DAVID BRUCE OF CLACKMANNAN elder

Death

David Bruce of Clackmannan, here treated, died before 2 December 1502. . Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes II: 456

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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29 November 1490: Charter by which David Bruce of Clackmannan, lord of the barony of Rate, confirms that he has given certain land in the barony of Rate to the Abbot and convent of the Monastery of Scone. The land in question lay adjacent to the land which formerly belonged to his deceased son Robert Bruce, and then to Robert's wife Elizabeth Lindsay. David Bruce made this gift for the benefit of his own soul and that of his wife MARIOT HERIS. His charter was witnessed by his son Alexander Bruce and others. RMS 1424-1513: charter number 2031

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11 September 1497: Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland by Which James IV, King of Scots, confirms possession of the barony of Clackmannan in the sheriffdom of Clackmannan, and the barony of Rate in the sheriffdom of Perth, to David Bruce, son of David Bruce of Clackmannan, and his heirs. Clackmannan and Rate had previously been resigned by David senior in order to obtain a new grant in favour of David junior and his heirs. David senior reserved his own liferent and that of his wife MARIOTE HERRIS. RMS1424-1513: charter number 2372

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2 December 1502: Bruce of Clakmannan. Menteith of Caverea. Contract of marriage. Failure to procure dispensation. Action by David Bruse, younger of Clakmannane, against John Menteith of Caverca “for the wrangas postponing and differing til raise and bring hame ane dispesacione fra the Court of Rome for the completing and solempnyng of lauchfull matrimone betuex sade Jhone and Marione Bruse, dochter to the sade David Bruse, elder, and sister to David Bruse, younger,eftir the forme of the indenturis.” The pursuer compearing by Edward and Robert the Bruse, his procurators, and the defender personally, the Lords ordain the said John to deliver to the said David “the authentic copy under the transsumpt of the sade Marione conjunct feftment of the sadis landis of Caverca, togidder with the rentalling of the takkis of the landis of Dalgrane. The Colzare Raw myln, Petbaithle, with the auchtene part of Maistertoune, for als mony termes and yeris as he has of the sammyn and prodicit before the Lordis; and als decretis and deliveris the sade Jhone til be qwyt of the clame of five hundreith merkis clamyt be umquhile David Bruse, elder of Clakmannan. And David Bruse, yonger, for their costis , dampnage and expensis, because he failyeit til mak resignation of his landis and til bring hame the sade dispensacion, sen that the sade Jhone of Menteith has producit and lauchfull resignacione and conjunct, feftment. Dispensacione and ane sufficient rentaling of the sade Marione in presens of the sadid Lordis.” Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes II: 456

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2 December 1502: Same dept. Action by John Menteith of Kaverky against David Bruse, elder, and David Brus, younger of Clakmannan, for 40 l, Scots. The pursuer compearing personally, and David Bruse, younger, compearing by Edward and Robert the Bruse, his procurators, the Lords ordain the said David Bruse, younger to pay thesaid sum to the pursuer in terms of his obligation produced. Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes II: 456

Printed Evidence

1. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513. Edited by James Balfour Paul, FSA. Scot. (H. M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1882), 1153 pp. including indices and errata
2. Acta Dominorum Concilii. Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes. Vol. II. A. D. 1406-1501. With some Acta Auditorum et Dominorum Concilii A. D. 1469-1482. Edited by George Neilson, LL.D., and Henry Paton, M.A. (HMSO, Edinburgh, 1918) 588 pp. including index and errata

The Barony of Clackmannan

1428 – 1473 Sir John Bruce - 5th Baron of Clackmannan

Mentioned in a charter decree between himself and Luke Stirling of Ratherns in April 1435. In 1456 had Sasine for the lands of Rait in Perthshire.

Barony passed from father to son

1473 – 1497 Sir David Bruce - 6th Baron of Clackmannan

Received the charter for the lands of Clackmannan and Rait on the event of his father's death in 1473. Knighted by King James IV.

Gave eldest son Robert and his wife a charter for the lands of Rait in Perthshire in August 1481. Resigned the charter for Clackmannan in favour of his son David on 11th September 1497. Died around 1506.

