DOUGLAS, James of Ralston 1
- Born: About 1412
- Marriage (1): FENTON, Janet 1
User ID: G935.
General Notes:
"Reference: GD150/96
Title: Notarial transcript, dated 17 November 1458, at instance of Sir Henry de Douglas of Louchlevyn, of crown charter to James de Douglas, son of deceased Sir William de Douglas of Louchlevyn, of the lands of Ralstone, in the barony of Cunyngham and sheriffdom of Are, which pertained to Christiana de Douglas in conjunct-fee and were resigned by her. Under privy seal, at Edinburgh. Witnesses: John, bishop of Glasgow, chancellor, Sir John Forstare of Corstarfyne, king's chamberlain, Sir Walter de Ogilvy, master of the household, Mr. William de Foulis, provost of the collegiate church of Bothwile, keeper of the privy seal, and Mr. Thomas de Mirtoun, dean of Glasgow. Transumpt done at Edinburgh in the tenement of John de Butlare, and in the dwelling-house of Robert de Dee. The seals of Christiana, relict of Sir James de Achinlek, John de Wemys of that ilk, her son, and William de Achinlek of Bellisbank were appended
Dates: 31 Dec 1430"
from National Records of Scotland 2
James married Janet FENTON.1 (Janet FENTON was born about 1420.)
Marriage Notes:
"He (James Douglas of Ralston) was one of the three Scottish knights who took part in a joust at Stirling with a similar number of knights of Burgundy who had come to Scotland on the occasion of the marriage of Marie of Gueldres with the King in February 1448-49. He was probably a supporter of the Earl of Douglas's faction, as his name occurs in an English safe-conduct obtained by the Earl, 12 May 1451, at which time the latter was intriguing with the Yorkists. Notwithstanding this he was employed by King James II. on an embassy to the French Court in 1456. Both he and his wife were attainted for complicity in the Douglas rising, and they escaped to England. He married Jonet, daughter and co-heiress of Walter Fenton of Baky, and with her got the lands of Drumblate and Towie, which were forfeited in 1458. They had a son, Henry, designed of Kilbrony or Culbirney in Inverness-shire."
from Scots Peerage (vol 6) 1
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