Gilbert MacFergus - Lord of Galloway

• Preferred Name: Gilbert MacFergus - Lord of Galloway^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Burial: JAN 1185
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Lord of Galloway - aloneBET 1174 AND 1185
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Lord of Galloway - with UchtredBET 1164 AND 1174
  
• FSID: LDDQ-RYD
  
• Birth: 1126 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
  
• Death: 1 JAN 1185 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Gille Brigte or Gilla Brigte mac Fergusa of Galloway (died 1185), also known as Gillebrigte, Gille Brighde, Gilbridge, Gilbride, etc., and most famously known in French sources as Gilbert, was Lord of Galloway of Scotland (from 1161 with Uchtred; 1174 alone, to 1185). Gilla Brigte was one of two sons of the great Fergus, the builder of the "Kingdom" of Galloway.
  
  Background, marriage and family
  In the struggle that arose after the death of Fergus between Gille Brigte and Uchtred, Gille Brigte emerged the stronger. The partitioning of Galloway left Gille Brigte with the western part, the part less exposed to the armies of the Scottish and English Kings.
  
  WE DO NOT TO WHOM GILLE BRIGTE WAS MARRIED. Richard Oram suggests the strong likelihood that his main wife was a daughter of Donnchad II, Mormaer or Earl of Fife and the most important native lord in Scotland. The introduction of the name Donnchad (or Duncan) into the family naming pattern is some evidence of this, as is the later marriage of Gille Brigte's great-granddaughter Marjorie to the Fife petty-lord Adam de Kilconquhar.
  
  Gille Brigte had two known children:
  -Donnchad
  -Máel Coluim
  
  Events of 1174 & approach to England
  From 1161 until 1174, Gille Brigte and Uchtred shared the lordship, with Gille Brigte in the west, and Uchtred in the east. In 1174, King William le Lion of Scotland invaded England in an attempt to regain Northumberland. He brought with him the two meic Fergusa, Gille Brigte and Uchtred. During the invasion, William was caught off-guard, and captured while besieging the castle at Alnwick. Benedict of Peterborough reported that:
  
  When they [the brothers] heard that their lord the king of Scotland was taken, they immediately returned with their Galwegians to their own lands, and at once expelled from Galloway all the bailiffs and guards whom the king of Scotland had set over them; and all the English and French whom they could seize they slew; and all the defences and castles which the king of Scotland had established in their land they besieged, captured and destroyed, and slew all whom they took within them
  
  Despite the implications that both brothers were involved, it is clear that only Gilla Brigte was, and that Uchtred opposed him. For Benedict goes on to tell us that, in relation to the same year, Gille Brigte's son Máel Coluim was besieging Uchtred on an island in Galloway. Máel Coluim mac Gille Brigte captured Uchtred. Uchtred was blinded, castrated and had his tongue cut out.
  
  What Gille Brigte did at this time might have changed British history for ever. Gille Brigte sent a messenger, and asked King Henry II for direct lordship (i.e. without the Scottish king as a middle man). Henry sent a delegation to investigate. This delegation consisted of Roger de Hoveden and Robert de Vaux. Thanks to the former, we have a record of the embassy. It is reported by Benedict of Peterborough that Gille Brigte offered the King of England a one-off payment of 2000 marks, and a yearly tribute of 500 cows and 500 swine, if the King would "remove them [the Galwegians] from the servitude of the king of Scotland" (Anderson, p. 258).
  
  However, when the delegation discovered the fate of Uchtred, Henry's cousin, they rejected the request. Gille Brigte's fratricide effectively prevented any deal. Gille Brigte's bad fortune was compounded later in the year, when Henry and William signed the Treaty of Falaise. Gille Brigte was forced to come to terms with the two kings. In 1176, Gille Brigte travelled into England, was fined 1000 marks by Henry, and handed over his son Donnchad into Henry's custody as a hostage to ensure good behavior.
  
