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Sir William HAMILTON, 1st Baronet

Sir William HAMILTON, 1st Baronet

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  1. 1.  Sir William HAMILTON, 1st Baronet (son of James HAMILTON, 1st Earl of Abercorn and Marion BOYD); died on 25 Jun 1681.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title: From 1627 to 25 Jun 1681; 1st Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1627]

    William married Jean COLQUHOUN before 1 Apr 1656. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James HAMILTON, 1st Earl of Abercorn was born in 1575 (son of Claud HAMILTON, 1st Lord Paisley and Margaret SETON); died on 23 Mar 1617/8.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: Gentleman of Bedchamber to James VI of Scotland
    • Occupation / Profession: 1597; Member of Parliament (MP) (Scotland) for Linlithgow
    • Occupation / Profession: 14 Dec 1598; Was highly esteemed by King James VI, who made him one of the Lords of his Privy Council (PC) (though he did not take his seat at the board till 10 February 1601).
    • Occupation / Profession: 26 Nov 1600; Granted office of Sheriff Linlithgowshire for him and his heirs male.
    • Event: 11 Jul 1601; Another charter of the lands of Abercorn, Braidmeadow, etc.
    • Title: From 5 Apr 1603 to 23 Mar 1617; 1st Lord Abercorn (County Linlithgow) [Scotland. 1603]
    • Event: 1604; He was one of the Commissioners, on the part of Scotland, to treat of a union with England, which did not take effect.
    • Title: From 10 Jul 1606 to 23 Mar 1617; 1st Earl of Abercorn, Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606]

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died in the lifetime of the father.

    James + Marion BOYD. Marion was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 20 Aug 1632. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Marion BOYD was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 20 Aug 1632.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Marion Hamilton
    • Title: From 1604 to 23 Mar 1617; Lady Abercorn
    • Title: From 10 Jul 1606 to 23 Mar 1617; Countess of Abercorn
    • Title: From 23 Mar 1617 to 20 Aug 1632; Dowager Countess of Abercorn

    Children:
    1. 1. Sir William HAMILTON, 1st Baronet died on 25 Jun 1681.
    2. Sir Alexander HAMILTON was born in Date of birth unknown; died before 4 May 1669.
    3. Anne HAMILTON
    4. Margaret HAMILTON
    5. Isobel HAMILTON
    6. Lucy HAMILTON
    7. James HAMILTON, 2nd Earl of Abercorn was born about 1604; died about 1670.
    8. Claud HAMILTON, 2nd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane was born about 1605; died on 14 Jun 1638.
    9. Sir George HAMILTON, 1st Baronet was born about 1608; died in 1679.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Claud HAMILTON, 1st Lord Paisley was born about 1542 (son of James HAMILTON, 1st Duke of Châtellerault and 2nd Earl of Arran and Margaret DOUGLAS); died on 3 May 1621.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: He also enjoyed the offices of Dean of Dunbar, Canon of Glasgow and Prebendary of Cambuslaug.
    • Occupation / Profession: 1553; Lay Abbot of Paisley
    • Event: 5 Dec 1553; By a papal bull, he was appointed Commendator of the Abbey of Paisly by Pope Julius III on the resignation of his uncle John Hamilton, a natural son of the 1st Earl of Arran. The bull calls him fourteen years of age, but as he is found granting a charter on 6 August 1564 with consent of his father as tutor, it is clear he must have been under age at that time, so that he cannot have been born earlier than 1543.
    • Event: 1568; Commanded the vanguard for Mary, Queen of Scots at the Battle of Langside (having previously helped her escape from Lochleven).
    • Event: 1572/3; Subsequently outlawed and estates forfeited, but restored for loyalty to King James VI of Scotland.
    • Event: 1579; Though again (his estates are) subject to forfeiture for activities in Mary's (Queen of Scots) cause.
    • Event: 1585; Lordship of Paisley restored to him, though he continued plotting for Mary's (Queen of Scots) release.
    • Title: From 29 Jul 1587 to 3 May 1621; 1st Lord Paisley (County Renfrew) [Scotland. 1587]

    Claud married Margaret SETON on 1 Aug 1574. Margaret was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 18 Feb 1616. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret SETON was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 18 Feb 1616.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Margaret Hamilton
    • Title: From 1 Aug 1574 to 18 Feb 1616; Lady Paisley

    Children:
    1. Sir John HAMILTON
    2. Claud HAMILTON was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 19 Oct 1614 in Dublin, Ireland.
    3. Sir George HAMILTON was born in Date of birth unknown; died before 1657.
    4. Sir Frederick HAMILTON was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 31 Mar 1646.
    5. 2. James HAMILTON, 1st Earl of Abercorn was born in 1575; died on 23 Mar 1617/8.
    6. Margaret HAMILTON was born on 1 Sep 1577; died on 23 Dec 1577.
    7. Henry HAMILTON was born on 13 Dec 1584; died on 15 Mar 1585.
    8. Margaret HAMILTON was born about 1585; died on 11 Sep 1623.
    9. Alexander HAMILTON was born on 18 Mar 1587; died on 21 Nov 1587.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James HAMILTON, 1st Duke of Châtellerault and 2nd Earl of Arran was born about 1519 (son of James HAMILTON, 1st Earl of Arran and Janet BEATON); died on 22 Jan 1574/5.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title: From 22 Jul 1529 to 22 Jan 1574; 2nd Earl of Arran [Scotland. 1503], 3rd Lord Hamilton [Scotland. 1445]
    • Occupation / Profession: Between 1542 and 1557; Guardian to Mary, Queen of Scots and Governor of the Realm during latter's minority.
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1542 to 1554; Regent of Scotland
    • Event: 13 Mar 1542/3; Declared Heir Presumptive to the Crown.
    • Honor: 1548; Order of St. Michael (France)
    • Title: From 8 Feb 1548 to 22 Jan 1574; Duke of Châtellerault [France. 1548] - created by King Henry II of France, in Poitou, with a pension, to win his consent to the match between Mary, Queen of Scots and the Dauphin of France.

    James married Margaret DOUGLAS on 23 Sep 1532. Margaret was born in Date of birth unknown; died in 1579. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margaret DOUGLAS was born in Date of birth unknown; died in 1579.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Margaret Hamilton
    • Title: From 23 Sep 1532 to 22 Jan 1574; Countess of Arran
    • Title: From 8 Feb 1548 to 22 Jan 1574; Duchess of Châtellerault
    • Title: From 22 Jan 1574 to 1579; Dowager Duchess of Châtellerault, Dowager Countess of Arran

    Children:
    1. Barbara HAMILTON
    2. 4. Claud HAMILTON, 1st Lord Paisley was born about 1542; died on 3 May 1621.



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