William de Vaux, lord of DIrleton

Johannis23 de Vaux, Dominus de Dirleton: Johannis was at one time Sheriff of Edinburgh. Johannis’s first son, Thomas Vaux, was one of the earls and lords who led the Scottish army at the Battle of Halidon Hill, 1333. He fell at the Battle of Durham, 1346, and died without issue. Johannis’ second son, William, succeeded to Dirleton.

William de Vans: William was one of the Scottish prisoners taken at the Battle of Durham. After being held in England as a prisoner, he returned to Scotland and was prominent in affairs there. He was a party to the ransom of King David II and was a principal in other negotiations and treaties between Scotland and England. William married Catherine Douglas22. Their first son, Thomas, was killed at the siege of Berwick, 1355. Their second son, Johannis21 carried on the line of descent.

Links

• http://matsonfamily.net/welchancestry/family_vance.htm

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William de Vaux, Lord of Dirleton died in 1364.2

Married

1. Catherine Douglas, daughter of Sir Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Joanna Moray.2

Children include

1. William de Vaux, Lord Dirleton+ d. 1392
2. Andrew Vaux+
3. Thomas de Vaux

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Vaux-101

William married Catherine Douglas.[1] They had issue:

1. Thomas, was killed at the siege of Berwick in 1355.
2. John, second son, alleged to have continued on this line of descent.
3. William
4. Agatha who married a Haliburton.[1][2]

Research Notes

There is some dispute as to the children and whether the male line was kept alive after this generation. This is discussed in detail in Balbirnie (1838).[1] This G2G post also discusses other sources.< G2G Discussion >

References

1. [S563] Unknown author, The History of the Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway, by Sir Andrew Agnew, 1864; Burke's Commoners, Vol. I, p. 437.
2. [S11620] The Douglas Archives.
3. http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p129.htm#i...
4. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Vaux-101
   1. Balbirnie, William, "An Account, Historical and Genealogical, from the Earliest Days till the Present Time, of the Family of Vance in Ireland, Vans in Scotland, Anciently Vaux in Scotland and England, and Originally De Vaux in France, (Latin De Vallibus)", Cork: J. M. Noblett, 1860, < Archive.org >, p. 14
   2. Rogers, Charles, "Genealogicala Memoirs of the Family of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. of Abbotsford witih a reprint of his Memorials of the Haliburtons", London: Grampian Club, 1877, < Archive.org > p. xxx
5. Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Sir Walter Scott, Bart., of Abbotsford: With a Reprint of His Memorials of the Haliburtons. < GoogleBooks >