  The Lordship of Gille Brigte
  Gille Brigte's reign is characterized by a large degree of hostility towards the Scottish kings. Unlike his brother Uchtred, he was no friend to incoming Normans. He maintained a Gaelic following. Such a policy made him popular in the province, but alienated him from his nominal Franco-Gaelic overlords, King Máel Coluim IV and then King William. William cultivated the loyalty of Uchtred's son Lochlann (Roland), using him as a card in the game for control over the Galwegian lordship. In the 1180s, tension between Gille Brigte and William was high, with Gilla Brigte being known to have made frequent raids into the Scottish controlled territory of eastern Galloway. When Gille Brigte died in 1185, he was at war with William.
  
  Gille Brigte's timely death, with Donnchad still in Henry II's custody, eased the way for William to install Lochlann as Gille Brigte's successor.
  
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  === DATA ===
  Gilbert MacFergus, Lord of Galloway
  MyHeritage Family Trees
  
  Birth: 1126 - Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Death: Jan 1 1185 - Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Parents: Fergus Galloway (Born De Galloway), Elizabeth Galloway (Born De Galloway) (born Fitzroy)
  Siblings: Afreca Nic Fergus Of Galloway, Daughter Of Fergus, Uchtred Mac Fergus, Lord Of Galloway, Bethóc Macfergus, Margaret Fitzalan (born De Galloway), De Galloway
  Wife: Aufrica Mac Fergus, Lord Of Galloway (born Of Fife)
  Wife: ?? ?? (born Galloway)
  Wife: Eve Mac Fergus (born Fitz Uchtred)
  Children: Malcolm Coluim Mac Gille Macgil Of Carrick, Donnchadh I Earl Of Carrick Earl Duncan De Carrick 12557 Mac Gilbert, 1st Earl Of Carrick, Macgilbert, Unknown, Of Carrick, Of Carric
  
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  === From the collection of Jerry Dean Ferren ===
  From the collection of Jerry Dean Ferren.
  
  === Sources: A. Roots and Ancestral File. ===
  Sources: A. Roots and Ancestral File.
  
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  === AF Data 23 Apr 1997 FHC Yuma, AZ AF Data ===
  AF Data 23 Apr 1997 FHC Yuma, AZ AF Data 23 Apr 1997 FHC Yuma, AZ
  
  === Notes from Geni ===
  
  Gilbert mac Fergus, Lord of Galloway
  Also Known As: "Gilbert", "Gille Brigte", "Carrick", "Lord of /Galloway/", "Gilbert mac Fergusa", "Gilbert /DeGalloway/", "Gilbert /De Galloway/", "12628"
  Birthdate: 1126 (59)
  Birthplace: Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Death: January 1, 1185 (59)
  Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Immediate Family:
  Son of Fergus, Lord of Galloway and Elizabeth FitzRoy
  Husband of Eve mac Fergus and Aufrica of Fife
  Father of Malcolm Coluim Mac Gille MacGil of Carrick; Alexander macGilbert; Roland MacDowall de Carrick; N.N. of Carrick; Rioghnach of Carrick; and Donnchadh I mac Gilbert, 1st Earl of Carrick « less
  Brother of Afreca nic Fergus of Gallloway, Princess of Isle of Man; Daughter Of Fergus, of Galloway; Uchtred mac Fergus, Lord of Galloway and Douval De Galloway
  Half brother of Maria nic Fergus
  Occupation: Lord of Galloway from 1161 to 1185, Lord i Galloway, Skottland
  Managed by: James Fred Patin, Jr.
  Last Updated: December 28, 2017
  
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  === Name Prefix: Lord ===
  Name Prefix: Lord
  
  === dead ===
  dead
  
  === !Weis "60 Colonists" line 121C-27, p. 11 ===
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  !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
  
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  === !Ancestral File 1996 ===
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  === From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
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  === Notes from Wikipedia ===
  Gille Brigte of Galloway
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  (Redirected from Gille-Brighde of Galloway)
  Gille Brigte or Gilla Brigte mac Fergusa of Galloway (died 1185), also known as Gillebrigte, Gille Brighde, Gilbridge, Gilbride, etc., and most famously known in French sources as Gilbert, was Lord of Galloway of Scotland (from 1161 with Uchtred; 1174 alone, to 1185). Gilla Brigte was one of two sons of the great Fergus, the builder of the "Kingdom" of Galloway.
  
