GRAHAM, David of Old Montrose, 'pater', Sir 1
- Born: About 1260
- Marriage (1): UNKNOWN, Name 1
- Died: probably about 1329 1
User ID: V445.
General Notes:
"On 1 April 1320 he witnessed, at Berwick-on-Tweed, the King's charter to Sir James Douglas of the lands of Douglasdale and Carmichael,3 and his seal is appended to the letter by the Scots barons to Pope John, dated at Arbroath the 6 day of the same month and year."
"At Scone, on the 5 March 1325, Sir David, as ' Sir David de Graham pater,' received two charters from King Robert, viz. one of the lands of Old Montrose, in the shire of Forfar, in excambion for the lands of Cardross, near Dunbarton, and another of lands in Charlton and Kynnaber, near Montrose, in exchange for the lands of Sokach, in the earldom of Carrick (probably the lands of Succoth, part of Cardross, had been held by the Grahams as vassals of the Earls of Carrick) and the islands of Inchcalliach and Inchfad, in Loch Lomond. The estate so
acquired by the King became, as is well known, his favourite residence, and was the scene of his death in June 1329."
from Scots Peerage 1
David married Name UNKNOWN.1 (Name UNKNOWN was born about 1270.)
Marriage Notes:
"The name of Sir David's wife has not been ascertained, but he appears to have had at least two, possibly three sons, and a daughter"
from Scots Peerage (vol 6) 1
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