SPENS, William of Lathallan
(About 1360-1432) |
SPENS, William of Lathallan 1
User ID: K356. Research Notes: "This name is believed to be derived from the old French, 'despense', used to describe the custodian of the larder. This may originally have been an office within the monastic system, but from the thirteenth century onwards the name Spensa, or Dispensa, is used to describe royal officials. Roger 'dispensator' witnessed a deed recording the transfer of lands near Dallas in Inverness-shire in 1232. John Spens is listed as baillie of Irvine in 1260. Henry Spens witnessed a charter by Robert, Earl of Fife, in 1390, and it was in that ancient earldom that the family was to prosper. Henry de Spens of Lathallan swore fealty to Edward I of England, and his name appears on the Ragman Roll of 1296. He died around 1300, when his son, Thomas, succeeded. He is mentioned in two charters of Robert the Bruce." William married Isabel CAMPBELL heiress of Glendouglas by 5 May 1385(charter).1 2 (Isabel CAMPBELL heiress of Glendouglas was born about 1365.) Marriage Notes: "William Spens of Lathallan married, before 1385, Isabel, heiress and daughter of Duncan Campbell of Glendouglas, by whom he had John his heir; and William, ancestor of Spenses of Kilspindie. He died in 1432." |
1 e-books, The East Neuk of Fife by Walter Wood (1887).
2 Internet Site, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Spens Clan Spens accessed 13 December 2023.
3 Internet Site, https://web.archive.org/web/20070319210147/http://www.myclan.com/clans/Spens_129/default.php My Clan:Spens History of Clan.
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