DOUGLAS, James Lord of Dalkeith, Sir 1 2 3 4
- Born: About 1340
- Marriage (1): Unknown
- Marriage (2): DUNBAR, Agnes between 8 and 21 November 1372 1 2
- Marriage (3): STEWART, Egidia October 1378(contract) 3
- Died: 1420 1
User ID: Y744.
General Notes:
"SIR JAMES DOUGLAS is first named in a charter dated 7 April 1351, at Dalkeith, by which his uncle, Sir William, granted to him the lands of Aberdour in Fife. He next occurs in the entail of 3 November 1351, already cited, made by Sir William Douglas of Liddesdale, and he is there designed nephew of the granter and son of the late Sir John Douglas, brother of Sir William......
In 1371 he was one of an important embassy to France. Between 1369 and 1372 Sir James received a large accession of territory. Between 1369 and 1370, when David II. was still alive, George, Earl of March, granted to him the castle and lands of Morton in Nithsdale....
On 21 November 1372 the Earl added the lands of Mordington, county Berwick, to his sister and Sir James in free marriage, and also the lands of Whittinghame in East Lothian, both confirmed by King Robert II. on 6 December of same year....
On 20 October 1374, by a special agreement made at Dunfermline with the Earl of Dunbar, John Crauford of Tramprane resigned all rights he had to the barony of Morton in favour of Sir James, receiving an infeftment in the lands of Dalgarnach, county Dumfries.5 On 2 January 1374-75 he had a royal charter entailing his lands of Kincavil and Calder-Clere, county Linlithgow, Kilbucho, Newlands, and Linton-Rotherik, county Peebles, in favour of himself and of James his son by Agnes Dunbar, and the heirs-male of the body of the younger James ..... "
from Scots Peerage 1
James married.
James next married Agnes DUNBAR, daughter of Sir Patrick DUNBAR and Isabella RANDOLPH, between 8 and 21 November 1372.1 2 (Agnes DUNBAR was born about 1350 and died before October 1378 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"Agnes, whom George, Earl of Dunbar, styles his very dear sister, when in 1372 he granted to her the lands of Mordington and Whittinghame, on her marriage with Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith, ancestor of the Earls of Morton."
from Scots Peerage (vol 3)
"Sir James Douglas married, first, Agnes Dunbar, daughter of Sir Patrick Dunbar by Isabella Randolph, and sister of George, Earl of March. The marriage appears to have taken place between 8 and 21 November 1372, or perhaps on the latter date. She came to her husband with a large dowry .... "
from Scots Peerage (vol 6) 1 2
James next married Egidia STEWART, daughter of Walter STEWART 6th High Steward of Scotland and Isabella DE GRAHAM, October 1378(contract).3 (Egidia STEWART was born about 1323.)
Marriage Notes:
"Egidia, who was thrice married ; first, to Sir James Lindsay of Crawford ; second, after October 1357, to Sir Hugh of Eglinton ; and third (contract October 1378), to Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith."
from Scots Peerage 3
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