Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

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HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS
brown- February 1562. He was succeeded by
CASTLE. J J
— — ■== his son,
Inq. Ret. Lan
124.
IV. Robert Hamilton of Brown-
castle, who, on the 25th May 1625, was
retoured heir of David, his father, in
the four merk land of Browncastle, in
the barony of Kilbryde. He is men-
tioned in a deed in the sheriff records at
Hamilton, 1633. He was succeeded by,
Com. Rec. Glas. V. David Hamilton of Browncastle,
who, on the 19th July 1639, "borrows
fra Isobel Macmath in Brownsydehill,
ye sowme of ane hunder merks." He
died in January 1665, as appears from
his testament, registered by his son-in-
law and executor, John Browning in
Browncastle, 18th December 1669. He
was succeeded by,
Reg. Mag. Sig. VI. JaMES HAMILTON of Brown-
Lib. lxxiii. No. cagtle> wh() ha(1 a charter of the lands f
Nethertoun of Browncastle, dated 24th
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January 1672. The next we meet with
is,
VII. George Hamilton of Brown- ibid.
. iiTi n tit Wodrnw's Hist.
castle, who had a charter ol the INether- ;;, 4^ 42s.
toun of Browncastle, dated 23d Feb.
1683. In 1684, he was imprisoned for
non-conformity and refusing to take the
test, and fined in the sum of 2000£ Scots;
he was liberated, on the 12th June the
following year, on giving a bond for 2000
merks, that he would appear when called
upon. He left three heirs-portioners :
1. Elizabeth, married to John Alston R e g. Mag. Sig.
of Overhall in Evandale, and had issue. n'o.'<h" V '
She had a charter of resignation of the
lands of Nethertoun of Browncastle,
dated 12th February 1712.
2. , married to Dr Cochrane.
3. , married to Lawson of Ry-
landside.
The property of Browncastle fell af-
terwards into the possession of the Dal-
ziel family.
PAK1SH OF BEITH.
BROWN.MUIR
Com. Rec.
Glas.
Sher. Rec.
Ham.
The first of this family that has been
noticed, is William Hamilton of Brown-
muir, who, on the 8th June 1624, ap-
pears as cautioner for William Neill of
Newhill, as executor to the testament
of umquhile Isobel Hamilton, his spouse.
In 1632, he was on an inquest, or ser-
vice of retour, at Hamilton.
In 1643, Daniel Hamilton of Browu-
muir is noticed in the Commissary Re-
cords of Glasgow.
In 1664, William Hamilton of
Brownmuir is noticed in the same re- Lib. lxvii. No.
cords. There was a charter granted, 1
under the great seal, of date 13th Feb-
ruary 1680, « to William Hamilton of