John Somerville, 3rd Lord Somerville

JOHN, LORD SOMERVILLE

Death

John, Lord Somerville died in November 1491 and was buried in the college aisle of Carnwath church. The Scots Peerage VIII: pp. 10-15

Marriage

John, Lord Somerville, formerly Baron of Carnwath, married Helen Hepburn on 10 July 1446. The marriage contract was dated 20 February 1445-46. The Scots Peerage II: p. 141

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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10 November 1480: Bond of warrandice by John, Lord Somerwil, to his son John Somerwile in respect of a tack of the lands of Grenalton and Baitlaw in the barony of Carnvyth. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Kerr Family, Marquises of Lothian (Lothian Muniments), Somerville Writs, reference GD40/4/82

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9 May 1514: Special retour in favour of John Somervell as heir to his father, Sir John Somervell of Cambusnethane, in the barony of Cambusnethane and lands of the town and territory of Carnwith etc. in the barony thereof, both in the sheriffdom of Lanark, and part of the lands of Gilmertoun in the sheriffdom of Edinburgh, under reservation of liferent of the barony of Cambusnethane to Marion Ballie, relict of John, Lord Somervell. Inquest: William Cokburn of Scraling, James Fawle of Braid, John Carmichell of Medoflatt, Alexander Dalmahoy of that ilk, Robert Grame of Westhall, Andrew Wardelaw of Warestoun, Thomas Lowrestoun of that ilk, William Balye of Cormestoun, John Chancellar of Quodquen, James Cunnynghame, son of John Cunnynghame of Bonnytoun, Andrew Straton, John Pomfraye, Andrew Wardlaw. (Engrossed in the document is copy of the commission for executing a brieve for this service and a brieve of terce in favour of ELIZABETH CARMICHELL, relict of said John Somervell.) National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Kerr Family, Marquises of Lothian (Lothian Muniments), Somerville Writs, reference GD40/4/107

Wikipedia Biographical Summary

"John Somerville, 3rd Lord Somerville (died 1491) was the son of William Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville and Janet Mowat. He was a member of the Scottish Parliament. In 1449 he fought with the Scots who defeated the English at Sark. He was also present at the siege of Roxburgh in 1460 during which James II of Scotland died...

...Somerville first married Helen Hepburn. He was succeeded by their grandson John Somerville, 4th Lord Somerville, the son of William, Master of Somerville. Their daughter Elizabeth married Gillespic (Archibald) Campbell, Master of Campbell, and was the mother of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll...

...After Helen's death, John married Mariota Baillie, daughter of Sir William Baillie of Lamington. John's son by Mariota Baillie, John Somerville of Cambusnethan, was called 'Red Bag' on account of the red satin satchel he carried while hawking. Red-Bag would later be involved in rivalry over the Somerville family estates. After Lord John died, Mariota married John, Lord Ross."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'John Somerville, 3rd Lord Somerville', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2 March 2011, 13:59 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Somerville,_3rd_Lord...> [accessed 15 October 2012]
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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Somerville,_2nd_Lord_Somerville
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p10802.htm#i108016
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