MAXWELL, James ¹

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  General Notes:

"James Maxwell, the third son of John Maxwell, Master of Maxwell, who was killed at the battle of Lochmaben, 1484, is said to have been the ancestor of the Maxwells of Cavens."

from Scots Peerage (vol 3)

Note
1
Scots Peerage (vol 6) shows him as fourth son
2
See entry for the father of James Maxwell. Robert Maxwell, John's father, who survived John Maxwell, had resigned in John's favour, in 1478, several years before his death. So for that reason, although he died before his father, John was generally called Lord Maxwell. ^{1 2}

James married.