Biography

John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (c. 1440 – 19 September 1512), also known as Sir John Stewart of Balveny, was a Scottish nobleman and ambassador to England (in 1484). He married firstly, in 1459-1460, Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas. Margaret had been married already to the 8th Earl and possibly the 9th Earl of Douglas. She died between 1473 and 1475. He married secondly, before April 1475, Eleanor Sinclair (d. 21 March 1518), daughter of William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney. They had two sons and nine daughters, including:

7. Christian Stewart, m. by 1 March 1505, to Neil Stewart of Fortingall, (he survived her and m. secondly, to Mariote MacQueen whom he murdered in 1545; and d. in 1554), and d. on 1 June 1538. They had issue:

• 1. Marie Stewart, 5th of Fothergill and Garth
• 2. John Stewart, 4th of Fothergill and Garth d. 1577

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References

1. Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 16 2016, 20:20:47 UTC
2. "Red Book of Scotland, Volume 9" (Smi-You). Pages 580-582. < Ancestry.com >; (Document attached). Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, m. firstly, by 25 March 1460, to Margaret, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, by whom he was the father of: Janet, married Alexander Gordon; Catherine, married John, 6th Lord Forbes; Elizabeth Stewart, married before 1483, to Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray, (he was widower of Janet, only daughter of Robert, Lord Keith, by whom he had issue. he d. in February of 1514), and had issue.
3. https://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00006336&tree=LEO cites
   1. [S00255] Stewart, Charles Poyntz, Historic Memoirs of the Stewarts of Fothergill, Edinburgh, 1879. 20
   2. [S00120] Dupont, Jacques and Saillot, Jacques, Cahiers de Saint Louis . 865