James Boyd, 9th Lord Boyd (–1654), was a Scottish noble who adhered to the Royalist cause during the
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms were a series of related conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, then separate entities united in a personal union under Charles I. They include the 1639 to 1640 B ...
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Biography
James Boyd was the younger brother of
Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd and inherited the title in 1641 on the death of his nephew
Robert Boyd, 8th Lord Boyd.
James Boyd was a steadfast Royalist, joined the
Association at Cumbernauld in favour of
Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
* Charles I of ...
in January 1641, he was one of the Committee of War for the South 16 April 1644, and for Ayr 24 July 1644, and 18 April 1648.
He was included in the list of the nobility to be summoned to the
Committee of Estates
The Committee of Estates governed Scotland during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1638–1651) when the Parliament of Scotland was not sitting. It was dominated by Covenanters of which the most influential faction was that of the Earl of Argyll
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, in Cromwell's letter to Lieutenant-General
David Leslie 17 January 1650, and was fined £1,500 under the
Cromwell's Act of Grace
Cromwell's Act of Grace, or more formally the Act of Pardon and Grace to the People of Scotland, was an Act of the Parliament of England that declared that the people of Scotland (with certain exceptions) were pardoned for any crimes they migh ...
on 12 April 1654, a sum afterwards, 9 March 1655, reduced to £500. His steady support of the royal cause appears to have financially embarrassed him, as he was obliged to
wadset several portions of his estate to
Sir William Cochrane of Cowdoun.
Lord James is said to have paid great attention to the trade of Kilmarnock, and to have established a school in the town for "the educatioune and learning off zoung ones"
ic His will was confirmed at Edinburgh 23 October 1655, and he appears to have died in March 1654.
Family
Lord James married, before 1640,
[ cites ''Ex inform.'' the Honourable Vicary Gibbs.] Catherine, second daughter and coheir of John Crayke of the city of York, the eldest, but disinherited, son of Ralph Crayke of Marton, Yorkshire. She was baptized at Bridlington 3 January 1619.
[ In commemoration of this marriage the words "James Boyd and Catherine Craik", with the family arms, were sculptured on one of the towers of ]Dean Castle
Dean Castle is situated in the Dean Castle Country Park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the stronghold for the Boyd Family, who were lords of Kilmarnock for over 400 years.
The Castle takes its name from ‘The Dean’ or woode ...
, the family seat at Kilmarnock. They had issue:
# William, Master of Boyd, afterwards first Earl of Kilmarnock
Earl of Kilmarnock was a title created twice in the Peerage of Scotland for the Boyd family. It was first created in 1454 for Robert Boyd, Great Chamberlain of Scotland. It was created a second time in 1661 for William Boyd, 10th Lord Boyd. ...
, heir and successor.
# Eva, both styled daughters lawful to the deceased James, Lord Boyd, 24 March 1659.
# Jean, married David Cunningham, 1st Baronet of Robertland. She, died 8 May 1665.[ cites Funeral entry in Lyon Office.]
# Margaret
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1654 deaths
17th-century Scottish peers
Year of birth unknown
Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1643–44
Lords of Parliament (pre-1707)
Lords Boyd