Elizabeth

ELIZABETH

Elizabeth is the wife of Sir William Stewart of Dalswinton. Her surname is not known. The Scots Peerage IV: 150. When her husband resigned various lands in favour of his son and heir Alexander (Andrew), including the lands of Dalswinton in the sheriffdom of Dumfries, the lands of Garlies in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and the lands of Minto in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh, he reserved his own liferent and that of his wife Elizabeth. James II, King of Scots, confirmed Sir William's resignation with a charter under the Great Seal of Scotland on 13 January 1458-59. RMS: 663 Elizabeth appears still to have been alive when Alexander Stewart gave one third of the barony of Minto in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh to his younger brother Thomas, for her liferent interest in the barony of Minto, as well as that of her husband Sir William Stewart, was again recognised. Alexander Stewart's charter in favour of his brother Thomas was confirmed by James III, King of Scots, under the Great Seal of Scotland, on 2 November 1476. RMS: 1265

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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13 January 1458-59: Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland made in favour of Andrew Stewart (Error, Should be Alexander), son and heir of Sir William Stewart of Dalswinton, confirming his possession of various lands previously resigned by his father, The lands conveyed included the lands of Dalswinton in the sheriffdom of Dumfries, the lands of Garlies in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and the lands of Minto in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh. Sir William Stewart of Dalswinton reserved his own liferent and that of his wife Elizabeth. RMS: 663

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2 November 1476: Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland made in favour of Thomas Stewart, son of Sir William Stewart, and his wife Isabelle, confirming his possession of one third of the barony of Minto in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh/ This land had previously been resigned by his brother Alexander, son and heir of Sir William Stewart, and Alexander's wife Elizabeth, who reserved his own liferent, and that of his wife Elizabeth, as well as the liferent of his father, Sir William Stewart, and his father's wife also named Elizabeth.RMS: 1265

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage IV: 150
2. Stirnet: Stewart 05