Ancestry of John Mure of Rowallan (was Diana's ancestors fallen at Flodden Field
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Thanks for that link. In return, here's a link from the 'late'
John Mure of Rowallan (d. 1513) as far back as I've got it. I do
not show Sir Adam Mure (#16 below) as being certainly linked, but
he is allegedly the brother of Elizabeth Mure, 1st wife of Robert
II of Scotland.
I reviewed this information a while back with Andrew B. W.
MacEwen, who noted re: Sir Andrew Stuart, 1st of Avondale, that
the marriage of his daughter to Mure of Rowallan was dealt with
erroneously by subsequent writers (incl. Scots Peerage). As I note
below, Andrew B. W. MacEwen observed that the entail of his lands
only meant that Lord Avondale entailed his lands on his nephew -
evidently, he wished to have his lands continue in the Stewart
family and not pass to another; therefore, statements re: his
having a daughter (incl. a legitimate one, as in the records
published by Sir William Mure of Rowallan) are subject to proof
but should not to be dismissed.
I have indicated Genealogics ID #'s where appropriate to
facilitate your review. And a note to Ian: this will provide
further ancestry for Prince William.
Cheers,
John *
1 John Mure. John died on 9 Sep 1513 in Battle of Flodden.[1]
laird of Rowallan, co. Ayr.
Genealogics I00395981 [3]
charter granted by King James IV to John Mure and Margaret Boyd
for Warnockland and other lands in co. Ayr, 29 Dec 1498:
' 2472. Apud Edinburgh, 29 Dec.
Rex, - pro singulari favore erga Margaretam Boid sponsam Joh. Mure
filiii et heredis quondam Joh. Mure de Rowallane, - concessit
dictis Johanni Mure et Margarete Boid, - 5 mercatas terrarum de
Warnokland, 2 merc.
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' John Mure of Rowallan and Margaret Boyd's Sasine of the lands of
Warnockland, the gift of James IV, is dated, Jan. 1498. -Writs of
Rowallan. ' [Mure p. 78n[1]]
The Mure of Rowallan Tree (1597) states,
" Johne mure. 2. mareit .... boyd dochtir to ye gudman of
boinschewe and bigat on hir iiii sonis [and] iiii dochtirs, hir
mothir wes dochtir to ye laird of pokellie.
[1st.] " dochtir, lady Neuvark, secondly mareit ye auld laird of
bar, thirdly on ye gudman of baldone.
[2nd] " dochtir mareit to ye zoung laird of bar of quhome ye said
hous is discendit.
[3d.] " dochtir mareit to ye laird of portincorss.
[4th.] " feird dochtir to ye said John mareit to ye laird of
sorbie." [Mure, pp. 75-76, 78[2]]
ca 29 Dec 1497 John married Margaret Boyd.[4],[1]
2 John Mure. Born ca 1460.[2] John died (d.v.p.) in 1495, he was
35.[1]
heir of Rowallan
The Mure of Rowallan Tree (1597) states,
" Johne muire mareit elizabeth steuard dochtir to ye lorde
euindaill and bigat on hir ii sones [and] iii dochtirs, hir mothir
was dochtir to ye earle of craufurd. he deceist of the aige 34. "
[Mure, p. 73, cites Tree, 1597[2]]
he predeceased his father ('He was dead in 1495' - Mure p. 74[1])
John married Elizabeth Stewart.
3 Elizabeth Stewart.
' Elizabeth Stewart daughter to the first Lord Evandale'
[Mure p. 73[1]]
the Mure of Rowallan Tree (1597) identifies her as
" elizabeth steuard dochtir to ye lorde euindaill " [Mure, p. 73[2]]
Duncan Stewart recorded,
' Sir Andrew of Stratheven. Cr. Lord Evandale in 1459. m. Elis,
dau. of the Earl of Crawfurd but d.s.p.m. 1488/9.
i. Elis. m. John Muir of Rowallan.'[5]
~ Note: Duncan Stewart[5] errors in placing Sir Andrew Stuart, Lord
Avondale and his brother Walter Stewart of Morphie as sons
of Sir James Stewart (they were sons of Sir Walter Stewart,
Master of Fife as given in Scots Peerage)
~ several sources (incl. Scots Peerage) indicate that, since Andrew
Stewart, Lord Avondale entailed his lands on his nephew Alexander
Stewart by a charter dated 4 Jan 1485/6 [CP XII/1:272, note (l),
cites Reg. Mag. Sig. 1424-1513, no. 1632], he therefore had no
surviving issue, and therefore Elizabeth must have been his niece,
and daughter of Walter Stewart of Morphie.
