Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes

ADAM HEPBURN Master of Hailes

Sheriff of Berwickshire (April 1467)

The Scots Peerage: pp. 148-9

Evidence from the Laing Charters

20 July 1456: Charter by Patrick Hepburn, Lord Halis, granting to James Thomson of Northhalis, for his service, the lands of Sherefleys, lying in the town and territory of Northhalis, and a cotland, lying in the town and territory of Benyston, with a toft and croft of the same in the granter's barony of Halis, within the constabulary of Haddington and sheriffdom of Edinburgh. Also granting to him that land called a carucate of land named Gourleybank, lying in the town and territory of Lynton, on the south side of the water of Tyne, within said barony, as perambulated by an assize, in excambion for all and whole the lands of James Thomson lying in Northhalis, excepting the said lands of Sherefleys. To be held of the granter in fee and heritage for a reddendo of 6s. 8d. yearly to the chapel of St. Mary at Merkil, with ward and relief, etc. Dated at the Castle of Halis, 20th July 1456. Witnesses, ADAM, the granter's oldest son, WILLIAM and GEORGE HEPBURN, the granter's brothers, James Cockburn, son and heir -apparent to Patrick Cockburn of Newbiggin, with others. [500, Box 15. The Laing Charters: charter number 140

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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24 October 1466: : Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland made in favour of Robert, Lord Boyd, which mentions Adam Hepburn, son and apparent heir of Patrick, Lord Hailes: "Adam Hepburn filium et apparentum heredem Patricii dom. Halis." RMS 1424-1513: charter number 892

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17 September 1469: Precept of sasine following on GD39/5/3 addressed to Adam Hepburne of Dunsyre, William Aldincraw and Nicholas Forman of Hutton. [Seal]. National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/5/4

13 October 1475: REX confiimavit ADE HEPBURNE de Dunsyare, filio et heredi apparenti Pat. domini Halis, et heredibus ejus, — terras baronie de Dunsyare, vic. Lanark ; — quas idem Adam personaliter resignavit ; — quas- quidem terras dictus Adam etejus predecessores de rege in warda et relevio tenuerunt ; — et pro singulari favore quern rex gessit erga eundem Adam, concessit predictas terras dicto Ade et heredibus ejus in albam firmam imperpetuum, pro uno denario annuatim nomine albe firme reddend. RMS 1424-1513: charter number 1207

Genealogy

The Scots Peerage: pp. 148-9

Biographical Summary

Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes (born after 1432 – died 1479) was Sheriff of Berwickshire in April 1467, and had a charter of confirmation of Dunsyre in the sheriffdom of Lanarkshire, dated 13 October 1475, being thereafter designated 'of Dunsyre'.
Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes, was the son of Sir Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes and Ellen Wallace. He was not of age to marry on 2 February 1448, the date of the marriage contract agreed between his father, and Alexander Home, 1st Lord Home, which settled the contract of marriage between Adam and Helen Home, Sir Alexander's daughter by his spouse Marion Lauder.[1][2]

Hepburn is believed to have intrigued with the widowed Queen Mary of Gueldres, a young and beautiful woman. He attached himself to the party of the Boyds, and was concerned in the seizure of King James III at Linlithgow on 9 July 1466, for which he obtained a remission from Parliament dated 13 October that year.

Adam Hepburn of Dunsyre is one of the several illustrious jurors on an Assize, 5 March 1470/1, which acquitted Andrew Ker of Cessford of aiding and abetting James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus "traitor from England within Scotland", for his association with Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd after he was declared a rebel, and other accusations, all of which Ker had denied. Others on the jury were Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford, Alexander Cunningham Lord Kilmaurs & Chief Clan Cunningham, James Hamilton 1st Lord Hamilton, and Sir Alexander Lauder of Haltoun. (Hist. MSS).

Children:

• 1. Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (c. 1452 – 18 October 1508).
• 2. George Hepburn (c. 1454 – 9 September 1513)
• 3. Margaret Hepburn (c. 1456 – 8 November 1542 married Sir David Wemyss of Wemyss and (bef 4 Dec 1488) Henry Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair.[3][4]
• 4. Adam Hepburn (c. 1457 – 9 September 1513)
• 5. Elizabeth (Agnes) Hepburn (born c. 1461) married Alexander Home

References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Hepburn,_Master_of_Hailes
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p482.htm#i4812
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p482.htm#i4813
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p483.htm#i4823
• http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/sinclair1449.htm#S...
• Historical Manuscripts Commission, 14th Report, Appendix Part III, The MSS of the Duke of Roxburghe, et al., pp. 27–8, 65.
• The Scots Peerage by Sir James Balfour Paul, Edinburgh, (1905), under 'Bothwell', pp. 148/9.
• familysearch.org Accessed 12 January 2008
• Clan Hepburn Retrieved 24 May 2009
• Robertson, George. (1823) "A genealogical account of the principal families in Ayrshire, more particulary [sic] Cunninghame". Irvine: Cunninghame Press. (contains dating errors)
• http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00117021&tree=LEO
• https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe...
• The Scots Peerage by Sir James Balfour Paul, Edinburgh, 1905, 'Bothwell' p. 141/2. Archive.Org, page 148 Archive.Org