Hart, Sir William, of Livielands, died before 1619, mar. (1) Margaret Cairncross, widow of John Hamilton of Chapel; (2) Isobel, daughter of John, 6th Lord Borthwick and relict of Thomas Davidson, burgess of Edinburgh. Lord Advocate 1594-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=x01mAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Hamilton+of+Chapel%22+%22isobel+daughter%22&dq=%22Hamilton+of+Chapel%22+%22isobel+daughter%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi18tP7qMDUAhWD6SYKHRorCQAQ6AEIJjAB However, I thought I had seen Margaret Cairncross as a widow in the 1620s in proceedings against Mr. John Hart/ Hairt, called her son.

On Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 1:03:04 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote: > Hart, Sir William, of Livielands, > died before 1619, mar. (1) Margaret Cairncross, widow of John Hamilton of Chapel; (2) Isobel, daughter of John, 6th Lord Borthwick and relict of Thomas Davidson, burgess of Edinburgh. Lord Advocate 1594-7. > > https://books.google.com/books?id=x01mAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Hamilton+of+Chapel%22+%22isobel+daughter%22&dq=%22Hamilton+of+Chapel%22+%22isobel+daughter%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi18tP7qMDUAhWD6SYKHRorCQAQ6AEIJjAB > > However, I thought I had seen Margaret Cairncross as a widow in the 1620s in proceedings against Mr. John Hart/ Hairt, called her son. Mr. William Hart, the brother-in-law of Lord Borthwick, was living 1567-81. https://books.google.com/books?id=aA0XAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA115&dq=%22william+hart%22+borthwick&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwja1prWtMDUAhWMMSYKHYR_DlsQ6AEIIjAA#v=onepage&q=%22william%20hart%22%20borthwick&f=false Mr. William Hairt, the justice, had a wife called "Margaret Carnecors" in 1598: https://books.google.com/books?id=T9NAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA81&dq=hairt+carnecors&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjPwObJscDUAhVE0iYKHT96D5EQ6AEIOjAD#v=onepage&q=hairt%20carnecors&f=false Therefore, the order of the marriages of William Hart/ Hairt must be backwards (if they are in fact the same person).

Apparently they were the same person: "William Lord Borthwick, deceased in 1600, owed Mr William Hart, Lord Advocate from 1594 to 1597, 10,000 merks by contract signed in 1581." https://books.google.com/books?id=ItxKAQAAIAAJ&q=%22William+Lord+Borthwick,+deceased+in+1600,+owed+Mr+William+Hart,+Lord+Advocate+from+1594+to+1597,+10,000+merks+by+contract+signed+in+1581.%22&dq=%22William+Lord+Borthwick,+deceased+in+1600,+owed+Mr+William+Hart,+Lord+Advocate+from+1594+to+1597,+10,000+merks+by+contract+signed+in+1581.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjG0-XWtsDUAhWF1CYKHWA4BvoQ6AEIKDAA