FLEMING

1. BALDWIN-

The Scottish Flemings descended from Flemish merchants who in the 12th century emigrated to England and then to Scotland. Baldwin was a distinguished Flemish leader and settled with his followers at Biggar, Lanarkshire under a grant from David I. He was Sheriff of Lanark under Malcolm IV and William I.(1) He was a witness to a charter of Robert, Bishop of St. Andrews about 1150.(2)

Issue-

·  2I. WALDEVE-

Ref:

(1) "Caledonia", Chalmers- Vol.1, p.600
(2) Reg. Glasguen- I, 13

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2I. WALDEVE (BALDWIN 1)

Waldeve was taken prisoner with William the Lion at the siege of Alnwick castle in 1174.

Alnwick Castle

Issue-

·  3I. WILLIAM-

Ref:

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3I. WILLIAM (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2)

Sir William was a witness to two charters from King William the Lion and also to a donation from Richard le Bard to the monastery of Kelso which was confirmed by Alexander II in 1228.

Issue-

·  4I. MALCOLM-

Ref:

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4I. MALCOLM (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3)

Sir Malcolm was Sheriff of Dumbarton during the reign of Alexander III.

Issue-

·  5I. ROBERT- d. before 1314

Ref:

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5I. ROBERT (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3, MALCOLM 4)

d. before 1314

Sir Robert was one of the Scots who proposed the marriage between Princess Margaret and Prince Edward at Brigham 12 March 1289/0.(1) Although he had sworn allegience to Edward he was one of the first to join Robert the Bruce.

Robert assisted at the murder of Comyn at Dumfries 10 Feb. 1305/6. Robert and Kirkpatrick entered the church of the Minorite Friars, killed the wounded Comyn and cut off his head. They returned to the Bruce who inquired if Comyn were dead and Robert produced the head and said: "Let the deed show", which was afterwards used as the family motto.(2) The barony of Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire which belonged to the Comyns and the barony of Lenzie was granted to Sir Robert by King Robert.(3)

Issue-

·  I. Malcolm-

·  6II. PATRICK- m. ______ FRASER

Ref:

(1) Acta Parl. Scot.- I, 441
(2) Dalrymple's "Annals"- II, 3
(3) Sutherland, Additional Cases- chap. IV, 50

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"The Scots Peerage"- Vol.8, p.520


6II. PATRICK (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3, MALCOLM 4, ROBERT 5)

m. ______ FRASER

Sir Patrick was the Sheriff of Peebles. By his marriage with Simon Fraser's daughter he received the barony of Biggar and therefore his descendants quarter the arms of Fraser with their own.

Issue-

·  7I. MALCOLM- m. CHRISTIAN ______

Ref:

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"The Scots Peerage"- Vol.8, p.524


7I. MALCOLM (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3, MALCOLM 4, ROBERT 5, PATRICK 6)

m. CHRISTIAN ______

Malcolm had a charter from King David to Lenzie which had been forfeited by John Kennedy 11 Jan. 1357.(1) From his cousin Malcolm, Earl of Wigtown he had a grant to Achmoir, Seymour and other lands 18 Apr. 1357.(2) Sir Malcolm inherited Cumbernauld and Biggar.

Malcolm was taken prisoner at the battle of Durham, but escaped soon after.

In 1364 he was Sheriff of Dumbarton and keeper of the castle and payments were made to him for repairs and munitions in 1364 and 1367. He received £40 in 1365 and 1366 as keeper of the castle.(3)

Dumbarton Castle

Malcolm and Christian received from William Boyd the barony of Lenzie for £80 in 1372.(4) He had a charter to a tenement in Crawmond resigned by Marjorie Fleming 16 Jan. 1380/1 and to the barony of Lenzie by Robert II, resigned by Thomas Fleming 20 Sept. 1382.(5)

As Sheriff of Edinburgh castle he received boards for the repair of Edinburgh castle in 1374.(6)

Issue-

·  8I. DAVID- m.1. Jean Barclay of Brechin, 2. ISABEL MONYCABOW

·  II. Patrick-

Ref:

(1) Fleming Charter Chest- 5
(2) Ibid- 1
(3) Exch. Rolls- II, 124, 295
(4) Fleming Charter Chest- 9, 195, 221, 259
(5) Robertson's Index- 121.77, 124.24
(6) Exch. Rolls- II, 462

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"The Scots Peerage"- Vol.8, pp.524-5


8I. DAVID (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3, MALCOLM 4, ROBERT 5, PATRICK 6, MALCOLM 7)

m.1. Jean Barclay of Brechin
2. ISABEL heiress of Monycabow, Strathechin & Annabel

David was granted several annual rents from David II on 27 Oct. 1362.(1) He received a safe conduct pass into England 20 May 1365.

