The 4th Laird of Kilmarnock was the son and heir of Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock by his wife Alice, second daughter and co-heiress of Hugh Gifford of Yester.
He was a hostage for the ransom of King James, and was delivered to the English envoys, March 28, 1424, being confined at Dover Castle until at least 1425.∼4th Lord of Kilmarnock
The next of the Boyds was Sir Thomas Boyd, who was designated Dominus de Kilmarnock.
Thomas (3) Boyd of Kilmarnock, who occurs as a witness at Edinburgh 29 March 1422.
He was a hostage for the ransom of King James, having a safe-conduct till 30 April to go to Durham, 3 February 1423-24, and was delivered to the English envoys 28 March following. His revenue at this time was estimated at 500 merks. He was confined in Dover Castle, being sent there from Fotheringay 21 May 1424. By a warrant of 28 February 1424-25, he was sent for exchange to Durham, being delivered at York Castle 16 June, and had leave to return to Scotland till Martinmas, 16 July 1425.
He died 7 July 1432
He married Joanna Montgomery, said to be daughter of Sir John Montgomery of Ardrossan, by his wife Margaret Maxwell.
Two sons are recorded, viz:
1. Sir Thomas, his successor
2. William, Abbot of Kilwinning. He obtained from King James III a charter confirming the various royal grants to Kilwinning Abbey, and appears as an incorporated member of the newly founded university of Glasgow 1451.
[The couple] were both buried at Kilmarnock. Mr. Timothy Pont, who visited Kilmarnock in 1609, says: 'In this church Kilmarnock are divers of Lord Boydes progenitors buried, amoungs quhome ther is one tombe or stone bearing this inscription and coate, "Hic Jacet Thomas Boyde, Dominus de Killmarnock, qui obiit septimo die mensis July 1432, et Johanna de Montgomery eius spousa. Orate pro iis," '
He died in 1432, and, … had a monument [see above] erected to his memory, and that of his spouse, Johanna Montgomery, in the old Church of Kilmarnock.
Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol V, Edinburgh, 1906, pp. 140-41.
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Dean Castle, called Kilmarnock Castle until 1700, was the primary seat of the Boyd family for over 400 years. The castle is located about a mile north of the town of Kilmarnock, in the county of Ayr, in southwest Scotland. It is now open to the public as "Dean Castle Country Park," belonging to Kilmarnock and Louden District Council. The name "Kilmarnock" is an ancient one describing the location of "Marnock's Church." Marnock was a noted early Irish missionary to that area of Scotland. The name "Dean" is an old Scottish term for a wooded glen and is a common place name today.
The earliest part of the castle is a fourteenth century keep, constructed not long after the lands of Kilmarnock and West Kilbride were given by King Robert the Bruce to Sir Robert Boyd as a reward for his faithful service in thick and thin during Bruce's fight for Scottish independence against Edward I and Edward II of England. A fifteenth century addition, the palace and its adjoining tower, were built during a period of Boyd ascendancy while Lord Boyd was the guardian of James III.
The main castle buildings burned in 1735, reputedly caused by a careless maid. After the fire the Boyds vacated the site and moved into town. After Lord William Boyd was executed in 1746 for supporting the Stewart cause, the castle was sold.
He was a hostage for the ransom of King James, and was delivered to the English envoys, March 28, 1424, being confined at Dover Castle until at least 1425.∼4th Lord of Kilmarnock
The next of the Boyds was Sir Thomas Boyd, who was designated Dominus de Kilmarnock.
Thomas (3) Boyd of Kilmarnock, who occurs as a witness at Edinburgh 29 March 1422.
He was a hostage for the ransom of King James, having a safe-conduct till 30 April to go to Durham, 3 February 1423-24, and was delivered to the English envoys 28 March following. His revenue at this time was estimated at 500 merks. He was confined in Dover Castle, being sent there from Fotheringay 21 May 1424. By a warrant of 28 February 1424-25, he was sent for exchange to Durham, being delivered at York Castle 16 June, and had leave to return to Scotland till Martinmas, 16 July 1425.
He died 7 July 1432
He married Joanna Montgomery, said to be daughter of Sir John Montgomery of Ardrossan, by his wife Margaret Maxwell.
