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About Janet Stewart of Darnley
- 'Janet Stewart1,2
- 'F, d. before 1407
- Father Sir Alexander Stewart d. b 5 May 1404 & his 1st wife
- ' Janet Stewart was born at of Darnley, Scotland. She married Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth, son of Sir William de Somerville and Katherine Halliday, before July 1391.2 Janet Stewart died before 1407.
- 'Family Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth b. c 1370, d. Dec 1444
- Child
- William Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville+ b. c 1400, d. 20 Aug 1456
- Citations
- 1.[S671] Unknown author, Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles by Paget, Vol., p. 471.
- 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 94-95.
- http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p138.htm#i...
- ________
- 'Janet Stewart1
- F, #186452
- Last Edited=7 Mar 2006
- ' Janet Stewart married Sir Thomas Somerville, son of James Somerville.
- ' She is the daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley.1 Her married name became Somerville.1
- 'Child of Janet Stewart and Sir Thomas Somerville
- 1.William Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville+1 b. b 1400, d. 20 Aug 1456
- Citations
- 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, page 94. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- http://thepeerage.com/p18646.htm#i186452
- _________
- Sir ALEXANDER Stewart of Darnley, son of Sir ALEXANDER Stewart of Darnley & his wife --- (-1404). m firstly --- Turnbull, sister of Sir JOHN Turnbull of Minto, daughter of ---. m secondly (1381) as her second husband, JANET Keith, widow of Sir DAVID Hamilton of Cadzow, daughter of Sir WILLIAM Keith of Galston.
- Sir Alexander & his first wife had six children:
- 1. Sir JOHN Stewart (-killed in battle near Orléans [1428/29]). Seigneur d'Aubigny. - see below.
- 2. Sir WILLIAM Stewart of Jedworth (-murdered 1402). - see below, Part E. STEWARTS of GARLIES, STEWARTS of MINTO, LORDS BLANTYRE.
- 3. ALEXANDER Stewart . Of Torbane and Galliston.
- 4. ROBERT Stewart .
- 5. JAMES Stewart .
- ' 6. JANET Stewart . m (1391) THOMAS de Somerville .
- Sir Alexander & his second wife had one child:
- 7. WILLIAM Stewart (-killed in battle Rouvroy 1429).
- http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm
- _________________
- ' Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville, (d. 1434), was a Lord of the Parliament of Scotland.
- In 1423 Thomas Somerville, as Lord of Carnwath came to London as an ambassador to treat for the release of James I of Scotland, who had been captive in England for many years. Somerville was also recorded as a Warden of the Scottish Borders in 1424. As Somerville of that Ilk, he sat on the assize at Stirling Castle in May 1425 that condemned Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany. Thomas Somerville probably founded the Collegiate Church at Carnwath with his family burial aisle around 1425-1430, and repaired the church at Linton, Roxburghshire.[1]
- Family
- ' Thomas married Janet Stewart daughter of Alexander Stewart, Lord Darnley before July 1392. Their eldest daughter Mary married Sir William Hay of Yester, another daughter Geillis married Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig, and Margaret married Roger Kilpatrick of Closeburn in Niddsdale. His heir William Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville, married Janet Mowat of Stenness. The first Lord Somerville died in December 1434.[2]
- Sources
- Scott, Walter, ed., The Memorie of the Somervilles by James, 11th Lord Somerville, vol. 1, Ballantyne, Edinburgh (1815)
- Scott, Walter, ed., The Memorie of the Somervilles by James, 11th Lord Somerville, vol. 2, Ballantyne, Edinburgh (1815)
- References
- 1.^ Rhymer, Thomas, ed., Foedera, vol. 10, p. 301: Memorie of the Somervilles,vol. 1 (1815), 159 footnote, 164 footnote, 166-7.
- 2.^ Memorie of the Somervilles, vol. 1 (1815), 168-170 & footnote, 171 & footnote, 175, 176.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Somerville,_1st_Lord_Somerville
- _____________
- 'The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated (1864) Vol. 2.
- http://www.archive.org/details/upperwardlanark01murrgoog
- http://www.archive.org/stream/upperwardlanark01murrgoog#page/n638/m...
- Sir William died about 1405, and was survived by his second wife, Egidia Herring, who afterwards married Sir William Fairlie of Brade. His eldest son,
- ' Sir Thomas, succeeded. He, as already mentioned, had, in July, 1392, a charter, under the Great Seal, confirming to him and his wife the barony of Cambusnethan. As this deed is of great value in elucidating the descent of the family, we give its provisions in detail. Robert Rex. Know all men that we give and concede, and by this our present charter confirm, to our beloved and faithful Thomas de Somerville, son and heir of Sir William Somerville, and Janet Stewart, his wife, and the survivor of them, all the lands of the barony of Cambusnethan, with its pertinents, in the sheriffdom of Lanark, along with the whole annual rent paid of old to the King for the same, which barony lent belonged to our beloved cousin, Sir Alexander Stewart of Dernley, and Joan, his wife, and which they had resigned in hands; reserving the liferent of the said barony to the said Sir Alexander and Joan Stewart, and the survivor of them. Sciatis nos dedisse concessisse et hoc presenti carta nostra confirmasse, dilecto et fideli nostro Thome de Somerville, filio et heredi Willielmi de Somerville ....
