John Hamilton

Abt 1640 - 1693  (53 years)

• Name	John Hamilton
  Birth	Abt 1640	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Title Suffix	2nd Lord Bargany
  Property	17 Oct 1662	Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
  	Served heir to his father
  Property	1678	Ayrshire, Scotland
  	Lost £3,000 which he had lent to Lady Alice to cover her debts as a consequence of the4 loss of his Irish deeds
  Residence	1678	Ayrshire, Scotland
  	Refused the bond against conventicles but demolished a Presbyterian meeting house. Sheltered the local Episcopalian minister during the Bothwell rebellion
  Residence	Mar 1680	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Trial proceedings started at the instigation of the Crawfords of Ardmillan who sought to take advantage of anti-Covenanting legislation; dropped following the confession of a witness, Thomas Cunningham of Mountgrenan
  Residence	Nov 1680	Blackness, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Held prisoner in Blackness Castle for two months
  Property	Dec 1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Sued by Sophia Johnston for breach of promise and failing to maintain their son James; countersued on grounds of false witness (GD109/2590)
  Military service	30 Dec 1684	Ayrshire, Scotland
  	Appointed convenor of the Ayrshire committee to suppress Covenanters
  Military service	1689	Ayrshire, Scotland
  	Raised an infantry regiment in the service of William and Mary, largely comprising Irish Protestant refugees
  Death	25 May 1693	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Burial	Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I27808	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Sophia Johnstone
  Marriage	NEVER MARRIED
  Children	1. James Johnstone,   b. Abt 1684, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Married	1662
  	Date of contract 23 Aug 1662
  Marriage	1676
  Family ID	F19026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1640 - Scotland Property - Served heir to his father - 17 Oct 1662 - Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland Property - Lost £3,000 which he had lent to Lady Alice to cover her debts as a consequence of the4 loss of his Irish deeds - 1678 - Ayrshire, Scotland Residence - Refused the bond against conventicles but demolished a Presbyterian meeting house. Sheltered the local Episcopalian minister during the Bothwell rebellion - 1678 - Ayrshire, Scotland Residence - Trial proceedings started at the instigation of the Crawfords of Ardmillan who sought to take advantage of anti-Covenanting legislation; dropped following the confession of a witness, Thomas Cunningham of Mountgrenan - Mar 1680 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - Held prisoner in Blackness Castle for two months - Nov 1680 - Blackness, West Lothian, Scotland Property - Sued by Sophia Johnston for breach of promise and failing to maintain their son James; countersued on grounds of false witness (GD109/2590) - Dec 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Military service - Appointed convenor of the Ayrshire committee to suppress Covenanters - 30 Dec 1684 - Ayrshire, Scotland Military service - Raised an infantry regiment in the service of William and Mary, largely comprising Irish Protestant refugees - 1689 - Ayrshire, Scotland Death - 25 May 1693 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Burial - - Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth