglas, sometime provost of Elgyne, and the deceased William Hay, father brother of the said laird of Mayne, and for mutilation of the said laird."

from Records of Elgin ^{3 5}

William married Isbell GORDONE, daughter of Patrick GORDON of Oxhill and Isobel GORDON, on 26 May 1573 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.¹ (Isbell GORDONE was born about 1558.)

  Marriage Notes:

"HAY
WILYEM
ISBELL GORDONE/
26/05/1573
168/A 120 41
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages ¹