  Contents
  1 Background, marriage and family
  2 Events of 1174 & approach to England
  3 The Lordship of Gille Brigte
  4 Footnotes
  5 References
  Background, marriage and family
  In the struggle that arose after the death of Fergus between Gille Brigte and Uchtred, Gille Brigte emerged the stronger. The partitioning of Galloway left Gille Brigte with the western part, the part less exposed to the armies of the Scottish and English Kings.[1]
  
  We do not know for certain to whom Gille Brigte was married. Richard Oram suggests the strong likelihood that his main wife was a daughter of Donnchad II, Mormaer or Earl of Fife and the most important native lord in Scotland. The introduction of the name Donnchad (or Duncan) into the family naming pattern is some evidence of this, as is the later marriage of Gille Brigte's great-granddaughter Marjorie to the Fife petty-lord Adam de Kilconquhar.
  
  Gille Brigte had two known children:
  
  Donnchad
  Máel Coluim
  Events of 1174 & approach to England
  From 1161 until 1174, Gille Brigte and Uchtred shared the lordship, with Gille Brigte in the west, and Uchtred in the east. In 1174, King William le Lion of Scotland invaded England in an attempt to regain Northumberland. He brought with him the two meic Fergusa, Gille Brigte and Uchtred. During the invasion, William was caught off-guard, and captured while besieging the castle at Alnwick. Benedict of Peterborough reported that:
  
  “ When they [the brothers] heard that their lord the king of Scotland was taken, they immediately returned with their Galwegians to their own lands, and at once expelled from Galloway all the bailiffs and guards whom the king of Scotland had set over them; and all the English and French whom they could seize they slew; and all the defences and castles which the king of Scotland had established in their land they besieged, captured and destroyed, and slew all whom they took within them[2] ”
  Despite the implications that both brothers were involved, it is clear that only Gilla Brigte was, and that Uchtred opposed him. For Benedict goes on to tell us that, in relation to the same year, Gille Brigte's son Máel Coluim was besieging Uchtred on an island in Galloway. Máel Coluim mac Gille Brigte captured Uchtred. Uchtred was blinded, castrated and had his tongue cut out.
  
  What Gille Brigte did at this time might have changed British history for ever. Gille Brigte sent a messenger, and asked King Henry II for direct lordship (i.e. without the Scottish king as a middle man). Henry sent a delegation to investigate. This delegation consisted of Roger de Hoveden and Robert de Vaux. Thanks to the former, we have a record of the embassy. It is reported by Benedict of Peterborough that Gille Brigte offered the King of England a one-off payment of 2000 marks, and a yearly tribute of 500 cows and 500 swine, if the King would "remove them [the Galwegians] from the servitude of the king of Scotland" (Anderson, p. 258).
  
  However, when the delegation discovered the fate of Uchtred, Henry's cousin, they rejected the request. Gille Brigte's fratricide effectively prevented any deal. Gille Brigte's bad fortune was compounded later in the year, when Henry and William signed the Treaty of Falaise. Gille Brigte was forced to come to terms with the two kings. In 1176, Gille Brigte travelled into England, was fined 1000 marks by Henry, and handed over his son Donnchad into Henry's custody as a hostage to ensure good behaviour.
  
  The Lordship of Gille Brigte
  Gille Brigte's reign is characterized by a large degree of hostility towards the Scottish kings. Unlike his brother Uchtred, he was no friend to incoming Normans. He maintained a Gaelic following. Such a policy made him popular in the province, but alienated him from his nominal Franco-Gaelic overlords, King Máel Coluim IV and then King William. William cultivated the loyalty of Uchtred's son Lochlann (Roland), using him as a card in the game for control over the Galwegian lordship. In the 1180s, tension between Gille Brigte and William was high, with Gilla Brigte being known to have made frequent raids into the Scottish controlled territory of eastern Galloway. When Gille Brigte died in 1185, he was at war with William.
  
