Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes (after 1432 – 1479) was Sheriff of

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in April 1467, and had a charter of confirmation of Dunsyre in the sheriffdom of

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, dated 13 October 1475, being thereafter designated 'of Dunsyre'.

Family

Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes, was the son of Sir

Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes Sir Patrick Hepburn of Dunsyre, 1st Lord Hailes (died 1483) was the feudal lord of Hailes and its castle in East Lothian and a Lord of Parliament. Family Sir Patrick Hepburn was the son of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes, Knt. (d. 1446), by his spo ...

and Ellen Wallace. He was not of age to marry on 2 February 1448, the date of the marriage contract agreed between his father, and Alexander Home, 1st Lord Home, which settled the contract of marriage between Adam and Helen Home, Sir Alexander's daughter by his spouse Marion Lauder.

Children

Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (died 18 October 1508) was Lord High Admiral of Scotland. He rose to political prominence after supporting James IV against his father, and was proxy at the King's marriage. Career Patrick was the son of Adam ...

(c. 1452 – 18 October 1508). # George Hepburn (c. 1454 – 9 September 1513) #Margaret Hepburn (c. 1456 – 8 November 1542 married Sir David Wemyss of Wemyss and (bef 4 Dec 1488) Henry Sinclair, 4th Lord Sinclair. # Adam Hepburn (c. 1457 – 9 September 1513) #Elizabeth (Agnes) Hepburn (born c. 1461) married Alexander Home

Intrigue

Hepburn is believed to have intrigued with the widowed Queen

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, a young and beautiful woman. He attached himself to the party of the Boyds, and was concerned in the seizure of King James III at

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on 9 July 1466, for which he obtained a remission from Parliament dated 13 October that year. Adam Hepburn of Dunsyre is one of the several illustrious jurors on an

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, 5 March 1470/1, which acquitted Andrew Ker of Cessford of aiding and abetting James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus "traitor from England within Scotland", for his association with

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after he was declared a rebel, and other accusations, all of which Ker had denied. Others on the jury were

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David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford (died 24 January 1445) was a regent to James II of Scotland. He was a member of Clan Lindsay, a Scottish Lowland clan. He was the son of Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford by his wife Marjorie. At the Bat ...

, Alexander Cunningham, Lord Kilmaurs,

James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, 6th Laird of Cadzow (c. 1415 – 6 November 1479) was a Scottish nobleman, scholar and politician. Early life James Hamilton was the son of James Hamilton of Cadzow, 5th Laird of Cadzow. He was born at Cadz ...

, and Sir Alexander Lauder of Haltoun. (Hist. MSS).

References

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, 14th Report, Appendix Part III, ''The MSS of the Duke of Roxburghe'', et al., pp. 27–8, 65. * ''

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'' by Sir James Balfour Paul, Edinburgh, (1905), under 'Bothwell', pp. 148/9.
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Retrieved 24 May 2009 * Robertson, George. (1823) "A genealogical account of the principal families in Ayrshire, more Cunninghame". Irvine: Cunninghame Press. ;Notes 1479 deaths People from East Lothian Year of birth uncertain 15th-century Scottish people Scottish sheriffs Year of birth unknown {{Scotland-law-bio-stub