Holyrood Abbey

David had a charter from Robert III on 14 Mar. 1390/1 of £50 of the annual rent due to the King from the abbey, convent and monastery of Holyroodhouse which was payable from the lands of Kerse, Stirlingshire.(2) He also had a grant to Auchloun on 12 Aug. 1392 and to the lands of Barbethe, Caslis, Galnethe and Glentall in the parish of Straiton, Ayrshire 24 Aug. 1404.(3)

To the Abbey of Holyroodhouse David and his son Malcolm granted an annual rent of £10 from the barony of Kerse on 20 Oct. 1392 which was confirmed by Robert III 7 Mar. 1392/3.(4) As Deputy of the Chamberlain he received various payments in 1399.(5) On 10 May 1399 he had a charter to Cambusbarron and Blairegis, Stirlingshire which had been resigned by Hugh of Aldiston and his son William (6); to the chapels of Kirkintilloch and Drumtablay with the mill in Dumbartonshire (7); to the lands of Woodland and Meiklegall in the barony of Monycabock in Aberdeenshire (8); and to the lands of Cavers and the sheriffship of Roxburgh. He gave the lands of Drumtablay and the mill in Lenzie to the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin in Kirkintilloch for the salvation of him, his wife, his parents and other's souls which was confirmed on 17 Aug. 1399.(9) He also gave the lands of Mureton with the consent of his son Malcolm to the Monastery of Cambuskenneth for the welfare of the souls of his parents Malcolm and Christian, his wife Isabella and himself on 8 Nov. 1399.(10) He gave several annual rents to the canons of Holyrood Abbey where he wished to be buried and requested that a glass window with his arms upon it be made. This grant was dated 25 Nov. 1399.(11) David was Auditor of Accounts for the Exchequer in 1403.(12)

David was at the battle of Otterburn in 1388 and on 6 July 1404 he was one of the commissioners for negociating a truce with the English.(13) He received two payments of £150 for taking the oath of the English King in 1405 and 1406.(14)

The Battle of Otterburn from Froissart's Chronicles

THE BATTLE OF OTTERBURN- from The Border Minstrelsy by Sir Walter Scott

It fell about the Lammas tide,
When the muir-men win their hay,
The doughty Douglas bound him to ride
Into England, to drive a prey.

2. He chose the Gordons and the Graemes,
With them the Lindesays, light and gay;
But the Jardines wald nor with him ride,
And they rue it to this day.

3. And he has burn'd the dales of Tyne,
And part of Bambrough shire:
And three good towers on Reidswire fells,
He left them all on fire.

4. And he march'd up to Newcastle,
And rode it round about:
"O wha's the lord of this castle?
Or wha's the lady o't ?"

5. But up spake proud Lord Percy then,
And O but he spake hie!
"I am the lord of this castle,
My wife's the lady gaye."

6. "If thou'rt the lord of this castle,
Sae weel it pleases me!
For, ere I cross the Border fells,
The tane of us sall die."

7. He took a lang spear in his hand,
Shod with the metal free,
And for to meet the Douglas there,
He rode right furiouslie.

8. But O how pale his lady look'd,
Frae aff the castle wa',
When down, before the Scottish spear,
She saw proud Percy fa'.

9. "Had we twa been upon the green,
And never an eye to see,
I wad hae had you, flesh and fell;
But your sword sall gae wi' mee."

10. "But gae ye up to Otterbourne,
And wait there dayis three;
And, if I come not ere three day is end,
A fause knight ca' ye me."

11. "The Otterbourne's a bonnie burn;
'Tis pleasant there to be;
But there is nought at Otterbourne,
To feed my men and me.

12. "The deer rins wild on hill and dale,
The birds fly wild from tree to tree;
But there is neither bread nor kale,
To feed my men and me.

13. "Yet I will stay it Otterbourne,
Where you shall welcome be;
And, if ye come not at three day is end,
A fause lord I'll ca' thee."

14. "Thither will I come," proud Percy said,
"By the might of Our Ladye!" -
"There will I bide thee," said the Douglas,
"My troth I plight to thee."

15. They lighted high on Otterbourne,
Upon the bent sae brown;
They lighted high on Otterbourne,
And threw their pallions down.

16. And he that had a bonnie boy,
Sent out his horse to grass,
And he that had not a bonnie boy,
His ain servant he was.

17. But up then spake a little page,
Before the peep of dawn:
"O waken ye, waken ye, my good lord,
For Percy's hard at hand."

18. "Ye lie, ye lie, ye liar loud!
Sae loud I hear ye lie;
For Percy had not men yestreen,
To fight my men and me.

19. "But I have dream'd a dreary dream,
Beyond the Isle of Skye;
I saw a dead man win a fight,
And I think that man was I."

20. He belted on his guid braid sword,
And to the field he ran;
But he forgot the helmet good,
That should have kept his brain.

