John (Hamilton) First Lord Bargany (abt. 1610 - 1658)

Born about 1610 in Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Jean Douglas — married 1632 in Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died Apr 1658 at about age 48 in Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

Parents and Ascension to Peerage

Sir John Hamilton of Carriden and Bargany was the son of Sir John Hamilton of Lettrick and his wife Jean Campbell.^[1][2] John's date of birth is unknown and is estimated. During his father's lifetime he was known as John Hamilton of Carriden,^[3] until, being raised to the peerage on 16 November 1641, he took the title of Lord Bargany.^[4] Lord Bargany was served heir to his father on 23 April 1642.^[2][5]

Political Involvements

Sir John Hamilton, Lord Bargany, was a staunch royalist who, in 1648, raised a regiment of foot and accompanied James, first duke of Hamilton, on his incursion into England.^[6] The Scottish force lost this encounter and both Hamilton and Bargany were captured, Bargany being held as a prisoner in England for at least a year.^[6] After his release, he traveled to the Netherlands to attend the court of King Charles and later went to Scotland to raise money for the effort to restore Charles to the throne.^[2][6]

When Charles reached England in 1651, Lord Bargany was sent to the north of Scotland to raise a levy necessary to fund Charles's army.^[6] When that army was eventually defeated, Lord Bargany was once again taken prisoner on 28 August 1651^[7] and spent the following year in the Tower of London.^[8] Cromwell made a point of exempting him out of his Act of Grace and Pardon passed 12 April 1654.^[2]

Marriage and Children

In 1632 he married Jean Douglas, second daughter of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, and his (first) wife, Margaret Hamilton.^[6] There were at least seven children from this marriage:

• John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Bargany, married (1) 1662 Margaret Cunningham;^[6] (2) 1676 Alice Moore^[9]
• (Major) William Hamilton, married 3 April 1662 Mary (Hay) Butter^[6][10]
• Margaret Hamilton, married (1) John Kennedy of Culzean (had issue);^[6] (2) 1667 Sir David Ogilvy, Knt., of Clova (had issue)^[11]
• Anne Hamilton, married c1660 Sir Patrick Houstoun (had issue);^[2] died 13 May 1678^[12]
• Grizel Hamilton,^[6] died May 1678^[12]
• Marjory Hamilton, married 7 October 1671 William Baillie of Lamington;^[6] died before 16 October 1691^[13]
• Katherine Hamilton, married December 1676 William Cunningham of Enterkine in Ayrshire (had issue);^[6] died 11 January 1741^[6]

Death

John Hamilton, Lord Bargany, died during April 1658.^[14] His wife Jean survived him, dying in 1669.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G Everingham, 2nd ed (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), vol. 2, page 406 HOUSTON 16. John Hamilton.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), vol. 3, p. 327 HOUSTON 19. John Hamilton.
3. ↑ Reg. Mag. Sig. 21 Dec 1637, cited by: Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, page 28.
4. ↑ Diploma of John, Lord Bargany (at Bargany), Bargany MSS; cited in: Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, page 28.
5. ↑ Retours General, 2673; cited in Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, page 28.
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11} Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, page 28.
7. ↑ Scotland and the Commonwealth. Scottish History Society (9), cited in: Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, page 28.
8. ↑ Bargany MSS, cited in: Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, page 28.
9. ↑ Paul, James Balfour.The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, p. 32.
10. ↑ Johnston, G. Harvey. The Heraldry of the Hamiltons: with notes on all the males of the family, description of the arms, plates and pedigrees. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston (1909), pp. 15-16.
11. ↑ Cortacy MSS; cited in Balfour Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, page 28.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Wodrow, Rev. Robert. History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland. Glasgow: Blackie and Son (1830), vol. 2, p. 431.
13. ↑ Baillie, James William. Lives of the Baillies. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas (1872), p. 44.
14. ↑ Record of Retours, MS Ayrshire, xxvi, 332, cited in: Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, page 28.
15. ↑ Edinburgh Tests, 29 Dec 1669, cited in; Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, page 28.

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry

See also:

• Foster, Joseph. Members of Parliament, Scotland 1357-1882. London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney (1882), p. 170.
• Johnston, G. Harvey. The Heraldry of the Hamiltons: with notes on all the males of the family, description of the arms, plates and pedigrees. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston (1909), pp. 15-16. See also page 32.
• Wikipedia entry for Lord Bargany.

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