Wars of Scottish Independence
His son, Nicolas de Haya of Erroll was Sheriff of Perth before 1288. He swore fealty to King Edward I on 12 July 1296. He was summoned by Edward I to attend parliament at St. Andrews in 1303–04. He had four sons:
- 1 Gilbert
- 2 Nicolas, parson of Fossoway, then Dean of Dunkeld
- 3 John, parson of Erroll
- 4 Hugh, one of the companions of Robert the Bruce, and probably the same Hugh who, in 1296, swore fealty to Edward I.
The son, Gilbert de Haya of Erroll, swore fealty to Edward I at Aberdeen in 1296. However, in 1306 he joined Robert the Bruce and continued faithfully to him throughout the War of Independence. In consequence Edward I declared Gilbert a traitor, but Robert the Bruce rewarded him with a charter over the lands of Slains in Aberdeenshire and the office of Constable of the realm of Scotland. Gilbert de la Hay was also a signatory to the Declaration of Arbroath, 1320 .
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