Notes on Newton Don. By C. B. Balfour. 293 



Newton and Strathor, in Fife (lands also appearing in the 

 above mentioned Charters) long after this date, and no member 

 of the Bekirtoun family appears in connection with them. The 

 whole exchange may therefore only be a pledging of the 

 revenues of these lands for the purchase money. 



The former vassals were, however, unaffected by a change of 

 overlords, and the Newtons still appear as owners of part 

 of Little Newton. 



From a charter of 1534 they seem to have been the same 

 family as the Newtons of Dalcove, for this charter is a 

 confirmation of a sale by Joan Newton, daughter of James 

 Newton of Dalcove, of the dominical lands of Little Newton 

 and Newton Cruke,with the mill, to James Ker of Mersington.^" 



Stodart gives the pedigree of the Newtons of Dalcove. 

 1445. — Archibald Newton. He may perhaps have been a son 

 of the Alexander Newton, in the Douglas charter of 1386. 

 1481. — James Newton. It may be noticed also that one of 

 the witnesses to Sir Patrick Hepburn's charter of 1463, is 

 Jacobus de Newton. ^^ 



1534. — Joan, as above, daughter of a second James Newton. 

 She married Adam Ker of Schaw, and was mother of Thomas 

 Ker of Schaw and Dalcove. 



In 1586 a charter of resignation is granted to Rodolph Ker, 

 eldest son of Thomas Ker of Dalcoif, "in binani partem," of 

 the dominical lands of Little Newton and the mill " cum lie 

 cruik," under reservation to Thomas Ker.'^ This Rodolph Ker 

 married one Alison Ker, who may have been a Ker of 

 Mersington, and so brought back the lands ; and he eventually 

 seems to have acquired from the Hepburns of Wauchton all 

 their interest in the estate, for in 1612 Patrick Hepburn of 

 Wauchton resigned nine husbandlands in Little Newton, with 

 mill, tenants, etc., in favour of Rodolph Ker of Dalcoif, and 

 Alison Ker his wife.^^ 



These nine husbandlands had been in possession of the 

 Hepburns of Wauchton since the Sir Patrick of 1463. In 1519 

 Sir Patrick Hepburn is retoured heir^* of his father in these 



'" Eeg. Magni Sigilli. 



'' Scottish Arms, Vol. ii., p. 245. 



''^ Reg. Magni Sigilli. 



13 do. 



»* Retours of Heirs, Vol. i., 1731. 



