Sir William Stewart, 2nd of Dalswinton & Garlies

SIR WILLIAM STEWART OF DALSWINTON (aka WILLIAM STEWART OF MYNTO) knight

Sir William Stewart of Dalswinton and Garlies is the son of Sir John Stewart of Dalswinton and Garlies and Marion Stewart.

First Marriage

Elizabeth

Second Marriage

Euphame Graham, widow of Robert Vaus of Barnbarroch

Children of the First Marriage

1. Sir Alexander Stewart, 3rd of Garlies,   d. Abt 1500. Married Elizabeth Douglas
2. Thomas Stewart, of Minto,   d. 1500. Married Isabel Stewart
3. Walter Stewart, of Tonderghie.

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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13 January 1458-59: Charter by which James II, King of Scots, confirms possession of the lands of Finlawis and Merbottil, in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh, to Alexander Stewart and his wife Elizabeth. Alexander is identified as the son and heir apparent of William Stewart of Mynto, who resigned these lands in favour of his son and his wife, and their heirs, whom failing to Alexanders heirs. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 662 on p. 145

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13 January 1458-59: Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland made in favour of Andrew Stewart (Error, Should be Alexander), son and heir of Sir William Stewart of Dalswinton, confirming his possession of various lands previously resigned by his father, The lands conveyed included the lands of Dalswinton in the sheriffdom of Dumfries, the lands of Garlies in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and the lands of Minto in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh. Sir William Stewart of Dalswinton reserved his own liferent and that of his wife Elizabeth. RMS: 663

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2 November 1476: Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland made in favour of Thomas Stewart, son of Sir William Stewart, and his wife Isabelle, confirming his possession of one third of the barony of Minto in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh/ This land had previously been resigned by his brother Alexander, son and heir of Sir William Stewart, and Alexander's wife Elizabeth, who reserved his own liferent, and that of his wife Elizabeth, as well as the liferent of his father, Sir William Stewart, and his father's wife also named Elizabeth.RMS: 1265

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage IV: 150
2. Stirnet: Stewart 05

Biographical Summaries

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Sir William Stewart was ancestor to the Earl of Galloway. He was a favorite knight of King James II and was knighted by King James III about 1443. Sir William was a member of parliament as a feudal baron in 1467. After much opposition from other relatives of Sir John Turnbull, William obtained, in 1429, possession of the lands of Minto in right of his grandfather Sir William Stewart, Knight Banneret. From a charter of the lands of Glasserton in possession of descendants of the Earl of Galloway, it appears that Sir William was alive on 31 October 1479. He was married more than once.

His last wife was Euphame Graham, supposedly of the Menteith family. She survived him as late as 1493 when she shows up in the records of parliament as purser in a civil cause against Sir Alexander Stewart of Garlies, knight.

Notes

"Second of Garlies in this line, is believed to be identical with the 'Willielmus Stewart, scutifer,' who witnessed a charter in favour of Sir John Stewart of Darnley on 17 July 1428. He appears as 'Sir William Stewart, Knight, in a grant of the Kirk of Kirkmaho to the Cathedral of Glasgow made by his mother in 1429, with the consent of himselt as her 'son and heir,' and of her husband Sir John Forrester of Corstorphine." [3]

Obtained the lands of Minto in 1429, after much opposition from the Turnbulls, the former possessors.

He died after 1479. He lived at Garlies, Scotland.

Citations

• [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1511. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition. Link to the 14th edition
• [S1850] Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, Charles Cawley, (http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/), SCOTLAND KINGS; http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm [Accessed Nov 2009].
• [S20] Magna Carta Ancestry: A study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Richardson, Douglas, (Kimball G. Everingham, editor. 2nd edition, 2011), vol. 3 p. 559.
• 3. [S1924] #189 The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, with Armorial Illustrations (1904-1914), Paul , Sir James Balfour, (9 volumes. Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914), FHL book 941 D22p; FHL microfilms104,157-104,161., vol. 4 p. 150.

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Name: William STEWART , of Dalswinton And Garlies Sex: M Birth: AFT Oct 1396 Death: AFT 1478 1 2 Reference Number: LSTEWB03 Note:

   Natural relationship to Stewart, Sir John

   Step relationship to Stewart, Marion

   Sir William Stewart was ancestor to the Earl of Galloway. He was a favorite knight of King James II and was knighted by King James III about 1443. Sir William was a member of parliament as a feudal baron in 1467. After much opposition from other relatives of Sir John Turnbull, William obtained, in 1429, possession of the lands of Minto in right of his grandfather Sir William Stewart, Knight Banneret. From a charter of the lands of Glasserton in possession of descendants of the Earl of Galloway, it appears that Sir William was alive on 31 October 1479. He was married more than once. His last wife was Euphame Graham, supposedly of the Menteith family. She survived him as late as 1493 when she shows up in the records of parliament as purser in a civil cause against Sir Alexander Stewart of Garlies, knight.

3 4 Change Date: 26 Mar 2006 at 01:00:00

Father: Sir John STEWART , of Dalswinton And Garlies b: BEF 1380 Mother: Marion STEWART , of Dalswinton b: BEF 1385

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