The Guthrie of Kincaldrum branch represents a pivotal chapter in the history of the Clan Guthrie, serving as the bridge between the family’s early landholdings and their rise to national prominence in Scotland.

The lands of Kincaldrum were part of the vast possessions of the Earls of Angus. During the middle of the fourteenth century these lands were conveyed by Alexander of Abernethy into the hands of the Wemyss family, which held it for nearly a hundred years. The Guthrie family acquired possession in 1446 via a charter by Sir Thomas Wemyss.

Kincaldrum’s history is significantly entwined with the Guthries of that Ilk. Younger sons were frequently styled with the Kincaldrum title during the lifetime of their fathers.

Overview: The Lands of Kincaldrum

Located in the barony of Lour-Leslie in Forfarshire (Angus), Kincaldrum was historically part of the vast territories held by the Earls of Angus.

• Transition of Power: Originally held by the Wemyss family, the lands were acquired by Alexander Guthrie and Marjory Guthrie in 1446.
• A “Cadet” Tradition: Kincaldrum was frequently used as the title for the “Heir Apparent” or younger sons of the Barons of Guthrie during their fathers’ lifetimes.
• Unique Tenure: In 1466, a charter established that the lands were held for the annual payment of a single red rose, a symbolic “blench ferme” payment.

The Lineage Chart: Succession of Kincaldrum

Historical Deep-Dives

1. The Architect of Greatness: Sir David Guthrie (2nd of Kincaldrum)

Sir David was arguably the most influential Guthrie in Scottish history. His career was a masterclass in medieval politics:

• Royal Service: He served as the Armor-bearer to King James III and later became the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland and Lord Chief Justice.
• The Fortification of 1468: He received a Royal License to build the “Iron Tower” of Guthrie. The charter specifically mentions features like:
  • Barmking: An outer defensive wall or rampart.
  • Machcoling (Machicolations): Openings in the floor of the battlements used to drop missiles on attackers.
• Religious Legacy: He founded the Collegiate Church of Guthrie, securing a Papal Bull from Pope Sixtus IV in 1479.

2. The Sacrifice at Flodden Field (1513)

The Battle of Flodden was a catastrophic event for the Scottish nobility, and the Kincaldrum Guthries were at the heart of it.

• The Toll: Sir Alexander (3rd of Kincaldrum) fell in battle along with his eldest son (David), three brothers-in-law (the Lyons), and a nephew.
• The Aftermath: Because the primary heir died in the battle, the Kincaldrum branch was preserved through the younger son, Alexander (4th), while the main “Guthrie of Guthrie” title passed to the infant grandson of the fallen Baron.

3. The “Bible Bond”: David Guthrie (5th of Kincaldrum)

A fascinating and often overlooked detail is David Guthrie’s involvement in the Bassandyne Bible (the first Bible printed in Scotland).

• The Investment: In 1576, David appeared before the Regent Morton to act as a financial surety for the printing of the Bible.
• Legal Trouble: The project was plagued by delays. By 1590, David was facing “letters of horning” (a legal declaration of being an outlaw) because the Bibles he had guaranteed had still not been delivered to certain subscribers.

Why Kincaldrum Matters

• Genetic Hub: The Kincaldrum line is a primary focus for the Guthrie DNA Project, as it potentially links many modern Guthrie families back to the medieval Scottish heartland.
• Survival through Adversity: Despite the devastation of Flodden and the legal battles over the first Scottish Bible, the family maintained their status in Angus for nearly 200 years.
• The End of an Era: The sale of Kincaldrum in 1633 to Sir John Blair was not due to a lack of heirs, but rather a strategic consolidation of family debts and assets, marking the transition of the family from feudal landowners to the “Landed Gentry” of the modern era.

