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Sir William "Boltfoot" Scott, 1st Laird of Harden 1529 – 1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: Feb 1563

Death Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Adam Scott

Mother: Margaret Alley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kerr

Children(s): Sir Laird)

Sir William "Boltfoot" Scott, 1st Laird of Harden was born in 1529 in Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of Adam "King of Thieves" Scott and Margaret Alley. Sir William "Boltfoot" Scott, 1st Laird of Harden married Elizabeth Kerr, and had children including Sir Walter "Auld Wat" of Harden Scott (13th Laird). Sir William "Boltfoot" Scott, 1st Laird of Harden passed away in 1563 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William "Boltfoot" Scott, 1st Laird of Harden was born in 1529 in Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of Adam "King of Thieves" Scott and Margaret Alley.
  • Sir William "Boltfoot" Scott, 1st Laird of Harden married Elizabeth Kerr, and had children including Sir Walter "Auld Wat" of Harden Scott (13th Laird).
  • Sir William "Boltfoot" Scott, 1st Laird of Harden passed away in 1563 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Sir Harden's Ancestors

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Sir Harden
1529 – 1563
Birth Place: Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
Adam "King of Thieves" Scott
1495 – 1530
Ettrick Forest
Margaret Alley
1500 – 1564
Over-Torrens, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Harden's Descendants

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Sir (William "Boltfoot" Scott, 1st Laird of) Harden (1529 – Feb 1563) m. Elizabeth Kerr (1468 – 9 October 1548)
  1. 1. Sir (Walter "Auld Wat" of Harden Scott (13th) Laird) (1540 – 7 Dec 1631) m. Lady (Mary of Dryhope Scott "The Flower of) Yarrow" (1548 – 1598)
    1. 1. Sir (Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of) Harden (1590 – 22 Apr 1657) m. Agnes ("Muckle mou’d Meg" Murray of) Elibank (1590 – 1630)
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Scott (16 Jan 1628 – 10 May 1675) m. Ralph (Hawkins) Sr (1616 – 19 Sep 1669)
        1. 1. Alderman (William Hawkins) Sr (1648 – 18 Jul 1711) m. Ann Rockhold (1640 – 29 Nov 1724)

Sir Harden's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Sir William "Boltfoot" Scott, 1st Laird of Harden in Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1563
Feb 1563
Age 34
Death of Sir William "Boltfoot" Scott, 1st Laird of Harden in Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1563
    Event Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland

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