See also
| Husband: | John SHEDDEN (1650?- ) | |
| Wife: | Unknown ( - ) | |
| Children: | John SHEDDEN (1675?-c. 1765) | |
| Robert SHEDDEN (1679- ) | ||
| William SHEDDEN (c. 1690- ) | ||
| James SHEDDEN (c. 1694- ) | ||
| Name: | John SHEDDEN | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | John SHEDDEN (1758- ) | |
| Mother: | Margaret YOUNG ( - ) | |
| Birth | 1650 (est) | |
| Residence | Hazlehead-Toun | |
| Occupation | Merchant in Holland | |
| Residence | Marshyland | |
| Name: | Unknown | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Name: | John SHEDDEN | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Margaret MONTGOMERIE ( - ) | |
| Birth | 1675 (est) | |
| Residence | Marshyland | |
| Death | c. 1765 (age 89-90) | |
| Name: | Robert SHEDDEN | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Jean HARVEY ( - ) | |
| Birth | 10 Aug 1679 | |
| Residence | Roughwood | |
| Occupation | Merchant in Beith | |
| Name: | William SHEDDEN | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | c. 1690 | |
| Name: | James SHEDDEN | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Marion BROWN ( - ) | |
| Birth | c. 1694 | |
Information from History of the county of Ayrshire dated Sep 1847.
Robert Shedden of Millburn, merchant in Beith, who traded to Holland, and was a farmer of taxes towards the end of the seventeenth century, had two sons-
1. Robert, of Millburn, afterwards of Roughwood.
2. John, who purchased marshland in 1686, ancestor of Morrishill, of whom afterwards.
Information from the Memoir of William Wilson.
I. JOHN SHEDDEN, designed “of Hazlehead-toun,” acquired the 14/- land of Marsheland in the parish of Beith and Regality of Kilwinning by Disposition from John and Hugh Lyles dated 27th May 1686, on which he is infeft and has Charter of Confirmation by Sir John Shaw of Greenock, on same date. He also acquired from Hugh Lyle the 32 penny land of Marsheland commonly called Erestoun’s Mailling, or Burnside of Marsheland. He married . . . . and had issue:
1. John, baptised 31st December 1676, of whom afterwards.
2. Robert, baptised 10th August 1679, who afterwards acquired a wadset, or redeemable right, over the lands of Roughwood.
3. William, baptised 22nd February 1691.
4. James, born circa 1694; married, 24th December 1714, Marion Brown in Gabrochhill, in the parish of Stewarton.