John Herring of Gilmerton

• Preferred Name: John Herring of Gilmerton^{[1] [2]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Birth: 1250 in Scotland
  
• Death: Y
  
• Burial: in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland at LATI: N5.95 LONG: E3.2 with note: Sir John Herring Birth 1240 Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, Scotland Death unknown Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh, Scotland Burial Abbey of Holyrood Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland Memorial ID 172221392
  
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• FSID: LCZR-VRN
  
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  === Life Sketch ===
  Sir John "of Edmonston" Herring
  Lord of of Gilmerton, Drum, and Goodtrees
  The lands of Gilmerton were cultivated or farmed out by David 1st, and remained in the possession of the crown until the time of Robert the Bruce. No charters exist of an earlier date than his reign and those who occupied the land were called the King’s Tenants. Sir John Herring held the lands of Gilmerton, Drum, and Goodtrees, and Sir Walter Somerville got half these lands by marrying Sir John Herring’s daughter Giles. The heirs of Sir John had held part of the lands of Gilmerton for a considerable time.
  At one time, many of the inhabitants were employed in the working and carting of coal to Edinburgh. Coal was mined in the lands of Gilmerton as early as 1427, and there is a contract between James 4th Lord Ross of Melville, and his wife Jean Sempill on the one hand, and John Herring in Gilmerton and his colliers on the other, dated 11th November 1573, to work the coal on their land.
  The lands of Drum were on the south side of the parish and were owned by Sir John Herring before 1320. Shortly before his death, he disposed half of the lands of Gilmerton to his nephew Patrick Herring, but soon after, his great grandson Sir Gilbert Herring was forced to sell the estate to William Ramsey in order to pay his debts. Around Gilmerton Grange in February 1302, an English army of 10,000 men under Sir Robert Neville camped before the battle of Rosslyn. This battle on 24th February resulted in a complete rout of the English by the Scottish army under the command of John Comyn and Simon Fraser.
  
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2. Title: John Herring, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DV-34S5 : 20 October 2022), John Herring, ; Burial, Edinburgh, , City of Edinburgh, Scotland, Abbey of Holyrood; citing record ID 172221392, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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   Page: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DV-34S5 : 20 October 2022), John Herring, ; Burial, Edinburgh, , City of Edinburgh, Scotland, Abbey of Holyrood; citing record ID 172221392, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.