Two sons are recorded, viz:
1. Sir Thomas, his successor
2. William, Abbot of Kilwinning. He obtained from King James III a charter confirming the various royal grants to Kilwinning Abbey, and appears as an incorporated member of the newly founded university of Glasgow 1451.
[The couple] were both buried at Kilmarnock. Mr. Timothy Pont, who visited Kilmarnock in 1609, says: 'In this church Kilmarnock are divers of Lord Boydes progenitors buried, amoungs quhome ther is one tombe or stone bearing this inscription and coate, "Hic Jacet Thomas Boyde, Dominus de Killmarnock, qui obiit septimo die mensis July 1432, et Johanna de Montgomery eius spousa. Orate pro iis," '
He died in 1432, and, … had a monument [see above] erected to his memory, and that of his spouse, Johanna Montgomery, in the old Church of Kilmarnock.
Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol V, Edinburgh, 1906, pp. 140-41.
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Dean Castle, called Kilmarnock Castle until 1700, was the primary seat of the Boyd family for over 400 years. The castle is located about a mile north of the town of Kilmarnock, in the county of Ayr, in southwest Scotland. It is now open to the public as "Dean Castle Country Park," belonging to Kilmarnock and Louden District Council. The name "Kilmarnock" is an ancient one describing the location of "Marnock's Church." Marnock was a noted early Irish missionary to that area of Scotland. The name "Dean" is an old Scottish term for a wooded glen and is a common place name today.
The earliest part of the castle is a fourteenth century keep, constructed not long after the lands of Kilmarnock and West Kilbride were given by King Robert the Bruce to Sir Robert Boyd as a reward for his faithful service in thick and thin during Bruce's fight for Scottish independence against Edward I and Edward II of England. A fifteenth century addition, the palace and its adjoining tower, were built during a period of Boyd ascendancy while Lord Boyd was the guardian of James III.
The main castle buildings burned in 1735, reputedly caused by a careless maid. After the fire the Boyds vacated the site and moved into town. After Lord William Boyd was executed in 1746 for supporting the Stewart cause, the castle was sold.
The 4th Laird of Kilmarnock was the son and heir of Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock by his wife Alice, second daughter and co-heiress of Hugh Gifford of Yester.
He was a hostage for the ransom of King James, and was delivered to the English envoys, March 28, 1424, being confined at Dover Castle until at least 1425.∼4th Lord of Kilmarnock
The next of the Boyds was Sir Thomas Boyd, who was designated Dominus de Kilmarnock.
Thomas (3) Boyd of Kilmarnock, who occurs as a witness at Edinburgh 29 March 1422.
He was a hostage for the ransom of King James, having a safe-conduct till 30 April to go to Durham, 3 February 1423-24, and was delivered to the English envoys 28 March following. His revenue at this time was estimated at 500 merks. He was confined in Dover Castle, being sent there from Fotheringay 21 May 1424. By a warrant of 28 February 1424-25, he was sent for exchange to Durham, being delivered at York Castle 16 June, and had leave to return to Scotland till Martinmas, 16 July 1425.
He died 7 July 1432
He married Joanna Montgomery, said to be daughter of Sir John Montgomery of Ardrossan, by his wife Margaret Maxwell.
Two sons are recorded, viz:
1. Sir Thomas, his successor
2. William, Abbot of Kilwinning. He obtained from King James III a charter confirming the various royal grants to Kilwinning Abbey, and appears as an incorporated member of the newly founded university of Glasgow 1451.
[The couple] were both buried at Kilmarnock. Mr. Timothy Pont, who visited Kilmarnock in 1609, says: 'In this church Kilmarnock are divers of Lord Boydes progenitors buried, amoungs quhome ther is one tombe or stone bearing this inscription and coate, "Hic Jacet Thomas Boyde, Dominus de Killmarnock, qui obiit septimo die mensis July 1432, et Johanna de Montgomery eius spousa. Orate pro iis," '
He died in 1432, and, … had a monument [see above] erected to his memory, and that of his spouse, Johanna Montgomery, in the old Church of Kilmarnock.
Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol V, Edinburgh, 1906, pp. 140-41.