DETAILS on the GUTHRIES of KINCALDRUM

1st of Kincaldrum:
Sir Alexander Guthrie, 1st of Kincaldrum

• Birth: Unk, Est. 1385-1400 – Death: Unk @ Age: Unk
• Parents: Unidentified
• Spouse: Marjory Guthrie
• Children: 1) David Guthrie (heir) 2) James, 1st of Halkerton, 3) William Guthrie of Essie
  [Burke’s Landed Gentry]

Note that Warden’s Angus or Forfarshire, p.407 names two sons: David and Alexander, with a possible third son, William.

1446. April 20.–A charter in favor of Alexander Guthrie and his wife Marjory Guthrie showing that Alexander Guthrie obtained from Sir Thomas Wemyss, Knight, of the lands of Kincaldrum, in the barony of Lour-Leslie and sheriffdom of Forfar. The lands were to be held for Sir Thomas and his heirs for the annual payment of £9 6s 8d. (Warden, p.407)

1457. April 10.–Alexander Guthrie obtained Kincaldrum by Charter from George, Lord Leslie-upon-Levern, afterwards 1st Earl of Rothes. (Burke, p.998)

Primary evidence details that it was the Guthrie of Eassie line that acquired Hiltoun. Theoretical descent as a cadet line from William of Eassie. Refer to the Guthrie of Eassie and Hiltoun page for details and documentary evidence. This data corrects an error in the Guthrie line of descent, and the pedigrees of the Guthrie of Craigie.

2nd of Kincaldrum:
Sir David Guthrie, 1st Baron Guthrie of Guthrie, and 2nd Kincaldrum

• Birth: Est. 1415-1430 – Death: 1474 @ Age: Unk
• Parents: Sir Alexander Guthrie of Kincaldrum and Marjory Guthrie
• Spouse 1: (FNU) Maule, a daughter of Sir Thomas Maule, Lord of Panmure
• Spouse 2: Janet Dundas, a daughter of Sir Archibald Dundas of Dundas, Knight, Sheriff of Linlithgow
• Children by (FNU) Maule: No Issue.
• Children by Janet Dundas: 1) Alexander Guthrie (heir), 2) Elizabeth Guthrie (m. Alexander Maule, ancestor to the Earls of Panmure)
• Natural Child by Unidentified Partner: Malcolm Guthrie of Balnabreich

Sir David Guthrie was armor-bearer to King James II, Sheriff of Angus (1457), Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, Comptroller of the Household (1466-68 and 1470-73), Ambassador to England (1472); Lord Justice General. He founded the Collegiate Church of Guthrie, and obtained a Papal Bull from Pope Sixtus IV.

1457. –Sir David Guthrie was armor-bearer to King James III.

1465. March 15.–David Guthrie obtained a Royal Charter from King James III giving him license to fortify his house of Guthrie on 14 Sep 1468.

1466-68 and 1470-73. –Lord High Treasurer of Scotland; Comptroller of the Household

1472. –Ambassador to England

1473. –Appointed Lord Chief Justice of Scotland. “By these great employments he augmented, in a vast degree, his paternal fortune, and to testify his thankfulness to God, he founded and endowed a collegiate church at Guthrie for a provost and three prebends, decicated to the Virgin, which was confirmed by a bull from Pop Sexton IV, dated at Rome, 14 June 1479.

3rd of Kincaldrum:
Sir Alexander Guthrie, 2nd Baron Guthrie of Guthrie and 3rd Kincaldrum

