Patrick Hepburn of Waughton
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Sir Patrick Hepburn of Waughton, & Lufness, Knt., (d. Bef. November 1649) was a Scottish
laird
and notable Covenanter
from East Lothian
. In 1639-1641 Sir Patrick was a member for Haddingtonshire in the Scottish Parliament.
In the National Archives is an extract of a Discharge by Sir Patrick Hepburne of Wauchtoun, Knt., in favour of George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal
, and Dame Margaret Ogilvie, his spouse, for £20,500 Scots for the lands of Brethertoun [Brotherton] dated December 8, 1613.
On January 10, 1639, George Lauder of The Bass, and his mother (Sir Patrick's sister) Isobel Hepburne, Lady Bass, being both Royalists and having spent much time at Court with Charles I
and fearing forfeiture, assigned the barony of The Bass and a string of other properties to Sir Patrick Hepburn of Waughton. In a Supplication dated September 15, 1641, by Sir Patrick Hepburn of Wauchtoun, knight, addressed to the King and the Estates of Parliament, he mentions that "he has lately acquired the right of the lands of Popill and Auld Haddington
from the Laird of The Bass." In another charter, confirmed at Edinburgh
November 15, 1641, Sir Patrick Hepburn of Waughton is confirmed in many properties including lands and 'acres' in Morham
and 14 husbandlands (364 acres) in Garvald, East Lothian
also previously owned George Lauder of Bass.
Between 1644 until his death, Sir Patrick was engaged in a dispute with the Earl of Home over possession of Fast Castle, and the rents of Auldcambus.
, which served in General Leslie's army of the Covenant, entering England on August 20, 1640. Sir Patrick was one of the commissioners to the negotiations at Ripon
in Yorkshire
. The regiment served at the sieges of York
and Newcastle-upon-Tyne and at the battle of Marston Moor
. "Wauchtoun's regiment" with Sir Patrick Hepburn as commander is recorded as being quartered and then in skirmishes with the Royalists at Todcaster and York in April 1644.
From late 1644 until January 1647 it remained in England doing garrison duty, its strength being between 631 and 651 infantrymen. In 1646 Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie, the army treasurer and commissary general, became the colonel, and the numbers increased to 893 and reached a maximum of 1030 foot soldiers in September. The regiment disbanded in February 1647.
Sir Patrick was, according to a charter dated June 24, 1646, still alive then, but is thought to have died before November 9, 1649, when his son John was Retoured his heir.. That was followed on the same day by a Precept from Chancery
for infefting John Hepburne, now of Wauchtoun, as heir to his father, Sir Patrick Hepburne of Wauchtoun, Knt. in the lands and baronies of Wauchtoun and The Bass, and other lands in the sheriffdoms of Edinburgh and Berwick.
Of at least seven children, the following are noted:
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
laird
Laird
A Laird is a member of the gentry and is a heritable title in Scotland. In the non-peerage table of precedence, a Laird ranks below a Baron and above an Esquire.-Etymology:...
and notable Covenanter
Covenanter
The Covenanters were a Scottish Presbyterian movement that played an important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent in that of England and Ireland, during the 17th century...
from 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....
. In 1639-1641 Sir Patrick was a member for Haddingtonshire in the Scottish Parliament.
Landed proprietor
Sir Patrick Hepburn of Waughton and Lufness, knight, was Retoured heir to his father, Patrick Hepburn of Wauchtoun, on April 3, 1605.In the National Archives is an extract of a Discharge by Sir Patrick Hepburne of Wauchtoun, Knt., in favour of George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal
George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal
George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal was a Scottish nobleman and Earl Marischal. He succeeded as earl on 7 October 1581, upon the death of his grandfather, William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal....
, and Dame Margaret Ogilvie, his spouse, for £20,500 Scots for the lands of Brethertoun [Brotherton] dated December 8, 1613.
On January 10, 1639, George Lauder of The Bass, and his mother (Sir Patrick's sister) Isobel Hepburne, Lady Bass, being both Royalists and having spent much time at Court with Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
and fearing forfeiture, assigned the barony of The Bass and a string of other properties to Sir Patrick Hepburn of Waughton. In a Supplication dated September 15, 1641, by Sir Patrick Hepburn of Wauchtoun, knight, addressed to the King and the Estates of Parliament, he mentions that "he has lately acquired the right of the lands of Popill and Auld Haddington
Haddington, East Lothian
The Royal Burgh of Haddington is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian, which was known officially as Haddingtonshire before 1921. It lies about east of Edinburgh. The name Haddington is Anglo-Saxon, dating from the 6th...
