Robertus de Pollock

Robertus Pollock (born 1265) married Agnes Maxwell of clan Maxwell. The Pollock lands were then divided, the southern half given to Clan Maxwell. Pollocks today are still allowed to wear the Maxwell tartan.

John de Pollock was knighted in 1372 and granted a charter to the lands of Caerlaverlock. John de Pollock was made Sir John de Pollock by King James II of Scotland Charles Pollock and married Margaret Stewart, 4th great-granddaughter of Robert the Bruce, tying the King family to the powerful Stewart (Stuart) family that ruled Scotland and England for generations.

The Stewarts were descended from Walter FitzAlan, First High Steward of Scotland, and included Robert the Bruce.