• Birth: Est. 1445-1460 – Death: 1513 at Flodden Field @ Age: Unk
• Parents: Sir David Guthrie, 1st of Guthrie, 2nd of Kincaldrum, and Janet Dundas
• Spouse 1: Unidentified First Spouse (married est. 1460s-1490s)
  • Child 1: David Guthrie, fiar of Guthrie, born est. 1467-1497 – died at Flodden Field 1513. Had an adult son, Andrew Guthrie, who inherited control of the Barony of Guthrie in 1514.
  • Child 2: Alexander Guthrie, 4th of Kincaldrum, born est. 1470-1490 – died 20 Jul 1553. Heir continuing the Kincaldrum line.
  • Child 3: George Guthrie of Kincreich, appears in the 1508 document specifically named as Alexander’s son, and listed as a witness.
• Spouse 2: Hon. Margaret Lyon, dau. of John Lyon, 3rd Lord Glamis and Elizabeth Scrimgeour. Previously married to James Rynd, younger of Broxmouth in 1495. He died 1495-1500. Margaret Lyon documented as his widow in 1500/01 civil suit. Married Guthrie 1501 – 1513 (likely 1501 – 1505). Named as “Lady Guthrie” in 1518 marriage contract of her daughter Elizabeth.
  • Child 3: Elizabeth Guthrie (m. 1518 John Ogilvy, Younger of Inverquharty)
  • Note that this is the generation where John Guthrie, 1st of Hiltoun, traditionally fits into the pedigree. Primary documentation reveals he was a son of David Guthrie of Esse, who was the person who held Hiltoun.

1450. July 21.–Sir Alexander Guthrie of Kincaldrum is mentioned

1460s – 1490s — Marriage to a currently unidentified first spouse who is the mother of the three sons: David, Alexander, and George. (Data inferred from the compressed timeline created by the Margaret Lyon-James Rynd marriage.)

1466-7. February 7.–Obtained from Sir Thomas Wemyss a charter of Kincaldrum by which the lands were to be held of the barony of Lour, and for payment of a red rose on the ground thereof, at the Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist in name of blench ferme. This charter proceeds on an instrument of resignation, granted by Sir Alexander’s grandmother, “Mary of Guthrie (she is called Marjory in the charter of Kincaldrum in 1446), relict of Sir Alexander Guthrie of Kincaldrum” and Mr Alexander Guthrie, her brother, in favour of the said Sir Thomas Wemyss, the superior of the lands, dated 6th Feb 1466-7. (Reg. Epic. Br., I, 42)

1472. September 25.–Sir Alexander Guthrie obtained a charter under the Great Seal, o the resignation of his father, of the lands and barony of Four.

1474. –Sir David Guthrie, 1st of Guthrie, 2nd of Kincaldrum, died in 1474 at which time Sir Alexander Guthrie officially succeeded to his estates.

1478. –Sir Alexander Guthrie of Kincaldrum was charged before the Lords of Council and Session by the Abbot and Convent of Cupar, about a mill built on Kincaldrum, and withholding the cultures of the corn of the same; the barony of Kincaldrum, the monks affirmed, being thirled to their mill of Kincreich. (Acta Dom. Con., 3 and 69)

1495 — Marriage contract of Margaret Lyon, daughter of Lord Glamis, and James Rynd, younger of Broxmouth.

1500/1 — Margaret Lyon, widow of James Rynd, is named as a defendant in a civil suit. No note within the case summary of a male Rynd heir or a new husband by that date.

1501 – 1513 — Window of opportunity for Sir Alexander Guthrie to have married the widow, Margaret Lyon. Most likely between 1501 – 1505 in order for her daughter to be of marriageable age in 1518.

1506. –Sir Alexander Guthrie of Kincaldrum was a juror in 1506

1508 — King confirms the charter wherein Alex. Guthrie of the same, knight, granted his son Alexander Guthrie, his lands and barony of Kincaldrum, incl. lands of Loure, Muretoun, halves of Carrat and Wester matte, tenancies of Neva, Estir Mathe, Kincreich, and a quarter of Loure, viz. Forfar. The document specifically mentions his wife Margaret Lyon. Among the witnesses are Geo. Guthre, his son, and a Rob. Guthre, whose specific relationship or association is not named. (RMS – Charter 3259, #710,p.696 – 25 Aug 1508)

1509. –Sir Alexander Guthrie of Kincaldrum was a witness in 1509

1513. September 9–Died during the Battle of Flodden Field, Braxton, Northumberland, England
“Sir Alexander, surrounded by friends and vassals, attended his sovereign to the fatal field of Flodden, and there fell, with his eldest, David, his three brothers-in-law, David, William, and George Lyon, and his nephew, Sir Thomas Maule.”

