Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes

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Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes (born after 1432 – died 1479) was Sheriff of Berwickshire in April 1467, and had a charter of confirmation of Dunsyre in the sheriffdom of Lanarkshire, dated October 13, 1475, being thereafter designated 'of Dunsyre'.

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[edit] Family

Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes, was the son of Sir Patrick Hepburn of Hailes and Ellen Wallace. He was not of age to marry on February 2, 1448, the date of the marriage contract agreed between his father, and Sir Alexander Home of that Ilk, knight, (afterwards created Lord Home), which settled the contract of marriage between Adam and Elyne (Helen) Home, Sir Alexander's daughter by his spouse Mariotta Lauder, a granddaughter of Sir Robert de Lawedre, Knt., of Edrington.

[edit] Children

  1. Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (c. 1450 – 18 October 1508).
  2. George Hepburn (c. 1454 – 9 September 1513)
  3. Margaret Hepburn (c. 1456 – 8 November 1542 married Henry Sinclair.
  4. Adam Hepburn (c. 1457 – 9 September 1513)
  5. Elizabeth (Agnes) Hepburn (born c. 1461) married Alexander Home
  6. Helen Hepburn (born c. 1463) married John Somerville

[edit] Intrigue

Hepburn is believed to have intrigued with the widowed Queen Mary of Gueldres, a young and beautiful woman. He attached himself to the party of the Boyds, and was concerned in the seizure of King James III at Linlithgow on 9 July 1466, for which he obtained a remission from Parliament dated 13 October that year.

Adam Hepburn of Dunsyre is one of the several illustrious jurors on an Azzize, 5th March 1470/1, which acquitted Andrew Ker of Cessford of aiding and abetting James Douglas "traitor from England within Scotland", for his association with Robert Lord Boyd after he was declared a rebel, and other accusations, all of which Ker had denied. Others on the jury were Archibald, Earl of Angus, David, Earl of Craufurd, Alexander, Lord Kilmaurs, James, Lord Hamilton, and Sir Alexander Lauder of Haltoun. (Hist. MSS).


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