Person:Anne Semple (2)

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• The Scots Peerage by Paul, James

Page 559, 560 – Anne, who succeeded as Baroness Sempill, and married Francis Abercromby of Fetterneir (contract 6 August 1675), who was (in consequence) created Lord Glasfoord, for his life only, 5 July 1685. (See that title.) She was, under the designation of Domina Anna Sempill, sponsa Francisci Abercrombie de Fetterneir, on the 14 of April 1685, served heir of tailzie and provision of Robert, Lord Sempill, her father, and Francis, Lord Sempill, her brother. On 25 July 1685 a patent of the barony of Sempill was granted to Dame Anna Sempill and her heirs-male by her then husband, but on her and her husband’s resignation the descent of the Sempill estates and honours were extended by a charter of regrant, which passed the Great Seal 16 May 1688, confirming the family estates, with the style, honour, order and dignity of Lord Sempill, to her and her husband, and the longest liver of them in liferent; with, respectively, remainder to Francis, Master of Sempill, their eldest son, Robert, John, and Alexander Sempill, their second, third, and fourth sons, and the heirs-male of their bodies, lawfully to be procreated; to the other heirs-male to be procreated of the body of Anne, Lady Sempill, and Francis, Lord Glasfoord, and the heirs-male of their bodies; remainder to the heirs-female to be procreated of the bodies of the said Francis, Master of Sempill, Robert, John, and Alexander Sempill, and the heirs male of their bodies respectively; to the heirs-male to be procreated of the body of Anna, Lady Sempill, in any other marriage, and the heirs of their bodies, the eldest of all the heirs-female of their bodies; the heirs of all the heirs-female, in all the foresaid cases succeeding without division; to any person whom they might nominate in a writing under their hands during their conjunct lives, and to the heirs and assignees whatsoever of the said Anna, Lady Sempill. Anna, Lady Sempill, died in 1695. Lord Glasfoord married, secondly, 27 March 1699, Christabella, widow of Sir Giles Eyre. They were separated within a few months, and he died in the Fleet Prison, being buried, 23 November 1703, at St. Bride’s, Fleet Street.

Her issue were:-

1. Francis, ninth Lord Sempill

2. Captain Robert Sempill

3. John, tenth Lord Sempill

4. Alexander, who died in early youth

5. Hugh, eleventh Lord Sempill

6. Jean

1.   Anne Sempill, 9th Lady Sempill, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
2. ↑ Anne Sempill, Baroness Sempill, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
3.   Paul, James Balfour. The Scots peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's ‘Peerage of Scotland’ containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, with armorial illustrations. (Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914)
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   Page 559, 560 – Anne, who succeeded as Baroness Sempill, and married Francis Abercromby of Fetterneir (contract 6 August 1675), who was (in consequence) created Lord Glasfoord, for his life only, 5 July 1685. (See that title.) She was, under the designation of Domina Anna Sempill, sponsa Francisci Abercrombie de Fetterneir, on the 14 of April 1685, served heir of tailzie and provision of Robert, Lord Sempill, her father, and Francis, Lord Sempill, her brother. On 25 July 1685 a patent of the barony of Sempill was granted to Dame Anna Sempill and her heirs-male by her then husband, but on her and her husband’s resignation the descent of the Sempill estates and honours were extended by a charter of regrant, which passed the Great Seal 16 May 1688, confirming the family estates, with the style, honour, order and dignity of Lord Sempill, to her and her husband, and the longest liver of them in liferent; with, respectively, remainder to Francis, Master of Sempill, their eldest son, Robert, John, and Alexander Sempill, their second, third, and fourth sons, and the heirs-male of their bodies, lawfully to be procreated; to the other heirs-male to be procreated of the body of Anne, Lady Sempill, and Francis, Lord Glasfoord, and the heirs-male of their bodies; remainder to the heirs-female to be procreated of the bodies of the said Francis, Master of Sempill, Robert, John, and Alexander Sempill, and the heirs male of their bodies respectively; to the heirs-male to be procreated of the body of Anna, Lady Sempill, in any other marriage, and the heirs of their bodies, the eldest of all the heirs-female of their bodies; the heirs of all the heirs-female, in all the foresaid cases succeeding without division; to any person whom they might nominate in a writing under their hands during their conjunct lives, and to the heirs and assignees whatsoever of the said Anna, Lady Sempill. Anna, Lady Sempill, died in 1695. Lord Glasfoord married, secondly, 27 March 1699, Christabella, widow of Sir Giles Eyre. They were separated within a few months, and he died in the Fleet Prison, being buried, 23 November 1703, at St. Bride’s, Fleet Street.
   Her issue were:-
   
   1. Francis, ninth Lord Sempill
   2. Captain Robert Sempill
   3. John, tenth Lord Sempill
   4. Alexander, who died in early youth
   5. Hugh, eleventh Lord Sempill
   6. Jean