21. When Percy wi the Douglas met,
I wat he was fu fain!
They swakked their swords, till sair they swat,
And the blood ran down like rain.

22. But Percy with his good broad sword,
That could so sharply wound,
Has wounded Douglas on the brow,
Till he fell to the ground.

23. Then he calld on his little foot-page,
And said - "Run speedilie,
And fetch my ain dear sister's son,
Sir Hugh Montgomery.

24. "My nephew good," the Douglas said,
"What recks the death of ane!
Last night I dreamd a dreary dream,
And I ken the day's thy ain.

25. "My wound is deep; I fain would sleep;
Take thou the vanguard of the three,
And hide me by the braken bush,
That grows on yonder lilye lee.

26. "O bury me by the braken-bush,
Beneath the blooming brier;
Let never living mortal ken
That ere a kindly Scot lies here."

27. He lifted up that noble lord,
Wi the saut tear in his e'e;
He hid him in the braken bush,
That his merrie men might not see.

28. The moon was clear, the day drew near,
The spears in flinders flew,
But mony a gallant Englishman
Ere day the Scotsmen slew.

29. The Gordons good, in English blood,
They steepd their hose and shoon;
The Lindesays flew like fire about,
Till all the fray was done.

30. The Percy and Montgomery met,
That either of other were fain;
They swapped swords, and they twa swat,
And aye the blood ran down between.

31. "Yield thee, now yield thee, Percy," he said,
"Or else I vow I'll lay thee low!"
"To whom must I yield," quoth Earl Percy,
"Now that I see it must be so ?"

32. "Thou shalt not yield to lord nor loun,
Nor yet shalt thou yield to me;
But yield thee to the braken-bush,
That grows upon yon lilye lee!"

33. "I will not yield to a braken-bush,
Nor yet will I yield to a brier;
But I would yield to Earl Douglas,
Or Sir Hugh the Montgomery, if he were here."

34. As soon as he knew it was Montgomery,
He stuck his sword's point in the gronde;
The Montgomery was a courteous knight,
And quickly took him by the honde.

35. This deed was done at Otterbourne,
About the breaking of the day;
Earl Douglas was buried at the braken bush,
And the Percy led captive away.

On 24 Aug. 1405 there was an indenture between him and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar in reference to the lands of Cavers.(15)

David went with Prince James to the Bass in Feb. 1405/6 and went to France, but was taken prisoner by the English during the voyage. Upon his return home David was attacked and killed by James Douglas of Balveny, 7th Earl of Douglas at Longherdmanstoun six miles from Edinburgh on 14 Feb. 1405/6 at the instigation of his own grandson Alexander Seton.(16) He was buried at Holyroodhouse under the alter of St. Nicholas.(17)

Wyntoun said of him:

"Schire Davy Fleming of Cumbirnald
Lord, a knycht stout and bald.

Trowit and luvit wel with the king;
This ilke gud and gentyl knycht
That wes baith manful, lele, and wycht."

Issue- first two children by Jean, last two by Isabel

·  17 I. JONET- m. WILLIAM SETON

·  II. Marion- m. William Maule of Panmure

·  9III. MALCOLM- m. ELIZABETH STEWART, beheaded 24 Nov. 1440

·  IV. David-

Ref:

(1) Reg. Mag. Sig.
(2) Fleming Charter Chest- 826
(3) Ibid- 403, 847; Robertson's Index- 140.26, 142.72
(4) Holyrood Charters- 107, 108, 226
(5) Exch. Rolls- III, 470
(6) Fleming Charter Chest- 402
(7) Robertson's Index- 143.97, 146.49
(8) Ibid- 148.25
(9) Fleming Charter Chest- 12, 13; Reg. Episc. Glasgow- 296
(10) Cart. of Cambuskenneth- 274
(11) Fleming Charter Chest- 14; Holyrood Charters- 109-11, 226-7
(12) Exch. Rolls- III, 564, 583
(13) Cal. of Docs.- IV, 660
(14) Exch. Rolls- III, 615, 646
(15) Antiq. of Aberd. & Banff- IV, 172
(16) Fordun- II, 439
(17) Exch. Rolls- III, 95; Foedera- II, 439; Wyntoun- II, 412; Pinkerton- I, 31; Caledonia- II, 99

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"The Scots Peerage"- Vol.8, pp.527-30


