John (Hamilton) Hamilton of Lettrick (bef. 1584 - aft. 1637)

Born before 1584 in Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Jean (Campbell) Hamilton — married before 2 Nov 1605 in Scotland

Descendants

Died after 1637 after age 53 in Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

Parents and Achievements

John Hamilton was an illegitimate son of John Hamilton and an unknown mother.^[1][2][3] He received a legitimization under the Great Seal 22 December 1600.^[1]

He first represented (as a minor baron) Lanarkshire as an M.P. in 1605,^[4] so could have been born no later than 1584. He also served as the M.P. from Lanarkshire in 1612, 1617, 1621, and 1625.^[4] On 25 May 1608 a charter was issued confirming the ownership of the Castle of Kinclevin in Perthshire to himself and his wife, Jean Campbell.^[5] He also acquired the lands of Bargany and Carlock, as well as additional lands in Ayrshire, by charter dated 15 June 1624.^[5]

Marriage and Children

John Hamilton married Jean Campbell, daughter of Alexander Campbell, Bishop of Brechin, and Helen Clephane, daughter of George Clephane of Carselogie and widow of Robert Arbutnott.^[1][6] The exact date of their marriage is unknown but occurred before 2 November 1605, when they jointly had a charter from James Bonar of Rossie for the lands of Kinclavin.^[7][8] There were at least seven children from this marriage:

• Sir John Hamilton, 1st Lord Bargany; married Jean Douglas; died April 1658^[3][9]
• William Hamilton^[3][10]
• Thomas Hamilton^[3][10]
• Catherine Hamilton,^[3] married 7 Mar 1619 Sir James Drummond, 1st of Machany^[11][12] (see research notes, below)
• Helen Hamilton, married Sir James Somerville of Cambusnethan^[1][3]
• __________ Hamilton, married Sir William Vere of Stonebyres^[1][3]
• Mary Hamilton, married Alexander Cleland of Cleland^[1][3][13]

Death

Sir John Hamilton of Bargany is believed to have died soon after 1637.^[1][3]

Research Notes

Daughter Catherine

Richardson lists Catherine's husband as 'John Drummond, Knt., of Machany' and lists as a source The Scots Peerage, which references Catherine's husband as "Sir John Drummond of Machany, second son of James, first Lord Maderty." This was evidently a typo. The second son of James, 1st Lord Maderty, was James, 1st of Machany, who did actually marry Catherine Hamilton.^[11][12]John Drummond, 2nd Lord Madderty, was the eldest son of James, 1st Lord Maderty, and he married Margaret Leslie, daughter of Patrick Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores.^[14]

Disputed Daughter Jean

Both Richardson and Balfour Paul list an unknown daughter of Sir John Hamilton and Jean Campbell who married Sir William Vere. It is possible that this unknown daughter was named after her mother Jean but there is no evidence of this, and no reliable sources that indicate she married anyone named Thomas Hay. Therefore, Jean Hamilton needs to be detached from this profile as a daughter of John and Jean and can be reattached later if proof is found of her existence.

Possible Area of Future Research

The unknown daughter who married Sir William Vere (aka Weir) may be traceable through the Weir family (the Hamiltons and the Weirs intermarried through several generations). A possible starting point might be Sir William Weir but these profiles are mostly unsourced and need a good deal of work, and if the dates on William's profile are correct it may have been one of his sons who married John Hamilton's daughter.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol.2, p.27.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd ed. (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), vol. 2, pp. 405-406, HOUSTON 15. John Hamilton.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingam (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), vol. 3, p. 327 HOUSTON 18. John Hamilton.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Foster, Joseph. Members of Parliament, Scotland 1357-1882. London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney (1882), p. 170.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Reg. Mag. Sig., cited in: Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol.2, p.27.
6. ↑ MacGregor, Gordon. The Red Book of Scotland. Scotland: by the author (2016), rv. 2020, vol. 2, p. 803.
7. ↑ Regestrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. Register of the Great Seal of Scotland 1306-1668. John Maitland Thomson et al (eds). Edinburgh: HM General Register House (1890), vol. 6, p. 762, no. 2087.
8. ↑ RMS 1594-1608, No. 2087, cited in: MacGregor, Gordon. The Red Book of Scotland. Scotland: by the author (2016), rv. 2020, vol. 2, p. 803.
9. ↑ Record of Retours, MS Ayrshire, xxvi, 332, cited in: Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, page 28.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Retours General, 3131 cited in: Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol.2, p.27.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} GD109/2679, cited in: MacGregor, Gordon. The Red Book of Scotland. Scotland: by the author (2016), rv. 2020, vol. 3, p. 782.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Malcolm, David. A Genealogical Memoir of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Drummond. Edinburgh: Mundell, Doig and Stevenson (1808), p. 106 available here.
13. ↑ Cleland, John Burton. The Ancient Family of Cleland. London: Hicks, Wilkinson & Sears (1905), pp. 24-25.
14. ↑ C2/52/262, cited in MacGregor, Gordon. The Red Book of Scotland. Scotland: by the author (2016), rv. 2020, vol. 3, p.778.

See also:

• James, eleventh lord Somerville. Memorie of the Somervilles; being a history of the baronial house of Somerville. Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co. (1815), vol. 2.

• Malcolm, David. A Genealogical Memoir of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Drummond. Edinburgh: Mundell, Doig and Stevenson (1808), pp. 95, 106 available here.

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.

• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry

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This profile was reviewed and approved for the Magna Carta Project 12 Oct 2020 by Thiessen-117 (proofread and cite-checked Richardson only).

John (Hamilton) Hamilton of Lettrick appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in badged Richardson-documented trails from Gateway Ancestor Patrick Houston to Magna Carta Surety Barons Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare and Robert de Vere. The trail is set out in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

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