MAITLAND, Alexander 1
User ID: J915. General Notes: "Sir Robert (Maitland) is also believed to have been the father of Alexander Mateland, who obtained from Sir John de Maxwel, Lord of Carlaverock, on the resignation of Alice de Pencateland, daughter and heiress of the deceased John de Pencateland, a charter of his land of Pencateland in the sheriffdom of Edinburgh. This charter is not dated, but Sir William Fraser gives reasons for placing it between 1354 and 1373. He is probably also the Alexander Mautalent who in 1360 was one of the collectors for the constabulary of Edinburgh of the contribution for the King's ransom. From King David II. Alexander Maitland received a charter of the lands forfeited by John Burnard.There seems, however, to have been some mistake as to Burnard's conduct, with the result that, after an inquiry before the Parliament at Perth, there were, on 17 March 1368, restored to his kinsman and heir, William de Disschyngton, the third of the half of the barony of Ardross in the sheriffdom of Fife, and the third part of the barony of Curry in the sheriffdom of Edinburgh, notwithstanding that the same had been granted to Alexander Maitland." |