9III. MALCOLM (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3, MALCOLM 4, ROBERT 5, PATRICK 6, MALCOLM 7, DAVID 8)

m. ELIZABETH STEWART
beheaded 24 Nov. 1440

Malcolm had a charter as heir to his father from Robert III to the castle and lands of Cumbernauld and others 7 Mar. 1400/1.(1) He had another charter to the lands of Barbreck in the earldom of Carrick on 24 Aug. 1404.(2) He also had a charter from Robert, Duke of Albany to the barony of Biggar and the annual rents from the lands of Kerse pertaining to the Abbey of Holyroodhouse on 28 June 1413 (3) and another from his father-in-law to Torwood, Stirlingshire which had been resigned by William Lindsay of the Byres.(4) Sir Malcolm was knighted by Robert III. He was one of the hostages for James I when he was allowed to visit Scotland 31 May 1421 and was one of the hostages for his release 4 Dec. 1423 when his annual income was about 600 marks. He had a safe conduct pass to go to England to meet the King 13 Dec. 1423.(5) He was one of those arrested with Murdoch, Duke of Alband in 1425, but was soon released. Malcolm was the friend and cousellor of William, Earl of Douglas and accompanied him and his brother David Douglas to Edinburgh castle having been invited by Governor Livingstone and Chancellor Crichton 24 Nov. 1440 to attend a magnificent feast given by the King. Suddenly a band of armed men rushed from an inner room, bound their hands and after a brief and hurried trial they were beheaded.(6) His lands of Monycabow were then forfeited.(7)

Issue-

·  I. Malcolm- d.s.p. before 1440

·  10II. ROBERT- m.1. JANET DOUGLAS, 2. Margaret Lindsay, d. 1494

·  III. Margaret- m. Patrick, Master of Gray, d.s.p.

Ref:

(1) Fleming Charter Chest- 15
(2) Ibid- 18
(3) Ibid- 404
(4) Ibid- 229; Robertson's Index- 159.2
(5) Cal. of Docs.- IV, 942
(6) Exch. Rolls- V, 55
(7) Ibid- LV, 96

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"The Scots Peerage"- Vol.8, pp.531-2


10II. ROBERT (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3, MALCOLM 4, ROBERT 5, PATRICK 6, MALCOLM 7, DAVID 8, MALCOLM 9)

m.1. JANET DOUGLAS
2. Margaret Lindsay of Covington
d. 1494

Biggar Castle c.1953- torn down in 1957

Sir Robert entered a protest 7 Jan. 1440/1 against the illegal and unwarranted sentence passed on his father at the Cross of Linlithgow.(1) When James II came of age he restored Robert to his property 30 Jan. 1443/4.(2) He was then granted the lands of Biggar and patronage of the church and hospital, 31 May 1446, which had been resigned by David, Lord Hay.(3) Sir Robert was given a safe conduct into England to accompany Sir James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn 22 Nov. 1447.(4)

Robert had charters to the lands of Petkeny, Culwenny, and Balbardy in the barony of Kinghorn upon the resignation of Patrick, Lord Glamis 6 June 1451; to the lands of Altermony in the earldom of Lennox upon the resignation of Alexander Lyon on 7 June 1451; and the town of Biggar was made into a free burgh of barony with a weekly market on Thursdays 31 Mar. 1451.(5) Robert granted 10 marks from the lands of Auchinreinach to the church of St. Ninian of Kirkintilloch for the souls of the King, Queen and his wife Janet 23 July 1451.(6)

Boghall Castle- Biggar

Robert was made a Peer of Parliament with the title of Lord Fleming before 1 July 1454 when as Master of the King's Household he was an auditor of Accounts of the Exchequer.(7) He entered into a bond of manrent with Gilbert, Lord Kennedy and Sir Alexander Boyd, Knight whereby they agreed to defend each other against all men excepting their allegiance to the King 10 Feb. 1465/6.(8) From James III he had a charter to the land of Biggar and the patronage of the church and hospital of Biggar 20 June 1470.(9) He was served heir to his father 22 Feb. 1472/3 and had a remission by James III for depredations committed upon Lord Hamilton and other crimes 12 July 1480.(10)

He had another safe conduct pass to England with twenty other people 2 Nov. 1484.(11)

Issue-

·  11I. MALCOLM- m. before 2 Apr. 1472 EUPHEME LIVINGSTONE (m.2. William Fleming of Bord), d.c.1477

·  II. Robert-

·  III. Elizabeth- m. James, Lord Livingstone

·  IV. Mariot- m. 1472 Sir William Stirling of Keir

Ref:

(1) Fleming Charter Chest- 23,24
(2) Ibid-27
(3) Ibid- 409
(4) "Foedera"- XI, 192
(5) Reg. Mag. Sig.; Fleming Charter Chest- 410
(6) Reg. Glasquen- 390
(7) Exch. Rolls- V, 609
(8) Fleming Charter Chest- 33
(9) Ibid- 417
(10) Ibid- 47, 420
(11) "Foedera"- XII, 251

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"The Scots Peerage"- Vol.8, pp.532-4


11I. MALCOLM (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3, MALCOLM 4, ROBERT 5, PATRICK 6, MALCOLM 7, DAVID 8, MALCOLM 9, ROBERT 10)

m. before 2 Apr. 1472 EUPHEME LIVINGSTONE (m.2. William Fleming of Bord)
d.c.1477

