Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley, Kt.

He was the son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley. It is not known who his first wife was, but evidence that his son John Stewart of Darnley bore the emblems of Clan Turnbull as a quartering on his arms, suggests that she was of that blood.

By this unknown spouse [Janet Turnbull of Minto] Darnley had six children:

1. John Stewart of Darnley, Lord of Aubigny and Concressault, Count of Évreux (k. 12 February 1429) killed at the Battle of the Herrings.
2. Sir William Stewart of Garlies (k.c.14 September 1402) killed in captivity by Sir Henry Percy following the Battle of Humbleton Hill. Ancestor to the present day senior branch of non "Royal" Stewarts, the Earls of Galloway.
3. Alexander Stewart of Torbane and Galston
4. Robert Stewart of Newtoun and Westoun
5. James Stewart
6. Janet Stewart, married Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville

Darnley, married secondly Janet Keith, widow of David Hamilton of Cadzow, and daughter of Sir William Keith of Galston, and was granted his wife's lands of Galston by John Stewart, Earl of Carrick. They had a son:

1. William Stewart, (k.12 February 1429) killed at the Battle of the Herrings with his elder half-brother

notes

[his father was] "Alexander Stewart of Galston (in right of his wife), almost certainly died vita patris (in the lifetime of his father) before 24 May 1402 when his son was "of Darnley," styled "filius Alexandri Senescalli de Derneley militis" about 1383 and "Dominus de Galliston" on 13 October 1390. He succeeded his father and received a charter from John, Earl of Carrick (afterwards King Robert III.)."

Sources

1. Balfour Paul, Sir James, Scots Peerage, IX vols. Edinburgh 1904.

Links

• Alexander Stewart of Darnley (d.1404)
• https://histfam.familysearch.org//getperson.php?personID=I926&tree=...

