Dispositions. Legal Instruments.
Found in 273 Collections and/or Records:
Disposition by Robert Threshie in favour of Robert Gordon, writer, Kirkcudbright., 1813.
With inventory.
Disposition by Simon Fraser of Inverallochy in favour of John Forbes, 2nd of Culloden of the lands of Meikle and Little Leanachs and Belvraid, Daviot, Inverness-shire., 12, 20 June 1650.
An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.
Disposition by Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer S.C.J. to Patrick Maule of Panmure of Monikie, etc., ?1629.
Kirkton of Kinnettles and Monikie were acquired from Lindsay of Kinnettles by Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1618 and 1620.
Disposition by Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer to George, Lord of Spynie, of Phinevin and Forrest of Platon., 11 March 1650.
The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.
Disposition by Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer to Mr David Bell of Lennoxtounlaw [Glencorse]., 15 March 1647.
Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.
Disposition by Sir James Stewart of Killeith to George Mitchell, maltman, burgess of Edinburgh, of victuals., 24 October 1612.
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Disposition by Sir William Bellenden of the office of Keeper of Linlithgow Palace., 1627.
Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.
Disposition by the commissioners of Robert Horn in favour of Agnes Luke and her husband Joseph Williamson advocate., 1748.
Registered 1767.
Disposition by the daughters of Francis Galloway to John Mitchell, writer in Edinburgh., 1679.
Disposition by the Earl of Hopetoun in favour of Hugh Craig., 1704.
Disposition by Thomas Dalyell of Manerstoun to Patrick Ogilvie of Bendoquhi of the duties of Cars apprised to him., 15 November 1621.
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Disposition by Thomas Lesly, goldsmith, burgess of Edinburgh, to Mr Andrew Fletcher, advocate, of tenements in Aberdeen, the baronies of Strichen, etc., August 1720.
Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.
Disposition by Thomas Mortimer of Flemington to Euphame Mortimer his sister, wife of John Middleton of Kilhill, of an annualrent., 7 July 1610.
Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.
Disposition by Thomas Mortimer of Flemington to Mr George Fletcher, advocate, of mains of Flemington., 17th century.
Sir George Fletcher, advocate, a younger son of Robert of Innerpeffer, was one of his commissioners and acquired the lands of Restennet in 1627. The first two documents, the earliest in the collection, are the foundation charter of the Priory by Malcolm IV and its confirmation by the Bishop of St Andrews.
Disposition by Thomas Mortimer of Flemingtoun to Patrick Bishop of Ross, Alexander Lindsay of Pittairlie and Thomas Gray in Woodend of Flemingtoun., 17th century.
Sir George Fletcher, advocate, a younger son of Robert of Innerpeffer, was one of his commissioners and acquired the lands of Restennet in 1627. The first two documents, the earliest in the collection, are the foundation charter of the Priory by Malcolm IV and its confirmation by the Bishop of St Andrews.
Disposition by Thomas Wishart in Ballindarg to Gilbert Wishart, his son, of the Middlecroft of Castletoun., 1 January 1610.
Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.
Disposition by Thomas Wishart in Ballindarg to Katharin Wishart, his daughter, of one third of Castletoun., 1 January 1610.
Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.
Disposition by William Ferguson, burgess of Aberdeen, to Janet Ferguson his daughter, the wife of Master William Chalmers, minister at Skene, Aberdeenshire in liferent and to Jean Chalmers, her daughter, in fee, of property in the Gallowgate, Aberdeen., 1653.
As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.
Disposition by William Thorn, Advocate, Aberdeen, to Alexander Keith of Ravelston, of the sea lands of Crawton., 25 September 1769.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Disposition by William, Viscount Strathallan to Sir Patrick Murray, 2nd Baronet of Ochtertyre, of the feu-duties of part of Fowlis Wester., 8 March 1700.
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Disposition, Charles Anderson to Peter Ingram, late gardener at Pitfirren, of tenement, etc., in Crossford, and two acres, three roods and sixteen falls of ground there., 29 November 1781.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Disposition, dated 8 April 1633 and registered in Books of Session 17 September 1633, Thomas, Lord Bruce of Kinloss, with consent of Dame Magdalene Clerk, his mother, to his cousin german, Robert Bruce of Blairhall, for 22,000 merks, the lands of Eister and Wester Pitdynneis and quarter of said lands acquired by David Reid., 8 April 1633.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Disposition, discharges and other writs of the Incorporation of Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh., 1691-1704.
Containing approximately twenty-one items.
Disposition, Elizabeth Mayne to John Fleming, gardener., 1675.
Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.
Disposition, Henry Weir to John and William Wardrop., 1679.
Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.