Sir James Colville of Easter Wemyss, Kt.

https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun02pauluoft/scotspeerage... p548 and p552

SIR JAMES COLVILLE, second of Easter Wemyss, was only eight years of age at his father's death, when he was summoned with his stepmother and the other members of the family to hear doom pronounced upon his father. That was on 9 March 1540-41, but on 10 December 1543, a year after the death of King James v., his estates and goods were restored Culross. He is said to have engaged in military service at an early age, and to have been knighted during the war with England in 1547, but on 2 March 1547-48, when he had sasine of Tillicoultrie, he is described simply as James Colville. He was, however, Sir James Colville, Knight, before 16 October 1553, when he obtained full possession of East Wemyss.

He died before 16 May 1562, having married Janet, daughter of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven, and Margaret Erskine. He left issue only one son, James