Adam (Urquhart) Urquhart of Cromarty (abt. 1320 - abt. 1385)

Born about 1320 in Cromartyshire, Scotland

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Died about 1385 at about age 65 in Cromartyshire, Scotland

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Adam (Urquhart) Urquhart of Cromarty has Scottish Ancestors.

Adam (Urquhart) Urquhart of Cromarty was born in Scotland.

Adam (Urquhart) Urquhart of Cromarty is a member of Clan Urquhart.

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Adam de Urquhart was born c 1320. He was the son of William de Urchard and Lillias Ross.^[1][2][3]

On the 30th of September 1338, Adam was granted a Charter of all the lands of Inchrory in Ross-shire by William Ross, 5th Earl of Ross, and confirmation from DAVID II in 1358 of a Charter whereby the Earl of Ross granted him the Hereditary office of Sheriff.

He married Brigida, daughter of Sir Patrick Fleming of Biggar. Their children were:

1. John de Urchard b. c 1345, d. c 1425

Adam Urquhart, Sheriff of Cromartie, died circa 1385.

Sources

1. ↑
   • The Baronage Of Scotland". 2020. Freepages.Rootsweb.Com. Accessed March 9 2020.> Urchard, pg 160 (Link via Wayback Machine at Archive.org, capture date 10 Mar 2023.)
2. ↑ The Thanage Of Fermartyn, Including The District Commonly Called Formartine, Its Proprietors, With Genealogical Deductions; Its Parishes, Ministers, Churches, Churchyards, Antiquities, [Etc.]. 2020. Archive.Org. Accessed March 9 2020.>Urquhart , pps 691-697
3. ↑ A Genealogical And Heraldic History Of The Commoners Of Great Britain And Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank; But Univested With Heritable Honours : Burke, John, 1787-1848 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.> Urquhart, Vol II, p. 295

See Also:

• Volume 2 - Earls Of Cromartie - Histories Of Scottish Families - National Library Of Scotland . 2020. Digital.Nls.Uk.>Ross/Urquhart Charters, Vol II, pps 446, 458 also pg 448, 1349 charter.
• POMS: record,"People of Medievil Scotland". 2020. Poms.Ac.Uk. Accessed March 21 2020.>Adam of Urquhart, Gift of Sheriffdom, 13th November 1358.
• The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.>Lilias Ross, Vol VII, p. 237
• Family records of the Bruces and the Cumyns, etc. [With genealogical tables.]. 2011. "Family Records Of The Bruces And The Cumyns, With An Historical Introduction And Appendix, Etc. [With Genealogical Tables.] : Bruce, Mary Elizabeth Cumming : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Accessed May 2 2020.>William Urquhart, p. 428.
• The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom. 2020. Archive.Org.>Fleming of Wigtown, Vol VIII, pps 519-558
• Peerage

Citations

• BP2003 volume 3, page 3971.
• Hetty Tayler (1946). History of the Family of Urquhart. Aberdeen University Press. pps 5, 17.