Wigtown, Scotland Charter Chest, 1214-1681

This database is a compilation of charters granted in the Earldom of Wigtown, Scotland between the years 1214 and 1681. Most of the contents of this database was compiled in 1681 after the death of William, the 5th earl of Wigtown. This database would be of value to those with genealogical or historical interest in Wigtown, Scotland.

The writs contained in this database relate to lands in the counties of Aberdeen, Ayr, Dumbarton, Forfar, Haddington, Lanark, Pebbles, Perth, Renfrew, Roxburgh, Selkirk, Stirling, and Wigtown, and to the offices of Great Chamberlain of Scotland, Usher of the King's Household and the Sheriffships of Dumbarton, Peebles, and Roxburgh.