Sir Thomas Stewart of Minto

SIR THOMAS STEWART OF MINTO

Provost of Glasgow

Sir Thomas Stewart of Minto is the son of Sir William Stewart of Dalswinton. His elder brother Alexander gave him the twelve merk land of Minto and the barony thereof, together with the seven and one half merk land of Merbotill, the five merk land of Duncalmer, and the ten pound land of Synlawis, all in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh, in exchange for his land and barony of Glasserton. NRS: GD138/1/5

Monumental Inscription in Glasgow Cathedral

HEIR AR BVRIET Sr WALTIR Sr THOMAS Sr JOHNE Sr ROBERT Sr JOHNE AND Sr MATHIEV BY LINEAL DESCENT TO VTHERIS BARONS AND KNICHTS OF THE HOYS OF MYNTO Wt THAIR VYFFIS BAIRNIS AND BRETHEREIN A View of the City of Glasgow, p. 298

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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2 November 1476:

Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 1264 on p. 256

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2 November 1476:

Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 1265 on p. 256

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16 August 1477: Charter by which John, Earl of Lennox, Lord Darnley, confirms that he has granted the lands of Houshill, in the lordship of Darnley and sheriffdom of Renfrew, to Thomas Stewart of Minto and his wife Isabelle Stewart. This land had previously been resigned by Joneta Cameroun, widow of Sir Walter Stewart of Arthurlie, and mother of Isabella Stewart. The charter was confirmed under the Great Seal of Scotland on 25 June 1489. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 1856 on p. 392

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20 October 1477: Charter by which Alexander Stewart of Dalswinton confirms that he has given the land and barony of Dalswinton in the sheriffdom of Dumfries to his son John Stewart and his wife Elizabeth Schaw and their heirs. Witnesses: . . . . . Tho. Stewart de Mynto fratre dicti Alex., . . . . . Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 1324 on p. 270

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21 October 1479: Crown Charter to Alexander Stewart, son and heir apparent to Sir William Stewart of Dalswinton of the lands of the barony of Glasserton which belonged to Thomas Stewart brother of the said Alexander in heredity and were resigned by Thomas at Edinburgh, in true and lawful excambion for the 12 merkland of the barony of Mynto and for a 7½ merkland of Merbotill in the sheriffdom of [Roxburgh] and for the 5 merkland of Duncalmer being dominical lands of Merbotile and for the £10 land of Synlawis, all which belonged to the said Alexander Stewart and Elizabeth his spouse and were resigned by them. Wit:- William Archbishop of St. Andrews, John Bishop of Glasgow, [ ] Lord Lyndesay, John Lord [ ], Archibald Quhitlaw archdeacon of Lothian and Secretary, and Alexander Inglis, Dean of Dunkeld, Clerk Register. tag and fragment of seal. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Stewart family, Earls of Galloway, reference GD138/1/5

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12 March 1482-83: Charter by which Elizabeth Stewart and Isabelle Stewart, spouse of Thomas Stewart of Minto, daughters and heirs portioners of the deceased Walter Stewart of Arthurlie, knight, confirm that they have granted the lands of Auldmarroch in the earldom of Lennox to Gilbert Graham of Auchincloich and his heirs. The charter was confirmed under the Great Seal of Scotland on 14 March 1482-83. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 1562 on p. 328

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24 March 1486: Witness: Tho. Stewart de Mynto Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 1980 on p. 415

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20 February 1489-90: Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland by which James IV, King of Scots, confirms that he has granted the lands of Busby and the mill thereof, in the lordship of Kilbride and sheriffdom of Lanark, to Thomas Stewart of Minto and his wife Isabelle. This land was previous resigned by John Sempill of Elliotstoun. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 1936 on p. 407

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7 January 1491-92: Charter by which James IV, King of Scots, confirms that he has granted the lands of Synlawis in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh to Robert Ramsay and his wife Agnes Hatelee. The land had previously been resigned by Thomas Stewart of Minto. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 2080 on pp. 439-40

The Stewarts of Minto

The ancestor of this noble family was Sir Thomas Stuart of Minto, who lived in the beginning of the reign of James the Third. He was the third son of Sir William Stuart of Dalswinton and Garlies, progenitor of the earls of Galloway [see GALLOWAY, earl of]. He received from his father the lands of Minto, Sinlaws, and Merbottle in Roxburghshire, of which he had two charters under the great seal, 2d November 1476, and by his marriage with Isabel, eldest daughter and co-heir of Walter Stewart of Arthurly, of the Castlemilk family, he acquired extensive estates in the counties of Lanark and Renfrew. He died in 1500, leaving three sons and three daughters. Glasghu Facies: A View of the City of Glasgow; Or, An Account of Its Origin, Rise, and Progress, with a More Particular Description Thereof Than Has Been Hitherto Known ... (Google eBook) John McUre. J. Tweed, 1873 - Glasgow (Scotland), page 298

Genealogical Account

1. Stirnet: Stewart 05
2. Multiwords: Stewart 05
3. Stirnet: Stewart 09
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5. Glasghu Facies: A View of the City of Glasgow; Or, An Account of Its Origin, Rise, and Progress, with a More Particular Description Thereof Than Has Been Hitherto Known ... (Google eBook) John McUre. J. Tweed, 1873 - Glasgow (Scotland) , page 298