A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

OF THE CHEVERON
In the year 1549, this Adam Hepburn of Sraeaton made a resignation
of the
half of the lands of Craig, in the hands of Patrick Hepburn of Bolton, superior
thereof; for a new charter in favours of himself in fee, and his mother Helen Hepburn,
relict of the deceased Sir Patrick Hepburn of Waughton, in liferent. In
which instrument he is again designed Adamus Hepburn, Jilius legitimus quondam
Ptitricii Hepburn de Waugbtoun militis; the witnesses are, Patricia Hepburn dc
IVaugbton, ft atre germano died Adtr, Henrico Hepburn ejus avunculo.
ADAM HEPBURN of Smeaton, married a daughter of Preston of Craigmillar, and
with her had a son, Patrick, from whom is lineally descended the present PATRICK.
HEPBURN of Smeaton. This family has been in use formerly to carry gules, on a
cheveron, between three martlets argent, two lions pulling at a rose of the first,
(as in Mr Thomas Crawfurd's Manuscript) ; and since, to carry as Waughtoun,
viz. quarterly, first and fourth gules, on a cheveron argent, a rose betwixt two lions
affronts gules, for Hepburn ; second and third argent, an orle gules, and in chief
three martlets sable, for Rutherford ; crest, a horse argent, furnished gules, tied to
As in the Plate of Achievements.
The cadets of the family of Smeaton were Sir Robert Hepburn of Alderston,
a tree ; with the motto, Keep tryst.
Captain of King James VI. his life-guard, predecessor of Hepburn of Bearford ;
Francis Hepburn of Beanston, another second son of Smeaton, predecessor of the
present Robert Hepburn of Beanston.
ADAM HEPBURN of Humbie, quarterly, first and fourth Hepburn, as before ;
second and third argent, three laurel leaves vert, for the name of Foulis ; crest,
an oak tree, proper, and a horse passing by the same, saddled and bridled, gules :
motto, Keep tryst. So recorded in the Lyon Register. See the Plate of Achievements.
The first of this family was John Hepburn of Kirklandhill, brother to Sir Patrick
Hepburn of Waughton, the father of Adam Hepburn of Smeaton ; of whom before.
By an instrument of the date I3th of August 1539, (in my hands at the
writing hereof) William Brown, in Little-Markhill, alienates and dispones the half
of the lands of Stotincleugh, yobanni Hepburn in Kirklandhill, fratri patricii Hepburn
de IVtuigbioun militis. His grandson, Adam Hepburn of Kirklandhill, acquired
from James Lawson of Humbie the lands of Hartside, in the year 1586. He
married Agnes, daughter to Henry Foulis of Collington, and his lady, a daughter
of Haldane of Gleneagles. His son and successor was Sir Adam Hepburn of
Humbie, one of the Senators of the College of Justice, who married Agnes, daughter
to George Foulis of Ravelston, and Master of the Mint 1629; and with her
had three sons, Thomas, who died without issue-male : Adam, who succeeded him,
quartered the arms of Foulis with Hepburn, upon the account of his mother and
grandmother's being of that name, and had them so recorded in the Lyon Re-
i ter. He died also without issue-male, and was succeeded by his brother David,
father of John, the present laird of Humbie. See the arms in Plate of Achievements.
HEPBURN of Riccarton, descended of Hepburn of Whitsome in the Merse, who
was a brother of Patrick Hepburn Lord Hales, about the year 1450, carried gules,
on a cheveron argent, a rose between two lions combatant of the first, and a buckle
in base or. Pont's Manuscript.
PATRICK. HEPBURN of Blackcastle, descended of Riccarton, the same with Riccarton
: But the buckle is said to be argent, and after the shape of a man's heart ;
crest, a horse-head couped, proper, garnished gules : motto, Keep tryst. Lyon Re-
gister.
GEORGE HEPBURN, Doctor of Medicine, the arms of Hepburn, with a star-stone in
base, proper ; crest, a mort-head overgrown with moss, proper : motto, Virtute if
prudent in. Lyon Register.
KER Marquis of LOTHIAN carries, quarterly, first and fourth azure, the sun in his
splendour, proper, as a coat of augmentation, when created Earl of Lothian ; second
and third, parted per fesse, gules and vert, on a cheveron argent, between three
masclts or; in chief, and an unicorn's head erased in base of the third, three mul-
lets uf the first. But of late this family carries in the second and third quarter
only gules, on a cheveron argent, three mullets of the first, as being heir of KER of
Fernihirst, and Lord JEDBURGH. Which arms are supported on the dexter by an-