3rd Laird of Broadstone Adam Robert Montgomerie

1480 - Bef 1558  (< 77 years)

• Name	Adam Robert Montgomerie  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Title	3rd Laird of Broadstone
  Birth	1480	Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 1558	Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11]
  Burial	1558	Beith Auld Kirk, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Notes	T H Montgomery says that Alexander Montgomerie, son of 1st Laird of Braidstane, died 1505 childless. I see some confusion (Paterson vs Harrison) between this Adam Montgomery, and the son of his brother Robert, also Adam Montgomery. Both are listed as Laird of Braidstane with death date of 1558. I suspect the Son of Robert is the more correct one. Notes from Findagrave The ruins of Braidstone or Broadstone Castle (NS 362 531) remained until about 1850. but when Broadstonehall Farm buildings were being rebuilt, the castle was pulled down and its stones used in the building works; the Broadstone Crags, the site of the castle, remain however despite local quarrying. An avenue of trees and the vestiges of a garden had survived until the time of the building of the farm. Most baronies had a water mill which was under the control of the laird or lord and to which the tenants were thirled or obliged to go to have their grain ground into flour. A proportion of the grain was taken as payment. Thirlage ended in the late 18th century and resulted in a number of mills being abandoned once market forces took a hold. The name 'Crooked Dam' relates to a small dwelling that once existed near the Powgree Burn and the remains of a mill pond site shows that this building was originally the miller's dwelling and the old barony mill once lay below the site of the crooked dam. Wikipedia
  Person ID	I3455	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	2nd Laird of Broadstone Alexander Robert Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1464, Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Aft 28 Nov 1505, Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age > 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Cunningham,   b. 1464, Auchenharvie, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1557, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Mure,   b. 1500, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 15 Dec 1576, Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 76 years)
  Children	+ 1. 4th Laird of Broadstone Adam John Montgomerie,   b. 1517, Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Bef 1 Dec 1576, Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age < 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1480 - Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Death - Bef 1558 - Broadstone, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Burial - 1558 - Beith Auld Kirk, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
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• Folios

  T H Montgomery - Pages 123-127 Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery Montgomerys of Braidstane

  
  

• Sources

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