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- 'Janet Stewart1,2
- 'F, d. before 1407
- Father Sir Alexander Stewart d. b 5 May 1404 & his 1st wife
- ' Janet Stewart was born at of Darnley, Scotland. She married Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth, son of Sir William de Somerville and Katherine Halliday, before July 1391.2 Janet Stewart died before 1407.
- 'Family Sir Thomas de Somerville, Lord Somerville, Justiciary South of the Forth b. c 1370, d. Dec 1444
- Child
- William Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville+ b. c 1400, d. 20 Aug 1456
- Citations
- 1.[S671] Unknown author, Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles by Paget, Vol., p. 471.
- 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 94-95.
- http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p138.htm#i...
- ________
- 'Janet Stewart1
- F, #186452
- Last Edited=7 Mar 2006
- ' Janet Stewart married Sir Thomas Somerville, son of James Somerville.
- ' She is the daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley.1 Her married name became Somerville.1
- 'Child of Janet Stewart and Sir Thomas Somerville
- 1.William Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville+1 b. b 1400, d. 20 Aug 1456
- Citations
- 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, page 94. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- http://thepeerage.com/p18646.htm#i186452
- _________
- Sir ALEXANDER Stewart of Darnley, son of Sir ALEXANDER Stewart of Darnley & his wife --- (-1404). m firstly --- Turnbull, sister of Sir JOHN Turnbull of Minto, daughter of ---. m secondly (1381) as her second husband, JANET Keith, widow of Sir DAVID Hamilton of Cadzow, daughter of Sir WILLIAM Keith of Galston.
- Sir Alexander & his first wife had six children:
- 1. Sir JOHN Stewart (-killed in battle near Orléans [1428/29]). Seigneur d'Aubigny. - see below.
- 2. Sir WILLIAM Stewart of Jedworth (-murdered 1402). - see below, Part E. STEWARTS of GARLIES, STEWARTS of MINTO, LORDS BLANTYRE.
- 3. ALEXANDER Stewart . Of Torbane and Galliston.
- 4. ROBERT Stewart .
- 5. JAMES Stewart .
- ' 6. JANET Stewart . m (1391) THOMAS de Somerville .
- Sir Alexander & his second wife had one child:
- 7. WILLIAM Stewart (-killed in battle Rouvroy 1429).
- http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm
- _________________
- ' Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville, (d. 1434), was a Lord of the Parliament of Scotland.
- In 1423 Thomas Somerville, as Lord of Carnwath came to London as an ambassador to treat for the release of James I of Scotland, who had been captive in England for many years. Somerville was also recorded as a Warden of the Scottish Borders in 1424. As Somerville of that Ilk, he sat on the assize at Stirling Castle in May 1425 that condemned Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany. Thomas Somerville probably founded the Collegiate Church at Carnwath with his family burial aisle around 1425-1430, and repaired the church at Linton, Roxburghshire.[1]
- Family
- ' Thomas married Janet Stewart daughter of Alexander Stewart, Lord Darnley before July 1392. Their eldest daughter Mary married Sir William Hay of Yester, another daughter Geillis married Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig, and Margaret married Roger Kilpatrick of Closeburn in Niddsdale. His heir William Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville, married Janet Mowat of Stenness. The first Lord Somerville died in December 1434.[2]
- Sources
- Scott, Walter, ed., The Memorie of the Somervilles by James, 11th Lord Somerville, vol. 1, Ballantyne, Edinburgh (1815)
- Scott, Walter, ed., The Memorie of the Somervilles by James, 11th Lord Somerville, vol. 2, Ballantyne, Edinburgh (1815)
- References
- 1.^ Rhymer, Thomas, ed., Foedera, vol. 10, p. 301: Memorie of the Somervilles,vol. 1 (1815), 159 footnote, 164 footnote, 166-7.
- 2.^ Memorie of the Somervilles, vol. 1 (1815), 168-170 & footnote, 171 & footnote, 175, 176.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Somerville,_1st_Lord_Somerville
- _____________
- 'The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated (1864) Vol. 2.
- http://www.archive.org/details/upperwardlanark01murrgoog
- http://www.archive.org/stream/upperwardlanark01murrgoog#page/n638/m...
- Sir William died about 1405, and was survived by his second wife, Egidia Herring, who afterwards married Sir William Fairlie of Brade. His eldest son,
- ' Sir Thomas, succeeded. He, as already mentioned, had, in July, 1392, a charter, under the Great Seal, confirming to him and his wife the barony of Cambusnethan. As this deed is of great value in elucidating the descent of the family, we give its provisions in detail. Robert Rex. Know all men that we give and concede, and by this our present charter confirm, to our beloved and faithful Thomas de Somerville, son and heir of Sir William Somerville, and Janet Stewart, his wife, and the survivor of them, all the lands of the barony of Cambusnethan, with its pertinents, in the sheriffdom of Lanark, along with the whole annual rent paid of old to the King for the same, which barony lent belonged to our beloved cousin, Sir Alexander Stewart of Dernley, and Joan, his wife, and which they had resigned in hands; reserving the liferent of the said barony to the said Sir Alexander and Joan Stewart, and the survivor of them. Sciatis nos dedisse concessisse et hoc presenti carta nostra confirmasse, dilecto et fideli nostro Thome de Somerville, filio et heredi Willielmi de Somerville ....
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Janet Stewart of Darnley's Timeline
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1370
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Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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1400
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Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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1407
Age 37
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Lanarkshire, Scotland
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