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William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme

b. 2 June 1639, d. 6 February 1707

Birth

William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was born on 2 June 1639.1,2

Parents

FatherArchibald Fleming, of Catgill, afterwards 1st Baronet of Ferme (b. circa 1599, d. January 1662)
MotherAgnes Gibson

Family life

William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, and Margaret Stewart, dau of Archibald Stewart of Scotstown, were married on 29 December 1663.2,3

Children with Margaret Stewart, dau of Archibald Stewart of Scotstown (d. 1718)

DaughterDaughter Fleming
SonArchibald Fleming, 3rd Baronet of Ferme+ (b. circa 1664, d. 14 April 1714)

Titles

William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, held the title of Baronet as heir of his father on 2 January 1661.2

Working life

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  • On 17 April 1662 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as Commissary of Glasgow in Glasgow.2,3
  • On 17 December 1664 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as Commissary of Glasgow at Commissary Court in Glasgow.5
  • In 1669 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as rector at University of Glasgow in Glasgow.6,7,8
  • 9
  • In March 1670 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as commissioner of Glasgow University at Glasgow University in Glasgow.10
  • Between 1672 and 1676 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as rector at University of Glasgow in Glasgow.11,7
  • On 9 June 1674 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as Burgess and Guild brother in Glasgow.12
  • On 22 January 1675 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as obtained a burgess ticket at Rutherglen in Rutherglen.13
  • On 1 January 1676 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as Commissary of Glasgow at Commissary Court in Glasgow.5
  • In 1678 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as rector at University of Glasgow in Glasgow.14,15
  • On 20 March 1679 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as Commissary of Glasgow at Commissary Court in Glasgow.5
  • On 29 December 1680 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as Commissary of Glasgow at Commissary Court in Glasgow.5
  • On 8 February 1681 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as commissioner of Glasgow University at Glasgow University in Glasgow.16
  • On 25 January 1686 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as sat as commissioner to take sworn depositions in the case of the maltmen of Glasgow in Glasgow.17
  • On 26 March 1689 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as was named by the Meeting of the Estates one of the commissioners for the shire of Lanark to call out the fencible men and militia in Edinburgh.18
  • On 19 April 1689 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as was appointed overseer of elections at Rutherglen in Rutherglen.19,20
  • On 27 April 1689 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as was named by the Meeting of the Estates a commissioner of supply for the shire of Lanark in Edinburgh.21
  • On 7 June 1690 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as was named by Parliament a commissioner of supply for the sheriffdom of Lanark in Edinburgh.22
  • On 8 May 1691 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as obtained a burgess ticket in Rutherglen in Rutherglen.23
  • On 17 January 1693 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as joined the University Senate at Glasgow University in Glasgow.24
  • On 5 August 1704 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as was named by Parliament a commissioner of supply for the shire of Lanark in Edinburgh.25
  • On 9 November 1706 William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, was occupied as as one of "the Lairds of Ferm elder and younger", was named by Parliament a commissioner of supply for the shire of Dumbarton in Edinburgh.26

Property

William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, possessed was served heir to his father on 7 April 1662 in Ferme, Lanarkshire.2,27 He possessed had a tack (lease) from the University of Glasgow of land at Peill and others in Kilbryd, expiring after 1694 in 1679 in Peill.2829 He possessed had sasine, with his spouse, of an annual rent of 666/0/0 Scots secured by the Mains of Dudhope with the Blackness acres in the parish of Dundee, Forfarshire on 9 September 1706 at Blackness acres in Dudhope.30

Death

William Fleming, 2nd Baronet of Ferme, died on 6 February 1707 at age 67 in Ferme, Lanarkshire.12,2,31,3