Malcolm was one of the commissioners appointed to negociate the marriage of James, Prince of Scotland and Cecilia, daughter of Edward IV 18 Oct. 1474.(1)

Issue-

·  I. David- m. Elizabeth Drummond (m.2. before Mar. 1487/8 George Douglas of Angus), d.s.p. before 2 May 1482

·  12II. JOHN- m.1. EUPHEMIA DRUMMOND (poisoned 1502), 2. before 13 Feb. 1508/9 Lady Margaret Stewart, divorced c.1509, remarried & divorced again before 25 Oct. 1515 (m.2. before 1 May 1528 Alexander Douglas of Mains), 3. Agnes Somerville (m.2. before 29 Jan. 1529/0 George, Earl of Rothes), d. 1 Nov. 1524

·  III. Elizabeth- m. George Fleming

·  IV. Isobel-

Ref:

(1) Cal. of Docs.- IV, 1417

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"The Scots Peerage"- Vol.8, pp.534-5


12II. JOHN (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3, MALCOLM 4, ROBERT 5, PATRICK 6, MALCOLM 7, DAVID 8, MALCOLM 9, ROBERT 10, MALCOLM 11)

m.1. EUPHEMIA DRUMMOND (poisoned 1502)
2. before 13 Feb. 1508/9 Margaret Stewart, divorced c.1509, remarried & divorced again before 25 Oct. 1515 (m.2. before 1 May 1528 Alexander Douglas of Mains)
3. Agnes Somerville (m.2. before 29 Jan. 1529/0 George, Earl of Rothes)
d. 1 Nov. 1524

John was served heir to his brother Sir David Fleming to the lands of Dunbulls on 2 May 1482 and to the lands of Auchtermony 20 Mar. 1490.(1) He was one of the nobles who opposed James III and seized the young prince and proclaimed him King in 1488. John was infeft in the lands of Castlerankine, Seymores, Ballinkeir and others in Stirlingshire from George Sinclair of Harbertshire on 31 Mar. 1492.(2) On 22 June 1492 the Lords of Council decreed that John should warrant and keep to George, Earl of Huntly the lands of Elrig in the barony of Monycabow.(3) He also had a charter to the lands of Thankerton, Lanarkshire 5 May 1496.(4) He was served heir to his brother David to the baronies of Lenzie and Cumbernauld on 18 Apr. 1497 and to Biggar on 26 Apr. 1497 and to his grandfather Lord Fleming of the rest of his estate on 30 June 1500.(5)

Euphemia was a sister of Margaret, mistress of the King who was poisoned at dinner in 1502. Unfortunately Euphemia and her other sister Sybilla were also at the fatal repast. They were buried in a vault covered by three blue marble stones in the middle of the choir of Dunblane cathedral.

John had a charter to the barony of Monycabow, Aberdeenshire on 8 May 1509.(6)

In July 1515 Sir John was one of three appointed guardians of James V. On 26 Oct. 1515 upon the resignation of Margaret Stewart he had a charter from James V of the baronies of Biggar and Thankertoun.(7)

John was appointed Vice Admiral of a fleet sent by James IV to assist the French in 1511 and which ended in failure. He had a commission under the Great Seal as ambassador to France 5 Dec. 1513 for receiving 100,000 francs from Louis XII together with arms and ammunition.(8) Upon his return 27 Jan. 1517 he was made Chancellor of Scotland (9) and on 7 Mar. 1519 he was sent back to France to urge the Regent, John, Duke of Albany to return to Scotland to be Governor of the Kingdom. He was successful and returned in the Regent's retinue in Nov. 1521.(10) John was one of three appointed by Parliament in 1523 to stay with King James V each for three months.

Sir John was murdered while hawking by John Tweedie of Drummelzier, his son James Tweedie and others 1 Nov. 1524.

Issue- first three children by Euphemia, forth by Agnes.

·  13I. MALCOLM- b.c.1494, m. 1525 JOHANNA STEWART (d. between 1560 & 1564), d. 10 Sept. 1547

·  II. Malcolm- prior of Whithorn, d. before 30 Mar. 1569

·  III. James- page of honour to the King

·  IV. Margaret- m. John Cummingham of Glengaroch

·  V. ______- m. John Tweedie of Drummelzier

·  VI. (daughter)-

Ref:

(1) Fleming Charter Chest- 790, 833
(2) Ibid- 642
(3) Antiq. of Aberd.
and Banff- I, 235; Acta Dom. Conc.
(4) Reg. Mag. Sig.
(5) Fleming Charter Chest- 53, 55, 438
(6) Reg. Mag. Sig.
(7) Fleming Charter Chest- 453
(8) Ibid- 59
(9) Reg. Sec. Sig.- I, 2856
(10) Fleming Charter Chest- 63; Pinkerton- II, 222, 430