1518 — Margaret Lyon, Lady Guthrie, arranged a marriage contract for her daughter, Elizabeth Guthrie. This is the only known document at this time providing evidence that Margaret Lyon was married to a Guthrie. The title and timing suggest that her husband was Sir Alexander Guthrie, 2nd of Guthrie, 3rd Kincaldrum.

1537 — A charter dated 3 November at Falkland wherein the King confirms a charter of James Rynd of Cars, noting that his mother, Margaret Lyon, is occupying the lands of Lumlethin in Forfar. This document confirms that Margaret Lyon did have a son by her first, short marriage to James Rynd, younger of Broxmouth. (RMS – Charter – #422,p.414 – 3 Nov 1537)

4th of Kincaldrum:
Alexander Guthrie, 4th of Kincaldrum

• Birth: Unk, Est. 1470-1490 – Death by: 20 July 1553 @ Age: Unk
• Parents: Sir Alexander Guthrie, 2nd Baron Guthrie of Guthrie, 3rd Kincaldrum and his Unidentified First Spouse.
• Spouse: Unidentified
• Children: David Guthrie, 5th of Kincaldrum

Alexander Guthrie was a younger son of Sir Alexander Guthrie and his Unidentified First Spouse. Prior to his father’s death, Alexander obtained the lands of Kincaldrum and Lour by charter. Both his father and elder brother were slain at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. Andrew Guthrie, his brother’s son and heir continued the Guthrie of Guthrie line.

28 Aug 1508 — Obtained the lands of Kincaldrum and Lower by charter.

20 Jul 1553 — Son David Guthrie served heir to his father obtaining a sasine of the lands of Kincaldrum, Kincreich, Kirktou of Nevada on 10 Nov 1558.

5th of Kincaldrum:
David Guthrie, 5th of Kincaldrum

• Birth: Unk, Est. 1490-1510 – Death: 1593 @ Age: Unk
• Parents: Alexander Guthrie, 4th of Kincaldrum and Unidentified Mother
• Spouse: Janet Kerr
• Children: Alexander Guthrie, 6th of Kincaldrum

1553. July 20.–David Guthrie served as heir to his father and obtained seisin of the lands of Kincaldrum, Kinreich, Kirktou of Nevay on 10 Nov 1558.

1590. –David Guthrie acquired the lands of Carrot.

6th of Kincaldrum:
Alexander Guthrie, 6th of Kincaldrum

• Birth: Unk, Est. 1530-1550 – Death: Unk @ Age: Unk
• Parents: David Guthrie, 5th of Kincaldrum, and Janet Kerr
• Spouse: Alice Douglas of Glenbervie (m. 28 Dec 1567)
• Children: David Guthrie 7th Kincaldrum, 8th Guthrie, with Memys and Kincreich; Patrick Guthrie, 9th Guthrie

1567. Dec 28.–A contract for the marriage of Alice Douglas and Alexander Guthrie of Kincaldrum, younger was signed on 28 December 1567.

1598. May 31–Succession of lands and Titles:
Obtained sasine of all lands which had been acquired by Sir John Kerr, his maternal grandfather, from his paternal grandfather Alexander Guthrie of Guthrie and Kinkaldrum, and was also served heir to his mother.

7th of Kincaldrum:
David Guthrie, 7th Kincaldrum, 8th Guthrie

• Birth: Unk, Est. 1568-1580 – Death: Unk @ Age: Unk
• Parents: Alexander Guthrie, 6th of Kincaldrum, and Alice Douglas
• Spouse: Katherine Blair
• Children: 1) Alexander Guthrie, 8th Kincaldrum; 2) Elizabeth Guthrie

1593. July 22.–David’s father granted him a charter of the whole lands and barony of Kincaldrum and others. Confirmed by a charter under the Great Seal on 30 Jun 1607.

