Alexander de Abernethy
Alexander de Abernethy | |
|---|---|
| Born | > 1271 |
| Died | c. 1315 |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret de Menteith |
| Issue | Margaret and Mary |
| Father | Hugh de Abernethy |
| Mother | Maria de Ergadia |
Alexander de Abernethy (after 1271 – c. 1315) was a Scottish baron. He was a son of
Gillemichael, Earl of Fife, was the first to style himself Lord (dominus)[1] His daughter Margaret married John Stewart of Bonkyll, the new Scottish earl of Angus
.
Alexander swore
.He married
Calendar of Patent Rolls dated at Langley stated, ' 860. The K. signifies that he has granted leave to Margaret de Abernethy to visit Scotland, to treat with her friends there as to recovery of her hereditary lands. Langley. '[3]
They had issue:
- Margaret de Abernethy, wife of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Angus.
- Mary de Abernethy, wife of (1) Sir Andrew de Leslie, and (2) Sir David de Lindsay.
Notes
- ^ Laurence de Abernethy was previously noted as the grandfather of Sir Alexander, but this is in error. Alexander's parents were Sir Hugh de Abernethy and his wife Mary of Argyll; Sir Hugh's father was Patrick de Abernethy, who predeceased his father Laurence. Charles J. Leslie, Historical Records of the Family of Leslie (Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1869), p. 37, note A. Andrew B. W. MacEwen kindly advised of this correction.
- ^ J. Ravilious, The Earls of Menteith: Alexander, Earl of Menteith and Sir Alexander de Abernethy, The Scottish Genealogist (September 2010), Vol. LVII, No. 3, pp. 130–139
- ^ Cal. Patent Rolls, 18 Edw. II. p. 2, p. 87, m. 32
Sources
- Joseph Bain (ed.) Calendar of documents relating to Scotland, volume 3;
- C. A. McGladdery, ‘Abernethy family (per. c.1260–c.1465)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, OUP (2004);
- Cal. Patent Rolls, 18 Edw. II. p. 2, p. 87, m. 32.
- Bain, Cal. Docs. Scotland III:157, no. 860.
- Charles J. Leslie, Historical Records of the Family of Leslie (Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1869), p. 37.
- J. Ravilious, The Earls of Menteith: Alexander, Earl of Menteith and Sir Alexander de Abernethy, The Scottish Genealogist (September 2010), Vol. LVII, No. 3, pp. 130–139.