ROSS, John of Craigie 1
- Born: About 1470
- Marriage (1): LYON, Agnes 1
User ID: V802.
General Notes:
"FAMILY OF ROSS - BARONY OF CRAIGIE.
This ancient family, so much identified with the history of Perth in early times, seems to have passed out of existence. Such of its members as were proprietors of the Barony of Craigie were men of great energy and activity. They were closely associated with the town of Perth from their commanding position as neighbouring proprietors, were hereditary keepers of the Spey Tower, proprietors of the vicarage teinds of St John's Church, and of various properties in the town. Though they do not appear to have entered the Town Council, they took an active interest in all that concerned the town. There were good men and bad men amongst them, as will appear from the narrative. One of the most prominent members of the family was a favourite of James V. and his Queen, Mary of Guise, and was for a time an officer of the Royal household. The lands of Craigie, from the reign of Alexander I. and for centuries thereafter, were the property of this family. There is no certain record how or when the family had its beginning - probably at the Norman Conquest - and it was, we are informed, a flourishing family in the reign of Robert Bruce.
There are no Charters in the Register House regarding the Rosses before the sixteenth century, Robertson's Index of Rolls which was lost in Cromwell's time, mentions four of the Ross Charters: King Robert Bruce to John de Fortune of the lands of Craigie and West Mailer; David II. to Adam Blaircradock of the lands of Craigie and West Mailer which John de Fortune forfeited; David II. to Godfrey Ross of Cunninghamhead of the Mill of Craigie; Robert III. to Hew Ross of Kinfauns of the Barony of Craigie and West Mailer, with the mill thereof, with 'one tailzie.' Of these we have the titles only preserved. Hugh Ross received from King Robert Bruce a Charter of the lands of Kinfauns about 1316. He or a son of the same name married Margaret Barclay, and had a Charter of the lands of Craigie and Mailer. Hugh and Margaret had a son named Robert who inherited his father's lands of Craigie and Mailer and part of Kinfauns, and was apparently succeeded by another Robert, who in 1482 had a son and heir named John Ross, who was afterwards succeeded by his son John."
from Electric Scotland website 2
John married Agnes LYON, daughter of John LYON 3rd Lord Glamis and Elizabeth SCRIMGEOUR.1 (Agnes LYON was born about 1475 and died before April 1529 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"Agnes (Lyon), daughter of John, Lord Glamis .... was married, secondly, to John Ross of Craigie, and died before April 1529."
from Scots Peerage (vol 4) 1
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