Letters of suspension. Legal instruments.
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Copy, 1633, of suspension, 12 August 1633, at instance of Mr Robert Farquhar, merchant, burgess of Aberdeen against Alexander, Lord Saltoun., 12 August 1633.
The 8th Lord sold many of the estates and borrowed extensively on the security of Saltoun, which was the subject of endless dispute after his death in 1612.
Decreet of suspension against Robert, Commendator of Deer of a third of his benefices., 28 April 1579.
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.
Decreet of suspension in favour of David Lindsay of Balgayis concerning bond by John Stirling of Brakie., 9 March 1624.
Their lands were acquired by Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1631.
Hutcheon McThomas Roy and other tenants of Culloden, suspension against the Earl of Moray and John Forbes in respect of the Moss of Petty., 1676.
Interloquitur in suspension at instance of Mr William Forbes of Craigievar against John Forbes of Pitsligo., 25 June 1624.
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.
Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1664-1829.
Letters of suspension, Sir Robert Halkheid of Pitfirran, knight, against Dame Isobel Hepburn, his mother, about the lands of South and North Lumphynnance provided to her in her marriage contract., 19 June 1629.
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).
Sir James Dunbar of Hempriggs and others, suspension against George Bain., 1714.
Suspension at instance of James Hepburn of Beifurd against William, Earl of Lothian., 29 November 1643.
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.
Suspension at instance of Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer to Mr Peter Kennoway of Ketilistoun., 16 December 1626.
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.
Suspension by Isobel Findlason, daughter of James Findlason, of selling anything without the consent of Robert Fletcher of Panlathie., 15 June 1601.
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.
Suspension by John Mitchell against the sheriff of Linlithgow anent the sheriff's insistence on his attendance at Linlithgow head courts in respect of his lands of Todshaugh., 1681.
Suspension from horn of Robert and Andrew Fletcher, merchants, burgesses of Dundee, concerning Dumbarton Castle., 15 November 1604.
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.