Person:Robert Semple (23)

Robert Semple, 7th Lord Sempill

• The Scots Peerage Paul, James

Page 557, 558 – Robert, seventh Lord Sempill, as ‘Dominus Sempill de Glassfuird,’ (ie. Lord Sempill of Glassford) was retoured heir to Francis, ‘Dominus Sempill de Glassfuird his brother-german,’ on 16 February 1648, and also heir-male to Robert ‘Dominus Sempill de Glassfuird’ his grandfather, in the office of Justiciary and Bailie of Paisley, and possession of the monastery. He also was retoured heir-general of his said brother. He was on the Committee of War for Renfrewshire in 1648. The General Assembly in 1649 petitioned Parliament ‘to take the breeding of ‘ the children of various Catholic nobles, including those of Lord Sempill, into consideration. In 1661 he was summarily ranked before Lord Mordington, but ‘without prejudice of Mordington his process of reduction.’ He was fined in the sum of L1000 by Cromwell's Act of Grace and Pardon 1654, which was afterwards reduced to L500.^S4 He entailed his honours and estates upon his daughter Anne, failing his sons, as appears from a narration in the Patent of 25 July 1685 conderring the title of Lord Glasfoord on that lady’s husband, a certain series of heirs, including his daughter Anne. He died before the entail was completed, but it has been in terms of this regrant and confirmation that the honours came to be held by the subsequent Lords Sempill. He died in January 1675, having married Ann, daughter of James, first Lord Mordington, who survived him, and had issue:-

1. Robert, Master of Sempill

2. James

3. Francis, eighth Lord Sempill

4. Anne, afterwards Baroness Sempill

5. Jean

6. Elizabeth

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Robert Sempill, 7th Lord Sempill, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
2. ↑ 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)
   Vol. 7.

   Page 557, 558 – Robert, seventh Lord Sempill, as ‘Dominus Sempill de Glassfuird,’ was retoured heir to Francis, ‘Dominus Sempill de Glassfuird his brother-german,’ on 16 February 1648, and also heir-male to Robert ‘Dominus Sempill de Glassfuird’ his grandfather, in the office of Justiciary and Bailie of Paisley, and possession of the monastery. He also was retoured heir-general of his said brother. He was on the Committee of War for Renfrewshire in 1648. The General Assembly in 1649 petitioned Parliament ‘to take the breeding of ‘ the children of various Catholic nobles, including those of Lord Sempill, into consideration. In 1661 he was summarily ranked before Lord Mordington, but ‘without prejudice of Mordington his process of reduction.’ He was fined in the sum of L1000 by Cromwell’s Act of Grace and Pardon 1654, which was afterwards reduced to L500. He entailed his honours and estates upon his daughter Anne, failing his sons, as appears from a narration in the Patent of 25 July 1685 conderring the title of Lord Glasfoord on that lady’s husband, a certain series of heirs, including his daughter Anne. He died before the entail was completed, but it has been in terms of this regrant and confirmation that the honours came to be held by the subsequent Lords Sempill. He died in January 1675, having married Ann, daughter of James, first Lord Mordington, who survived him, and had issue:-
   
   1. Robert, Master of Sempill
   2. James
   3. Francis, eight Lord Sempill
   4. Anne, afterwards Baroness Sempill
   5. Jean
   6. Elizabeth

3.   Patrick Hogue (Samples). The Samples / Semples Family.

   Hereditary Sempill Lords of Lochwinnoch & Clan Sempill

4.   Cromwell's Act of Grace, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

   Seventy three men were fined (see Appendix B). The ordinance included details of how the fines were to be paid and what was to happen if the fine was not paid. The money was to be paid to Gilbert [George] Bilton, deputy treasurer at Leith. Half was to be paid on, or by, 2 August 1654 and the other half on, or by, 2 December 1654. If a person defaulted on payment then their estate were to be confiscated by the commissioners for sequestration.