Humphry Colquhoun |
Sir Humphry Colquhoun of Balvie<br>Birth names: Humphrey ColquhounHumphry Colquhoun , M. P.Humphry M. P. ColquhounSir Humphry ColquhounHumphry Colquhoun M. P.Humphry Mp ColquhounColquhounHumphrey M. P. ColquhounHumphry CALQUHOUNAdam ColguhounHumphry ColguhounHumphy ColquhounHumphry ColquhounHumphrey CalhounHumphry M P Colqhoun<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Feb 3 1598 - Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Dame Margaret Somerville - June 30 1620 - Luss Dunbartonshire, Scotland<br>Death: From 1661 - Balvie Logan, Scotland<br>Burial: Balvie, Scotland<br>Parents: Alexander Colquhoun 15th Lord of Colquhoun, 17th of Luss, Margaret Helen Buchanan<br>Wife: Dame Margaret Colquhoun (born Somerville)<br>Children: Colquhoun, Colquhoun, Colquhoun, <;a>Margaret Colquhoun<br>Siblings: Sir John Colquhoun of Luss, 1st Baronet Colquhoun, Alexander Colquhoun, Lady Jean Cathcart Colquhoun, Walter Colquhoun, Adam Colquhoun, George Colquhoun, Lady Nancy Colquhoun, Dame Jean Colquhoun, Lady Cathcart, Katharine Muir (born Colquhoun), Helen Cunninghame (born Colquhoun), Mary Cunninghame (born Colquhoun), James Colquhoun<br> Additional information:
TitleOfNobility: Baron
TitleOfNobility: Sir Knight
LifeSketch: His parentage, from the 1844 book by Sir William Fraser, The Chiefs of Colquhoun and their Country:ved to Sweden and became cannon makers to King Adolphus Gustavus.t in 1626. She remarried upon his death to Sir Duncan Campbell, Baronet, of Auchinbrecht. Her 3rd husband was Sir William Hamilton, Knight, and 3rd son of James, Earl of Abercorn.ed a McAuley and moved to Ireland.barton, by the will of his father, now quoted, a sum of money was left for the special purpose of purchasing for Humphrey, his 2nd son, the estate at Balvie. rom James, Earl of Abercorn, by a contract dated 12 July 1637, the teindsheaves and parsonage teinds of his lands of Meikill Balvie, half lands of Fergiestoun, Ledcamroch, Bannachtane, and Coilheuche, in the parish of Kilpatrick in Dumbartonshire. This sale and purchase were made in pursuance of a determination given out by his Majesty, ordaining that every heritor should have the teinds of his own lands. of the most urgent creditors, he acquired, the lands and baronies of Luss and Colquhoun. he also obtained, on 11 Jan 1644, a charter of the lands and barony of Luss. onveyed them, on 26 Aug 1647, to his nephew, John Colquhoun, younger of Luss, the legitimate heir.yalty, granted to the King, a yearly subsidy of £40,000. Sir Humphrey of Balvie was one of the Commissioners appointed for uplifting the proportion of the tax payable by the shire of Dumbarton. honour of knighthood was conferred on him in 1661. He was probably created a knight on the restoration of the King. ilbert, 8th Lord Somerville. No prenuptial contract was made but in fulfillment of a promise made to her before their marriage, he made provision for her by a postnuptial contract, without date, by which he ratified former provisions, rights, and investments, granted by him in her favor, and also became bound to invest her in liferent in the lands of Garscube, Connaltoun of Colquhoun, and others. Of this marriage, there was no issue.
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