Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

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HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS
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CO. OF LANARK.
Vide p. 49.
Mag. Sig. Lib.
viii. No. 7.
Craw. MS.
Coll. Adv. Lib.
Penes Ducem
de Hamilton.
Wishaw MS.
The original ancestor of this family
' was David de Hamilton, the second son
of Sir John de Hamilton, Dominus de
Cadyow.
He had a charter from his brother,
Sir James Hamilton of Cadyow, of the
lands of Dalserf, in the barony of Mach-
anshyre.
He had also a charter of confirmation
of the lands of Fleurs, dated 5th March
1476. He was probably the father of,
II. John Hamilton of Dalserf, who
is mentioned as having been a student
at Glasgow in 1461. The next that
has been met with, was,
III. Robert Hamilton of Dalserf,
who, on the 2d September 1563, along
with his spouse, Isobel Hamilton, ob-
tained, from John Boyd of Nerston, a
charter of the wester half of the lands
of Nerston in Kilbride, to be held of the
crown, which was confirmed by Queen
Mary, 23d September same year.
He fought for that princess at the
battle of Langsyde, and was forfeited.
His brother, Patrick, and his son Robert,
were also forfeited, but they returned
from exile with the lords in 1585.
He married Isobel, daughter of John
Hamilton of Orbistoun, by whom he
had issue :
1. Robert, his heir.
2. Mr James.
3. Patrick.
4. Archibald, who was also forfeited Craw. Mem.
after the battle of Langsyde, but restored
by the treaty of Perth in 1572.
5. John.
1. Daughter, Janet, married to James
Lockhart of Lee, circa 1550.
IV. Robert Hamilton of Dalserf,
who was chamberlain of Kilwinnyng.
He is mentioned in the commissary re-
cords of Glasgow in 1590 and 1591.
He married Sarah, daughter of Robert Rob. Gen. of
Brisbane of Bishoptoun, by whom he
had issue :
1. William, his heir.
2. Robert of Nerston. His brother Inq. Ret. Lan.
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William was served heir to him, 10th
May 1600, in the wester half of the
lands of Nerston in Kilbryde.
3. James, Dean of Glasgow, and
minister of Hamilton. He was appoint- Sher. Rec.
ed tutor to his nephews, William and
Robert, 26th October 1616.
V. William Hamilton of Dalserf. iwa.
On the 7th January 1598, when one of
the inquest on a retour of service at
Hamilton, he is designed, " William
Hamilton, younger of Dalserf." In
1 603 he was witness to a charter from