from the Laird of The Bass." In another charter, confirmed at Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
November 15, 1641, Sir Patrick Hepburn of Waughton is confirmed in many properties including lands and 'acres' in Morham
Morham
Morham, East Lothian, sometimes spelt Moram, Morum, Morhame, etc., in old records, is the smallest parish in Scotland, sandwiched between five other parishes: Haddington, Garvald, Yester, Whittingehame, and Prestonkirk, in the undulating lower reaches of the Lammermuir Hills.-Church and hamlet:For...
and 14 husbandlands (364 acres) in Garvald, East Lothian
Garvald, East Lothian
Garvald, is a village south of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland. The combined parish of Garvald and Bara, borders Whittingehame to the East, Morham to the North, Yester to the West, and Lauder to the South. It is mainly an agricultural parish...
also previously owned George Lauder of Bass.
Between 1644 until his death, Sir Patrick was engaged in a dispute with the Earl of Home over possession of Fast Castle, and the rents of Auldcambus.
Covenant
Sir Patrick was a Lieutenant-Colonel who raised a 400 strong infantry regiment in East LothianEast 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 served in General Leslie's army of the Covenant, entering England on August 20, 1640. Sir Patrick was one of the commissioners to the negotiations at Ripon
Ripon
Ripon is a cathedral city, market town and successor parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located at the confluence of two streams of the River Ure in the form of the Laver and Skell. The city is noted for its main feature the Ripon Cathedral which is architecturally...
in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. The regiment served at the sieges of York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
and Newcastle-upon-Tyne and at the battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Marston Moor
The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the First English Civil War of 1642–1646. The combined forces of the Scottish Covenanters under the Earl of Leven and the English Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists commanded by Prince...
. "Wauchtoun's regiment" with Sir Patrick Hepburn as commander is recorded as being quartered and then in skirmishes with the Royalists at Todcaster and York in April 1644.
From late 1644 until January 1647 it remained in England doing garrison duty, its strength being between 631 and 651 infantrymen. In 1646 Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie, the army treasurer and commissary general, became the colonel, and the numbers increased to 893 and reached a maximum of 1030 foot soldiers in September. The regiment disbanded in February 1647.
Marriage and death
Sir Patrick married before February 16, 1607 (when a charter mentions them as future spouses) Jean, fifth and youngest daughter of John Murray, 1st Earl of TullibardineSir Patrick was, according to a charter dated June 24, 1646, still alive then, but is thought to have died before November 9, 1649, when his son John was Retoured his heir.. That was followed on the same day by a Precept from Chancery
Court of Chancery
The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid the slow pace of change and possible harshness of the common law. The Chancery had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including trusts, land law, the administration of the estates of...
for infefting John Hepburne, now of Wauchtoun, as heir to his father, Sir Patrick Hepburne of Wauchtoun, Knt. in the lands and baronies of Wauchtoun and The Bass, and other lands in the sheriffdoms of Edinburgh and Berwick.
Of at least seven children, the following are noted:
- John Hepburn of Waughton (d. Bef. August 27, 1669), an Episcopalian Minister deposed by the Presbyterians who held The Bass against Oliver CromwellOliver CromwellOliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
, surrendering to Major-General Deane in 1652. - George Hepburn of Fast CastleFast CastleFast Castle is the ruined remains of a coastal fortress in Berwickshire, south-east Scotland, in the Scottish Borders. It lies north west of the village of Coldingham, and just outside of the St Abb's Head National Nature Reserve, run by the National Trust for Scotland...
, and CranshawsCranshawsCranshaws is a village on the B6355, near Duns, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire.Of Cranshaws Castle only the tower remains, at Cranshaws Farm on Cranshaws Hill....
, BerwickshireBerwickshireBerwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
, (alive July 1655). - Isobel, married in 1589, George Lauder of The BassGeorge Lauder of The BassSir George Lauder of The Bass, Knt., , was a cleric, Privy Counsellor, and Member of the Scottish Parliament. He was also Tutor to Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.-Family:...
(he died in 1611). - Elizabeth, 3rd daughter, married by contract in 1601, Alexander Drummond of Carnock, grandson of the master of work Robert Drummond of CarnockRobert Drummond of CarnockSir Robert Drummond of Carnock was Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland from 1579 to 1583. This was the responsibility for building and repair of palaces and castles. His appointment was made to be "as Sir James Hamilton of Finnart had it."...
. - Anne, married by contract in 1623, Sir James Hamilton of Priestfield, for some time Commendator of the Priory of Haddington. He was Gentleman of The Bedchamber to King Charles the FirstCharles I of EnglandCharles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
in 1638.