Andrew B. W. MacEwen has observed that this entail only
means that Lord Avondale entailed his lands on his nephew -
presumably, he wished to have his lands continue in the Stewart
family and not pass to another; therefore, his having a daughter
(incl. a legitimate one) is not to be so dismissed. The statement
in Mure should be verified if possible, but is not incorrect
on its face.[6]
4 Robert Mure. Robert died in 1501.[2]
laird of Rowallan, co. Ayr.
' Robert More of Rowalland Sheriff Depute', witness to charter of
George Fullerton of Corsbie, 19 Jan 1430 together with George
Campbell of Loudoun and others [Mure, p. 70[1] ]
' Rob. Mure de Rowallane', witness to charter of John Spark of
Bertanholm in favor of William Cunyngham of Craigends and his wife
Marion Auchinleck, dated Kilbarchan, 17 Sept 1486 [confirmed by
King James IV, 15 Oct 1496] (RMS p. 485, No. 2330[4])
witness to a charter dated 1497 [Mure pp. 33, 70[1]]
Robert married Margaret Newton[1].
5 Margaret Newton.[1]
6 Sir Andrew Stewart. Sir Andrew died bef 12 Jul 1488.[7]
Occupation: Lord Avandale.
Genealogics I00276083[3]
taken when young from Scotland during the harassment of his family
by King James I, 1424/5
educated in England
returned to Scotland; knighted.
Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King James II
' Andrea Stewart, milite', witness (with John Stewart of Darnley and
others) of charter of King James II to Walter Stewart of Darnley,
dated Edinburgh, 15 May 1452 [Fraser I:430[8]]
' ..in 1456 [he] was grantd the barony of Avandale, being before
next year created Lord Avandale.' [SP VI:509[7], cites Stuarts of
Castlestuart, 106]
' Andrea domino Avandale', witness (together with Thomas, Lord
Erskine and others) to charter of King James II to Walter Stewart
of Arthurlie, dated Stirling, 27 May 1457 [Fraser I:430[8]]
(see also Fraser, p. 312: Bundle LXXX. Perthwick, or Blawarthill
and Yoker.[9]]
Warden of the West Marches
one of the Scots guardians of the truce with England, ratified
11 June 1459
' D[ominus] And[rea] dom[inus]. Avandalie', witness to charter of
King James II confirming grant by Alexander Leslie, dated
Edinburgh, 4 Apr 1460 [RMS p. 157, No. 754[4]]
Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, 1460
one of the Lords of Regency during the minority of James III
ambassador to Denmark, 1467
obtained a grant for life of the earldom of Lennox, 4 May 1471
' on 28 August 1472, he and his brothers, Arthur and Walter,
received letters of legitimation, but without specifying their
parentage, and again, with fuller effects, on 17 April 1479.'
[SP VI:509[7], cites Reg. Mag. Sig.]
grant dated 31 Mar 1473:
' 1120. Apud Edinburgh, 31 mar.
Rex concessit Andree Domino Avandale cancellario Scotie,et ejus
assignatis pluribus aut uni,- terras de Kepdoure, in comitatu de
Levenax, vic. Striveline; - quas Joh. de Haldene de Rusky
personaliter resignavit;- Unacum secreto sigillo:- Test. ...
vii. 234 ' [RMS p. 229, No. 1120[4]]
ambassador to England, 1484
resigned the lands and barony of Avandale on 4 Jan 1485-86 [date
of charter to his nephew Alexander Stewart - SP VI:510[7]]
he d. between 11 March 1487-88 and 12 July 1488 [SP VI:510[7],
stating without foundation that he 'died without issue' - see
Andrew MacEwen[6]]
Sir Andrew married (allegedly) NN Lindsay.
7 NN Lindsay.
tentative identification as a daughter of Alexander Lindsay, Earl
of Crawford ('Earl Beardie')
Note: The Mure Tree (1597) says of the mother of Elizabeth Stewart,
' hir mothir was dochtir to ye earle of craufurd ' [Mure, p. 73[2]]
Sir William Mure wrote that her father was 'the earle of Crawfurd,
called earle Beardie ' [Mure, p. 73[2]]
Duncan Stewart[5] identifies her as 'Elis' (evidently Elizabeth),
dau. of the Earl of Crawford.
8 Archibald Mure. Archibald died in 1426.[1]
laird of Rowallan
12 Sir Walter Stewart. Sir Walter died on 24 May 1425 (executed) [7]
Master of Fife
'Walter Stewart of Lennox', dispensation for marriage to Janet
Erskine, '6 kal. Maii 1421' [Stuart, p. 451[10]]
found guilty of treason together with his father and grandfather,
and executed, 1425
Sir Walter possibly married NN (she may have been a mistress).