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Dean Castle, called Kilmarnock Castle until 1700, was the primary seat of the Boyd family for over 400 years. The castle is located about a mile north of the town of Kilmarnock, in the county of Ayr, in southwest Scotland. It is now open to the public as "Dean Castle Country Park," belonging to Kilmarnock and Louden District Council. The name "Kilmarnock" is an ancient one describing the location of "Marnock's Church." Marnock was a noted early Irish missionary to that area of Scotland. The name "Dean" is an old Scottish term for a wooded glen and is a common place name today.
The earliest part of the castle is a fourteenth century keep, constructed not long after the lands of Kilmarnock and West Kilbride were given by King Robert the Bruce to Sir Robert Boyd as a reward for his faithful service in thick and thin during Bruce's fight for Scottish independence against Edward I and Edward II of England. A fifteenth century addition, the palace and its adjoining tower, were built during a period of Boyd ascendancy while Lord Boyd was the guardian of James III.
The main castle buildings burned in 1735, reputedly caused by a careless maid. After the fire the Boyds vacated the site and moved into town. After Lord William Boyd was executed in 1746 for supporting the Stewart cause, the castle was sold.
He was a hostage for the ransom of King James, and was delivered to the English envoys, March 28, 1424, being confined at Dover Castle until at least 1425.∼4th Lord of Kilmarnock
The next of the Boyds was Sir Thomas Boyd, who was designated Dominus de Kilmarnock.
Thomas (3) Boyd of Kilmarnock, who occurs as a witness at Edinburgh 29 March 1422.
He was a hostage for the ransom of King James, having a safe-conduct till 30 April to go to Durham, 3 February 1423-24, and was delivered to the English envoys 28 March following. His revenue at this time was estimated at 500 merks. He was confined in Dover Castle, being sent there from Fotheringay 21 May 1424. By a warrant of 28 February 1424-25, he was sent for exchange to Durham, being delivered at York Castle 16 June, and had leave to return to Scotland till Martinmas, 16 July 1425.
He died 7 July 1432
He married Joanna Montgomery, said to be daughter of Sir John Montgomery of Ardrossan, by his wife Margaret Maxwell.
Two sons are recorded, viz:
1. Sir Thomas, his successor
2. William, Abbot of Kilwinning. He obtained from King James III a charter confirming the various royal grants to Kilwinning Abbey, and appears as an incorporated member of the newly founded university of Glasgow 1451.
[The couple] were both buried at Kilmarnock. Mr. Timothy Pont, who visited Kilmarnock in 1609, says: 'In this church Kilmarnock are divers of Lord Boydes progenitors buried, amoungs quhome ther is one tombe or stone bearing this inscription and coate, "Hic Jacet Thomas Boyde, Dominus de Killmarnock, qui obiit septimo die mensis July 1432, et Johanna de Montgomery eius spousa. Orate pro iis," '
He died in 1432, and, … had a monument [see above] erected to his memory, and that of his spouse, Johanna Montgomery, in the old Church of Kilmarnock.
Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol V, Edinburgh, 1906, pp. 140-41.
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Dean Castle, called Kilmarnock Castle until 1700, was the primary seat of the Boyd family for over 400 years. The castle is located about a mile north of the town of Kilmarnock, in the county of Ayr, in southwest Scotland. It is now open to the public as "Dean Castle Country Park," belonging to Kilmarnock and Louden District Council. The name "Kilmarnock" is an ancient one describing the location of "Marnock's Church." Marnock was a noted early Irish missionary to that area of Scotland. The name "Dean" is an old Scottish term for a wooded glen and is a common place name today.
The earliest part of the castle is a fourteenth century keep, constructed not long after the lands of Kilmarnock and West Kilbride were given by King Robert the Bruce to Sir Robert Boyd as a reward for his faithful service in thick and thin during Bruce's fight for Scottish independence against Edward I and Edward II of England. A fifteenth century addition, the palace and its adjoining tower, were built during a period of Boyd ascendancy while Lord Boyd was the guardian of James III.
The main castle buildings burned in 1735, reputedly caused by a careless maid. After the fire the Boyds vacated the site and moved into town. After Lord William Boyd was executed in 1746 for supporting the Stewart cause, the castle was sold.
Inscription
Hic jacet Thomas Boyde, dominus de Kilmarnock, qui obit septimo die mensis Julii, 1432; et Johanna Montgomery eius spousa. Orate pro iis.
