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James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn1 (M)
b. 12 August 1575, d. 2 3 March 1618, #110225
Pedigree
Last Edited=26 Feb 2004
Consanguinity Index=0 .2%
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn was the son of Claud Hamilton,
1st Lord Paisley and Margaret Seton.1 He was born on 12 August 1575.2 He
married Marion Boyd, daughter of Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd and Margaret
Campbell.3 H e died on 23 March 1618 at age 42 at Monkton,vp.1 He was
buried on 29 April 1 618 at Abbey Church, Paisley, Renfrewshire,
Scotland.1 His will (dated 7 June 1616) was probated on 26 June 1624.1
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P .C.) [Scotland].3 He held
the office of M.P. for Linlithgow [Scotland] in 159 7.3 He held the office
of Sheriff of Linlithgow in 1600.3 He was created 1st Lord Abercorn, co.
Linlithgow [Scotland] on 5 April 1603.3 In 1604 he served on the
commission which treated for a proposed union of Scotland with England .3
He was created 1st Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcashell and Kirkpatrick
[Scotland] on 10 July 1606.3 He was created 1st Earl of Abercorn
[Scotland] o n 10 July 1606.3 He held the office of one of the Council of
the province of Munster on 20 May 1615.3 He held the office of Gentleman
of the Bedchamber to King James VI.3
Children of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn and Marion B oyd:
Lady Anne Hamilton b. b 1595
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn+ b . c 1604, d. c 1670
Hon. Sir William Hamilton, 1st and last Bt. b. c 1605, d . c Jun 1680
Claud Hamilton, 2nd Lord Hamilton+ b. c 1606, d. 14 Jun 1638
H on. Sir George Hamilton, 1st Bt.+ b. c 1607, d. 1679
Lady Lucy Hamilton b. b 1618
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoff rey H. White,
Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard De Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage
of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom,
Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint
in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I,
page 3. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The C omplete Peerage, volume X, page 292.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Pe erage, volume I, page 2.