Citations

  1. [S27] Various genealogists, "World Family Tree," pedigree, MyHeritage Ltd, Geni (https://www.geni.com/: online 12 March 2025), Archibald Fleming of Ferme, d 1661.
  2. [S96] George E Cokayne, Complete Baronetage (Exeter: William Pollard & Co, 1903), vol iii, p 331-333; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/cu31924092524390/page/n7/mode/2up : viewed 15 April 2025; Fleming or Flyming.
  3. [S180] , "Fleming of Ferme," Notes and Queries, Internet Archive (archive.org : transcribed and summarised 17 October 2026), Series 6 and 7, 1885-1886.
  4. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 10 October 2026), RH1 6726, Letters under privy seal appointing Mr Archibald Flemyng of Ferme and Mr William Flemyng, his son, as two commissars of Glasgow, 15 July 1660.
  5. [S71] Scotland, National Records of Scotland, "Wills and Testaments 1513-1925," Scotland's People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 24 February 2025), CC 734, Archibald Fleming of Ferme, Commissary of Glasgow, 17 Dec 1664.
  6. [S124] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Records of the University of Glasgow: from its foundation till 1727 (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), vol ii, p 340; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/munimentaalmeuni01mait : viewed 19 May 2025.
  7. [S124] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Records of the University of Glasgow: from its foundation till 1727 (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), vol Preface and Indices, p lxi; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/munimentaalmeuni01mait : viewed 24 August 2025.
  8. [S2] Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed), Rector_of_the_University_of_Glasgow.
  9. [S148] editor P Hume Brown, "Act appointing new commissioners of excise in Lanarkshire," The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, third series, vol iv, 1673-1676 (1911), online image (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044032328007&seq=450 : viewed 25 August 2025), p 399.
  10. [S124] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Records of the University of Glasgow: from its foundation till 1727 (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), vol iii, p 325; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/munimentaalmeuni01mait : viewed 19 May 2025.
  11. [S124] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Records of the University of Glasgow: from its foundation till 1727 (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), vol i, p 416, ch 260; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/munimentaalmeuni01mait : viewed 19 May 2025.
  12. [S27] Various genealogists, "World Family Tree," pedigree, MyHeritage Ltd, Geni (https://www.geni.com/: accessed 12 March 2025), William Fleming of Ferme 1639-1707.
  13. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 10 October 2026), RH10/172, Burgess Tickets, Rutherglen: Sir William Fleming of Ferme.
  14. [S124] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Records of the University of Glasgow: from its foundation till 1727 (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), vol Preface and Indices, p lxii; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/munimentaalmeuni01mait : viewed 24 August 2025.
  15. [S124] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Records of the University of Glasgow: from its foundation till 1727 (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), vol iii, p 326; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/munimentaalmeuni01mait : viewed 19 May 2025.
  16. [S124] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Records of the University of Glasgow: from its foundation till 1727 (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), vol iii, p 137; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/munimentaalmeuni01mait : viewed 19 May 2025.
  17. [S148] editor Henry Paton, "Depositions in the case of the maltmen of Glasgow," The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, third series, vol xi, 1685-1686 (1929), online image (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825636&seq=555 : viewed 25 August 2025), p 509-510.
  18. [S157] Thomas Thomson and Cosmo Innes, editors, The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland: 12 vols in 13 (Edinburgh: Record Commission, between 1814 and 1875), vol ix, p 28; online image, Hathitrust, Hathitrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/ : viewed 3 November 2026.
  19. [S68] KM Brown and others, Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, online (St Andrews: University of St Andrews, between 2007 and 2025), 1690/4/80; online transcription and translation, (https://www.rps.ac.uk/ : accessed 13 March 2025.
  20. [S157] Thomas Thomson and Cosmo Innes, editors, The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland: 12 vols in 13 (Edinburgh: Record Commission, between 1814 and 1875), vol ix, p 52; online image, Hathitrust, Hathitrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/ : viewed 3 November 2026.
  21. [S157] Thomas Thomson and Cosmo Innes, editors, The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland: 12 vols in 13 (Edinburgh: Record Commission, between 1814 and 1875), vol ix, p 70-71; online image, Hathitrust, Hathitrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/ : viewed 3 November 2026.
  22. [S157] Thomas Thomson and Cosmo Innes, editors, The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland: 12 vols in 13 (Edinburgh: Record Commission, between 1814 and 1875), vol ix, p 139-140; online image, Hathitrust, Hathitrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/ : viewed 3 November 2026.
  23. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 10 October 2026), RH10/173, Burgess Tickets, Rutherglen: Archibald Fleming, fiar of Ferme.
  24. [S124] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Records of the University of Glasgow: from its foundation till 1727 (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), vol ii, p 366; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/munimentaalmeuni01mait : viewed 19 May 2025.
  25. [S157] Thomas Thomson and Cosmo Innes, editors, The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland: 12 vols in 13 (Edinburgh: Record Commission, between 1814 and 1875), vol xi, p 141-145; online image, Hathitrust, Hathitrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/ : viewed 3 November 2026.
  26. [S157] Thomas Thomson and Cosmo Innes, editors, The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland: 12 vols in 13 (Edinburgh: Record Commission, between 1814 and 1875), vol xi, p 318; online image, Hathitrust, Hathitrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/ : viewed 3 November 2026.
  27. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 10 October 2026), GD85/379, Incomplete precept of sasine by Anna Duchess of Hamilton, with consent of William Duke of Hamilton, her husband, on 7th April 1662 in favour of Sir William Fleming of Ferme.
  28. [S124] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Records of the University of Glasgow: from its foundation till 1727 (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), vol i, p 454; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/munimentaalmeuni01mait : viewed 26 August 2025.
  29. [S124] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Records of the University of Glasgow: from its foundation till 1727 (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), vol iii, p 601; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/munimentaalmeuni01mait : viewed 19 May 2025.
  30. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 12 September 2025), RH8/601, Sasine in favour of Sir William Fleming of Ferm and Dame Margaret Steuart, 9 Sep 1706.
  31. [S71] Scotland, National Records of Scotland, "Old Parish Register Burials," Scotland's People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: Image downloaded 10 October 2026), Rutherglen, 654, 20/71, William Fleming, 6 Feb 1707.
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