Early records of an old Glasgow family

AN OLD GLASGOW FAMILY 71
of Cloberhill, her onlie Executour and universale legatour in and
to all gudis, geir, debts, sowmes of money, insycht plenishing
and uthers, quhatsumevir, falling and belonging to hir, as her
pairt of free geir, eftir hir deceis, and speciallie in and to
the sowme of Two thowsand and fyve hundreth merkis, pro-
vydet be ye said M r - Ninian Hill, her husband, to returne
back to her neirest airis, executouris or legatouris, in caice of
no children betuixt them at her deceis, be vertew of thair
Contract of Marriage."
Her "deare father" is thereafter enjoined to have himself con-
firmed "as her onlie Executour, in and to the samen legacies left
be her to him," " declaring heirby also, lyke as she heirby declaires,
that quhatsoumevir uther Will or Testament she hes bein moved
or caussed to subscryve, in prejudice of hir said father, anent his
office and benefite foirsaid, to be null, and of no effect, as if ye
samine had nevir bein made or subscryvit be her. And this onlie
she declairis to be her Testament and latter Will irrevocable."
The Will is witnessed by Hew Craufurd, her brother, and
"James Steill in Knychtswood," and no bequest to or mention,
other than as above, is made of her husband.
Her Death in 1657.
Mrs. Margaret Craufurd or Hill died in the same month of
May, 1657, in which she executed her Will, and without issue, as
the provisions in it respecting her tocher of 2500 merks indicate.
Jean Caldwell, Ninian Hill's Second Wife.
Ninian Hill thereafter married Jean Caldwell, daughter of John
Caldwell of that Ilk. It is not improbable that Ninian Hill had
become acquainted with the family of Caldwell, in Beith, Ayrshire,
from holding the property of Granges in the neighbouring Parish
of Dunlop, also in Ayrshire.