Early records of an old Glasgow family

54 THE EARLY RECORDS OF
afterwards referred to. He was also possessed of lands in Provan-
side, Gallowgate, and Drygate, within the Burgh of Glasgow. 1
This Thomas Hutcheson, the Founders' father, married Helen
Herbertson, 2 sister of " Syr" William Herbertson.
Her share of the Hutcheson property.
There is no trace of a written Contract of Marriage between
Helen Hutcheson and Ninian Hill, possibly there was none.
As she did not succeed to any share of her brother's
estate till after her husband's death, when, although her
share of moveables was assigned to her absolutely, yet as the
titles to the heritable properties were taken in her favour in
liferent only, her son Ninian being infefted in the fee, it will be
preferable, as avoiding repetition, to make more full mention
of her estate when referring, in the following Chapter, to the
properties inherited by her son Mr. Ninian Hill of Lambhill,
and here it may suffice to state that she brought into the Hill
family, from her relationship to, and as being one of the three
heiress-portioners of George and Thomas Hutcheson, the lands of
Gairbraid, Lambhill, Ramshorn and Meadowflat, all in the Barony
Parish, 2 acres of land in Provanside, and 2\ acres called Clay-
thorn, both within the Burgh of Glasgow, the lands of Granges
in Dunlop Parish, in Ayrshire, and " Bands wh by the contract
of divisioun betuixt the three sisters, heirs-portioners to George
and M r - Thomas Hutchesoune, did fall and belong to Helen
Hutchesoun, moyr to M r - Ninian Hill qlk ctract of divisioun is
of date 21st May, 1 692," 3 amounting the said bonds, in cumulo,
to ! 9.350 merks.
1 History of Hutchesons' Hospital, 1881, pp. 2 and 3.
a History of Hutchesons' Hospital, 1 88 1, pp. 5 and 6.
•Hill, Mnnimenta, vol. I., Part III., No. 4.