Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

OF THE BRANCHES OF THE HOUSE OF HAMILTON. 251
Crawf. Gen. 4. Anne, married to James Hamilton
CoM - of Woodhall.
Com.Rec. Glas. Sir James died in 1658. His testa-
ment is registered 4th March 1663.
V. James Hamilton of Broomhil),
Bishop of Galloway, appears to have
acquired the lands of Broomhill from
his brother the first Lord Belhaven. He
was minister of Camhusnethan in 1642,
Wodrow, i. 101. and, in 1661, was promoted to the See
of Galloway.
He married Margaret Thomson, by
whom he bad issue :
Sh. Rec. Ham. 1. James, his successor.
2. John, who succeeded his brother.
1. Jean, married to Mr John Birnie
of that Ilk.
VI. James Hamilton of Broomhill,
who, dying without issue, was succeeded
by his brother,
VI. John Hamilton of Broombill, broomhill.
who was served heir to his father, James, j n q. R et . Lan.
Bishop of Galloway, and to bis brother
James, in the lands of Broomhill, Fleurs,
&c. lying within the barony of Ma-
chanshyre, of date, 7th April 1681. He
appears also to have died without issue,
and was succeeded by his sister,
VI. Jean Hamilton, who married
Mr John Birnie, and had issue :
1. John Birnie of Broomhill.
2. Mr Alexander Birnie, an advocate.
1. Daughter, Isabella Birnie, married
to George Muirhead of Whitcastle.
The representative of the Birnies of
Broomhill is now, I believe, Mr Birnie,
wine merchant in Leith.
The crest of the Hamiltons of Broom-
hill, was a horse's head.
Motto. — " Ride Through."
IN EYANDALE.
buowncastle I. Andrew Hamilton is the first of
~j — IT 1 this family that has been noticed. He
Reg. Mag. Sig. *
Lib. xxix. obtained, in the minority of Queen Mary,
a charter, under the great seal, of the
lands of Browncastle.
,,„ II. John Hamilton of Browncastle,
Mb. penes me. **T
who is enumerated in the list of the Ha-
miltons, compiled about the year 1570.
He was succeeded by his son,
III. David Hamilton of Brown-
castle, who had a charter, under the Lib xxsii
great seal, to David Hamilton, son and No - 433 -
heir of John Hamilton of Browncastle,
of the lands of Browncastle, dated 12th