JOHN CAMPBELL of Cessnock, born . by 1484 - died between 1534 and July 26, 1535; married (1) MARGARET CATHCART. This wife was "violently carried off" in 1524. There seems to have been no issue from this marriage.

John Campbell married (2) JONET CAMPBELL of Ochiltree, illegitimate daughter of Matthew Campbell of the Loudoun family, and of Elizabeth Creichton, widow of Sir William Colville of Ochiltree. Jonet Campbell was born about 1510; no record of her death has been found. Jonet Campbell was the widow of George Ross from the Hanyng family (died circa 1529). This George Ross appears to have predeceased his father George Ross by about 12 years. Jonet Campbell married (3) John Lockhart (see REGISTER of the PRIVY SEAL of SCOTLAND, Vol. 2 (1529 - 1542) page 247, dated July 26, 1535).

Although Jonet Campbell had been granted sasine of quite a bit of property by the King in 1534, she was "officially" (?) legitimized on December 28, 1538 as the daughter of Matthew Campbell and Elizabeth Creichtoun.

A "John Campbell TIME LINE", as of July 22, 2006:
1505.-- Was deputy sheriff of Ayshire.

1508.--His father, George Campbell of Cessnock, died.

1512.--George Campbell, older son and first heir of his father who died in 1508, escheats.

1514.--John Campbell, the second son, is granted sasine of "Sexnock".

1517.-- Was living at Little Cessnock, west of the mouth of the River Cessnock; was granted sasine of the principal mansion of Galston; was a prelocatur.

1528 - 1531.-- Called himself "John Campbell of Sessnock".

LANDS TO WHICH JOHN CAMPBELL HAD RECEIVED SASINE:
1.-- 1522: John Campbell sold Dalloy to William Schaw of Polkamente.
2.-- ROTULI SCACCARII REGUM SCOTORUM, or, "The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland", Volume XV (1523 - 1529), page 634: John Campbell is granted sasine to the 40 solidatarum land of Galston which included
--a. the tower of Galston
--b. the fortifications
--c. the manor
--d. patronage of Galston chapel with the land annexed to it
--e. the privilege of riding the moors of Galston where his cattle, etc., were pasturing; and the escheat of any lost cattle found there.
3--REGISTER of the GREAT SEAL of SCOTLAND, Volume 3 (1513 - 1546), page 297, dated February 12, 1534: John Campbell resigned the following lands, and then these lands were regranted to the said John and to his wife Jonet Campbell, together, with the right to pass them on to their heirs:
--a. The 40 solidatus land of Gallisholmes. (N.B.: -- When their son George Campbell was granted his inheritance to this land in 1549, the sasine was described as the 40 libratarum of Sexnok including the tower, the fortifications, mills, tenements, tenants, their free services.--W.F.)
--b. The 40 solidatus land of Prestland, except the mill. (N.B.:--When their son George Campbell was granted his inheritance to this land in 1549, the saine was described as teh 40 solidatarum land of Gaustoun which included the tower of Galston, the fortifications, the patronage fo Galston chapel, the property attached to the chapel, and the privilege of riding the moor of Galston.--W.F.)

These lands outlined in "a" and "b" had been in the King's hand for 13 years and one term, by reason of wardship. They were granted to George Campbell and to his heirs as "of old". (Note that this appears to say that John Campbell had died in 1535; also, that his heir was not of age until in 1549, so, was probably born about l531. "Of old": It would have been so nice to have known just what this included! --W.F.)

INQUISITIONUM ad CAPELLAM REGIS retornatarum ABBREVIATIO. Volume one, number 230, dated October 21, 1624.
MAGISTER ROBERTUS ROSS Doctor Medicine, 'haeres' Thomae Ross, 'fratris",--in dimidietate 40 solidatarum terrarum de Gallousholmes vocata Stewartis Gallisholmes, in balliatu de Kyle-stewart:--E. 24L.--20 solidatis terrarum extentus praedicti terrarum de Gallisholmes;--E. 25L.--40 solidatis terrarum antiqui extentus de Killoch;--A. E. 40s. N. E. 10L.--2 solidatis terrarum de Hauchholme;--4 solidatis 6 denariatis terrarum de Nethir Mekilwoode antique extentus, omnibus jacentibus ut supra.

N.B.: Thomas and Dr. Robert Ross were sons of John Ross and grandsons of Jonet Campbell who married (1) George Ross, d. ca. 1529. From the above inquisition, we can be quite sure that these two brothers were coheirs of their grandmother in some of the lands which she co-owned with her husband John Campbell, and that now one brother, Thomas Ross, had died and that Dr. Robert Ross was inheriting his brother's half.

Although Hanyng passed to the older sons of John Ross and Mariota Hamilton, this inheritance of the younger sons from their grandmother, seems to be valued at a higher rate than that at which Hanyng was! AND, since this Dr. Ross was the Ross of Hayning who established Portavo in County Down, Ireland, I'll bet this was the financial base which enabled him financially so that he could begin the Poravo operation.--W.F.of Iowa.