© Copyright 2025 Mary McGonigal Updated 3 October 2025 'Update' refers to the whole section update, not always to each separate file. Refresh your browser for latest version.
arrow arrow
MAITLAND, William of Lethington and Thirlestane
(About 1470-1513)
SETON, Martha
(About 1480-)
MAITLAND, Richard of Lethington and Thirlestane, Sir
(About 1498-1586)
CRANSTOUN, Mariota 'of Corsbie'
(About 1513-After 1586)
MAITLAND, John Lord Thirlestane, Sir
(About 1545-1595)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. FLEMING, Jean

MAITLAND, John Lord Thirlestane, Sir 2

  • Born: About 1545 2
  • Marriage (1): FLEMING, Jean 16 January 1582(1583) (contract) 1
  • Died: 3 Ocober 1595 2

   User ID: J953.


John married Jean FLEMING, daughter of James FLEMING 4th Lord Fleming, Lord Chamberlain and Barbara HAMILTON, 16 January 1582(1583) (contract).1 (Jean FLEMING was born about 1555, died on 23 June 1609 3 and was buried in 1609 in Haddington Churchyard, East Lothian, Scotland 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

"By his (John Maitland's) wife Jean Fleming, who married, secondly, John, fifth Earl of Cassillis, and died 22 June 1609, he had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 5)




"She (Jean Fleming) was married, first (contract 16 January 1582-83), to John, Lord Thirlestane, Lord Chancellor, who died 3 October 1595, and had issue. They had a charter of the lands of Thankerton and Biggar on her resignation as granddaughter and heir of Malcolm, Lord Fleming, 30 October 1583"

from Scots Peerage (vol 8) 1 2

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 8 (1911).

2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 5 (1908).

3 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 2 (1905).

© Copyright 2025 Mary McGonigal


Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 3 October 2025 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by website owner