  Gille Brigte's timely death, with Donnchad still in Henry II's custody, eased the way for William to install Lochlann as Gille Brigte's successor.
  
  Footnotes
  Robert the Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland vol. 4, p. 430. Roger Howden calls Uctred, son of Fergus of Galloway, a cousin of King Henry II (gestahenrici secundi benedicici abbatis ed. stubbs rolls ser.i 80), a relationship which is best explained on the supposition that Fergus married a bastard daughter of Henry I. The suggestion in the Scots peerage, s.v. Galloway, that Gilbert, Uctred's brother, had a different mother is contradicted by cal.docs.scoti no.480, where King John calls Duncan, grandson of Fergus, cousin of Uctred, of Carrick his cousin, making Uctred and Gilbert brothers by the same mother
  A.O. Anderson, p. 256
  References
  Anderson, A.O., Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers: AD 500 to 1286, (London, 1908)
  Oram, Richard, The Lordship of Galloway', (Edinburgh, 2000)
  Preceded by
  Fergus Lord of Galloway
  1161–1185
  With: Uchtred 1161–1174 Succeeded by
  Lochlann
  Lord of Carrick
  1161–1185 Succeeded by
  Donnchad
  [hide] v t e
  Mormaers or earls of Carrick
  Native line
  Gille Brigte ¹ Donnchadh of Carrick Niall of Carrick Marjorie of Carrick (with 1. Adam of Kilconquhar; 2. Robert VI de Brus, Lord of Annandale)
  Bruce line
  Robert de Brus Edward de Brus Robert de Brus (again) David de Brus Alexander de Brus
  Stewart earls
  John Stewart David Stewart James Stewart
  ¹ Did not hold the rank of earl/mormaer, but ruled the province as a petty-king
  
  === From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
  From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
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  Ancestral File Number: 9T9Q-15
  
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  === WIKIPEDIA:
  
  Gille Brigte, Lord of Gallo ===
  WIKIPEDIA:
  
  Gille Brigte, Lord of Galloway
  Gille Brigte or Gilla Brigte mac Fergusa of Galloway (?1185), also known as Gillebrigte, Gille Brighde, Gilbridge, Gilbride, etc, and most famously known in French sources as Gilbert, was Lord of Galloway (from 1161 with Uchtred; 1174 alone, to 1185). Gilla Brigte was one of two sons of the great Fergus, the builder of the "Kingdom" of Galloway.
  
  Background, marriage and family
  In the struggle that arose after the death of Fergus between Gille Brigte and Uchtred, Gille Brigte emerged the stronger. Nevertheless, such a situation was not inevitable. Gille Brigte was the older son, but because he was not the product of marriage to Fergus' royal wife, he was regarded as the lesser in feudal law. The partitioning of Galloway left Fergus with the western part, the part less exposed to the arms of the Scottish and English Kings.
  We do not know for certain to whom Gille Brigte was married. Richard Oram suggests the strong likelihood that his main wife was a daughter of Donnchad II, Mormaer or Earl of Fife and the most important native lord in Scotland. The introduction of the name Donnchad (or Duncan) into the family naming pattern is some evidence of this, as is the later marriage of Gille Brigte's great-granddaughter Marjorie to the Fife petty-lord Adam de Kilconquhar.
  Gille Brigte had two known children:
  ? Donnchad
  ? Máel Coluim
  
  Events of 1174 & Approach to England
  From 1161 until 1174, Gille Brigte and Uchtred shared the lordship, with Gille Brigte in the west, and Uchtred in the east. In 1174, King William le Lion of Scotland invaded England in an attempt to regain Northumberland. He brought with him the two meic Fergusa, Gille Brigte and Uchtred. During the invasion, William was caught off-guard, and captured while besieging the castle at Alnwick. Benedict of Peterborough reported that:
  