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"The Scots Peerage"- Vol.8, pp.535-7


13I. MALCOLM (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3, MALCOLM 4, ROBERT 5, PATRICK 6, MALCOLM 7, DAVID 8, MALCOLM 9, ROBERT 10, MALCOLM 11, JOHN 12)

b.c.1494
m. 1525 JOHANNA STEWART, daughter of James IV (d. between 1560 & 1564)
d. 10 Sept. 1547 Battle of Pinkie

Drummelzier Castle c. 1791

Malcolm was present when his father was murdered by the Tweedies and was carried off to Dummelzier where he was imprisoned until he promised to give them the ward and marriage of Catherine Fraser, heiress of Frude who had been contracted to his brother Malcolm, and marry her to James Tweedie of Drummelzier. He consented and his brother Malcolm, Robert Stewart of Minto and William Fleming of Boghall became hostages at Drummelizier Castle as pledges for the fulfilment of the contract.(1) The feud was terminated for awhile by a contract 23 Nov. 1524 by which the Laird of Drumelzier and his friends came to the Cross of Peebles in their shirts and offered their swords to Lord Fleming, his heirs and friends and engaged to be his servants and to invest a chaplain to pray in the church at Biggar for the welfare of the soul of John, Lord Fleming.(2) On 4 Mar. 1530 an agreement was made between Lord Fleming and John and James Tweedie of Drumelzier stating that John should found a chaplainry in the church at Biggar and give the chaplain £40 per year from his land to pray for the soul of John, Lord Fleming and that of James Tweedie of Drumelzier and all other persons quilty of the murder of Lord Fleming should leave Scotland within three months and to remain abroad for three years. This agreement was confirmed under the Great Seal 22 Mar. 1531/2.(3)

Malcolm was served heir to his father to the lands of Castlerankine and others on 21 Feb. 1524/5.(4) He had charters to the lands of Drumelzier, Hopcastle and Hallmyre in Peebleshire 12 Aug. 1525, to Clifton and Eliston in Roxburghshire 28 Oct. 1527, to Urisland on 26 Mar. 1531, to the sheriffship of Tweeddale and Peebles from James V on 1 Dec. 1531 and again 21 Feb. 1539/0, to the lands of Cardrona 8 May 1534, to Covintoun on 2 Nov. 1534 to Kilbotho on 26 Sept. 1535, to an annual rent from the lands of Kerse of £50 and to the lands of Kingledoors 11 July 1537.(5) He also had a charter making his lands into five baronies 1. Auchtermony and Kerse, 2. Lenzie, the burgh of Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld, 3. Boghall, 4. Thankertoun and Biggar and 5. Mosfennan including Over Menzean, Oliver Castle, Lour, Dunbullis and Fresullis on 9 Apr. 1538.(6) He had a charter to Thankertoun and Bothkennan on 22 Apr. 1539 and to Sunderland 18 June 1541.(7)

Malcolm was Lord Great Chamberlain of Scotland. He accompanied James V on his matrimonial expedition to France in Aug. 1537.(8) He was taken prisoner at Solway in Nov. 1542, but was released 1 July 1543 after paying a ransom of 1,000 marks.(9) In Aug. 1543 he was one of the guardians of the Queen Mother and Queen Mary at Stirling castle and he was at first a supporter of the marriage between Queen Mary and Prince Edward, but soon withdrew his support.(10) Malcolm was accused of treason, but on 3 Oct. 1545 Parliament declared that he was innocent of all charges.(11) He took part in the war with England and was part of the army which invaded England 10 Aug. 1545.

St. Nicholas- Biggar

Malcolm was Grand Carver to William St. Clair, Earl of Orkney. On 16 Jan. 1545 Malcolm founded the church of Biggar and endowed it to support a provost, 8 prebendaries, singing boys and 6 poor men.(12)

Lord Fleming was killed at the battle of Pinkie 10 Sept. 1547, age 53, his will having been made 15 Feb. 1546/7.(13)

Johanna went to France in 1548 in charge of the child queen whose education she superintended but was superseded by Madam Parois an extreme Catholic. She then became the mistress of King Henry II of France by whom she had a son Harry of Valois 'le Batard d'Angouleme, abbe, poete et capitaine, un des meurtriers de Saint Barthelemy'.(14) She returned to Scotland in 1555 and lived at Boghall.

