Alexander Porterfield (abt. 1508 - aft. 1540)

Born about 1508 in Scotland

Ancestors

Died after 1540 after about age 32 in Scotland

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Biography

Alexander was the first son of Robert Porterfield and Isobell Maxwell.^[1] Alexander succeeded to the estate of Porterfield upon his father's death. As he had no heirs, he conveyed the lands of Porterfield to his brother John on 16 August 1540, reserving a life rent for himself. The contract was witnessed by Thomas Sprewill de Coldon (Cowdon) and James Logan. The contract was signed at Raess, Scotland.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Frank Burke Porterfield, The Porterfields (Roanoke, Virginia: Multiprint Inc, 1947), p. 8 digital images, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066246737;view=1up;seq=16. Hathi Trust Digital Library (https://babel.hathitrust.org: accessed 3 March 2024).
2. ↑ James Murray, Kilmacolm: a Parish History, 1100-1898 (1898), p. 241; scanned image, Open Library (https://archive.org/stream/kilmacolmparishh00murr).

See also:

• George Crawfurd, A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew (1818), p. 63; scanned image, (http://books.google.com/books?id=bpnmAAAAMAAJ).
• W. M. Metcalfe, A History of the County of Renfrew from the Earliest Times (1905), p. 103, 110; scanned image, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28525&enc=1).
• William Playfair, British Baronetage: Volume III (1811), pp. 120-121; scanned image, Open Library (https://archive.org/stream/britishbaronetag31play#page/n3/mode/2up).