HALIBURTON, John 'dominus de Dirleton', Sir ¹

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  General Notes:

"In 1378 Sir John witnessed a charter, confirmed in 1382, at which latter date he is styled 'dominus de Dirleton.' His name also appears as witness to other charters in 1385, 1389, and 1397. In 1402 he headed a successful expedition into England." (page 333)

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)

"p. 333, 1. 19, after '1397,' insert ' On 24 July 1388 he granted license to mortify the lands of Cameron to the Lady altar of Musselburgh ; in this deed he styles himself Lord of Drylton, while his father witnesses it as Walter, Lord of that Ilk (Craigmillar Charters). This indicates that he must have married Christian Vaus, heiress of Dirleton, but he may have also married the Cameron heiress referred to in the text ; unless Christian Vaus was also co-heiress of the Camerons through her mother. John certainly used a seal quartering the arms of both Cameron and Vaus in 1384 during his father's lifetime.'"

from Scots Peerage (vol 9 Addenda et Corrigenda)

Note:
There is clearly some confusion about the relationships among the Haliburtons, as portrayed in Scots Peerage.

On page 332 of Scots Peerage, volume 4, the author states that Sir Walter Haliburton's brother

"John, married a daughter and co-heiress of William de Vaux, Lord of Dirleton, and their descendants in
consequence quartered the Vaux arms with their own."

The author also states that that John had a son called John.

Scots Peerage, volume 9 Addenda et Corrigenda, then cancels John, son of John, and makes the younger John the son of Sir Walter, going on to state that it was this younger John who married the heiress of Vaux, as stated in the volume 9 extract above.

It would not be unreasonable to allow that the marriage referred to for the original John, brother of Sir Walter, did in fact apply to the son of Sir Walter.

This is borne out by dates.

In a history of the Vaux family, it is the 'younger' John that is clearly referred to :

"The family of Vans or de Vallibus, of Dirleton, flourished down in the male line till the time of Robert II., that it come to terminate in an heir female, who was married to Sir John Haliburton, &c.
This Sir John Haliburton, of Dirleton, by the heir-general of the family of the Vans, of Dirleton aforesaid, had a son, Sir Walter Haliburton, of Dirleton, who succeeded his uncle in the Estate and Barony of Haliburton, and is upon that designed in several authentic deeds still extant, Walterus de Haliburton, Dominus ejusdem & de Dirleton." (page 16)

"...till the time of Robert II" places the union of Vaux and Haliburton between 1371 and 1390, when King Robert II of Scots reigned. This is a good fit with the detail given by Scots Peerage, volume 9 Addenda et Corrigenda:

"John certainly used a seal quartering the arms of both Cameron and Vaus in 1384 during his father's lifetime." ^{1 2 3}

John married Margaret CAMERON co-heiress, daughter of Sir John CAMERON of Ballegarno and Unknown.¹ (Margaret CAMERON co-heiress was born about 1335.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (John Haliburton) married Margaret, daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Cameron of Ballegarno, and on account of that marriage introduced the further
arms of Cameron to his own coat. They had issue ..." (page 333)

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) ¹

John next married Christian VAUX co-heiress of Dirleton, daughter of William VAUX and Unknown.² (Christian VAUX co-heiress of Dirleton was born about 1354.)

  Marriage Notes:

"William Vaux, by his wife Catherine Douglas, had issue, first Thomas, who was killed at the siege of Berwick, 1355, and second John, who it is alleged, carried on this line of descent, but another account states Thomas's younger brother to be named William, and to have succeeded William, his father, the former William died in 1392, according to 'Caledonia, Vol. 2, page 410,' and was succeeded by two co-heiresses, but whether they were the daughters of Thomas, or of William, is uncertain. The eldest married John, son of Sir Walter Halyburton, of Halyburton, who became Lord of Dirleton, and whose family after a few descents, ended in three co-heiresses" (page 14)

"The family of Vans or de Vallibus, of Dirleton, flourished down in the male line till the time of Robert II., that it come to terminate in an heir female, who was married to Sir John Haliburton, &c. This Sir John Haliburton, of Dirleton, by the heir-general of the family of the Vans, of Dirleton aforesaid, had a son, Sir Walter Haliburton, of Dirleton, who succeeded his uncle in the Estate and Barony of Haliburton, and is upon that designed in several authentic deeds still extant, Walterus de Haliburton, Dominus ejusdem & de Dirleton." (page 16)

from Family of Vaux ²