Issue- first eight children by Johanna

·  I. James- m. Barbara Hamilton of Chatelherault, d.s.p. 15 Dec. 1558

·  14II. JOHN- m. 10 May 1562 ELIZABETH ROSS (living 14 Apr. 1578), d. 6 Sept. 1572 Biggar

·  III. Johanna- m.1. John Livingstone (d. 10 Sept. 1547 Pinkie), 2. int. 24 May 1560 John Sandilands of Calder, 3. before Nov. 1567 David Crawford of Kerse

·  IV. Janet- m. Richard Brown of Hartree

·  15V. AGNES- m.c.1553 WILLIAM LIVINGSTONE

·  VI. Margaret- m.1. Robert, Master of Graham (d. 10 Sept. 1547 Pinkie), 2. int. 30 Jan. 1548/9 Thomas, Master of Erskine, 3. int. 1 Apr. 1557 John Stewart, Earl of Atholl, d. before 15 Mar. 1586/7

·  VII. Mary- b. 1542, m. 6 Jan. 1567/8 William Maitland of Lothington (d. June 1573), 2. George Meldrum of Fyvie. She was one of the Queen's Maries.

·  VIII. Elizabeth- m. before 24 Mar. 1540/1 William, Lord Sanquhar

·  IX. William-

·  X. John- letters of legitimation 15 June 1541, m. Janet Carwood, d. 22 Aug. 1592

Ref:

(1) Fleming Charter Chest- 463
(2) Ibid
(3) Ibid- 478; Reg. Mag. Sig.- 16 Oct. & 2 Dec. 1531
(4) Fleming Charter Chest- 667
(5) Ibid- 457,517,491,494; Reg. Mag. Sig.
(6) Fleming Charter Chest- 78; Reg. Mag. Sig.
(7) Reg. Mag. Sig.
(8) Pinkerton- II, 337
(9) "Foedera"- XIV, 797
(10) Sadler- I, 132
(11) Acta Par. Scot.- II, 460
(12) Fleming Charter Chest- 529; Miscellany of the Spalding Club- V, 296
(13) Fleming Charter Chest- 86
(14) Premiere Jeunesse de Marie Stuart- De Ruble- pp.85-7

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I, pp.22-3


14II. JOHN (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3, MALCOLM 4, ROBERT 5, PATRICK 6, MALCOLM 7, DAVID 8, MALCOLM 9, ROBERT 10, MALCOLM 11, JOHN 12, MALCOLM 13)

m. 10 May 1562 ELIZABETH ROSS (living 14 Apr. 1578)
d. 6 Sept. 1572 Biggar

John succeeded his brother and had a charter to the lands of Sunderland in Selkirkshire and Mossfennan in Peebles 29 Sept. 1541.(1) He received a charter of all his brother's lands 15 Jan. 1557/8.(2) He was appointed Great Chamberlain for life on 30 June 1565.(3) He had a gift from Queen Mary of the office of Master Usher of Her Majesty's Chambers 25 July 1565.(4) He had another gift for his continued service to the Queen since her infancy without compensation and for his service against the rebellious people of Nithsdale, of a third of the rents of the Priory of Whithorn up to 1,000 marks.(5) He was made justiciary within the sheriffdom of Peebles and Overward of Lanarkshire 28 Mar. 1567 and was made Governor of Dumbarton castle in 1565.(6)

The Murder of David Rizzio- Sir William Allan- 1833

John was at the Palace of Holyrood on 9 March 1565/6 when Rizzio was murdered and entered into the association on the Queen's behalf at Hamilton 8 May 1568. He was at the battles of Carberry Hill and Langside and accompanied Mary in her flight into England hastening to London to arrange for her proper accomodation but the mission failed. He returned to Scotland and was forfeited by Parliament on 18 Nov. 1569.(7) He held Dumbarton castle for the Queen until it was taken by surprise by Captain Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill on 2 Apr. 1571 when he escaped in a small boat into Argyleshire and then to France to find assistance. His wife was captured but was well treated. He returned home on 28 May 1572 and was mortally wounded by some French soldiers discharging their muskets upon their entrance into Edinburgh, some of their bullets ricoched from the causeway and wounded him in the knee.(8) He was taken to Edinburgh castle and then to Biggar where he died on Sept. 6th.

Issue- first five children by Elizabeth

·  16I. JOHN- b. 1567, m.1. int. 12 & 13 Jan. 1585/6 LILIAS GRAHAM, 2. Sarah Maxwell (m.1. Sir James Johnston of Johnston (d. 6 Apr. 1608), 3. Hugh Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of the Great Ards, bur. 29 March 1636 Holyrood Abbey), d. Apr. 1619

·  II. Margaret- m. int. 13 & 19 Apr. 1588 Sir James Forrester of Carden

·  III. Elizabeth-

·  IV. Jean- m. int. 1582/3 William Bruce of Airth, d. Oct. 1630 Newtown

·  V. Mary- m. int. 9 Dec. 1581 James Douglas of Drumlanrig

·  VI. Lucrece- m. int. 4 Aug. 1593 Robert Graham of the Fauld

Ref:

(1) Reg. Mag. Sig.- 19 Nov.
(2) Fleming Charter Chest- 100; Reg. Mag. Sig.
(3) Fleming Charter Chest- 112
(4) Ibid- 294
(5) Ibid- 114
(6) Ibid- 115; Reg. Mag. Sig.
(7) Acta Parl. Scot.- III, 49, 55
(8) Bannatyne's "Journal"- 344, 385