  When they [the brothers] heard that their lord the king of Scotland was taken, they immediately returned with their Galwegians to their own lands, and at once expelled from Galloway all the bailiffs and guards whom the king of Scotland had set over them; and all the English and French whom they could seize they slew; and all the defences and castles which the king of Scotland had established in their land they besieged, captured and destroyed, and slew all whom they took within them (A.O. Anderson, p. 256)
  
  Despite the implications that both brothers were involved, it is clear that only Gilla Brigte was, and that Uchtred opposed him. For Benedict goes on to tell us that, in relation to the same year, Gille Brigte's son Máel Coluim was besieging Uchtred on an island in Galloway. Máel Coluim mac Gille Brigte captured Uchtred. Uchtred was blinded, castrated and had his tongue cut out.
  
  What Gille Brigte did at this time might have changed British history for ever. Gille Brigte sent a messenger, and asked King Henry II for direct lordship (i.e. without the Scottish king as a middle man). Henry sent a delegation to investigate. This delegation consisted of Roger de Hoveden and Robert de Vaux. Thanks to the former, we have a record of the embassy. It is reported by Benedict of Peterborough that Gille Brigte offered the King of England a one-off payment of 2000 marks, and a yearly tribute of 500 cows and 500 swine, if the King would "remove them [the Galwegians] from the servitude of the king of Scotland" (Anderson, p.258).
  
  However, when the delegation discovered the fate of Uchtred, Henry's cousin, they rejected the request. Gille Brigte's fratricide effectively prevented any deal. Gille Brigte's bad fortune was compounded later in the year, when Henry and William signed the Treaty of Falaise. Gille Brigte was forced to come to terms with the two kings. In 1176, Gille Brigte travelled into England, was fined 1000 marks by Henry, and handed over his son Donnchad into Henry's custody as a hostage to ensure good behaviour.
  
  The Lordship of Gille Brigte
  Gille Brigte's reign is characterized by a large degree of hostility towards the Scottish kings. Unlike his brother Uchtred, he was no friend to incoming Normans. He maintained a Gaelic following. Such a policy made him popular in the province, but alienated him from his nominal Franco-Gaelic overlords, King Máel Coluim IV and then King William. William cultivated the loyalty of Uchtred's son Lochlann (Roland), using him as a card in the game for control over the Galwegian lordship. In the 1180s, tension between Gille Brigte and William was high, with Gilla Brigte being known to have made frequent raids into the Scottish controlled territory of eastern Galloway. When Gille Brigte died in 1185, he was at war with William.
  Gille Brigte's timely death, with Donnchad still in Henry II's custody, eased the way for William to install Lochlann as Gille Brigte's successor.
  
  References
  ? Anderson, A.O., Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers: AD 500 to 1286, (London, 1908)
  ? Oram, Richard, The Lordship of Galloway', (Edinburgh, 2000)
  
  Preceded by Fergus
  Lord of Galloway with Uchtred, 1161?1174; alone, 1174-85 (1161?1185)
  Succeeded by Lochlann
  
  Lord of Carrick1161?1185
  Succeeded by Donnchad
  
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  The de Carrick's were Celtic Princes and Lords of Galloway, who later became the Earls of Carrick in SW Scotland between 1100-1225 AD. The earldom of Carrick ceased in the family with heiress Marjorie de Carrick upon her marriage to Robert Bruce of Annandale in 1271. However the "KENKYNOL or CEANCINNEAL" was granted to Marjorie first cousin, Roland de Carrick before 1256. KENKYNOL is Gaelic for "Head of the Clan", the chief and can only be passed down in the male line according to Celtic Law. From KENKYNOL the name of Kenneth and Kennedy if derived, both mean "Chief of the Clan".
  
