AUCHINLECK, James of that Ilk, Sir ^{1 2}

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James married Christian LINDSAY, daughter of Alexander LINDSAY 2nd Earl of Crawford and Marjory.¹ (Christian LINDSAY was born about 1394 and died after 1465 ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"David Wemyss .... only survived his father about two years, dying before September 1430. He was survived by his wife, who married, thirdly, before 20th July 1446, James Auchinleck of that Ilk." (page 709)

"Christian Douglas survived her husband David Wemyss and married again, before 1443, Sir James Auchinleck of Auchinleck. He took part in the arrangements for the marriage of Euphamia Wemyss, his wife's daughter, in that year. He also, from the terms of an obligation granted by him in 1444 to Andrew Ogilvy of Inchmartin, appears to have acted in some degree as a guardian to John Wemyss, son of David, and his sisters. Two years later he and his wife Christian Douglas resigned in favour of her son, John Wemyss of that ilk, the liferent of all her terce lands, to which she had right through the death of her husband David Wemyss, except the third of Inchmartin, which Sir James exchanged with Sir Andrew Ogilvy for the lands of Glen during life. In return she received in liferent the lands of Strathardle, Balhall, Wardropstown, with the fishings, Auchinleven, Harlaw, and Ardowan, Kinnaird, Pitcovy, with her third of Auchinlasse." (page 73)

"In 1441, another inquest was held, which declared that John Wemyss was now beyond the age of tutory, and he and his two sisters then seem to have passed under other guardians, among whom was his mother's husband, Sir James Auchinleck of Auchinleck. The latter appears on behalf of the children of the late David Wemyss in more than one transaction. Thus, in 1443, he required that the son and heir of Sir Andrew Ogilvy of Inchmartin should, under a penalty of 500 marks, within forty days, fulfil a contract of marriage made with Euphemia Wemyss, sister of John, or provide her with a husband able to spend 200 merks yearly. Sir Andrew Ogilvy replied that he could not fulfil the engagement to his son, but he would willingly perform the rest of the bargain. Again, in 1444, Sir James binds himself to eflect an agreement between John Wemyss and Sir Andrew Ogilvy of Inchmartin as to exchange of their respective parts of the Wemyss and Inchmartin .... Sir James further binds himself that John Wemyss shall not disinherit his sisters, and promises to procure for Sir Andrew a letter of sanction from the Earl of Douglas or other noblemen for entailing the lands of Sir Walter Ogilvy, sheriff of Angus, those of Sir Andrew himself, and of his nephew, David Ogilvy. The agreement concludes with a reference to certain sums to be recovered for the marriage of John Wemyss, and given to Sir Andrew Ogilvy for the marriage of his son and liis nephew to the sisters of Wemyss." (pages 75 and 76)

from Family of Wemyss ¹