Mariott Stewart

MARIOTT STEWART (aka MARION STEWART)

According Nisbet's Heraldry, Mary Stewart, the first wife of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy, was the daughter of Duncan, Earl of Lennox. John McGregor disagreed and correctly identified her as Mariott Stewart, daughter of Waler Stewart of Albany, son of Isobel, Duchess of Albany and Countess of Lennox. The Scots Peerage II: 176

Death

A date of death has not been identified for Mariott Stewart, here treated. She was alive on 4 October 1440 NRS: GD112/25/2 but she died before 15 March 1448-49, by which date her widowed husband was already married for the second time to Janet Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, lord of Lorn. NRS: GD112/75/1

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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27 October 1439: Precis made by Dr Annie Dunlop, Florence, of a dispensation for marriage of Colin Campbell, kt, and Marion Stewart, who have been living together in fornication, ignorant of fact that they are related in second and third, and third and fourth degrees of consanguinity and in the third and third degrees of affinity. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Campbell Family, Earls of Breadalbane (Breadalbane Muniments), Marriage Contracts and Related Papers, reference GD112/25/1

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4 October 1440: Charter by Isabella, duchess of Albany, countess of Levenax, Inchedavanow, to Colin Campbell, kt, laird of Glenurchay, by reason of his marriage to Marion Stewart, daughter of deceased Walter Stewart of Albany, granter's son, of lands of Feorlyng More and Feorlyng Natara of Kangerlouch, and lands of Mame Beg and Mame More in granter's earldom of Levenax, sheriffdom of Dumbertane, to be held by said Colin and Marion and their legitimate heirs, whom failing, to Andrew Stewart of Albany, kt, granter's grandson, son of said deceased Walter, with proviso that all thieves convicted there are to be hanged on the duchess's gallows at Faslane. Witnesses: Arthur Stewart, granter's grandson, Gilbert of Galbrathe, John Campbell and Alexander McYwyr, her relatives, sir John of Rosnethe, vicar of Luss, sir Gilbert McArthour, chaplain, Donald the clerk and sir Walter Bet, rector of Craginche. Seal entire on tag. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Campbell Family, Earls of Breadalbane (Breadalbane Muniments), Marriage Contracts and Related Papers, reference GD112/25/2

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15 March 1448-49: Charter, de me, by John Stewart, lord of Lorne, in favour of John Campbell, kt., lord of Glenurquhay, in terms of contract of marriage between the latter and granter's daughter, JANET STEWART, in following lands; 5 merkland of Letterbean, ½ merkland between Lakans and Altmothle, with island of Incheconnon and all other islands annexed therto, the pennyland of Clarga and Blara, the pennyland of Corelarumayr, pennylands of Clucherach, Poll Andnowych, Aeynyth, Lochacyleod, with the lake of Lochyleod, Drumnaschealga, Blaraneadyn, pennyland of Strying with its lake and islands, and the pennyland of Fynglann, in lordship of Lorne, sheriffdom of Perth. Witnesses: Alan Stewart, granter's brother; Patrick Gregor of Stromnelachan; John [Johnson?] Campbell Ywar; Duncan (lord) Beane; David, Chanter of Lysmoyr; sir Gavin, curate of [Clachan] Dysert. At the castle of Glenurquhay. Granter's seal on tag; good condition. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Campbell Family, Earls of Breadalbane (Breadalbane Muniments), reference GD112/75/1