By his first wife, Dame Margaret Barclay, the Laird of Coates had daughters only; but by his second wife, Agnes Smyth, a sister of Sir John Smyth, Knight of Groithill and King's Cramond, M.P., he had at least five sons.
"Family of Moir & Byres"
"Family of Moir & Byres"
By his first wife, Dame Margaret Barclay, the Laird of Coates had daughters only; but by his second wife, Agnes Smyth, a sister of Sir John Smyth, Knight of Groithill and King's Cramond, M.P., he had at least five sons.
"Family of Moir & Byres"
"Family of Moir & Byres"
Inscription
To a man truely good, and excellent citizen, John Byres of Coittes, six years together thesaurer of this city, two years city baillie and suburban-baillie; six years Dean of Guild, and two years Old Provest: his wife, A. S., and his children have erected this homely monument. He died, much lamented, 24th November, the year of Christ 1629, and of his age the 60th year of his age.
"There are several inaccuracies in the above state-ment. Sir John Byres of Coates was a simple Knight, not a Baronet, and was son of John Byres of Coates, the Treasurer, &c., of Edinburgh, who died in 1629, in his sixtieth year, and it was to him, and not to his son Sir John Byres, that the tombstone was erected."
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