James
Hay Fifteenth Earl of Erroll
formerly Boyd
Born in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of William (Boyd) Boyd Fourth Earl of Kilmarnock
and Anne (Livingston) Livingston Countess Kilmarnock
Brother of
Robert (Boyd) Boyd of Trochny, William Boyd, Charles Boyd and Alexander (Boyd Earl of Kilmarnock) Boyd
Husband of
Rebecca (Lockhart) Hay
— married
3 Sep 1749 in St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Husband of
Isabella (Carr) Hay
— married
2 Aug 1762 in Durham, England
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Boyd) Durham, Margaret Ann (Boyd) Scott, Charlotte (Boyd) Holwell, Isabella Anna Hay, Augusta (Hay) Boyd, George (Hay) Hay Sixteenth Earl of Erroll, Harriet Jane Hay, Margaret (Hay) Cameron, Maria Elizabeth (Hay) Moore, William Hay, Frances Hay, Flaminia Hay, Jemima Hay and James Hay
Died
at age 52
in Callendar House, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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| James (Boyd) Hay Fifteenth Earl of Erroll was a prominent member of a Scottish Clan. Join: Scotland Project Discuss: Scotland |
| Preceded by Mary Hay, 14th Countess of Erroll |
James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll 1758 - 1778 |
Succeeded by George Hay, 16th Earl of Erroll |
Biography
James (Boyd) Hay Fifteenth Earl of Erroll is a member of Clan Hay.
James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (20 April 1726 – 3 July 1778) was the son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock and Anne Livingston and was baptised in the parish of Falkirk, Stirlingshire on 25 April 1727.[1]
He was born with the name of James Boyd but legally changed it to James Hay in 1758, when he succeeded his great-aunt as Earl of Erroll (his father's titles were attainted and thus he did not succeed to them). He was allowed to succeed to his father's estates but not the Earldom of Kilmarnock, which had been forfeited when his father was executed for treason 18 Aug 1746; Grand Master of Scottish Freemasons 1751-52; a Lord of Police for Scotland 1770-78; a Representative Peer (Tory) for Scotland 1770-74.[2]
In 1749, he married Rebecca Lockhart (died 1761), by whom he had at least one daughter:
- Lady Mary Hay (1754–?), married John Scott of Balcomie in 1770, divorced in 1771. She then 'married' James Sutherland in 1771. There are records for an earlier daughter, Mary, born 1751, but likely she died young.
In 1762, he married Isabella Carr (1747–1808) and they had twelve children:
- George Hay, 16th Earl of Erroll (1767–1798)
- William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll (1772–1819)
- Hon. James Hay (d. 1797)
- Lady Charlotte Hay (1763–1800), married Rev. William Holwell in 1797
- Lady Isabella Anne Hay (1765–1793)
- Lady Augusta Hay (1766–1822), married George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow
- Lady Harriet Jane Hay (1768–1812)
- Lady Margaret Hay (1769–1832), married Charles Cameron in 1789
- Lady Maria Elizabeth Hay (1771–1804), married Rev. George Moore in 1795
- Lady Frances Hay (1773–1806)
- Lady Flaminia Hay (1774–1821), married Capt. George James (d. 1840) in 1809
- Lady Jemima Hay (1776–1822)[3]
He died at Callendar House in Falkirk on 3 July 1778[4]
Sources
- ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; BOYD, JAMES EARL OF E; WILLIAM EARL OF KILMARNOCK BOYD ANNE LIVINGSTON FR950 (FR950); M; 25/04/1727; 479/ 30 455; Falkirk; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
- ↑ Cracrofts Peerage
- ↑ Entered by Ken Broughton.
- ↑ The Scots Peerage; Sir James Balfour Paul; vol3; p581; https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun03pauluoft#page/580/mode/2up
See also:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Erroll
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hay,_15th_Earl_of_Erroll
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Basil Stewart
:
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 47 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member BasilStewart, MitoYDNA ID A10718 [compare] - Robert Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT26747, FTDNA kit #635158, MitoYDNA ID T10731 [compare]
- Angus Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT371927, FTDNA kit #IN46351, MitoYDNA ID T10758 [compare]
- Randee Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-Z43064, FTDNA kit #B356623
- Christian Boyd :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-JFS0056, FTDNA kit #9204
- Robbin Stewart :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-L21
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