Sir John Hay of Alderston, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Hay of Alderston, 1st Baronet (died 1706) was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia on February 22, 1703. He was the son of Thomas Hay of Hermiston (died 1607) one of the Clerks of the Court of Session
and a Clerk of the Privy Council of Scotland
, and Anna, daughter of Sir John Gibson of Pentland, Baronet.
Sir John Hay acquired the feudal barony of Alderston in East Lothian
, which had long been a possession of the Hepburn family.
He married April 27, 1693, Catherine, daughter of Sir George Suttie, 1st Baronet of Balgonie, and had issue: two sons, his successors, and three daughters.
Court of Session
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
and a Clerk of the Privy Council of Scotland
Privy Council of Scotland
The Privy Council of Scotland was a body that advised the King.In the range of its functions the council was often more important than the Estates in the running the country. Its registers include a wide range of material on the political, administrative, economic and social affairs of Scotland...
, and Anna, daughter of Sir John Gibson of Pentland, Baronet.
Sir John Hay acquired the feudal barony of Alderston in East Lothian
East Lothian
East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
, which had long been a possession of the Hepburn family.
He married April 27, 1693, Catherine, daughter of Sir George Suttie, 1st Baronet of Balgonie, and had issue: two sons, his successors, and three daughters.