William Bruce (abt. 1619 - abt. 1675)

WILLIAM BRUCE OF STANSTILL appears to have married a daughter of Sir John Sinclair of Dunbeath, for in a bond to Sir John, in 1640, he mentions the latter as his father-in-law. If he had issue, there is no account of them. David Bruce of Lyth, the minister of Olrig, who had taken charge of William when a minor, at his death, in 1633, committed his ward to the care of his brother and heir, William, and a great deal of litigation subsequently took place between them.

The estate was apparently hopelessly sunk in debt, and Sir John Sinclair had acquired apprisings over it, amounting to 20,000 merks, In 1649, William Bruce, portioner of Lyth, got right to these apprisings from Sir John, subject to the condition that Patrick, the uncle of William Bruce of Stanstill, or Magnus, Patrick's eldest son, should be entitled to redeem the lands within a certain time. This makes it probable that, at the period of this transaction, William Bruce was dead, and had left no issue. The estate was not redeemed, and consequently, in 1653, Robert Bruce, eldest son of William Bruce of Lyth, came into possession of Stanstill. The Lyth Bruces were no doubt connected with the Stanstill family, as were the Bruces of Hastigrow and Ham; but the particulars of the relationship have not been traced.

William Bruce, 2nd of Stanstil b. bef. 1574 d. abt. 1620, m. abt. 1602 Janet Murray, daughter of Janet Munro. They had four sons: David, see below, William and Patrick, and four daughters: Janet, Jean, Margaret and Elizabeth.

David Bruce m. abt. 1616, Helen Ogilvie. They had two sons: William, see below, and Robert. William Bruce Patrick Bruce Janet Bruce m. James Sinclair, 4th son of John Sincalir, 10th Earl of Caithness. Jean Bruce Margaret Bruce Elizabeth Bruce m. James Sinclair

1640 William Bruce, 3rd of Stanstil m. his cousin, Elspeth daughter of James Sinclair and Janet Bruce.

= The following was on William Bruce - G3PH-917 Re-entered here on October 24, 2020.... William Bruce, third of Sumburgh, was retoured heir to his father and grandfather on 19th April, 1642, was appointed a Commissioner of Excise in 1661, and of the Peace in 1663, and of Supply 1667. On 16th February, 1663, he acquired from Captain Laurence Middleton his whole right in the umboth lands of Sumburgh, which rights had been acquired, by Middleton from Peder Pedersen, provost of Copenhagen, and Carl Rosenmeyer, burgess there, on 20th October, 1661, and which assignation was confirmed by King Frederick III. of Denmark and Norway. This had formed part of the estate of Provostry of the Dom Kirk of Bergen, (see Mr Gilbert Goudie's account of this transaction in Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 8th December, 1879). He died l675, married (first), in 1646, Elizabeth, daughter of James Sinclair of Scalloway, to whom he conveyed the lands of Sumburgh, then extending to 210 merks, in liferent in 1647, but had no issue. He married (second), Margaret, second daughter of John Sinclair of Quendale.

Caithness Deeds and Probate Writs 926483 1677-1708

Caithness 926483C Pg 229 at Wick 28 Jul 1696 Bond Bruce ag Campbell William Bruce Fiar of Stanstell grant me to have borrowed & received from John Campbell Mert in Thurso - 26 lbs scots money 2 Feb 1677 + 8 lbs for faillie; at Kirk 10 Jan 1677 Witnesses David Sinclair in Kirk, John Sutherland in Thurso, & Dod Durham Not Pub

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Was William Bruce born approx. 1675 or did he die approx. 1675? The comment in the biography is confusing.