Barony passed from father to son

1497 – 1550 Sir David Bruce - 7th Baron of Clackmannan

Received the charter for the Lands and Barony of Clackmannan when his father resigned from it in his favour in September 1497. On 1st February 1507 resigned the lands of Rait to his nephew
David, who in turned resigned his rights to the lands of Clackmannan in favour of his Uncle David Bruce and his family. Sir David's eldest son John died before his father therefore the Barony of Clackmannan passed to John's son.

a1 Sir John Bruce, 5th Baron of Clackmannan & Rait
x Elizabeth Stewart of Rossyth

b1 Sir David Bruce, 6th Baron of Clackmannan & Rate
x Janet Stirling, of Keir

b1c1 Robert Bruce, of Rait d before November 29, 1491
x Elizabeth Lindsay

b1c1d1 David Bruce of Rait (b c 1485 - about 21yrs in 1506)

xx Mariot "Marion" Herries

b1c2 Sir David Bruce, 7th Baron Of Clackmannan x Lady Janet Blackadder, Baroness of O'Lack

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David Bruce, 6th of Clackmannan was the son of John Bruce, 5th of Clackmannan and Elizabeth Stewart.1 He was appointed Knight by King James IV.1 He died circa 1500.2

Family

• He married, firstly, Janet Stirling, daughter of Sir William Stirling, 2nd of Keir.1
• He married, secondly, Mariot Herries, daughter of Robert Herries of Terregles.1 widow of Sir David Stewart 4th of Roslyn

Child of Sir David Bruce, 6th of Clackmannan and Janet Stirling

1. Robert Bruce+1 Children of Sir David Bruce, 6th of Clackmannan and Mariot Herries
2. Sir David Bruce, 7th of Clackmannan+1 d. a 1556
3. Christian Bruce1

References

• The Scots peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom Author Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 Page 471. Archive.Org
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• [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1294. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• [S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe... cites
• [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Bruce02:.
• [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stewart08.
• [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Bruce02.
• [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Herries1.

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BRUCE, EARLS OF ELGIN AND AILESBURY Balfour Paul, James, ed. (1906). The Scots Peerage, Vol. III. Edinburgh: David Douglas. pp. 467–468. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

Sir David Bruce, the elder son, succeeded his father in Clackmannan. He had a charter as above from King James in., proceeding upon his father's resignation of the lands of Clackmannan and Rait, etc. He was knighted by James IV., with whom he was in great favour. On 28 August 1481 he settled the estate of Rait in Perthshire on Robert Bruce, his eldest son and apparent heir, and Elizabeth Lindsay, his wife. This charter was confirmed by James IV 15 December 1488. He married, first, Janet, daughter of Sir William Stirling of Keir, by whom he had one son : —
1. Robert Bruce of Rait. For some unknown reason (probably the influence of his step-mother) he was passed over by his father in the succession to Clack- mannan, in favour of his half-brother David. Robert of Rait died vita patris before 1490,when his widow ' was wife of Alexander Scott, son of William Scott of Balwery, and in a charter from his father Sir David to the monastery of Scone, 29 November 1490, he is mentioned as 'quondam.' This charter was confirmed 2 7 May 1491. He married, about 1484, Elizabeth Lindsay, and by her had issue two sons, viz. : —
(1) David, succeeded in Rait.
(2) Alexander,3 tutor to James, his brother's son, in 1522. This family of Rait and Fingask has been traced down to 1679 ; the estate of Fingask was sold in 1672 4 to the Threipland family. It is by no means certain that there are no male descendants of this branch ; if so, the eldest of them would undoubtedly be head of the whole family of Bruce.

Sir David married, secondly, Mariota, daughter of John Herries of Terregles, and widow of Sir David Stewart of Rosyth. In a Grown charter of his estate of Clackmannan in favour of his son David, a life-rent is reserved to himself and Dame Mariota Herries, his spouse, of date 11 September 1497. He died about 1500, leaving issue by his second wife two sons and two daughters, viz. : —
2. Sir David, succeeded in Clackmannan.
3. Alexander, witnessed the charter of 29 November 1490 mentioned above.
4. Margaret, mentioned in a deed, 1477.
5. Christian, married to Sir James Shaw of Sauchie.
Sir David is said to have had two more sons by his second wife, ancestors respectively of the Bruces of Ham and Standstill, Caithness.