Person:Elizabeth Semple (21)

Elizabeth Semple of Fulwood

• Irving, Joseph. The Book of Dumbartonshire: A History of the County Burghs, Parishes, and Lands, Memoirs of... (Dumbartonshire,: W. and A. K. Johnston, 1879), Vol. 2, Page 177.^S1

III. James Smollett, designated of Over-Kirkton. He was infeft on a precept of clare-constat in 1570, and in 1577 was entered as heir of his father and mother to certain burgage tenements in Dumbarton in which burgh he was repeatedly a bailie between 1561 and 1592.^S1

He married Margaret Montgomery, and by her had –^S1

1. Tobias, who succeeded.^S1

2. Margaret, married to James Bontine of Succoth.^S1

James Smollett married secondly Elizabeth, daughter of James Sempill of Fulwood, whose second husband was James Hall, brother of Hall of Fulbar. She was infeft in a liferent of the lands of Clerkhill. By her marriage with James Smollett she appears to have had^S1

(ie. 3.) one daughter. (ie. Elizabeth)^S1

(ie. 4.) James had also a natural son John.^S1

Semple ties to the Hall Family of Fulbar

• Crawford, George. A Genealogical history of the royal and illustrious family of the Stewarts, from the year 1034 to the year 1710, (Edinburgh: James Watson (printer), 1710), Page 62.

South of this stands the House and Lands of Fulbar, the Seat of, and whence an Ancient Family of the Halls take Designation. The First I have found of this Surname and Family is Thomas de Aula, designed Surgico, who obtained From King Robert II. illas quatuor mercatas terra, in Tenemento de Stanle, in Baronia de Renfrew, quas dudum, eidem Thoma protempore vita, Concellimus Anno regni primo : which is the Year of our Lord 1370 (g). These Lands above-mentioned are the Lands of Fulbar by the Bounding, which Lands continue yet with their Descendents. The direct Line of the Halls of Fulbar, in the Reign of Queen Mary, extinguished in the Person of William Hall of Fulbar, who deceased about the Year 1550 without issue. His Estate descended on Adam Hall of Tarquinhill, his Cousin, who was Son of Adam Hall, and he of another Adam Hall, who with the Flower of the Scotish Nobility and Gentry was killed, in the Defence of his King and Country, at the Battle of Flodden, Anno 1513, where King James IV. died. My Authority for this is a Discharge, granted to Adam Hall of Fulbar, of the Non-entries of the Lands of Fulbar and others, which devolved to him as Heir of Adam Hall, his Grandfather, killed at the Field of Flodden: Which Adam last mentioned was married with Jean, Daughter of John Wallace of Cairnhill, b whom he had Mr. William, his Successor, whole Son Robert Hall of Fulbar was Father of another Robert, who deceased in 1692, whose Son is Robert Hall now of Fulbar.

This Family have made several Alliances with Respectful Families, viz. The Semples of Fulwood, ie. Elizabeth (1) & ie. Elizabeth (2), Cunninghams of Watertown, Hamiltons of Torrence, Semples of Milbank, and Maxwels of Dargavil. Their Coat of Armorial is Argent, a Fess Checquie Sable and of the First, betwixt Three Falcons Heads, Couped of the Second.

1.   Irving, Joseph. The Book of Dumbartonshire: A History of the County Burghs, Parishes, and Lands, Memoirs of... (Dumbartonshire,: W. and A. K. Johnston, 1879)
   Vol. 2.
2.   Crawfurd, George. A Genealogical history of the royal and illustrious family of the Stewarts, from the year 1034 to the year 1710: giving an account of the lives, marriages and issue of the most remarkable persons and families of that name to which are prefixed, first, a general description of the Shire of Renfrew, the peculiar residence and ancient patrimony of the Stewarts; and secondly, a deduction of the noble and ancient families, proprietors there for upwards of 400 years, down to the present times : containing the descent, original creations, and most remarkable actions of their respective ancestors; also the chief titles of honour they now enjoy, with their marriage and issue, continued down to this present year, and the coat of arms of each family in blazon. (Edinburgh: James Watson, 1710)
   Page 62.