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  === !BIRTH: Date: Before 1174 (seen then) - ===
  !BIRTH: Date: Before 1174 (seen then) - Doc. Line 121C-27 !CHILDREN: Of Gilbert and [ ] Malcolm - Doc. Line 121B-27 !DEATH: Date: January 1, 1185 - Doc. Line 121C-27 !NOTE: Gilbert brother of Ucthred - Doc. Line 121B-27
  
  === Weis. 121B-27, 121C-27. Gilbert was 's ===
  Weis. 121B-27, 121C-27. Gilbert was 'seen' 1174.
  
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  === REf: Ancestral Roots, Weis, 7th edition, ===
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1. Duncan de Carrick Earl of Carrick, b. BEF 1164 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland     d. 13 JUN 1252 in Argyll, Clan, Fife, Scotland

1. Title: The Ancient Earls of Carrick - Scots Peerage, volume 2, pages 421
   Note: Origins of the Earls of Carrick; Names Gilbert as a son of Fergus Prince or Lord of Galloway; brother of Uchtred; father of Malcolm and Duncan. Gilbert's murder of his brother Uchtred, repercussions of that act, and leaving his son Duncan in custody of King Henry II to assure peace. And his death 1 January 1185.
   
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   Author: Ancestry Family Tree
   
3. Title: Ancestry Family Trees
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4. Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
   Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/17085521;
   
