Sir Eustace Maxwell, Kt.

From "My Clan": "Eustace, held Caerlaverock Castle as a vassal of the English, but later followed Robert the Bruce to Bannockburn in 1314."

SIR EUSTACE DE MAXWELL, son and heir of Sir John, was holding Carlaverock in 1312 for the English, but soon afterwards joined the Bruce, and held the castle against an English attack. He sat in Parliament at Arbroath, April 1320, and his seal was attached to the Letter of Independence to the Pope. In August of that year he was tried for complicity in the Soules conspiracy, but acquitted. After the death of Robert I Sir Eustace followed the tradition of his family in support of the claims of Edward Baliol, fought at Dupplin, and was present at Baliol's Coronation at Scone, 24 September 1332. When Baliol fled, Maxwell continued in active connection with the English, rebelled against them in 1338, was pardoned by Edward III in 1339, and is said to have died at Carlaverock, 3 March 1342. [Complete Peerage VIII:588, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

From "My Clan": "Eustace, held Caerlaverock Castle as a vassal of the English, but later followed Robert the Bruce to Bannockburn in 1314."

SIR EUSTACE DE MAXWELL, son and heir of Sir John, was holding Carlaverock in 1312 for the English, but soon afterwards joined the Bruce, and held the castle against an English attack. He sat in Parliament at Arbroath, April 1320, and his seal was attached to the Letter of Independence to the Pope. In August of that year he was tried for complicity in the Soules conspiracy, but acquitted. After the death of Robert I Sir Eustace followed the tradition of his family in support of the claims of Edward Baliol, fought at Dupplin, and was present at Baliol's Coronation at Scone, 24 September 1332. When Baliol fled, Maxwell continued in active connection with the English, rebelled against them in 1338, was pardoned by Edward III in 1339, and is said to have died at Carlaverock, 3 March 1342. [Complete Peerage VIII:588, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

SIR EUSTACE DE MAXWELL, son and heir of Sir John, was holding Carlaverock in 1312 for the English, but soon afterwards joined the Bruce, and held the castle against an English attack. He sat in Parliament at Arbroath, April 1320, and his seal was attached to the Letter of Independence to the Pope. In August of that year he was tried for complicity in the Soules conspiracy, but acquitted. After the death of Robert I Sir Eustace followed the tradition of his family in support of the claims of Edward Baliol, fought at Dupplin, and was present at Baliol's Coronation at Scone, 24 September 1332. When Baliol fled, Maxwell continued in active connection with the English, rebelled against them in 1338, was pardoned by Edward III in 1339, and is said to have died at Carlaverock, 3 March 1342. [Complete Peerage VIII:588, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Sources:

  1. Type: Web Site

     Author: Jim Weber

     Title: The Phillips, Weber, Kirk & Staggs Famlies

     URL: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id

     Date: Sep 19, 2010

     Detail: Jim Weber cites numerous sources for his data. See his posting for details.

  2. Type: Web Site

     Author: Peter Barns-Graham

     Title: Maxwell01

     URL: www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/mm4ae/maxwell01.htm#link1

  3. Type: Web Site

     Title: My Clan - Maxwell

     URL: www.myclan.com/clans/Maxwell_265/default.php