Early records of an old Glasgow family

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to both of which George Hutcheson and Elizabeth Craig, his wife,
acquire right in that year — John Hutcheson further executes in
George Hutcheson's favour "ane contract of wadsett" "q rby - the s d-
umq IL Johne heretablie dispons the s d- 40s. 2od. land of Gairbraid,
but" {i.e. without) "any regresse, reversion or redemption to the sd
umq 11 - George for the sowme of Twa thousand and twa hundreth
merks, payed at the dait of the sd contract of ye dait at Glasgow,"
5th August, 1600, on which George Hutcheson is, of the same
date, infeft. 1
Being thus vest in the two forty shilling and twenty penny,
otherwise described as the £4 and 4od., lands of " Over " and
"Nether" Gairbraid, George Hutcheson, as before mentioned,
obtained a Ratification of his title thereto, as well as of the one
merkland in Nether Carmyle, and the two merkland of Lambhill,
from John, Archbishop of Glasgow, of date 31st October, 1606, 2
and subsequently the lands come into the possession of his brother
and heir, Thomas Hutcheson of Lambhill.
From Thomas Hutcheson, Gairbraid passed to Mr. Ninian
Hill, per the conveyance following upon the Contract between
Mrs. Marion Stewart or Hutcheson, Thomas Hutcheson's widow,
and the three sisters and heiress-portioners of the brothers
Hutcheson in 1642. As was previously noted respecting Lamb-
hill, Mr. Ninian Hill conveyed to his son Ninian, by two Disposi-
tions, both in 1678, "All and Haill the toune and lands of
Gairbread (except ane sixt pairt therof belonging to the aires of
umq 11 - John ffrench) extending my ffyve pairts of the said toune
to ffour pund three shilling four penny land," upon both of which
dispositions Ninian Hill, the son, is infeft of dates 8th February
and nth December, 1678. 3
1 Hutcheson, Munimenta, vol. n. (Titles), V. I a, No. 10, Items 4, 6, 9 and 10 thereof.
2 Hutcheson, Munimenta, vol. 11. (Titles), V. 2, No. 13, Item 12.
8 Hill, Munimenta, vol. I., Part IV., No. 25, Items 5, 6 and 7.