5. Title: wikitree
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Galloway-553;
   
6. Title: GALLOWAY - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - Gilbert of Galloway
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc359672002;
   Note: The province of Galloway included part of Dumfriesshire as well as the earldom of Carrick. Contemporary charters, especially those included in the Liber Sancte Marie de Melros, show that the Norman settlers seem to have obtained "a more insecure footing" in Galloway that in other districts in Scotland, as after two or three generations their names disappear from the documentation where Gaelic names resume their predominance[1110]. 1. FERGUS, son of --- (-[1136]). Lord of Galloway. "…Fergus de Galweia…Uchtred filio Fergus" witnessed a charter dated to [1136] by which "David Rex Scotiæ" granted Perdeyc to the church of Glasqow[1111]. "…Fgus de Galweia…" witnessed the undated charter under which David I King of Scotland donated "decimam meam de meo Chan" to the church of Glasgow[1112]. m ELIZABETH, daughter of ---. Fergus & his wife had three children: a) UHTRED of Galloway (-1174). "…Fergus de Galweia…Uchtred filio Fergus" witnessed a charter dated to [1136] by which "David Rex Scotiæ" granted Perdeyc to the church of Glasqow[1113]. "Uhctredus filius Fergusi" donated "ecclesiam de Colmanele" to Holyrood abbey by undated charter[1114]. "Uctredus filius Fergi et Gunnild filia Waldef sponsa sua" donated "ecclesiam de Torpennoth" to Holyrood abbey by undated charter[1115]. Malcolm IV King of Scotland with "Uhtred filio Fergi et Gilebto fratris eius et Rad filio Dunegal et Duuenaldo fratris eius" confirmed the donation of "terra de Dunroden" to Holyrood abbey by undated charter[1116]. "...Huctred son of Fergus, Gilebert son of Fergus..." witnessed the charter dated to [1166] under which William King of Scotland confirmed the grant of property to “Robert de Brus”[1117]. William of Newburgh names "duo fratres Gilbertus et Uctredus Galwadensis provinciæ dofuini…Fergusi olim principis eiusdem provincie filii" when recording their quarrels [in 1174] and that Uhtred was killed[1118]. Lord of Galloway. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that, in the year in which King William was released from custody, "duce Gilberto filio Fergusii" led "Galwidienses" in rebellion and "X Kal Oct" captured "Ochtredus…filius Fergusii…verus…Scotus", blinded him, cut out his tongue, and murdered him[1119]. m GUNHILD, daughter of WALTHEOF & his wife Sigrid ---. The Cronicon Cumbriæ records that “Alanus filius et hæres eiusdem Waldevi” enfeoffed “Ugthredo filio Fergus domino Galwediæ” with property and “Guynolda sorore sua”[1120]. "Uctredus filius Fergi et Gunnild filia Waldef sponsa sua" donated "ecclesiam de Torpennoth" to Holyrood abbey by undated charter[1121]. Uhtred & his wife had [three] children: i) ROLAND of Galloway (-Northampton 1200, bur St Andrews). William of Newburgh names "fratri nefarie interempto filius Rollandus"[1122]. Lord of Galloway. The Annals of Ulster record the death in 1200 of "Roland son of Uchtrach king of the Foreign-Irish”[1123]. - see below. ii) --- of Galloway (-killed in battle 1185). The Chronicle of Melrose records that he fought with his brother Roland against "Gillecolm" but was killed in the battle together with their opponent[1124]. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that, after the death of "dominus Galwalliæ Gilbertus, filius Fergusii" in 1185, "Rotholandus filius Othredi" fought with "Gilpatricio, et Henrico Kennedy, necnon Samuele" and that "frater Rotholandi" was killed[1125]. iii) [FERGUS (-after 22 Sep 1196). "…Roll constabul, Philipp de Mubray, Willmo de Valloñ, Henr Biset, Thomas de Colville, Adam fil Herb, Ferg fratre Roll, Alexander de Finton" witnessed the charter dated 22 Sep (no year) under which William King of Scotland confirmed the donation of "in territorio de Cliftun" to Melrose abbey made by "Walterus Corbet filius Walteri"[1126]. It is not certain that Fergus was the brother of Fergus of Galloway, but the conjunction of the names (which are unusual) make this probable. If this is correct, Fergus was not the same person as the unnamed brother who was killed in 1185, as Roland is named in the document as constable, an appointment which he assumed after the death of William de Morville in 1196.] b) AUFRICA of Galloway . The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that “Olavus filius Godredi Crovan” married “Affricam…filiam Fergus de Galwedia”[1127]. m OLAV “Morsel” King of Man, son of GODFRED “Crovan” King of Man & his wife --- ([1080]-killed 1153). c) GILBERT of Galloway (-1 Jan 1185). Malcolm IV King of Scotland with "Uhtred filio Fergi et Gilebto fratris eius et Rad filio Dunegal et Duuenaldo fratris eius" confirmed the donation of "terra de Dunroden" to Holyrood abbey by undated charter[1128]. "...Huctred son of Fergus, Gilebert son of Fergus..." witnessed the charter dated to [1166] under which William King of Scotland confirmed the grant of property to “Robert de Brus”[1129]. William of Newburgh names "duo fratres Gilbertus et Uctredus Galwadensis provinciæ dofuini…Fergusi olim principis eiusdem provincie filii" when recording their quarrels [in 1174], commenting that "Gilbertus natu major"[1130]. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that, in the year in which King William was released from custody, "duce Gilberto filio Fergusii" led "Galwidienses" in rebellion and captured "Ochtredus…filius Fergusii…verus…Scotus", blinded him, cut out his tongue, and murdered him[1131]. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records the death of "dominus Galwalliæ Gilbertus, filius Fergusii" in 1185[1132]. m ---. The name of Gilbert’s wife is not known. Gilbert & his wife had one child: i) DUNCAN (-13 Jun 1250). "Dunecanus filius Gillebti filii Fergi" donated "totam terram de Moybothelbeg…[et] de Bethoc" to Melrose abbey by undated charter[1133]. The Chronicle of Melrose records that "Duncan the son of Gilebert of Galwey" gave to the monks of Melrose a certain portion of his lands in Karec in 1193[1134]. He obtained Carrick from William "the Lion" King of Scotland before 1196, becoming Earl of Carrick. - EARLS of CARRICK.
   
7. Title: Ancient Lords of Galloway - Scots Peerage Volume 4, pages 135-138
   Note: Fergus of Galloway and his 3 children, including Gilbert of Galloway, ancestor of the Earls of Carrick