Henry Douglas of Borg

Henry Douglas in Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland was the son of Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith and Lady Elizabeth Stewart.1

He married Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas and Beatrice Sinclair.1 He died before 1456.1

He had a charter from his father for Borg.2

Children of Henry Douglas of Dalkeith and Lady Margaret Douglas:

1. Patrick Douglas of Corehead
2. Hugh Douglas2 of Borg, second son. He and his wife, Christian, are mentioned 1479 {Great Seal Register}. His wife's name was Seton. He lived at Borg, Scotland.1 In 1474 he renounced all rights to Dalkeith to his cousin, 1st Earl of Morton.
3. James Douglas
4. John Douglas

Biography

From The Scots Peerage, vol. 6 p. 351-352. < Archive.Org >

Henry, who had a grant from his father of the lands of Borg in Galloway.5 He and his brother, after their father's death, had a serious feud about the castle and lordship of Dalkeith, which called forth the special intervention of the King in September 1442. He is sometime styled 'of Dalkeith,' and apparently claimed rights over that estate during his brother's incapacity.9 He died before 1456, when his widow drew her terce from his lands.7 He married Margaret, daughter of James Douglas, afterwards seventh Earl of Douglas, who survived him and died before 3 September 1473. They had issue three sons, Hugh, Mr. James, and John.

On 27 May 1474 Hugh Douglas granted to his kinsman James, first Earl of Morton, a formal renunciation of all right he or his heirs might have to the lordship of Dalkeith, under a penalty of £30,000, if he or his heirs repudiated the engagement, excepting such rights as might fall to him by inheritance. His brothers, Mr. James and JoJm, were witnesses to the writ.1.

(NOTE: “Douglas, both editions, omits Henry in this genera- tion, and places him in the next. He also inserts an Archibald as son of this Sir James, who is said to be the ancestor of the Netherdale, Tilliquhilly, and Inchmarlo families,2 but no evidence of this Archibald has been found on record.')

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From The Douglas book by Fraser, William, Sir, 1816-1898 (Publication date 1885). Page 445. < Archive.Org >

The daughters of the seventh Earl of Douglas were — 1. Margaret, described by Godscroft as wife of the Lord of Dalkeith, and usually stated to be wife of James, Lord of Dalkeith, father of the first Earl of Morton. She was, however, the wife of his brother, Henry Douglas of Borg, who, during his brother's insanity, probably acquired some right over Dalkeith.2 She survived her husband, and was still alive in 1469. Henry of Douglas and his wife had issue at least three sons, Hugh, James, and John Douglas, the first of whom in 1474 renounced his rights over the barony of Dalkeith, his brothers being witnesses to his deed.3

2. Cf. Registrum Magni Sigilli, vol. ii. Nos. 228 515 ; Registrum Honoris de Morton, vol. ii, pp. 207-209. Heury Douglas received from his father, to himself and his wife, the lands of Borg in Galloway, and others in Annandale. [Registrum Magni Sigilli, vol. ii. No. 1138.] From these and other lands his wife drew her terce after his decease, though Borg was forfeited in 1455.

3. Exchequer Rolls, vol. vi. pp. cxii, 196-042; vol. ii. p. 603; Registrum Honoria de Morton, vol ii. pp. 221-224

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From Heraldry of the Douglases. Page 65-66 < link >

(263) HENRY DOUGLAS OF BORG, third son of No. 257. He is mentioned, Great Seal Register, 1440, 1452, 1473. He married Margaret, daughter of James, seventh Earl of Douglas (No. 14). She survived him and was still
living 1469 (Douglas Book). They had issue : —

• (a) Patrick (No. 264). PATRICK Douglas OF Corehead is mentioned when his grand-nephew Francis (No. 271), was retoured his heir.
• (b) Hugh (No. 268).
• (c) James Douglas. (Douglas Book)
• (d) John Douglas. (Douglas Book)

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Genealogy

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#Jam...

a) JAMES Douglas (before 1375-before 22 May 1441). .. He succeeded his father in 1420 in the barony of Aberdour, co. Fife, and in the castle and town of Dalkeith. He may have been created Lord Dalkeith in [1430][337].

m firstly (contract, Apr 1378, before 10 Nov 1387) Lady ELIZABETH Stewart, daughter of ROBERT III King of Scotland & his wife Annabel Drummond (-before 1411).

James & his first wife had three children:

• iii) HENRY Douglas of Borg in Galloway . m MARGARET Douglas, daughter of JAMES Douglas Earl of Douglas. Descendants.

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References

1. http://www.thepeerage.com/p10825.htm#i108247 cites
   1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 229. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
   2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2787. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
2. The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, with Armorial Illustrations (1904-1914), Paul , Sir James Balfour, (9 volumes. Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914), FHL book 941 D22p; FHL microfilms104,157-104,161., vol. 6 p. 350. < Archive.Org >
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borgue,_Dumfries_and_Galloway Borgue (pronounced /ˈbɔrɡ/; Scottish Gaelic: Borgh) is a village and parish in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies 5 miles south-west of Kirkcudbright and 6 miles south of Gatehouse of Fleet. The name Borgue (recorded as Borg in 1469) is from Old Norse borg 'stronghold'.[1][2]
4. The Douglas book by Fraser, William, Sir, 1816-1898 (Publication date 1885). Page 445. < Archive.Org >
5. Heraldry of the Douglases. By G. Harvey Johnston (1907). “Pedigree Vll. The Douglases of Morton.” Page 64. < Archive.Org >
6. Heraldry of the Douglases. By G. Harvey Johnston (1907). Page 65-66 < link >