DOUGLAS, James 3rd Earl of Morton ^{1 2}

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  General Notes:

"JAMES, third Earl of Morton, is first named on record on 10 July 1505, when, as Master of Morton, he is appointed a procurator on behalf of King James IV. In 1508 and 1509 he was acting as bailie of the abbacy of Dunfermline. He was still Master of Morton on 19 July 1511, but he is styled Earl of Morton in an account rendered to Exchequer between July 1514 and September 1515, containing a reference to his wife's dowry ..."

from Scots Peerage ¹

James married Catherine STEWART, daughter of James IV STEWART King of Scots and Margaret or Marion BOYD, before 10 December 1507.¹ (Catherine STEWART was born about 1494 and died after 22 April 1543 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Catherine Stewart, a daughter of Margaret Boyd, was married to James Douglas, third Earl of Morton."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)



"The third Earl married, before 10 December 1507, Katherine Stewart, a natural daughter of King James IV. by Margaret Boyd, Bonshaw. He had with her a sum of at least £200."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) ^{1 2}