John Hamilton (abt. 1473 - abt. 1540)

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Biography

John Hamilton is a member of Clan Hamilton.

Birth

John Hamilton was born before 4 Feb 1473-74, the eldest natural son of James Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, 1st Lord of Broomhill, Lord of Cadzow, and Janet Calderwood, a daughter of Calderwood of that Ilk. ^[1][2][3][4]

He was included in the entail of the Hamilton estates by the first Earl of Arran, on the 16th January 1512-13, and had legitimation under the great seal four days afterwards. ^[3][5][6]

He was legitimated by James IV on 20 January 1512/3, becoming presumptively 2nd in line of succession to his half-brother the 1st Earl of Arran.^[7][2]

He married, firstly, Janet Hamilton, daughter of Sir Robert Hamilton of Preston and Fingaltoun. ^{[1][8][3][5][6]}

Children of John Hamilton and Janet Hamilton

1. David, his heir. ^[1][5][6][9]
2. John. succeeded his brother^[5][6][9]
3. Gawin,^[10] went to Ireland^[6][9]
4. Quintin,^[10] burgess of Hamilton^[6][9]
5. Janet, m. John Hamilton of Neilsland^[6][9]
6. Margaret, married to Gawln Hamilton of Raploch, Commendator of Kilwinning ^{[1][3][10][6][9]}
7. Isabella, married, first, to Cuthbert Hamilton of Candor ; secondly, to Robert Hamilton of Dalserf, both with issue.^[10][6][11]

He married, secondly, Margaret Dalzell, daughter of Dalziel of that Ilk. ^[3][12]

Child of John Hamilton and Margaret Dalzell

1. Robert. of Allanshaw, the founder of a family of that name, which subsisted for some time at Allanshaw in the parish of Hamilton.^[10][3]

Death

John Hamilton died before 15 Sep 1540. ^[1][4][13]

Research Notes

1. Janet Home married, sometime after 24 August 1531, Sir John Hamilton of Samuelston and Clydesdale, the natural son of James Hamilton, 1st earl of Arran.^[1][14][15] She has been detached as the wife of John Hamilton, the subject of this profile, who was actually the natural brother of her husband's natural father.
2. Scots Peerage which places John as the son by the second wife.^[3]
3. Birnie says he died in Aug 1526^[16] and Scot Peerage says circa 1550 when briefly mentioning him in the section on Lord Belhaven^[3] but agrees with Johnston.^[4] in the section on the Duke of Hamilton. ^[1] The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland seems to put the question to rest.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Paul, James Balfour, Sir. The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood’s Edition of Sir Robert Douglas’s Peerage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of That Kingdom. Vol. 4. Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914. p. 353., citing, "John, the son of a lady named Janet Calderwood, is described as eldest natural son of Lord Hamilton on 4 February 1473-74, when his father granted to him, with remainder to his brothers Patrick and David, the lands of the upper part of Machanmuir, Broomhill, and Silvertonhill. He is also named in a charter of entail, dated 17 January 1512-13, and four days later King James iv. granted a very full legitimation to him and his brother Sir Patrick, making them heirs of entail to their brother the first Earl of Arran. The date of his death is uncertain, but it apparently took place before 1540."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1912, Ed. 2 Vol II, Archive.org, p. 93, footnote 'a', citing, "This Sir James was great grandson of John H. of Broomhill, who was one of the numerous bastards of James, ist Lord Hamilton [S.], and, consequently, an illegit. br. of James, ist Earl of Arran [S.]. The said John H. was, however, legitimated under the Great Seal [S.] 20 Jan. 15 12/3."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Paul, James Balfour. "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", Edinburgh: David Douglas,1905, Vol. II, Archive.org, p. 38
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Johnston, George Harvey, "The heraldry of the Hamiltons : with notes on all the males of the family, description of the arms, plates and pedigrees", Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston, LTD, 1909, Archive.org, p. 36
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Anderson, John, Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton, Edinburgh: John Anderson, 1825, Archive.org, p. 249
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8} Anderson, John, Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton, Edinburgh: John Anderson, 1825, Archive.org, p. 425
7. ↑ Historic MSS Commission. Manuscripts of the Duke of Hamilton. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode (1887), p. 20., no. 27 Letters of Legitimation by James IV.
8. ↑ Birnie, John, "Account of the Families of Birnie and Hamilton of Broomhill", Edinburgh: private, 1838., Archive.org, p. 14
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5} Birnie, John, "Account of the Families of Birnie and Hamilton of Broomhill", Edinburgh: private, 1838., Archive.org, p. 15
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4} Anderson, John, Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton, Edinburgh: John Anderson, 1825, Archive.org, p. 250
11. ↑ Birnie, John, "Account of the Families of Birnie and Hamilton of Broomhill", Edinburgh: private, 1838., Archive.org, p. 19
12. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "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", Edinburgh: David Douglas,1905, Vol. II, Archive.org, p. 404
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Reg. Mag. Sig., "Registrum magni sigilli regum Scotorum : The register of the Great seal of Scotland, A.D. 1513-1546 published by the authority of the Lords commissioners of H.M. Treasury.", Edinburgh: General Register House, 1883, Vol. 3., Archive.org, p. 499, no. 2201
14. ↑ Twelfth Rep. Hist. MSS. Com, App. viii, 162, cited in Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1907), vol.4, p.456.
15. ↑ Anderson, John. Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton. Edinburgh: by the author (1825), p. 84.
16. ↑ Birnie, John, "Account of the Families of Birnie and Hamilton of Broomhill", Edinburgh: private, 1838., Archive.org, p. 20