Background
Hay was the grandson of William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll. George"s father Thomas was killed alongside his older brother, William Hay, 4th Earl of Erroll, at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.
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George Hay
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The sixth earl, who inherited the earldom as a toddler, died under the age of 21. By the time George inherited the titles, the barony had been in the possession of the crown for 19 years, four months. In September and December 1741, the crown transferred into the new earl"s hands the lands and baronies of Errol, Capeth, Inchiref, and Fossoquhy in Perthshire.
Cowie in Kincardine, Cassingray in Fife.
Dronlaw and Innerpeffer in Forfarshire. And Slains in Aberdeenshire.
The Peerage of Scotland is unique in that it allows the titles to descend along the female lines. Jean, the young daughter of the sixth earl of Erroll, could have conceivable inherited the earldom as Countess of Erroll.
In April 1567, Erroll was a signatory to Ainslie"s Tavern Band agreeing to the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Earl of Bothwell.
He side with the Hamiltons in the interest of the captive Queen Mary in 1569, but did not forfeit his titles in his support of the queen.
Membership
He was a member of the Privy Council of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1561.
