Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

OF THE BRANCHES OF THE HOUSE OF HAMILTON. 265
Cortjtfo*
CO. OF DUMBARTON.
Reg. Mag. Sig
Lib. xxx. No.
728.
M'lver's Hist.
of Glas. 82.
Belh. MS.
Crawf. Mem.
p. 856.
Com. Rec. Glas.
et Diet, of Dec,
Vol. I. 3636.
I. The first that has been met with
of this family is Andrew Hamilton of
Cochno, who had a charter, wherein he
is styled Captain of the Castle of Dun-
barton, of the lands of Noblestoun in
Dunbartonshire, dated 28th January
1551.
He was Provost of Glasgow in the
time of Queen Mary. He was at the
battle of Langsyde, for which he had
his possessions forfeited by the Regent
Murray, and died before the year 1572,
as appears from tbe treaty of Perth, con-
cluded that year. He had issue :
1. John, his heir.
2. Claud, who succeeded his brother.
3. Duncan, proprietor of the customs
at Dumbarton.
who were both at
Langsyde, and for-
4. Archibald, I feited, but had their
5. Andrew, f possessions restored
to them by the treaty
of Perth in 1572.
6. Matthew.
7. Robert.
1. Daughter, Catherine, married to
Captain James Bruce. On the 28th
March 1586 her brother Claud obtained
a decreet-arbitral against her and her
husband, for which her brother Matthew
was cautioner.
II. John Hamilton of Cochno, who crawf. Mem.
was also at the battle of Langsyde and p ' 256-
forfeited, but was afterwards restored to
his possessions, and included in the treaty
of Perth.
He died before 22d May 1573 ; for of
that date his brother Claud was served
heir to him in the lands of Cochno.
III. Claud Hamilton of Cochno,
who was served heir to his father, on inq. Ret. in
the 26th May 1573, in the lands of Pub - Arch '
Easter Cochno with the castle in the
Lennox ; and in the lands of Kilmichael
and Blairnane on the water of Leven,
on 25th October 1594.
He was retoured " hseres conquestus Ibid.
Duncani, fratris proxime junioris, in of-
ficio et servitio teloniae, et parvarum
custumarum burgi de Dunbarton, et of-
ficio parvae custumae ejusdem."
He was served heir to his brother
John, May 20th 1574, in the lands of Ibid,
old extent of Auchinhowy, Dowen,
Blairskeith, Brainzet and Ballinker.
He had a charter of the lands of Cock-
nay, dated 12th November 1591. Reg. Mag. Sig.
He married Marjory, daughter of Sir ^'23"™"'
James Edmonstone of Duntreath, and Nisb- Hen
App. ii. 168.
had issue.
I have been unable to trace this family
farther.