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• 'Sir Alexander Stewart1
• 'M, d. before 5 May 1404
• Father Sir Alexander Stewart d. a 26 Aug 1374
• ' Sir Alexander Stewart was born at of Darnley, Scotland. He married (Miss) Turnbull. Sir Alexander Stewart married Jannet Keith, daughter of Sir William Keith, after 1392. Sir Alexander Stewart died before 5 May 1404.
• 'Family 1 Jannet Keith
• Children
  • Sir William Stewart+ d. 12 Feb 1429
  • Janet Stewart+ d. b 1407
• 'Family 2 (Miss) Turnbull
• Children
  • Sir John Stewart, Baron Darnley+ d. bt 12 Feb 1428 - 1429
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Robert Stewart
  • James Stewart
  • Sir William Stewart+ d. 14 Sep 1402
• Citations
• 1.[S417] Unknown author, The Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles, by Gerald Paget, Vol. 1, p. 213.
• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p119.htm#i...
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• 'Sir ALEXANDER Stewart of Darnley, son of Sir ALEXANDER Stewart of Darnley & his wife --- (-1404). m firstly --- Turnbull, sister of Sir JOHN Turnbull of Minto, daughter of ---. m secondly (1381) as her second husband, JANET Keith, widow of Sir DAVID Hamilton of Cadzow, daughter of Sir WILLIAM Keith of Galston.
• 'Sir Alexander & his first wife had six children:
  • 1. Sir JOHN Stewart (-killed in battle near Orléans [1428/29]). Seigneur d'Aubigny. - see below.
  • 2. Sir WILLIAM Stewart of Jedworth (-murdered 1402). - see below, Part E. STEWARTS of GARLIES, STEWARTS of MINTO, LORDS BLANTYRE.
  • 3. ALEXANDER Stewart . Of Torbane and Galliston.
  • 4. ROBERT Stewart .
  • 5. JAMES Stewart .
  • 6. JANET Stewart . m (1391) THOMAS de Somerville .
• 'Sir Alexander & his second wife had one child:
  • 7. WILLIAM Stewart (-killed in battle Rouvroy 1429).
• http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm
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• 'Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley1
• M, #186453
• Last Edited=7 Mar 2006
• 'Child of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley
  • 1.Janet Stewart+1
• Citations
• 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, page 94. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• http://thepeerage.com/p18646.htm#i186453
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• 'The heraldry of the Stewarts : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees (1906)
• http://www.archive.org/details/heraldryofstewar00john
• http://www.archive.org/stream/heraldryofstewar00john#page/48/mode/1...
  • Stuarts of Darnley, Aubigny, and Lennox.
• THIS important branch of the Stewarts rose to the highest honours in Scotland and England. Sir John Stuart of Darnley (No. 85), was Constable of the Scottish Army in France, and distinguished himself there at the victory over the English at Beauge, 1421. He then entered the French service, and in 1423 King Charles VII. of France conferred on him the Seigneurie of Aubigny in Berry. He was afterwards slain near Orleans in 1429. The title of Lord of Aubigny continued in his descendants, but was generally held, as shown in the text, by the younger sons. The grandson of the first Lord of Aubigny was created Lord Darnley, and he assumed the title of Earl of Lennox, as he had been served heir to his great-grand-father, Duncan, Earl of Lennox. His right to this title was acknowledged by the King. His son Matthew, the second Earl, fell at Flodden with his King, along with nine other Earls, two eldest sons of Earls, ten Barons, and four eldest sons of Barons. The eldest son of the fourth Earl was the unhappy Lord Darnley, husband of Queen Mary, father of King James VI. of Scotland and I. of England. As the Earldom then merged in the Crown it was conferred on other members of this family. Esme Stuart, sixth Lord of Aubigny, rose to be Duke of Lennox, and his son added the Dukedom of Richmond to the family honours.
• (82) Sir Alan Stewart of Dreghorn, son of No. 78, was killed at Halidon Hill 1333, and left three sons :—
  • (a) Sir John, died without issue.
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/heraldryofstewar00john#page/49/mode/1up
  • (b) Walter, died without issue.
  • (c) Alexander (No. 83).
  • (83) Sir Alexander Stewart of Derneley and Cruckistoun. His son : —
    • ' (84) Sir Alexander of Derneley, left several sons : —
      • (a) Sir John (No. 85).
      • (b) William, an "Escuyer," who fell with his brother, Sir John, near Orleans in 1429.
        • Note.— The. Stuarts of Castlemilk and their cadets of Arthurley, Craigs, Fettercairn, Finnart, and Torrence claimed to be descended from him, but the descent cannot be proved. As the male line is extinct, I mention the family here. Archibald Stuart of Castlemilk was created a Baronet 1668, but the title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet, 1797. Daniel Stuart, younger son of the first Baronet, was father of Sir Wm. Stuart, who succeeded to the Wishart Baronetcy, but died without issue. .....
      • (c) Alexander, of Torbane and Galleston, ancestor of the Stewarts of Drumlay, Halrig, Raiss, and Shawood. .....
      • (d) Robert, ancestor of the Stewarts of Barscube, Binnie, and Milton. .....
      • http://www.archive.org/stream/heraldryofstewar00john#page/50/mode/1...
      • (e) James.
        • Note. — The Earl of Galloway claims that Sir Alexander of Darnley had a second son named William (of Jedworth and the Forest), who was his ancestor in the male line. (See Galloway, page 68.)
      • (85) Sir John was granted the Lordship of Aubigny, in France, 1421. He was killed near Orleans 1429, leaving : — ....
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• 'History of the Stewart or Stuart family (1920)
• http://www.archive.org/details/historyofstewart00leeh
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofstewart00leeh#page/23/mode/1up
• The second son of Sir John of Bonkyl, was known as Sir Alan Stewart of Dreghorn in Ayrshire. With two other brothers he was killed at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333. He left a son Sir Alexander of Darnley, who died in 1372, whose third son, also 'Sir Alexander of Darnley, died in 1404', leaving an eldest son, Sir John Stewart of Darnley, knighted in 1383 and killed at Orleans, 1429. From him descended the Earls and Dukes of Lennox. Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, eldest surviving son of Matthew, Earl of Lennox, and husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, was the fifth in descent from Sir John of Darnley. From Sir William Stewart, a younger brother of Sir John of Darnley, are descended the Earls of Galloway and their cadets, among whom are the Stuarts of Castlemilk. Sir William is more fully referred to later, his son having married the heiress of Dalswinton.
• The third son of Sir John of Bonkyl, Sir Walter Stewart of Dalswinton, received for his services to Robert the Bruce a grant of the lands of Dalswinton, which had been forfeited by the Comyns. The Barony of Garlies, conferred on his grandfather, Alexander, fourth High Steward, by King Alexander III, for his services in defeating Hakon at the Battle of Largs, in 1263, was also granted to Sir Walter. He was succeeded by his son, Sir John Stewart of Dalswinton, who was captured by the English at the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346. His son Sir Walter, left an
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofstewart00leeh#page/24/mode/1up
• only child and heiress, Marion Stewart of Dalswinton, who, in 1396, married Sir John Stewart, elder son of Sir William Stewart. This Sir William figures in different records as, "de Jedworth," "de Tevitdale," and "de Foresta," and, as already mentioned, was the younger son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley. Sir William is mentioned by Froissart as one of the Scottish leaders at Otterburn in 1388, and was killed by Hotspur, when a prisoner, after the Battle of Homildon, in 1402.

