Early records of an old Glasgow family

42 THE EARLY RECORDS OF
In the paper titled " Descendants of John Hutcheson," above
referred to, 1 in the portion of it in the handwriting of the Rev.
Laurence Hill, Minister of the Barony, written about the year
1723, it is stated that Margaret Hill "married Bryceson,
Merch'- in Glasgow, and had issue John Bryceson, Merch'- and
Baily in Glasgow."
Here in the Rev. L. Hill's MS. it appears as if there was
another blank, into which the names of Walter Bryson and Thomas
Bryson might be filled, on the authority of George Hutcheson's
Will, in which in addition to "Johnne, Walter and Thomas
Brysoune," there is also mentioned, "and Jonet Pollok," as
among his sister Helen Hutcheson or Hill's "oyes." 2
In the Contract dated 14th April, 1642, between Mrs. Marion
Stewart or Hutcheson, widow of Thomas Hutcheson, and the
heirs-portioners of George and Thomas Hutcheson, 3 " Margaret
Hill, Relict of Umq 11, John Brysoun," is a consenting party, and
she is also mentioned as "the said Margaret Hill and John
Brysoun, her sone," as having right to a tack of four acres of the
lands of Barrowfield, granted to them by Thomas Hutcheson
of date 1st May, 1641, which tack is excepted from the subjects
dealt with in the above-mentioned Contract.
"This Marg'-" the MS., "Descendants of John Hutcheson,"
proceeds to mention, " after John Bryceson's death married [James]
Pollock, a son of Balgray, who had issue : "
" 1. George Pollock, Curate at Kilmarnock.
" 2. Eliz'-, married to Rob'' Chapman, Merch' in Glasgow, who
had issue :
" John Chapman, Writer, married to [Helen] Wardrop,
Dau r ' to Wardrop of Dalmarnock,
who hath issue, Ro'"
1 Hill, Munimenta, vol. II., Part V., No. 14.
2 Hutcheson Papers (Personal) vol. 1., Part I., No. 14.
3 Hutcheson Papers (Personal), vol. 1., Part III., c. i.