Assignations. Legal Instruments.
Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:
Assignation by David Monteith and John Whyt., 1692.
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Assignation by David Rattray of Craighall to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer of a resignation by Sir William Forbes of Craigievar of Saltoun and Glencorse., 6 March 1643.
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.
Assignation by Elizabeth Dalgarnoe in favour of John Menzies of Cammo., 1687.
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Assignation, by Esme, Earl of Lennox in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1527), of the marriage of George Keith., 27 August 1580.
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.
Assignation by George Buchan, clerk to the Commission of Teindds, assignee of John Strachey, to Henry Fletcher of Saltoun of tack duty from John Shiell for Longniddry., 14 December 1723.
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.
Assignation by George Campbell of Carsgownye to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer of the escheat of David Lindsay of Balgays., 21 May 1631.
Their lands were acquired by Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1631.
Assignation by George Louk of a bond and debt, to Patrick Maxwell of Newark (later Sir Patrick Maxwell)., 4 August 1646.
Assignation by George Wardlaw, sheriff clerk of Forfar, brother of James Wardlaw advocate, to William Thomson pro[?] in Dundee of decreet against George, Earl Marischal., 3 June 1609.
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.
Assignation by George Wilson of Sands to George Gordon, Advocate, of backbond of John Callander of Craigforth, relating to the lands of Sands., 1710.
Assignation by Grizell Steuart to John Steuart of Askog, advocate, for 10,000 merks. Registered, 1 March 1680., 17 October 1661.
Assignation by Harry Murray, burgess of Dunfermline, to George Hakheid of Pitfirren of annual-rent of eight bolls victual from Eister Baldrig., 12 September 1578.
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).
Assignation by Helen Lichtoun executor of Katherine Burne to Gilbert Neilson, indweller in Edinburgh of bond by Sir Robert Crichton of Cluny., 13 March 1616.
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Assignation by Henry Rankein in favour of Andrew Martin., 1663.
The documents are mostly marriage-contracts, burgess-tickets, and similar documents concerning members of the Dunlop family in the 17th and 18th centuries. Three items concern William Dunlop`s affairs in South Carolina, 1688-1689 (Ch.8456-8458). An inventory is available.
Assignation by Hew Maxwell of Telling to Alexander Ogilvie, tailor, burgess of the Canongate, and Margaret Littil his wife, of victual., 24 December 1614.
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.
Assignation by Hutcheon Fraser of Kilbokie and Simon, Lord Lovat to Alexander, Lord Garlies, Sir William Cunningham of Caprington and Mr William Forbes of Craigievar, of bonds by James, Lord Ochiltree., 26 July 1623.
William Forbes of Many, afterwards of Craigievar, and his son Sir William, succeeded in acquiring all rights to Saltoun, which was ultimately sold, after being held briefly by Sir William Gray of Pittendrum and various relations of Forbes, to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer.
Assignation by Isobel Ogilvie, daughter of Mr James Ogilvie, brother of Sir John Ogilvie, to Peter Oliphant of Kirkton, of Rescobie of contract between William Rynd of Carss and her father., 4 March 1619.
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Assignation by Isobel Ogilvie, George Lynn, and Harie Guthrie to Patrick Douglas of Kilspindie of bond by Peter Oliphant of Kirkton of Rescobie., 17, 27 July, August 1621.
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.
Assignation by James Colvill, son of deceased William Colvill of Midhoue and John Colvill of [?] his tutor, to John Forbes of Balnagask, of bond by James, Lord Ochiltree., 3 May 1624.
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Assignation by James Dalmahoy, servant to Thomas, Earl of Haddington to Thomas Allardes of Clachindrum of debt by John Rynd of Cars assigned him by Robert Rollock, citizen of Brechin., 10 September 1627.
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Assignation by James, Lord Ogilvy of Airlie to Mr William Keyth of Stirling bonds., 17 January 1626.
Their lands were acquired by Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1631.
Assignation by James Makgill of Nether Rankeillour, clerk register to Adam Crichton son of John Crichton of Ruthvens, of the nonentries of Scotstoun, of Auchterhous., 18 April 1560.
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.
Assignation by James Ranald, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, in implementation of a contract between him and George Makison, with his wife Elizabeth Menteith, of the Cross House etc, to Alexander Hunter. (14), 20 February 1584/1585.
Comprised of:
Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;
Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.
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Assignation by James West of Todshaugh in favour of James Inglis of Ingliston of the tack of the teindsheaves of Todshaugh let to him by George Gledstanes, Archbishop of St Andrews., 1632.
Assignation by John Forbes of Balnagask to Mr William Forbes of Craigievar of assignations to him of bonds by James, Lord Ochiltree., 20 September 1624.
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Assignation by John Inglis, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh to John Forbes of Balnagask of various sums paid by him as cautioner of James, Lord Ochiltree., 18 August 1624.
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