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16I. JOHN (BALDWIN 1, WALDEVE 2, WILLIAM 3, MALCOLM 4, ROBERT 5, PATRICK 6, MALCOLM 7, DAVID 8, MALCOLM 9, ROBERT 10, MALCOLM 11, JOHN 12, MALCOLM 13, JOHN 14)

m.1. int. 12 & 13 Jan. 1585/6 LILIAS GRAHAM
2.
Sarah Maxwell (m.1. Sir James Johnston of Johnston (d. 6 Apr. 1608), 3. Hugh Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of the Great Ards, bur. 29 March 1636 Holyrood Abbey)
d. Apr. 1619

John was restored to the estates in 1579 which had been forfeited by his father and was declared heir to his father, mother, uncle and grandfather 26 July 1580.(1) He had a charter to the lands of Boghall, Mylntown and Arretsholl from John Fleming of Boghall 28 Feb. 1581/2.(2) He had a grant from the King of the office of Usher of the Royal House for life 18 Sept. 1583 and again 30 July 1587.(3) James VI gave him a charter erecting his lands into the barony of Cumbernauld and the towns of Biggar and Kirkintilloch into burghs of barony on 18 Jan. 1588/9.(4)

In 1590 he was appointed ambassador to Denmark.(5) On 14 Dec. 1598 he was made a member of the Privy Council.(6) He was ordered to stay at Boghall to pursue the border theives 28 July 1600.(7)

John was made Earl of Wigtown and Lord Fleming and Cumbernauld at Whitehall 19 March 1606.(8) He was assessor to the Earl of Dunbar, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of July 1608 and assessor to the Justice in the trial of Lord Balmerino at St. Andrews on 4 March 1609.(9) He was commissioned by the Privy Council to reconcile the dispute between Lord Sempill and the Earl of Glencairn 16 Mar. 1609 for which he received the Council's thanks 1 June 1609.(10)

John was the commissioner for the King in the clerical conferences at Falkland 4 & 5 May 1609 and had a commission to report on the complaints against Patrick, Earl of Orkney 13 June 1609.(11)

He was Lord of the Articles in the Parliament of May 1609 and was reappointed a member of the Privy Council 20 Jan. 1610 and was made one of the Ecclesiastical High Commissioners 15 Feb. 1610.(12)

John was entrusted with the transportation of Sir John Bruce of Airth from Sterling Castle to Edinburgh Castle 14 June 1610 and was made a commissioner of the Exchequer 15 Nov. 1610.(13)

John made his will 1 Nov. 1615 but on 23 Dec. 1618 he executed a revocation of several deeds granted to Sarah Maxwell since her marriage to him was alleged to have been obtained by her craft and circumvention.(14) She had a charter to the lands of Thornyquhat in Dumfrieshire 12 Dec. 1620.(15)

Issue-

·  I. John-

·  II. James- m. int. 7 Nov. 1612 Janet Brisbane of Bishopton d. Oct. 1623

·  III. Malcolm-

·  IV. Alexander-

·  17 V. JEAN- m. int. 1603 GEORGE CAMPBELL, d. Mar. 1612

·  VI. Ann- m.1. int. 5 Nov. 1607 Sir William Livingston of Darnchester, 2. int. 18 Sept. 1618 Sir John Seton of Barns, d. July 1625

·  VII. Margaret- m. int. 1613 Sir John Charteris of Amisfield d. before 6 June 1622

·  VIII. Lilias- m. int. 30 Oct. 1627 Sir David Murray of Stanhope

·  IX. Mary- m. int. 14 Feb. 1634 Archibald Stewart of Castlemilk

·  X. Rachel- m. int. Nov. & Dec. 1624 George Lindsay of Covington

·  XI. Sarah-

·  XII. Jean- d. 21 Dec. 1638 Newbie

Ref:

(1) Fleming Charter Chest- 123-4; P. C. Reg.- II, 231
(2) Reg. Mag. Sig.
(3) Ibid; Fleming Charter Chest- 295-6
(4) Fleming Charter Chest- 131; Reg. Mag. Sig.
(5) P. C. Reg.- IV, 536
(6) Ibid- V, 499
(7) Ibid- VI, 136
(8) Fleming Charter Chest- 174-5; Mar Peerage Case Evidence- 337, 658
(9) P. C. Reg.- VIII, 140, 257
(10) Ibid- 263, 292, 585
(11) Ibid- 281, 299
(12) Ibid- 304, 815, 418
(13) Ibid- 281, IX, 86
(14) Fleming Charter Chest- 184; Reg. of Deeds- 22 Jan. 1619
(15) Reg. Mag. Sig.

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