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Scottish landowner and courtier (1564?1609)
James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester
(1564-1609) was a Scottish landowner and courtier.
He was a son of
William Hay, 5th Lord Hay of Yester
and Margaret Ker eldest daughter of
Sir John Ker
of
Ferniehirst
.
His older brother
William Hay, 6th Lord Hay of Yester
and his nephew died before him, so he became
Lord Hay of Yester
in 1591.
His homes were
Yester Castle
and nearby Bothans, replaced by
Yester House
, in
East Lothian
, and
Neidpath Castle
in the
Scottish Borders
.
He died on 3 February 1609. His will was dated at the Place of Bothans, 24 January 1609.
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Family
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He married Margaret Ker, a daughter of
Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian
. Their children included:
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In 1644 his widow Margaret Ker founded
Lady Yester's Kirk
in Edinburgh.
References
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National Records of Scotland ECC8/8/46 pp. 109-120.
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James Hunter,
Historical Notices of Lady Yester's Church and Parish, Edinburgh
(Edinburgh, 1864), p. 14.
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George Seton,
Memoir of Alexander Seton
(Edinburgh, 1882), pp. 150-4.