David Lindsay of Dunrod

DAVID LINDSAY OF DUNROD

David Lindsay of Dunrod is the son and heir apparent of David Lindsay of Dunrod The name of his mother is not certainly known but it is supposed, since he was probably an adult when he is first noticed as a witness in a charter dated 22 June 1507. NRS: GD3/1/1/17/1 that he may have been the son of Euphame Stewart, who married his father before 16 June 1498. RMS: 2421

Death

A date and place of death has not been identified for David Lindsay of Dunrod. He may have died in or before 1516 CTRS: 59 but he certainly died before 5 July 1518. RSS: 3020

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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16 June 1498: Charter by which James IV, King of Scots, confirms that he has given a twenty pound land on the island of Bute to David Lindsay, nephew and heir apparent of Alexander Lindsay of Dunrod, and his wife Eufameam Stewart (otherwise Eufamie Stewart). Registrum Magnii Sigilli Regum Scotorum. Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A. D. 1424-1513, charter number 2421 on pp. 514-15

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22 June 1507: Charter of vendition granted by Matthew, Earl of Levinax, Lord Dernlie, in favour of Alexander Craufurde of Spango and Agnes Montgomery, his spouse and the longest liver of them two, and the heirs lawfully procreated or to be procreated between them whom failing to the nearest and most lawful heirs and assignees of the said Alexander, whomsoever, of the 12 merks of land with a half merk of land of his lands of Drigarne of old extent, lying in the lordship of Drigarne and within the sheriffdom of Ayr; to hold of him in fee, for payment yearly of a penny Scots at the feast of Whitsunday, on the ground of the said lands, in name of blench ferm if asked only. Dated at Edinburgh Witnesses: John Montgomery of Skelmorlie, James Hamilton, brother german of Robert Hamilton of Prestoun, knight, John Fresall of Knox, David Lindesay, son and heir apparent of David Lindesay of Dunrod, Alexander Lindesay, son and heir apparent of Alexander Lindesay of Corsbasket and others. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Montgomerie Family, Earls of Eglinton, reference GD3/1/1/17/1

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1516: Et de iiij li. in completam solutionem carte confirmationis Joanni Lindesay nepoti David Lindesay de Dunrod et Alisone Schaw ejus sponse, in conjuncta infeodatione, super terris de Crolle Lindissay, cum molendio ejusdem. Compotum Thesaurariorum Regum Scotorum. Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, V, A.D. 1515-1531, p. 59

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4 July 1518: Ane lettre maid with avise, autorite and consent of the lordis regentis . . . to JOHNE LINDESAY nevoy and are of umquhile David Lindesay of Dunrod, and to his assgnais, ane or ma, - of the gift of the relief of all landis and annualis with the pertinentis, quilkis pertenit to the said umquhile David . . ., quhat tym it sall happin be resoun of sesing to be gevin thairof to hys are; with the males and profittis of the samyn, being in our soverane lordis handis of the terme of Witsonday last bypast of the nonentre of the rychtuis are thairto and ay and quhill, etc. Per Signaturam [ut supra]. xs. solut. [ut supra]. v. 124. Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, Vol I. A.D. 1488-1529, entry number 3020 on p. 471

Genealogy

1. Lives of the Lindsays; or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres, etc. by Lord Lindsay. In three volumes. Volume I. (John Murray, London, 1849), 489 pp.
2. Lives of the Lindsays; or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres, etc. by Lord Lindsay. In three volumes. Volume II (John Murray, London, 1849), 516 pp.
3. ives of the Lindsays; or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres, etc. by Lord Lindsay. In three volumes. Volume III (John Murray, London, 1849), 500 pp. including index
4. Publications of the Clan Lindsay Society, Volume II (1908). The House of Dunrod, pp. 9-63