Walter Scot

1649 -

• Name	Walter Scot
  Birth	7 Jan 1649	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Property	1665	Scoonie, Fife, Scotland   [2]
  	Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvet ‘took infeftment to his only son, Walter Scot of the lands of Letham’, in payment of money owed by William Rigg of Atherney "out of his lady's joynture out of the lands Atherney"
  Property	18 Sep 1672	Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Retour to his father in the lands and barony of Schank
  Occupation	26 Jul 1683	Fife, Scotland   [3]
  	Justice of the Peace
  Legal	1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  	Acted (as 'Walter Scott of Letham') as cautioner for his brother George on a bond of 50,000 merks to the Privy Council, relating to transport of George, his family and prisoners aboard the Henry and Francis to New Jersey. The Privy Council agreed to deliver up the bond on 27 Nov 1689
  Legal	16 Jul 1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [5]
  	Member of the Assize in the trial of William Denholme of Westshields, James Stewart and Mr Gilbert Eliot for treason and reset of traitors
  Imprisonment	16 Apr 1689	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  	Held in Edinburgh Tolbooth. Submited a petition for his release, granted, on pain of 10,000 merks, cautioner, John Scot of Randelburne [Ronaldburn]
  Title Suffix	of Edenshead
  Name	Walter Scot of Letham
  Person ID	I30007	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir John Scot,   b. 1586, Fife, Scotland d. 1670, Cupar, Fife, Scotland (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Euphame Monypenny
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 16 Apr 1646  [7]
  Marriage Contract	16 Apr 1646  [7]
  	Between Sir John Scot of Scottistarvet, Director of Chancery and Ewphame Monypenny, relict of William Rig of Etherne, with consent of Sir James Monypenny of Pitmillie, her brother, whereby Sir John assigns the teind sheaves of the barony of Schank with 300 merks annually for her lifetime
  Family ID	F31431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Watt
  Marriage	1695
  Children	1. Ann Scot,   b. Abt 1697  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jan 1649 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvet ‘took infeftment to his only son, Walter Scot of the lands of Letham’, in payment of money owed by William Rigg of Atherney "out of his lady's joynture out of the lands Atherney" - 1665 - Scoonie, Fife, Scotland Property - Retour to his father in the lands and barony of Schank - 18 Sep 1672 - Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Justice of the Peace - 26 Jul 1683 - Fife, Scotland Legal - Acted (as 'Walter Scott of Letham') as cautioner for his brother George on a bond of 50,000 merks to the Privy Council, relating to transport of George, his family and prisoners aboard the Henry and Francis to New Jersey. The Privy Council agreed to deliver up the bond on 27 Nov 1689 - 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Legal - Member of the Assize in the trial of William Denholme of Westshields, James Stewart and Mr Gilbert Eliot for treason and reset of traitors - 16 Jul 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Imprisonment - Held in Edinburgh Tolbooth. Submited a petition for his release, granted, on pain of 10,000 merks, cautioner, John Scot of Randelburne [Ronaldburn] - 16 Apr 1689 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3678] Scot, John, The Staggering State of Scottish Statesmen from 1550 to 1650, p412. [S3673] Lamont, John, The diary of Mr. John Lamont of Newton, 1649-1671, p181. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, VIII, p199. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, XIV, p522. [S3674] Howell, Thomas Bayly, A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors, Vol XI (1680-1688) p1002. [S3629] Parliament of Scotland, Records of the Parliament of Scotland, (Name: University of St Andrews; Location: St Andrews;), Act in favors of Walter Scott of Letham, 16 April 1689. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), RH4/191 Arniston Papers Item 22.