Alexander Hay, Lord Fosterseat

Alexander Hay, Lord Fosterseat (c.1560–1640) was a 16th/17th century Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice.

Life

He was the son of Alexander Hay (d.1594) Clerk Register of the High Courts in Edinburgh.[1]

His country estate was at Fosterseat House, in northern Scotland (historically this name appears both near Elgin and near Forfar). Fosterseat appears to be a corruption of Ferester Seat. He also had a house in Edinburgh in or close to the Royal Mile.

He trained as a lawyer and was a judge in Edinburgh. In February 1604 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice under the title of Lord Fosterseat, elected alongside Sir Lewis Craig of Wrights Land.[2]

He retired as a Lord of Session in 1629 and died in 1640.[3]

Family

He was married to Catherine Skene, the daughter of John Skene, Lord Curriehill. His brother-in-law through marriage as Sir Robert Richardson of Pencaitland.[4]

His daughter Helen Hay (b.1620) was the second wife of Archibald Johnston of Warriston House near Edinburgh[5] and was mother to James Johnston.[6]

References
  1. The Staggering State of the Scots Statesman, Sir John Scot
  2. An Historic Account of the Senators of Justice
  3. piSTOMy . j SOCfETY - National Library of Scotland
  4. https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Alexander-Hay-Lord-Fosterseat/6000000017425215911
  5. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hay-1118
  6. https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/johnston-james-1655-1737
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