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Hepburn is a Border surname, probably taken from Hebburn in the parish of Chillingham in Northumberland, that settled in East Lothian in the 14th century, where Adam Hepburn held Traprain of the Earl of March. Patrick Hepburn was created Lord Hailes before June 1453, and a later Patrick Hepburn was belted Earl of Bothwell in 1488. The family's best-known member, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, married Mary, Queen of Scots in 1567 and was created Duke of Orkney, but was forfeited by Parliament that December and died a prisoner in Denmark in 1578.
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The motto of Clan Hepburn is Keep Tryst. It appears on the Clan Hepburn crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
In Scotland a crest belongs to the chief, not to everyone with the surname. Clan members may wear the crest badge, with the crest inside the strap and buckle, to show that they belong to the clan. The plain crest without the strap remains the chief’s own.
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View all Hepburn productsAdam Hepburn has a charter of Traprain, held of the Earl of March[3]
Patrick Hepburn is created a Peer of Parliament as Lord Hailes[3]
Patrick Hepburn is belted Earl of Bothwell and made Great Admiral for life[3]
Hepburns are killed fighting at the Battle of Flodden[3]
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, marries Mary, Queen of Scots, is made Duke of Orkney, then forfeited in December[3]
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Keep Tryst.
The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs does not list a Hepburn chief.
Hailes Castle in Prestonkirk parish, East Lothian, held by the Hepburns for about two centuries and now a scheduled monument ruin.
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, married Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1567 and was made Duke of Orkney, but was forfeited the same year and died a prisoner in Denmark in 1578.
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Clan StewartJames Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, married Mary, Queen of Scots, head of the House of Stewart, in 1567.
Clan DunbarThe Hepburns' first East Lothian lands came from, and were held of, the Earls of Dunbar and March.