HAY, GEORGE [SSNE 4236]
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George Hay was a lieutenant in Samuel Cockburn's [SSNE 4219] regiment of Swedish service in 1610. It was perhaps this man who as a captain in 1611-12 helped Alexander Ramsay [SSNE 230], Robert Kerr and Captain George Sinclair to recruit for Sweden on behalf of James Spens [SSNE 1642].
T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), pp.76, 81, 82, 217; T. Mathison, Fra Bondeoppbud till Legdshaer, (Oslo, 1952), p.115
Service record
- SWEDEN, SAMUEL COCKBURN
- Arrived 1610-01-01, as LIEUTENANT
- Departed 1610-12-31, as LIEUTENANT
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SCOTLAND, SWEDEN, JAMES SPENS
- Arrived 1611-12-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1612-01-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, RECRUITER, purpose MILITARY