John (Hay) Hay First Lord Hay of Yester (abt. 1437 - bef. 1508)

Born about 1437 in Wester Hoprew, Peeblesshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Cunningham) Hay — married before 17 Dec 1458 in (Post-marriage contract)

Husband of Mariot (Lindsay) Hay — married 7 Jul 1462 (to 1467) in Scotland

Descendants

Died before 23 Oct 1508 before about age 71 in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

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Biography

John (Hay) Hay First Lord Hay of Yester is Notable.

John (Hay) Hay First Lord Hay of Yester is a member of Clan Hay.

John was the son of David Hay and Elizabeth Douglas.^[1][2][3]

Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester, so created 29 Jan 1487/8^[4], of Wester Hoprew, Peeblesshire, which his father had settled on him; Sheriff of Peebles;

He married firstly, by 7 July 1462, Mariot, daughter of 1st Lord Lindsay of the Byres.^[5] They had issue:

1. Sir Thomas^[5]

He married secondly, circa 1468,^[6] Elizabeth, daughter and eventual heiress (10 Oct 1483) of George Cunningham of Belton.^[5] She was living as a widow on 16 Dec 1528 but had died before 7 Dec 1529. They had issue:

1. John, of Snaid^[7]
2. George, of Menzion^[8]
3. Margaret, m. William Borthwick^[8]
4. Isabel, m. bef 1496, Robert Lauder of teh Bass^[8]

Research Notes

This profile had 11 children - three Georges and two Margarets and Isabel/Annabell were duplicates. Nicholas was probably a priest, William is of Nether Menzion prob. is the son of John, 2nd Lord Hay of Yester.

The Arms of Lord Hay of Yester given in the Armorial of Sir David Lyndsay of The Mount, Lord Lyon King of Arms, c1591, are Fraser of Oliver Castle quartering Giffard of Yester, with overall those of Hay of Locherworth. This arrangement is exactly as in a seal of Sir William Hay of 1420, Sir David's father; subsequent seals all confirm this. See Heraldry of Scotland: Armorial of Sir David Lindsay of the Mount (Secundus)

Unreliable source: The Peerage

Anderson, William, "The Scottish Nation; or. The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland", Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co., 1867, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 584

Sources

1. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, p. 429
2. ↑ Hay, Father Richard Augustin, "Genealogie of the Hayes of Tweeddale", Edinburgh: Thomas G Stevenson,183, Archive.org, p. 20
3. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: London, St. Catherine Press, 1926, Ed. 2 Vol VI, familySearch, p. 421
4. ↑ The Peerage of Scotland published by Peter Brown, Edinburgh, 1834, p.73.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, p. 430
6. ↑ Marriage contract is dated 17th December 1468. See Yester Writs.
7. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, p. 431
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, p. 432

See also:

• Wikipedia: John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester

• Wikidata: Item Q1103474, en:Wikipedia