KEITH, Janet 1 2
User ID: Z285. Janet married Philip DE ARBUTHNOTT 8th of that Ilk, son of Hugo DE ABERBUTHNOTT 7th of that Ilk and Unknown.1 (Philip DE ARBUTHNOTT 8th of that Ilk was born about 1330.) Marriage Notes: "He (Philip de Arbuthnot) married, first, Janet Keith, daughter of Sir William Keith, Great Marischal of Scotland, by his wife Margaret Fraser, and by her had no male issue, but only two daughters, whose names have not been preserved. They are, however, said to have married well, and to have received ample portions without any division of the family estate. It is narrated that after the death of his wife he fell into a heavy disease, and that, being in much distress of mind with regard to the future of his family, he sent for his father-inlaw to visit him. The Marischal assured him that he need have no anxiety about his daughters, as the law would give them the whole Arbuthnott heritage for their tocher. Whereupon seeing clearly that, as the law of deathbed prevented his making any settlement of his estates upon the heir-male, it behuiffit him ather withguid hert to ouercum the sickness or to die and his house boith togither,' he rapidly recovered and proceeded to 'tak purpois of new mariage.' " |