Malcolm Fleming of Biggar

Sir Malcolm Fleming, who had a charter from King David of the lands of Lenzie which had been forfeited by John Kennedy 11 January 1357. From his cousin Malcolm, Earl of Wigtown, he had a grant of the lands of Achmoir, Seymoir, and others 18 April 1357, and another charter to him and Christian his wife, under the Great Seal, of the lands of Lenzie, forfeited by John Kennedy 6 April 1361. He was Sheriff of Dumbarton and keeper of that castle, in which capacity payments were made to him for repairs and munitions there in 1364 and 1367, and of £40 as his fee as keeper in 1365 and 1366. From William Boyd he had an assignation to him and Christian his spouse of the impignoration which Thomas Fleming of Foulwood, formerly Earl of Wigtown, had made to him of the barony of Lenzie for £80 sterling, dated at Cumbernauld the feast of St. Martin 1372. He had a charter of a tenement in Crawmond resigned by Marjorie Fleming 16 January 1380-81, and another charter by King Robert II. of the barony of Lenzie resigned by Thomas Fleming 20 September 1382. As Sheriff of Edinburgh he received boards for the repair of the Castle of Edinburgh in 1374.
He had issue:
1. Sir David, his heir.
2. Patrick, who, as second son of Malcolm Fleming, Lord of Biggar, had a charter on 17 April 1369 from
Robert of Erskine, Knight, of all his lands in the barony of Leygnch, viz. the lands of Bord, Tweoures, Croy, Smithston, Balloch, and Ardrie in excambion for the lands of Dalnotrie and Garscadden, in the earldom of Lennox, 17 April 1369, which was confirmed under the Great Seal 24 August 1373. He had a charter from his father of all his lands in the barony of Olivercastle, to wit his lands of Overmenzean and Glenrusco in Peeblesshire, on 7 November 1395, which was confirmed under the Great Seal 22 June 1397.
Source: "The Scots Peerage" Vol 8, page 524.

Malcolm Fleming of Biggar was the son of Patrick Fleming of Biggar the 2nd son of Robert Fleming of Lenzie. His mother was Joan, younger daughter and coheiress of Sir Simon Fraser of Olivercastle, Sheriff of Peeblesshire, for whom the family thereafter quartered the Fraser arms Azure three fraises Argent.

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• The barony of Biggar: from where the Flemings ruled