1611. December 3.–Extract of obligation by David Guthrie of Kincaldrum to Robert Falconer of Ballandro. Registered 12 June 1629. Ref: Ch.15040

1616. June 20.–William Guthrie of Memys, 7th Laird of Guthrie, succeeded his brother Alexander, who had no male issue. William, who also had no male issue, was succeeded by his cousin, David Guthrie, 7th Kincaldrum. Both David Guthrie and his son Alexander Guthrie disponed (legally conveyed) the Guthrie lands and title to Patrick Guthrie

1621. Apr 24.–Instrument of Sasine in favour of David Guthrie of Kincaldrum of the Lands of Heughhead of Guthrie Mylnetoun of Guthrie Eastertoun of Guthrie Kirktoun of Guthrie and others lying in the barony of Guthrie and Sheriffdom of Forfar, on Charter

1623. August 9.–Discharge by David Guthrie of Kyncaldrum to Patrick Falconer of Ballendrow. Ref: Ch.150411634. November 14.–Extract retour of Isobella Falconer, wife of John Ogilvy in Tuning as heir to her brother Patrick Falconer, son of Robert Falconer of Ballindro. Ref: Ch.15042

1633. Nov. 29–The death of his son and heir, Alexander Guthrie, and so David Guthrie sold the Barony of Kincaldrum to Sir John Blair of Balgillo, in Tannadice.

1633. Dec 12th–Contract terms for sale of Barony of Guthrie to Patrick Guthrie: This gentleman, with the consent of Alexander Guthrie, of Kincaldrum, his eldest son, first wadsett by two different contracts, the first dated, 3rd June, redeemable for payment of 10,000 merks (555pounds. 11s. 1 3/4d. sterling), the other dated, 19th August, both in the year 1624, redeemable for 16,000 merks (888pounds, 17s, 9 3/4d. sterling), part of the barony of Guthrie, to Mr. Patrick Guthrie, his brother german designed minister of Kembothock. On the 22nd May, 1629, he wadsett the whole barony of Guthrie, with the patronage of the kirk of Guthrie, and others therein mentioned, to the said Patrick, then designed minister of Logie Buchan, redeemable upon payment of 19,000 merks (1583 pounds. 6s. 8d. sterling); and on the 12th December, 1633, the barony was absolutely and irredeemably disponed by David and Alexander, his son, to the said Patrick Guthrie.

1635. March 26.–Horning at instance of Francis Ogilvie of Newgrange against David Guthrie of Kincaldrum. Ref: Ch.15043

1635. April 10.–Apprising at instance of Francis Ogilvie of Newgrange against David Guthrie of Kincaldrum. Ref: Ch.15044

1635. May 15.–Decreet of apprising at instance of Francis Ogilvie of Newgrange against David Guthrie of Kincaldrum. Ref: Ch.15045

1635. May 20.–Instrument of intimation of apprising at instance of Francis Ogilvie of Newgrange against David Guthrie of Kincaldrum. Ref: Ch.15046

1635. December 8.–Decreet in case Alexander Guthrie of Kincaldrum against Isobel Falconer and John Ogilvy in Turing, her spouse. Ref: Ch.15047.

8th of Kincaldrum:
Alexander Guthrie, 8th of Kincaldrum

• Birth: Unk, Est. 1580-1600 – Death: About 1633 @ Age: Unk
• Parents: David Guthrie, 7th Kincaldrum, 8th Guthrie, and Katherine Blair
• Spouse: Marion/Mariote Graham, daughter of Sir William Graham, 4th of Claverhouse, and Agnes Lundy
• Children: No Issue

1615. Oct. 20.–The marriage contract between David Guthrie, father of Alexander, and William Graham of Claverhouse, father of Marion, bound David to put Alexander in fee of the barony of Kincaldrum.

