RUTHVEN, Margaret ^{1 2 3}

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Margaret married Alexander STEWART 2nd Earl of Buchan (3rd creation), son of Sir James STEWART 'Hearty', Earl of Buchan (3rd creation) and Lord Auchterhouse and Margaret OGILVY, by 6 February 1499(1500)(charter).^{1 2} (Alexander STEWART 2nd Earl of Buchan (3rd creation) was born about 1462 and died in 1505 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"1. Hon Margaret Ruthven (d. 1548), mar. (1) bef. 1499 as his second wife Alexander [Stewart], 2nd Earl of Buchan, (2) bef. 21 Jun 1508 Sir John Erskine, Yr. of Dun (d. 9 Sep 1513), (3) bef. 23 Dec 1518 James Stewart of Ryland (d. bef. 11 Mar 1524/5), and (4) (annulled 1534) William Wood of Bonnyton, and had issue by her first husband ..."

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"On 21 January 1490-91 he (Alexander Stewart) got from his father a charter to himself and his wife, Isobel Ogilvy, of the lands of the barony of Ketthis and others ; and on 6 February 1499-1500, another of the same lands to himself and his second wife, Margaret Ruthven.......... His second wife survived him, and was married, secondly, before 21 June 1508, to Sir John Erskine, younger of Dun, who fell at Flodden ; thirdly, to James Stewart of Ryland, before 23 December 1518 ; and fourthly, to William Wood of Bonyton."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) ^{1 2}

Margaret next married Sir John ERSKINE younger (5th) of Dun, son of John ERSKINE 4th of Dun and Katherine MONEYPENNY, before 21 June 1508.² (Sir John ERSKINE younger (5th) of Dun was born about 1477 and died on 9 September 1513 in Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"1. Hon Margaret Ruthven (d. 1548), mar. (1) bef. 1499 as his second wife Alexander [Stewart], 2nd Earl of Buchan, (2) bef. 21 Jun 1508 Sir John Erskine, Yr. of Dun (d. 9 Sep 1513), (3) bef. 23 Dec 1518 James Stewart of Ryland (d. bef. 11 Mar 1524/5), and (4) (annulled 1534) William Wood of Bonnyton, and had issue by her first husband ..."

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"On 21 January 1490-91 he (Alexander Stewart) got from his father a charter to himself and his wife, Isobel Ogilvy, of the lands of the barony of Ketthis and others ; and on 6 February 1499-1500, another of the same lands to himself and his second wife, Margaret Ruthven.......... His second wife survived him, and was married, secondly, before 21 June 1508, to Sir John Erskine, younger of Dun, who fell at Flodden ; thirdly, to James Stewart of Ryland, before 23 December 1518 ; and fourthly, to William Wood of Bonyton."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) ^{1 2}

Margaret next married James STEWART of Ryland before 23 December 1518.² (James STEWART of Ryland was born about 1483.)

  Marriage Notes:

"1. Hon Margaret Ruthven (d. 1548), mar. (1) bef. 1499 as his second wife Alexander [Stewart], 2nd Earl of Buchan, (2) bef. 21 Jun 1508 Sir John Erskine, Yr. of Dun (d. 9 Sep 1513), (3) bef. 23 Dec 1518 James Stewart of Ryland (d. bef. 11 Mar 1524/5), and (4) (annulled 1534) William Wood of Bonnyton, and had issue by her first husband ..."

from cracroftpeerage website ¹

Margaret next married William WOOD of Bonnytoun, son of Walter WOD of Bonnytoun and Dorothea TULLOCH, after 11 March 1525 in Annulled 1534. (William WOOD of Bonnytoun was born about 1485.)

  Marriage Notes:

"1. Hon Margaret Ruthven (d. 1548), mar. (1) bef. 1499 as his second wife Alexander [Stewart], 2nd Earl of Buchan, (2) bef. 21 Jun 1508 Sir John Erskine, Yr. of Dun (d. 9 Sep 1513), (3) bef. 23 Dec 1518 James Stewart of Ryland (d. bef. 11 Mar 1524/5), and (4) (annulled 1534) William Wood of Bonnyton, and had issue by her first husband ..."

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