PRESTON, Barbara 'of Valleyfield' ¹

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Barbara married Robert SEMPILL Master of Sempill before 30 April 1569.¹ (Robert SEMPILL Master of Sempill was born about 1528 and died by 8 November 1572 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Sir Robert Mure) m. secondly, to Barbara, daughter of Archibald Preston of Valleyfield, (she was widow of Robert, Master of Sempill, by whom she had issue; and d. in September 1607)"

from The Red Book of Scotland




"Robert, Master of Sempill, and his brother held Castle Sempill during the ten days' siege by the Earl of Arran in 1560 ; and on 8 May 1568 he signed the bond by Queen Mary's adherents at Hamilton. He was, on 27 May 1543, contracted to marry Elizabeth, illegitimate daughter of James, first Earl of Arran, with a dowry of £1000 Scots, and she is referred to as his wife several times in the Treasurer's Accounts up to August 1548. Of this marriage there was apparently no issue, for Andrew, his younger brother, was designed his heir in 1552.

Before 30 April 1569, he had married Barbara, daughter of Archibald Preston of Valleyfield, who is designed ' his spouse putative.' Barbara Preston was, by edict of the Commissaries of Edinburgh, cited as the spouse of umquhile Robert, Master of Sempill, on 16 December 1569, and she is designed his relict, and mother of Robert, grandson of Robert, Lord Sempill, on 8 November 1572. She married, secondly, Robert Mure of Caldwell. The Master of Sempill left issue one son, Robert, who succeeded as fourth Lord Sempill."

from The Scots Peerage (vol 7) ¹

Barbara next married Sir Robert MURE of Caldwell, son of Sir John MURE of Caldwell and Janet KENNEDY. (Sir Robert MURE of Caldwell was born about 1555 and died in June 1620.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Sir Robert Mure) m. secondly, to Barbara, daughter of Archibald Preston of Valleyfield, (she was widow of Robert, Master of Sempill, by whom she had issue; and d. in September 1607)"

from The Red Book of Scotland