1633. Nov. 29–The death of his son and heir, Alexander Guthrie, and so David Guthrie sold the Barony of Kincaldrum to Sir John Blair of Balgillo, in Tannadice.

1633. Dec 12th–Contract terms for sale of Barony of Guthrie to Patrick Guthrie: This gentleman, with the consent of Alexander Guthrie, of Kincaldrum, his eldest son, first wadsett by two different contracts, the first dated, 3rd June, redeemable for payment of 10,000 merks (555pounds. 11s. 1 3/4d. sterling), the other dated, 19th August, both in the year 1624, redeemable for 16,000 merks (888pounds, 17s, 9 3/4d. sterling), part of the barony of Guthrie, to Mr. Patrick Guthrie, his brother german designed minister of Kembothock. On the 22nd May, 1629, he wadsett the whole barony of Guthrie, with the patronage of the kirk of Guthrie, and others therein mentioned, to the said Patrick, then designed minister of Logie Buchan, redeemable upon payment of 19,000 merks (1583 pounds. 6s. 8d. sterling); and on the 12th December, 1633, the barony was absolutely and irredeemably disponed by David and Alexander, his son, to the said Patrick Guthrie.

Alexander died before his father without issue ending the Kincaldrum line by the Guthrie family.

Primary Archival Sources

Primary Archival Sources

• 1446 — Charter by Sir Thomas Wemyss to Alexander Guthrie and Marjory Guthrie for the lands of Kincaldrum in the barony of Lour-Leslie (Warden, Angus or Forfarshire, p. 407; Jervise, p. 301). Note: The original charter has not been located in current NRS indexing.
• 1454 — John Guthry of Esse named in Forfar inquisition concerning Carnegie/Kinnaird lands (referenced in Warden, Angus or Forfarshire).
• 1457 — Charter by George, Lord Leslie (later 1st Earl of Rothes) to Alexander Guthrie for Kincaldrum (referenced in Warden, Angus or Forfarshire and Burke’s Landed Gentry).
• 1459/60 — Instrument recording that Master David Guthre of Kincaldrum, together with John Schoriswod (brother of Bishop George Schoriswod), acted as jointly appointed chamberlains of the Bishop of Brechin. They were commissioned to hold the Bishop’s court (Iter Camerarie) in the city of Brechin but were obstructed by David Dempster of Ochterless, who claimed the office (Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis, vol. 1, p. 221).
• 1466 — Charter confirming Kincaldrum held in blench ferme for one red rose annually (Reg. Episc. Br., I, 42).
• 1468 — Royal license to Sir David Guthrie to fortify Guthrie Castle (NRS GD181/27).
• 1478 — Dispute over a mill on Kincaldrum (Acta Dom. Con., 3 and 69).
• 1479 — Papal Bull of Pope Sixtus IV confirming the foundation of the Collegiate Church of Guthrie (Vatican Archives: Regesta Lateranensia, vol. 800, f. 66; Calendar of Entries in the Papal Registers Relating to Great Britain and Ireland: Papal Letters, Vol. XIII, Part II (1471–1484), ed. J.A. Twemlow, 1955).
• 1490 — John Guthry of Esse named on Fothryngham inquest (NRS GD121/3/27).
• 1493 — John Guthry of Easy and son Alexander witness Halkerton sasine (Laing Charters No. 214).
• 1495 — Marriage contract between Margaret Lyon and James Rynd, younger of Broxmouth (Glamis Castle Archives).
• 1500/01 — Wallace v Lyone: Margaret Lyon, widow of James Rynd (Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes, vol. 2, p. 497, fol. 49b).
• 1514, 15 May — Instrument of Sasine in favour of Andrew Guthre as son and heir of the deceased Sir Alexander Guthre of Guthrie, kt., of the lands of Guthrie (NRS GF188/1/1).
• 1518 — Marriage contract between Elizabeth Guthrie (daughter of Margaret Lyon) and John Ogilvy (NRS GD205/12/33).
• 1543/44 — Warrant for remission under the Great Seal naming John Guthrie of Esse (NRS SP13/45).
• 1544 — Precept of clare constat by James, Lord Ogilvy, to John Guthrie as heir of David Guthrie of Esse (NRS GD16/3/42).
• 1545–1546 — Charter and instrument of sasine by Alexander Guthrie to John Guthrie of Esse for parts of Hilton and Easttown of Guthrie (NLS Saltoun Papers).
• 1621 — Instrument of Sasine in favour of David Guthrie of Kincaldrum for lands in the barony of Guthrie (NRS GD137).
• 1626–1630 — Letters of Horning and Poinding involving David Guthrie of Kincaldrum (NRS GD30).
• 1629 — Bond concerning relief of cautionry involving the laird of Guthrie and his son of Kincaldrum (NRS GD49).

