Sir John de Montgomerie of Eaglesham and Eastwood

Sir John de Montgomerie of Eaglesham & Eastwood, "del conte Tamark"; Great Baron of Scotland before 1291.

Sir John de Montgomerie of Eaglesham and Eastwood, is designated "del Conte de Lanark" in Prynne's Collections - the lordship of Eaglesham and Eastwood, as well as the whole of Renfrewshire, being then in Lanarkshire. He was one of the Great Barons of Scotland summoned to appear at Berwick, in 1291, and was afterwards, with many of his countrymen, 'it is said, obliged to swear fealty to Edward I, though his name does not appear on the Ragman's Roll, as do those of his two brothers. Almost all the barons and gentry at that time, particularly those in the Lowlands, took their oath to Edward, Bruce himself not hesitating to be among the number. As soon as Bruce asserted his claim to the Scottish throne, Sir John had joined his standard, as did most of those who, in 1296, had been obliged to take their oath to the English monarch, and remained a steady friend to the independence of his country.

"He married Janet, daughter of John Erskine of Erskine, also one of the barons who, in 1296, swore fealty to Edward, and left issue two sons and a daughter (Hist. Co. of Ayr II:261, 276)

Sources

1. "Origin and History of the Montgomerys" by B.G. Montgomery of Sweden.
2. Information from corresponding with Brent Friedrichs, Box 34, Charter Oak, IA 51439, 712-678-3720, email: blf@ia.frontiercomm.net, Dec. 1996.
3. The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland. Sir James Balfour Paul Lord Lyon King Of Arms. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1914. Page: III:426
4. Memorials of the Montgomeries, Earls of Eglinton. William Fraser. Publication: 1859. Page: I:13
5. A Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery. Thomas Harrison Montgomery, Philidelphia: Printed for private circulation, 1863. Page: 45-46

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