Early records of an old Glasgow family

AN OLD GLASGOW FAMILY 53
Thomas Huchisoune, possibly a son of the last named,
who appears in a similarly honourable position in 1555, 1 and was
infeft in 1563 in a house on the north side of the Trongate in
Glasgow, which was subsequently the dwelling-house and also the
place of business of George Hutcheson, one of the Hospital
Founders, 2 all of whom may be classed as traditionary members
of the Founders' family.
The undoubted progenitors of the brothers Hutcheson and
their three sisters, as evidenced by charters of land possessed by
them and other authentic records, were the undernoted, viz. :
JOHN Huchesone in Gairbraid, who married Marion Wilson
aliter Jarden, in whose favour and that of their eldest son, John
Hucheson, a Charter of Confirmation of the 40/20 land of Gairbraid,
in the Barony Parish of Glasgow, was granted by King James VI.
of date 19th November, 1582. 3 This eldest son, John Hutcheson,
it may be mentioned, married Agnes, daughter of William Anderson
of Stobcross and Janet Maxwell, spouses, and he or his son, also
named John, who married Janet Johnstone, of whom I have traced
nothing further, would appear to have sold or made over the 40/20
land of Gairbraid, or the reversionary interest in it, to their nephew
or cousin, George Hutcheson, by Contract or Disposition, dated 5th
August, 1600. 4
Thomas Hutcheson, the Father of George and Thomas
Hutcheson, the Founders of the Hospital and School, was, as is above
indicated, the younger son of John Hutcheson in Gairbraid and
Marion Wilson or Jarden. Mention is fully made in the Hospital
History of the heritable properties in the Burgh, and outwith
Glasgow, in which he was infeft. Among these were the two
merkland of Lambhill in which Thomas Hutcheson, with his wife,
Helen Herbertson, were infeft in 1579. This infeftment was
confirmed by Crown Charter in 1583, and renewed by Feu Charter
by Walter, Lord Feu-Farmer in 1587, which Charter included a
one merkland of Nether Carmyle, called " Hutchesoune," all
1 Munimmta, etc., vol. II., p. 175.
- History of Hulckesons' Hospital, 1 88 1, p. 2.
3 For the original see Genealogical MSS. of Hills, etc., No. 5.
4 History of Hutckesons' Hospital, 1881, footnote 3 to p. 5; also Hutcheson, Munimtnta,
vol. II. (Titles), Part V. 2, No. 13, Items 4 to 7/1.