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GB |
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234 |
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NAS |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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Reference |
GD86/954 |
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Title |
Instrument of Resignation under the hand of Thomas Baillie, W.S., clerk, of the diocese of Edinburgh, notary public, narrating that, on 6th August 1765, John Chalmer, one of the macers of Exchequer, as procurator for Lieutenant General Sir David Cunynghame of Livingstone Bart., passed to the presence of the Barons of Exchequer and there, conform to procuratory of resignation in a disposition (dated 9th July 1766) granted by Sir David in favour of William Augustus Cunynghame, his only son, resigned into their hands in favour of the said William Augustus Cunynghame the following parts of the lands of Whitburn, viz:- the Rigmerkland commonly called the lands of Righouse, the lands of Quiltrig, with Sir David's portion of the commonty of Quiltrigbent, the lands of Wester and Easter Brownhills, Sir David's share of the lands of Heads, the lands of Reives, Sir David's share of the lands of Croftmalloch; the lands of Wester and Easter Cairnies and Bellstone, Sir David's share of the lands of Hennest and Swinabay, which were all feued out by Sir David to William Wardrobe of Cult by charter, dated 26th May 1751, and which are all part and portion of (1) the lands of Whitburn, formerly possessed by James Carmichael of Podockshaw and Philip Thomson in Pardovan, (2) one half of the village and lands of Wester Whitburn extending to a fifty shilling land and (3) one half of the lands and barony of Easter Whitburn contained in a charter under the great seal in Sir David's favour, dated 12th February, 1751; the following parts and portions of the lands of Little Blackburn held of Sir David by George Napier of Dalis, merchant and late bailie of Linlithgow, viz: that portion of the lands of Little Blackburn, extending to a 25 shilling land of old extent commonly called Three-merkland, which were apprised from Thomas Grahame, portioner of Little Blackburn, by Thomas Orr, merchant in Edinburgh, that portion of the one merkland of the Three-merkland of Little Blackburn called the Burnbrae, which formerly pertained to the late Allan Bell, one half of the lands of Little Blackburn, extending to a 25 shilling land of old extent, formerly called the Two merkland (sometime possessed by Thomas Scott and his tenants) commonly designed the infield land and called the Toar, Kellyhill, Overshott, Coathill Toarend, Broadmeadowhead, Whithill, Tailend, and a part of the Knappers for divot earth effeiring to the said extent and a proportional part of the moss, all as contained in a precept of clare constat granted by the late Sir James Cunynghame of Milncraig, Bart., brother of Sir David, to the said George Napier as heir of William Napier, his father, dated 1 November 1736; sixteen rigs of land called Longdales and fifteen rigs called Ballzions, with the moss called Burnbrae moss on the south end thereof by the breadth of the said lands, which are part of Allan Bell's, portioner of Little Blackburn, proportion of the Three-merkland of Little Blackburn, extending to a 1/9d part thereof, described in a charter of confirmation and precept of clare constat granted by the late Sir James Cunynghame in favour of John Meek as heir of James Meek, his father, dated 29 December 1732, and which lands of Little Blackburn lie in the parish of Whitburn and sheriffdom of Linlithgow; and the following parts of the barony of Martnahame, viz:- the 4 merkland of Bonquhatt and Dinaskine excepting the portion called Burnhead formerly disponed by Sir David to William Logan of Camlarg; the lands of Drumgrange, Keirhill, Hillend and Waterside, with the teinds thereof, the 4 merkland of Dalharco comprehending the lands of Barclaystoun, the one merkland of Miltoun of Dalharco with the mill of Dalharco, mill lands etc., the lands of Downiestoun, the lands of Leffanhill and the four merkland of Constableland of old extent, comprehending the lands of Gelliestoun, Burnfoot, McColmstoun and Kirkwoodstoun, all lying in the parish of Dalmellingtoun, king's kyle and sheriffdom of Ayr |
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Dates |
6 Aug 1766 |
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Access status |
Open |
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Description |
Witnesses, Thomas Belsches of Grainyeards, presenter of Signatures in Exchequer, and Patrick Stark, writer in Edinburgh, his clerk. |
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