Published / Secondary Sources

• Burke’s Landed Gentry (various editions) — Guthrie of Kincaldrum entries.
• Warden, Alex J. Angus or Forfarshire: The Land and People (1880–1885).
• Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis (Reg. Episc. Br.).
• Acta Dominorum Concilii (Acts of the Lords of Council).
• Jervise, Andrew. Works on Forfarshire and Angus families (19th century).
• Wedderburn, Alexander (1898). The Wedderburn Book, A History of the Wedderburns in the Counties of Berwick and Forfar, designed of Wedderburn, Kingennie, Easter Powrie, Blackness, Balindean, and Gosford, and their younger branches, together with some account of other families of the name. 1296-1896. Volume 1–History of Scottish Families, and Volume 2–The Evidence
• Roll of Eminent Burgesses of Dundee, 1513-1886
  • p.33-34: Alexander Guthrie, Fiar [heir-apparent] of that Ilk, is made a Brother of the Guild. Gratis. 1559. June 20th.
  • pp.46-47: David Guthrie of Kincaldrum is made a brother of the Guild. Gratis. 1574. January 12th.
• Papers of the Scrymgeour Wedderburn of Wedderburn Family, Earls of Dundee. National Records of Scotland. Ref. GD137
  • 1621. April 24.–Instrument of Sasine in favour of David Guthrie of Kincaldrum of the Lands of Heughhead of Guthrie Mylnetoun of Guthrie Eastertoun of Guthrie Kirktoun of Guthrie and others lying in the barony of Guthrie and Sheriffdom of Forfar, on Charter containing Precept of Sasine dated 19 and 23 April 1621 by William Guthrie of that Ilk with consent of Isabella Fenton his spouse.
• Papers of the Shairp family of Houston, West Lothian, 1455-1926. National Records of Scotland. Ref. GD30.
  • 1626. Nov 3. – 1630. Jun 23.–Letters of Horning and Poinding at the instance of David Guthrie of Kincaldrume [Kincaldrum] against David Wod [Wood] in Carse, as principal, and James Guidlat [Goodlad] of Drumalin [Drumallen], as cautioner, for payment of bond, dated 17 May, 1619; and letters of Arrestment, 23 June 1630, following thereon.
• Barclay Allardice family of Allardice. National Records of Scotland. Ref. GD49.
  • 1629. May 15.–Bond by Robert Falconer of Drime to Robert Falconer, sometime of Ballandrow, whereby he acknowledged receipt of a bond for 300 merks from the letter for relief of his cautionry on the latters’ behalf to Patrick Levistane [Livingston] of Balrovnie [Balruthrie?] and bound himself to return the superplus over and above his relief of cautionry of the above sum to the said Robert Falconer, sometime of Ballandrow, provided he received payment of the 300 merks from the laird of Guthrie and Kincaldrum his son.

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