MAITLAND, James of Lethington ¹

  General Notes:

"Sir John Maitland, 1st Lord Thirlestane was William's younger brother. John was born in 1545. He received a Charter of Lethington which was ratified by Parliament on the 22nd of May, 1584. He bought Lethington in 1613 (probably at a very low price) from his nephew, James Maitland of Lethington, son of William, who had been exiled from Scotland because of his Catholic religion."

from http://www.clanmaitland.org.uk/history.html ²

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Sale: of Lethington, 1613. ² Lethington was sold to Sir John Maitland, the uncle of James.

James married someone Agnes MAXWELL in 1584.¹ (Agnes MAXWELL was born about 1560.)