The following members of the family can be identified from existing records in Scotland:

     Odo Hannay, flourished in the first half of the 15th century. Robert A`Hannay of Sorbie is described as his son in 1488. Charles Hannay of Sorbie occurs in 1488. (act. Dom. Con. P.97 and act audit p.169).

From Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum, The Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, vol I, A.D. 1488-1529:
"...Apud..., 19 Jan [1499]
A Precept of the office of curatry of Quintyn Agnew, schiref of Wigtoun, be a retour maid to Robert AHANNAY of Sorby, and to Niven Agnew, sone and are apperant to Wilzam Agnew of Croich, apon his landis, rentis, possessionis and gudis aye and quhill God provid of hes hele, or ded, ets. Per Signetum. Solut..."

     Robert appears to have had two sons, John and Alexander. The latter was a burgess of Wigtown, and on 1st November 1532 purchased the estate of Kirkdale in the parish of Kirkmabreck, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. According to Douglas, John, circa 1500, married Elizabeth (or Isabel) daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart of Garlies, who had already had five husbands, vst. (i) Thomas, son and heir of Uchtred McDowall of Garthland, (ii) Towers of Innerbith, (iii) Douglas of Pompherstown (iv) Mountry of Seafield (v) Lundy of Balgony. However, John appears to have survived till 1544 when he was succeeded by Patrick Ahannay (Barnbarroch Papers). In 1581 a Patrick Hannay (presumably this one) sat in the Scottish Parliament as a Member for Wigtown. Then followed by Donald and Alexander. Donald Hannay or Ahannay never succeeded to the Sorbie Estate, According to one account he was killed as a youth at Flodden in 1513. He was the father of Alexander Hannay who next succeeded.

     There is an instrument of sasine dated 29th December 1598, granted by the said Alexander Hannay of Sorbie, on a precept of Clare Constat in favour of his son, Robert, (afterwards Sir Robert Hannay of Constat) in favour of his son, Robert, (afterwards Sir Robert Hannay of Mochrum), brother and nearest of kin to William Hannay, in respect of an annual rent of 40 pounds. Alexander had five sons, for in addition to Robert and William above-mentioned there was an alder son, John, who succeeded his father about 1607, and also Patrick Hannay, the Poet and Andrew. The order of seniority appears to have been, John, William, Patrick, Robert, and Andrew. On March 10th, 1612, John served heir in the Terrarum and other lands ecclesiastic in Sorbie, and also the 20 mark land in Craigboy, parish of Inch. John married Dorothy Stewart formerly the wife of Alexander Stewart of Tonderaghie, near Whithorn. Alexander Stewart and Dorothy appear to have been divorced but the facts are not known. This John Hannay was witness to sheriff Patrick Agnew`s marriage contract of March 22nd, 1625. He was killed in a quarrel in 1640, and with him the Sorbie lands passed out of the family. The process of disentegration began about 1604-7 when Alexander Hannay got into debt through a feud with Murray of Broughton and had a good part of his land escheated in consequence. The last mention John revived the quarrel with Murray of Broughton and got into serious difficulties resulting in the complete loss of the family lands. The land was finally sold and Sasine given to Sir. Patrick by Andrew Hannay, younger, of Sorbie, on 14th July 1626. Again in 1630 John Hannay sold the lands then owned by him to Sir Alexander Stewart of Garlies, who in 1636 conveyed them to Alexander, Earl of Galloway. And in the possession of the Earls of Galloway the lands still remain.

     The subsequent history of this branch is not known. The Kirkdale branch claims that it is a direct continuation of the Sorbie Line. Before leaving this branch of the family mention must be made of two distinguished members of it, both being brothers of the last owner, John Ahannay. These were Patrick and Robert, already mentioned above. Patrick became a soldier, and served under Sir Andrew Gray, in the Army of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, (Our present Royal Family is descended from James VI; an unsigned Portrait of this Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia is in the possession of Mr. David Campbell Johnson at Carnsalloch House (nr. Dumfries) 12th July 1957;daughter of James VI and wife of the Elector Palatine. A Patrick Hannay sat in the Scottish Parliament of 1637, but it is not certain whether it was this Patrick or another. It seems probable that it was one and the same person. The other brother, Robert, also became a soldier of note. He was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia by Charles I in 1629 or 1630 under the title of Hannay of Mochrum. In May 1630 Sir Robert Hannay had Sasine of Mochrum Park in Wigtownshire. In one account, he is stated to have been killed fighting as a Royalist in 1642, but in another he is said to have died at Dublin in 1687. His daughter Jane married, 1st: Coote, Earl of Mountrath. (The Peerage is now extinct.), and 2nd. Sir Robert Reading, transmitting her blood through both alliances to very great houses, including Hamilton and Abercorn.

      There were two other members of the family about this time whose exact connection with the family has not yet been traced by the writer. One was Sir Patrick Hannay, Director of the Chancery of Ireland, who died in 1629. The other was Dr. James Hannay, Dean of Edinburgh, (mentioned in Wood`s Athenae) who having been appointed by Charles I to read Laud`s Liturgy in the Cathedral of St. Giles, was in the discharge of that duty assailed by Jenny Geddes with her memorable cutty stool (meaning probably a hassock) on July 23, 1637. The Dean was also Minister of the Abbey Church of Holyrood and letters exist in M.S. from Charles I thanking him for his zeal in repairing that edifice. It is believed that the Dean belonged to the Kingsmuir branch of the family. A brass mural tablet to his memory is to be found in St. Giles` Cathedral. It was placed there by Col. George Hannay of Kingsmuir.