Sir Alexander de Lindsay, of Glenesk, Angus; succeeded his mother inher share of the Abernethy lands, Esquire to the Earl of Angus, knighted on 1368, Justiciary 1378; married 1st 1358 Catherine, daughter of Sir John Stirling of Edzell and heiress of Glenesk; married 2nd Marjory, niece of Robert III, m and died 1381 at Candia, Cyprus, on his way to the Holy Land. [Burke's Peerage]

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About the middle of the fourteenth century the male line of the Stirlings of Glenesk failed in two co-heiresses. One of these ladies,Catherine Stirling, was married to Sir Alexander Lindsay, third son of Sir David of Crawford, and she was the mother of the first Earl of Crawford. The other daughter was married to Robert de Atholia, grandson of Angus - Lord of the Isles. He succeeded to the Invernessand Moray portion of the Stirling estates; Sir Alexander Lindsay inherited the Angus section of them, and they formed a noble domain. Catherine Stirling died some time before 1378, as Sir Alexander Lindsay had married his second wife, Marjory Stuart, cousin to Robert, Duke of Albany, prior to that date.

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Local tradition says Catherine Stirling had a deformed brother knownby the sobriquet of ‘Jackie Stirlin,' who was heir to the property. Hewas to marry the daughter of a neighbouring baron, but this union didnot approve itself to Sir Alexander and his lady. Remonstrance provingof no avail, the laird was despatched at a place a little to the northof the Castle, and the body was buried in the family vault. The crimeembittered the latter days of the Lord of Edzell, and he madeatonement for the murderous deed of his youth by large gifts to theChurch. He rebuilt the Church of Finhaven, and gifted it to theCathedral of Brechin, then went on a pilgrimage to Palestine.

The prebendary had a stall in the choir of Brechin, and said massdaily for his safe conduct. Gifts to the Church and penance have everbeen Rome's panacea for crimes, even of the blackest dye. We are toldof a better way. The blood of Christ cleanseth from all sin."

Sir Alexander Lindsay profited little by his pilgrimage and the dailymasses for his soul. They did not stay the hand of the avenging angel,he having struck the penitent down long before he reached Palestine.

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Sir Alexander de Lindsay was the son of Sir David de Lindsay and Margaret (?).1

    In 1244 he succeeded to lands in Northumberland granted to his father by Margaret, Countess of Pembroke.1 He lived at Crawford, Scotland.2 In 1308 he sat in Parliament [Scotland].1

Children of Sir Alexander de Lindsay

Beatrice Lindsay+ 2

Sir David de Lindsay of Crawford+ b. 1314, d. 13551

Sir Alexander de Lindsay b. a 13141

Reginald de Lindsay b. a 13141

Citations

[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 951. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

[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 IV, page 430. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

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Sir Alexander de Lindsay1

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    Sir Alexander de Lindsay was the son of Sir David de Lindsay and Margaret (?).1

    In 1244 he succeeded to lands in Northumberland granted to his father by Margaret, Countess of Pembroke.1 He lived at Crawford, Scotland.2 In 1308 he sat in Parliament [Scotland].1

Children of Sir Alexander de Lindsay

Beatrice Lindsay+ 2

Sir David de Lindsay of Crawford+ b. 1314, d. 13551

Sir Alexander de Lindsay b. a 13141

Reginald de Lindsay b. a 13141

Citations

[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 951. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

[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 IV, page 430. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg1763.htm#49482

Sir Alexander de LINDSAY Knight [Parents] 1, 2 was born 1258 in Breneville, Ayrshire, Scotland. He died 3 Mar 1312 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Alexander married N.N. STEWART on 1285 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

N.N. STEWART [Parents] 1, 2 was born 1266 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married Sir Alexander de LINDSAY Knight on 1285 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

They had the following children:

  M i Sir David de LINDSAY Knight was born 1289 and died 13 Oct 1357. 

  M ii Reginald de LINDSAY 1 was born 1291 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He died after 20 Nov 1314. 

  M iii Sir Alexander de LINDSAY Knight 1 was born 1293 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He died after 19 Jul 1333. 

  M iv William de LINDSAY Canon of Glasgow 1 was born 1295 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He died Jan 1339 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. 

  F v Beatrice de LINDSAY was born 1298 and died 1352. 

-------------------- Sir Alexander Lindsay of Crawford was an ancestor of the Earls of Crawford.