I have run across three connections between one Ross family and Dreghorne: (1).--David
Fullerton married
Grissell Ross; (2) John
Fullerton,
Laird of Dreghorne, married Christian Wallace, relict of James Ross of Quhytrigis; (3) John Ross of Dreghorne.
1. From Volume 23 of the publications by the Scottish Record Office, entitled "Indexes" (to sasines dated from 1599 to 1609, in County
Ayr), the following four sons of John
Fullerton of Dreghorne are listed:
A.--David
Fullerton (has sasines dated from 1602 to 1609), the spouse of
Grissell Ross. (Records of the Privy
Council refer to him as the "brother of the
Laird of Dreghorne". In August 1599, these records show that David
Fullerton, brother of the
Laird of Dreghorne; and Thomas Ross, son of the late John Ross of Hanyng--that they are not to harm Matthew Ross of Hanyng: THIS IS THE ONLY CLUE AS TO WHICH FAMILY HIS SPOUSE--GRISSELL ROSS--MIGHT
BELONG.)
---Volume 29 (with sasines dated from 1617 to 1634) of the same series shows
Grissell Ross in 1626 as the spouse of David
Fullerton, brother of John
Fullerton of Dreghorne.
---Volume 31 (with sasines dated from 1635 to 1660) has no entries for David
Fullerton and spouse
Grissell Ross....We need to ask why they disappear from the records: Remember, that IF they had moved to another country,
Scotland considered them to have no more rights in that country than did a dead person. When Andrew,
Lord Ochiltree, was about to move to Ireland, he asked the Privy
Council to consider granting
Ochiltree to another member of the
Stewart family, but knowing that once he moved his rights would be only those of a dead person! Too, the heirs of a person convicted of rebellion, as well as that person himself, could be declared "as if dead".
B.--John
Fullerton (has sasines dated from 1602 to 1608), spouse of Jean
Mure.
---Volume 29 of the same series shows Christian Wallace beginning in 1624, as the relict of John
Crawford, and of James Ross of Quhytriggis. (During this time period, "The
Register of the Great
Seal of
Scotland", Vol. 10, covering 1652 - 1659, shows that John
Fullerton of Dreghorne and his spouse Christian Wallace, on June 20, 1632 had granted a charter which had the consent of John Ross, lawful son of the deceased Master James Ross of Quhytrigs!)
---Volume 31 of the same series shows John
Fullerton of Dreghorne and his spouse Christina Wallace in sasines ranging in dates from 1636 to 1655....One sasine dated Jan. 1, 1649, lists him as a "SON" of John
Fullerton of Dreghorne! (The "
Register of the Privy
Council of
Scotland", Volume V, dated 1572 to 1599, shows that the father John
Fullerton was alive in May 1595 but was called "the late
Laird of
Fullerton" in March 1599.)
C.--Robert
Fullerton (has sasines dated 1605).
---Volume 29 of the same series shows him as the "SON" of John
Fullerton of Dreghorne in 1626.
D.--William
Fullerton (has sasines dated 1605).
---Volume 29 of the same series shows him either as a brother of John
Fullerton, or, as a son of John Fullerton--with dates of 1626 and 1627.
2. There is little doubt that John Ross of Dreghorne was the son of James Ross of Quhytrigs, and, the grandson of John Ross and his spouse Marion
Hamilton of Hanyng--NOT THEIR SON AS
SHOWN IN "Family of John Ross and Marion Hamilton: the male heirs", a posting dated 2 Oct. 2002 here on Rootsweb....."The
Register of the Great
Seal of
Scotland", Vol. 10, (1652 - 1659), page 38, dated January 17, 1653 tells us that John Ross of Dreghorne is deceased; that his wife was the eldest daughter of Henry Osburne, alderman of Londonderry, Ireland; that his relict was granted (lands) "comprehending" the said lands of Dreghorne with the manor place, tower, fortalice and mills thereof , all in the parish of Dundonald, Kyle
Stewart. QUESTION: Did Henry Osburne move to Ireland after his eldest daughter was married to John Ross of Dreghorne?--or--did John Ross marry her in Londonderry?
3. On the basis of the above,
Grissell Ross, spouse of David
Fullerton, brother of John
Fullerton,
Laird of Dreghorne, needs to be added to the family of John Ross and Marion
Hamilton, as a daughter.
Additional information is desired.