13 NN.
possibly not married
16 Sir Adam Mure.
laird of Rowallan
charter of King Robert III to 'Ade de Mure de Rowalane militi, et
Jonete de Danyelstoune sponse ejus' of the lands of 'Polnekel,
Grey, Drumbuy' & c. in the barony of Cunyngham, co. Ayr. erected
into the free barony of Polkellie ('Polnekel') following their
resignation of same; witnessed by Robert, Earl of Fife and
Mentieth, Archibald, earl of Douglas and Galloway, Sir James
Douglas, lord of Dalkeith, and Sir Thomas Erskine at Dumbarton,
6 Dec 1393 (confirmed by King James II, 3 Dec 1440
- RMS p. 58, no. 253[4])
' Adam More de Rowalane ', charter of King Robert III granting the
lands of Cassilis and others to Gilbert Kennedy and his wife Agnes,
' and after their decease to James Kennedy their son ', 2 Nov. 1404
[RMS p. 87, No. 378[4]]
bef 6 Dec 1393 Sir Adam married Joan Danielston.[4]
17 Joan Danielston.
or 'Joanna'
' In the last edition of the Peerage, Elizabeth More [wife of King
Robert II] is stated to have been daughter of Joanna, or Janet
Danielstoun. This appears to be erroneous. Joanna Danielstoun
was wife of the second Sir Adam More of Rowallan, the brother of
Elizabeth, whom she survived, and was living in 1415. '
[Mure, p. 45[1]]
cf. Mure, p. 59[1]
24 Murdoch Stewart. Murdoch died on 25 May 1425 (executed) [7]
Occupation: Duke of Albany.
Justiciar North of the Forth, 1390-1393 [Boardman p. 197[11]]
2nd Duke of Albany, Governor of Scotland 1420-1424[7]
aft 17 Feb 1391 Murdoch married Isabel of Lennox.[10],[7]
25 Isabel of Lennox. Isabel died ca 1458.
Occupation: Countess of Lennox.
eldest daughter
Countess of Lennox
cf. SP V:342-3[7]
1. William Mure, "The Historie and Descent of the House of
Rowallane," Glasgow: Printed for Chalmers and Collins, 1825,
.pdf image files provided by Genealogy.com
http://www.genealogy.com
2. Sir William Mure of Rowallan, "The Historie and Descent of the
House of Rowallane," Glasgow: Printed for Chalmers and Collins,
1825 (originally, ' 1657 '), .pdf image files provided by
Genealogy.com www.genealogy.com.
3. "Genealogics," website by Leo van de Pas, www.genealogics.com,
cites Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag Marburg.,
Detlev Schwennicke, Editor, [ES], and other sources
4. "Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum," The Register of the
Great Seal of Scotland, ed. James Balfour Paul, Edinburgh: H. M.
General Register House, 1882 [A.D. 1424-1513]].
5. Duncan Stewart, M.A., "A Short Historical and Genealogical
Account of the Royal Family of Scotland . . . to Which is
Prefixed a Genealogical and Chronological Tree of the Royal
Family and the Name of Stewart," Edinburgh: W. Sands, A.
Brymer, A. Murray & J. Cochran, 1739.
6. Andrew B. W. MacEwen, "telephone conference re: (1) corrections
by J. Ravilious to the pedigree of Fleming of Barrochan,"
(2) the ancestry of Margaret Fleming, wife of James Cunyngham
of Ashenyeards, as corrected, and other matters,
1 February 2005, notes, library of John P. Ravilious.
7. Sir James Balfour Paul, ed., "The Scots Peerage," Edinburgh:
David Douglas, 1904-1914 (9 volumes).
8. William Fraser, ed., "Memoirs of the Maxwells of Pollok,"
Edinburgh, 1863, .pdf image files provided by Genealogy.com
www.genealogy.com.
9. William Fraser, ed., "The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell,"
Edinburgh, 1875, .pdf image files provided by Genealogy.com
www.genealogy.com.
10. Andrew Stuart, "Genealogical History of the Stewarts," : from
the earliest period of their authentic history to the present
times, London: Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell Jun. and
W. Davies, in the Strand, 1798, .pdf image files provided by
Genealogy.com www.genealogy.com, includes texts of
dispensations relevant to the Stewart family.
11. Stephen I Boardman, "The Early Stewart Kings: Robert II and
Robert III, 1371-1406," East Linton: Tuckwell Press, 1996,
(The Stewart Dynasty in Scotland Series, Vol. I).
* John P. Ravilious
Diane Sheppard
Thanks for posting this.
For the sake of other readers, the books that John accessed through
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Histories subscription.
Diane