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• Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville, (d. 1434), was a Lord of the Parliament of Scotland.
• In 1423 Thomas Somerville, as Lord of Carnwath came to London as an ambassador to treat for the release of James I of Scotland, who had been captive in England for many years. Somerville was also recorded as a Warden of the Scottish Borders in 1424. As Somerville of that Ilk, he sat on the assize at Stirling Castle in May 1425 that condemned Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany. Thomas Somerville probably founded the Collegiate Church at Carnwath with his family burial aisle around 1425-1430, and repaired the church at Linton, Roxburghshire.[1]
• Family
• Thomas married Janet Stewart daughter of 'Alexander Stewart, Lord Darnley' before July 1392. Their eldest daughter Mary married Sir William Hay of Yester, another daughter Geillis married Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig, and Margaret married Roger Kilpatrick of Closeburn in Niddsdale. His heir William Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville, married Janet Mowat of Stenness. The first Lord Somerville died in December 1434.[2]
• Sources
• Scott, Walter, ed., The Memorie of the Somervilles by James, 11th Lord Somerville, vol. 1, Ballantyne, Edinburgh (1815)
• Scott, Walter, ed., The Memorie of the Somervilles by James, 11th Lord Somerville, vol. 2, Ballantyne, Edinburgh (1815)
• References
• 1.^ Rhymer, Thomas, ed., Foedera, vol. 10, p. 301: Memorie of the Somervilles,vol. 1 (1815), 159 footnote, 164 footnote, 166-7.
• 2.^ Memorie of the Somervilles, vol. 1 (1815), 168-170 & footnote, 171 & footnote, 175, 176.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Somerville,_1st_Lord_Somerville
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• RoyaList Online
• 'Alexander Stewart of Darnley (the younger)
• 'Born: Unknown date Unknown place
• 'Died: Before 5 May 1404 Unknown place
• 'English/Scottish Royal Blood: 0% [?]
• 'Buried: Unknown place
• Father: Alexander Stewart of Darnley (the elder) Unknown birth/death dates
• Marriage:
• Place: Unknown place
• 'Janet Keith (daughter of Sir William Keith of Galstoun) Unknown birth/death dates
• Offspring:
  • +1 John Stewart of Darnley (g'father of 1st Earl of Lennox) ? - 12 Feb 1429
• http://www.royalist.info/execute/biog;jsessionid=841EB35C84E04821AA...
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• 'The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated (1864) Vol. 2.
• http://www.archive.org/details/upperwardlanark01murrgoog
• http://www.archive.org/stream/upperwardlanark01murrgoog#page/n638/m...
• Sir William died about 1405, and was survived by his second wife, Egidia Herring, who afterwards married Sir William Fairlie of Brade. His eldest son,
  • Sir Thomas, succeeded. He, as already mentioned, had, in July, 1392, a charter, under the Great Seal, confirming to him and his wife the barony of Cambusnethan. As this deed is of great value in elucidating the descent of the family, we give its provisions in detail. Robert Rex. Know all men that we give and concede, and by this our present charter confirm, to our beloved and faithful Thomas de Somerville, son and heir of Sir William Somerville, and Janet Stewart, his wife, and the survivor of them, all the lands of the barony of Cambusnethan, with its pertinents, in the sheriffdom of Lanark, along with the whole annual rent paid of old to the King for the same, which barony lent belonged to our beloved cousin, 'Sir Alexander Stewart of Dernley, and Joan', his wife, and which they had resigned in hands; reserving the liferent of the said barony to the said 'Sir Alexander and Joan Stewart', and the survivor of them. Sciatis nos dedisse concessisse et hoc presenti carta nostra confirmasse, dilecto et fideli nostro Thome de Somerville, filio et heredi Willielmi de Somerville ....
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SIR ALEXANDERSTEWART, of Derneley and Cambusnethan, Knight

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He was the son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley. It is not known who his first wife was, but evidence that his son John Stewart of Darnley bore the emblems of Clan Turnbull as a quartering on his arms, suggests that she was of that blood.

By this unknown spouse [Janet Turnbull of Minto] Darnley had six children:

John Stewart of Darnley, Lord of Aubigny and Concressault, Count of Évreux (k. 12 February 1429) killed at the Battle of the Herrings.
Sir William Stewart of Garlies (k.c.14 September 1402) killed in captivity by Sir Henry Percy following the Battle of Humbleton Hill. Ancestor to the present day senior branch of non "Royal" Stewarts, the Earls of Galloway.
Alexander Stewart of Torbane and Galston
Robert Stewart of Newtoun and Westoun
James Stewart
Janet Stewart, married Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville
Darnley, married secondly Janet Keith, widow of David Hamilton of Cadzow, and daughter of Sir William Keith of Galston, and was granted his wife's lands of Galston by John Stewart, Earl of Carrick. They had a son:

William Stewart, (k.12 February 1429) killed at the Battle of the Herrings with his elder half-brother
notes
[his father was] "Alexander Stewart of Galston (in right of his wife), almost certainly died vita patris (in the lifetime of his father) before 24 May 1402 when his son was "of Darnley," styled "filius Alexandri Senescalli de Derneley militis" about 1383 and "Dominus de Galliston" on 13 October 1390. He succeeded his father and received a charter from John, Earl of Carrick (afterwards King Robert III.)."

Sources

Balfour Paul, Sir James, Scots Peerage, IX vols. Edinburgh 1904.
Links

Alexander Stewart of Darnley (d.1404)
https://histfam.familysearch.org//getperson.php?personID=I926&tree