Hector Douglas of Ardoch
In his Will, William
Douglas of Hawick bequeaths to Hector Douglas a 19 year tack of
Ardoch.
Hector Douglas in Ardoch cannot be
placed in the Drumlanrig pedigree.
In 1564 he obtained a
grant of the echeat of John McCurty in Kier. In 1578 he acted as
bailie to a sasine at Sanquhar. He is probably the same Hector
Douglas whose natural son John Douglas received a Crown feu of the
ecclesiastical lands of Glencairn in 1590. He was dead by 1603 when
his son with consent of Elizabeth Bynnie his wife sold these lands
and the manse to John Brown minister of Glencairn and Sarah Hope his
wife, Drumlanrig and Mr John Douglas of Arcland being consenting
parties. It is possible he went by the soubriquet of Reid Eckie (red
headed Hector) as a Hector Douglas son of Reid Eckie along with John
Douglas called the Traitor were denounced rebels for fire rasing in
1595.
Hector Douglas in Ardoch must not be confused with
Hector Douglas in Thornhill dead by 1608, whose natural son Hector
Douglas received letters of legitimisation that year, he appears to
have been related through Jane Douglas wife of John Kirkpatrick in
Laucht, to Archibald Douglas of Carranhill, who may be the fenar of
the 40/- lands of Thornhill who had a natural son Mr. John Douglas.
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