Swinton,John

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Invent; Swinton, John 1699.xls
A B C D E F G H I J K L
Douglas, Earl of Buchan, Stewart & Lindsay (g,h).
Before leaving for foreign service, Sir John had by a deed, dated at
Dunbar, granted to the Prioress & Convent of Coldstream a
lease of his lands of Little Swinton for 10 years from
Whitsunday, 1424. Payment for the lease was to be "to me
both Temporal & spiritual". (e)
John's executor was William de Meddlerburn under
whose care he left his infant son (d).
SWINTON, Sir John (XIII) MT - Scotland F: Sir John de Swinton (XII) b: 1422 (d) …?… Sir John Swinton (XIV) Swinton estates: 16th of that Ilk Swint: Ch.1C, Sh.6 (a)ACS-Swintons ofthat Ilk
M: Lady Marjory Dunbar (d: c1493) Dame Margaret Swinton 1] Meikle Swinton, B'wicksh.(a) Was a minor when his fathers died and (b) Burke's Landed Gentry
2] little Harcarse, B'wicksh.(a) was left under the care of William de (c) Fox-Davies p387
3] land in town of Whitsome & Wedderburn, executor of his father's will. (e) (d) AACS- Autobiog. p6
4] temple land of St John of With troubled times many great houses fell (e) Geneol. of Swint. Fam.
Jerusalem, Whits., B'wick(a) with which the family had blood ties - (f) Scot. Hist. Review1919
5] land & castle of Cranshaws(a) Black Douglases, Dunbars, the Stewarts of (g) Brown, The Right
6] half of mill of Lauder, with- Albany - & so was hard put to retain his fathers Rev. G.F.
in constabul. of Haddington(a) possesions; more than 34 separate documents (h) Harvey & MacLeod
7] land in town, Petcokis (a) record these difficulties (a, b); (i)Paul, Sir James Balfour
(near Dunbar) William of Wedderburn was appointed 1904, p.538 (Oliphant,
his tutor (as a minor) Lord Oliphant).
1432, Aug. 14: [No.19] "Instrument narrating a protest made by (j) Nisbet, Alexander:
William de Wedderburn, tutor to the son and heir of umquhile Heraldic Plates, p.xii.
Sir John de Swynton of that Ilk, against any right pertaining
to said heir being submitted to the determination of the
arbiters chosen to decide certain questions between the Earls
of Angus and March" [Swinton Charters No. 28]. The notary
was James de Parklee, clerk of the diocese of St Andrews (g).
1442: Sir John Oliphant was retoured heir to his grandfather in the lands of Cranshaws,
his sasine thereon was taked Feb. 28, 1442/3 and was formally broken the next day by
by Sir John Swinton of that Ilk who also claimed these lands (i).
1455, June 16: Adam Nisbet was witn to an acknowledgement by William Bartrem, vicar of
Swinton, of a gift of meadow land by Jon of Swyntoun (j).
1458, July 26: Was named as an arbitrator in an "Instrument of Submission" by Dame Marion
Douglas over a land dispute [Writ No. 122 preserved at Yester House] (h).
c1460: there was a protracted battle for the ownership of Cranshaws which was being
claimed for the Earldom of March. In a petition to the king, Sir John states that
his grandfather, Sir John of Swinton, gave to Archibald of Douglas, for these lands, his
service, and as many silver vessels as was worth 500 marks if Scottish money …… for
my grandfather bought the lands [outright] considering what he paid for them; and contrary
to the Earl of March, in defence of the Realm, was slain at (the Battle of) Homilidon. (f)
1462, Oct 31: [No. 22] "Instrument taken at the instance of John Swinton of that Ilk on an
Act of the Lords of Parliament & Council (dated 19 Oct. 1462) regarding an inquest to enquire
whether the lands of Crenschawis were held in tenendry or property of the earldom of March"(g).
1466/7, Jan. 26: Was a witness to a "Notarial Transumpt of No. 58 bt Pat. de Cokburn
of Newbigging ……" [Writ No 132] (h).
1467, Apr. 2: Was witness to an "Instrument of Assedation by Dame Annabella Boyd, relict of
Edmund Hay" [No. 134] (h).
1476: Lord Oliphant claiming rights raided it stealing oxen & horses of John's (a);
1481, Oct. 20: [Charter 16] Charter by Archibald, Earl of Douglas and the Lord of Galloway grants
to Sir John S. Knight, for homage done and to be done the land of Cranshaws in Berwickshire.
1482: Dukes of Gloucester & Albany burnt many towns in Berwickshire, including
Kimmerghame, the 2 Swintons, Bastel, etc.: Gloucester was afterwards Richard III;
1483, Oct. 10: Was a Juror on an inquest in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh in which Elizabeth
Cunningham was found to be heir to her father in the lands of Beltoun & Kilpallet [No.212] (h).
1484: Sir John took part in insurrectionary movements
with the Duke of Albany (bro. of Richard III)
against James III (a).
Picture of his Seal (c)
SWINTON, Sir John de (XIV) MT - Scotland F: Sir John SWINTON (XIII) (b: c1450 n/m …?… ----------------} ? John S. (l:1514-29) 1] Cranshaws - lived here (a) 17th of that Ilk (b); Swint: Ch.1C, Sh.6 (a)ACS-Swintons ofthat Ilk
m1]: 1475, June 3 {1] Catherine LAUDER -------} {1] John of SWINTON (XV) 2]Little Swinton (a) 1500 : inherited his fathers lands (a); (b) Burke's Landed Gentry
m2]: (c1519) Nicholas SWINTON 3]Meikle Swinton (a) 1475: his 1st wife Catherine Lauder, a Brian Copley Records
(d: c1520) David SWINTON 4] Little Harcarse (a) daughter of the house of Bass, was related (c)McIntosh,John Lachland
Alexander SWINTON 5] Ramryg (Ramrig) (a) within the 4th degree and special dis-
Thomas SWINTON 6] Elbalk(in Meikle Swinton)(a) pensation was gained from the Pope [? through
*John Swinton-'the younger' 7] Thornybyrne (a) the Bishop of Glasgow (c)] for the marriage (a)
(see hist note '*'}} 8] Howbog (a) They had 4 sons, the 3rd & 4th died in early
Agnes SWINTON 9] Doghouse (a) life, the 2nd, Nicholas, inherited the lands of Harcasse (c)
Margaret SWINTON
* { it would appear that there were possibly two
{2] Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM ---} {2] no issue sons of John (XIV) both named "John". While ACS (a)
suggests one not being legitimate (p. 46) it was
not unknown for 2 sons to carry the same name.
1510: rents Dunkeld.
SWINTON, John ?MT - Scotland ? (F: SirJohn de Swinton (XIV)) l: 1515-1529 ? 1] Elizabeth SWINTON - It would appear that he was one of two sonsSwint: Ch.1C, Sh.6 ACS-Swintons of that Ilk
? (M: Catherine Lauder) 2] Katherine SWINTON of John Swinton (XIV) both named
John.
SWINTON, John - I Scotland - l: 1516-1539 - - ? ? Edinburgh / Falkland Misc. File ?
SWINTON, John (XV) MT - Scotland F: SirJohn de Swinton (XIV) (b: c1480) Margaret (Marion) HOME (see John SWINTON (XVI) 1] Little Swinton, Sc. 18th of that Ilk (b); Swint: Ch.1C, Sh.6 (a)ACS-Swintons ofthat Ilk
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