DE VALLONIIS, Christian heiress of Torry, Fife ¹

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Christian married Sir Andrew WARDLAW 4th of Wilton, then of Torry, son of Sir William WARDLAW 3rd of Wilton and Margaret WARDLAW.^{1 2} (Sir Andrew WARDLAW 4th of Wilton, then of Torry was born about 1380 and died by 11 June 1439 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"The 2nd Laird of Wilton, Henry Wardlaw of Wilton, had a son William, who was the 3rd Laird of Wilton and his son Andrew the 4th Laird of Wilton married Christian de Valoniis, the heiress of Torrie and Inchgall and the Wardlaws were of Torrie down for many generations."

from Electric Scotland website, Clan Wardlaw




"Sibbald, in his History of Fife, designs the next laird by the name of Andrew. Sibbald seems to have had access to information not now available, and can be proved to be correct in various matters concerning the Wardlaws. Andrew Wardlaw of Wilton married 'Christian de Valoniis, daughter and heiress of Sir James de Valoniis, Knight, Lord of Inchgalle,' and of Christian, his wife. Christian de Valoniis brought great possessions to the Wardlaws, which included the barony of Wester Lochore, the lands and barony of Torrie, and one-third part of the lands of Rossyth."

from The Wardlaws of Scotland< ^{1 2}

Christian next married Sir John COCKBURN.² (Sir John COCKBURN was born about 1380.)

  Marriage Notes:

"After the death of her husband, Wardlaw of Wilton, Christian married Sir John Cockburn, Knight. Nisbet says 'Valange, or Valoniis, of Torry, married one of the co-heirs of the Lord of Loquhoir, and got with her the barony of Inchgall, as in the genealogical tree of the Boswells of Balmuto, who (sic) married another of the co-heirs of Loquhoir. Valange of Torry ended in heiresses, the eldest of whom married Wardlaw ; he got with her the lands of Torry and quartered the arms of Valange (three water budgetts).' "

from The Wardlaws of Scotland ²