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The old parish of Longnewton was annexed in the end of the seventeenth
century to that of Ancrum,* of which it has since formed the north-west
portion. It was bounded on the south by the water of Ale, and appears
never to have extended eastward beyond the ridge called Lilliard's Edge.
In 1390 Robert II. be- stowed the advowson of the church on Henry of
Douglas, who had previously resigned it into his hands, but of whose
previous title to it we have no account.
At the Reformation
Francis earl of Bothwell became proprietor of ' the lands of Langnewtoun,
with the tower, mill, tenants, tenandries, service of freeholders, and
their pertinents,' and his charter and infeftment were in 1581 and 1585
ratified by the parliament of James VI.i^ In 1601 the lands and barony
of Langnewtoun, with the mill, and all their pertinents, lying in the
sheriffdom of Roxburgh, were set in tack to James Douglas commendator of
Melros, and Helen Scott his spouse, for ' satisfactioun and
contentatioun' of the maills, fermes, profits, and duties of the barony
of Newlands in Peebles, disponed to them by William earl of Morton,
under reversion of 17,000 marks due them by the Earl, for yearly payment
of five chalders victual, viz., 40 bolls wheat and 40 bolls bear,
besides three chalders victual, viz., 30 bolls bear and 1 8 bolls meal,
of the first, best, and reddicst payment addetit to' them ' be the
tenentis of Langnewtoun, to be delyverit on' their ' expensis frely in
the place of Dalkeyth or Drochoillis,' and they were to ' cans the
tenentis becum actit and oblist to pay and cary the same in maner and
during the space above written, and this by and atour the saidis fyve
chalderis victual addetit yeirlie and promittit be' them ' furth of the
saidis landis of Langneutoun.'i From the above it appears that there
were both a tower or fortalice and a mill at Loncnewton and 'Langnewtoun
common' is mentioned by Blaeu.-
Extracted from: Origines parochiales
Scotiae
Longnewton House may be built on the site of, or even
incorporate part of, an old tower belonging to the Rutherfords.
There was a grange at Newton which belonged to Kelso Abbey. This has
been equated with Longnewton although the location is not clear.
The property was held by the Soulis family in the early 14th century
however following a plot in 1320 to kill Robert the Bruce and replace
him as King with William de Soules, Lord of Liddesdale, Longnewton was
forfeited.
In 1326 the King gave £2000 Sterling for the
rebuilding of Melrose Abbey following its destruction by the English in
1322. The money was primarily raised from the baronies of Cessford and
Eckford which Sir Roger de Mowbray had forfeited, and the lands of
Nisbet, Longnewton, Maxton and Caverton which William, Lord Soules, had
forfeited.
Langnewton was burned by the English in 1544.
• [Date unknown] vnacum aduocacionibus et
donacionibus ecclesiarum, capellani- arum earundem, jacentium infra
vicecomitatum nostrum de Roxburgh; et de triginta nouem terris
husbandriis cum molendino et pertinenciis, jacentibus in Langnewtoune ;
[vnacum aduocacionibus and the gifts of the churches, chaplani- Arum,
lies below the sheriff of our de Roxburgh; and the thirty nine countries
of Husbandrians with the mill, lying on LangNewtoune]
• In 1446.... dispute between Henry of Douglas of Langnewtoune and
Henry Stewart of Glasford
• In 1497 George Rutherfurd, who
died 16 FEB 1498/99, held Longnewton and other lands of Robert Douglas
of Lochleven by charters of September 20, 1497, granted the same to his
nephew Walter Rutherford all to be holden blench of the said Lochleven.
In 1544 William Rutherford, heir and successor of Walter Rutherfurd,
founded on these charters to show that his ancestor was infeft in
Longnewton in 1497. The district of Longnewton is presently annexed to
the parish of Ancrum. He was the son of George Rutherford, of
Chatto.
• 11th November 1508.... jaceutibus in Langnewtoune
• Robert of Lochleven (d.1513) son of Sir Henry of Lochleven
Robert and Elizabeth Erskine. In 1508 he was recorded as former superior
of the Lordship of Liddesdale and other lands, which were inherited by
Adam Hepburn. He married Elizabeth, daughter of David Boswell. He is
probably the Robert who is recorded being ‘in Langnewtone’ in 1508 when
he was on the panel of ‘retour’ for Adam Hepburn in the Lordship of
Liddesdale. He could be the same Robert who had a sasine for Longnewton
in 1476.
• William
Douglas (c.1540–1606) 6th Earl of Morton owned the island castle
where Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned. In 1595 he complained that
the Kers were harassing his tenants in Longnewton.
• In
1595 Sir Robert Ker was declared a rebel for failing to present him and
the Earl of Morton continued to complain that there was no promise made
to stop harassing his tenants in Longnewton.
• On 2nd January 1563-64 letters of legitimation were
granted in favour of John Douglas, Rector of the University of St
Andrews, bastard son natural of quondam Robert Douglas in Langnewtoune
(Register of Privy Seal, xxxii. 23). [His cousin Hugh Douglas was
the son of William Douglas of
Bonjedward]
• Stephen
Douglas of Timpendean (16th/17th
C.) son of Andrew, he was the 5th Laird. In 1611 Robert, Burgess of
Jedburgh (possibly a relative) was caution for his appearance at court
in Jedburgh. In 1617 he was among Border Lairds who renewed their bond
for keeping the peace. In 1631 he was one of the men accused by the
minister of Longnewton of taking his teinds.
• 1602... pertening to George Wilfoune
(Wilson) in Langnewtoune, furth of his duelling hous in Langnewtoune
• " At
Langnewtoune, the xviii. daye of June in the zeir of God a m.vc lv.
zeiris, comperit Williem Mowe, eymys son to Jhon of Mow of that Ilk,
and of his behalff, and thair requyrit at ii. pursewanttis, the tayne
of tham hecht Langlandis and the tother Cunnyngam, and he requyrit at
tham quhi thai twyk awaye the said Jhon of Mowis meill of the walor of
xvi. bollis wythout ony ordour of lawe, the mater betuyx the said
Jhon of Mow and the lard of Langnewtoune dependant in the law and
wndesidit."
• By 1765,
Admiral Sir Douglas had extended
his landholdings in Scotland by purchasing the Barony of Longnewton,
comprising eleven farms.
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