Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Hay of Cromlix (1691 1740) was the Jacobite duke of Inverness and a courtier and army officer to the ''Old Pretender''. He was from the Clan Hay. His parents were Thomas Hay, seventh earl of Kinnoull (c.1660 1719) and Elizabeth (1669 1696). He was their third son, with their first son, George (d. 1758), succeeding Thomas. The family was sympathetic to the Stuart kings but still felt that being Protestant and serving Queen Anne and supporting the Harley administration did not mar this sympathy and loyalty.