Margaret Bethune - Heiress of Holkettle

• Preferred Name: Margaret Bethune - Heiress of Holkettle^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]}
  
• Alternate Name: Margaret of Lothian
  
• Gender: F
  
• Burial: 1417 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  
• Find+A+Grave: with note: Margaret Fraser Keith BIRTH 1337 Stirling, Scotland DEATH 3 Sep 1410 (aged 72–73) Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland BURIAL Dunnottar Castle Cemetery Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland MEMORIAL ID 225047073 · View Source https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225047073/margaret-keith
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Baroness of Cowie and Lady of Touchfraser
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Heiress Of Holkettle
  
• 8+CHILDREN+OF+WILLIAM+AND+MARGARET:: with note: Description: John, Robert, Alexander, Muriella, Janet, Margaret, Elizabeth, Christian
  
• FSID: LDQR-9ZS
  
• Death: 1417 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom at LATI: N6.9634 LONG: E2.2121
  
• Birth: 1328 in Argyll, Scotland at LATI: N6.25 LONG: E5.25
  
• Alt. Death: BEF 1410
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Margaret Fraser of Touchfraser was the only child of John Fraser of Touchfraser and his wife Mary Bissett.
  Her father was the son of Alexander Fraser Lord High Chamberlin of Scotland for King Robert I (Robert the Bruce) and Mary Bruce, younger sister of Robert the Bruce. John's parents died when he was young and he inherited vast land holdings in Aberdeenshire, Scotland including Touch fraser and the Barony of Cowie. John himself died young leaving Margaret as his sole heir.
  Margaret married Sir William Keith, 12th Marischal of Scotland, some time before May 1351. She was named as his wife in a charter dated May 3 1351.
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  About Margaret Fraser of Touchfraser, heiress of Touchfraser
  Margaret Fraser
  parents: John Fraser of Touchfraser
  Married Sir William Keith, son of Sir William Keith, before 3 May 1351.
  Children of Margaret Fraser and Sir William Keith include
  
  1.Sir John Keith+4 d. b 27 Dec 1375
  2.Margaret Keith+
  3.Christiana Keith+4
  4.Muriel Keith+1 d. b 1 Jun 1449
  5.Elizabeth Keith+ d. c 1437
  6.Sir Robert Keith+4 d. b 20 Jul 1430, who succeeded
  7. Sir Alexander of Grandown
  Citations
  
  [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 219. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
  .[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 219, says she is son of John's father, Alexander, Cockayne, vol I, page 79 also states this and vol XIV page 15 corects this.
  .[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  .[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2195. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  The Scots peerage founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Published 1904 by D. Douglas in Edinburgh. Page 36. "Margaret, only child and heiress of John Fraser (and granddaughter of Sir Alexander Fraser, High Chamberlain of Scotland,) and Mary, sister of King Robert l."
  The Frasers of Philorth, Volume 1 (Google eBook). Alexander Fraser Saltoun (baron). 1879 - Reference. Page 79. "John Fraser of Touch-Fraser etc. died ante 1361. Left an only daughter and heiress, Margaret Fraser, married Sir William de Keith, the Marischal."
  
  Heiress of Touchfraser.
  Mary could not be the daughter of Alexander "5th Laird of Lovat" Fraser, according to TSP (The Scots Peerage), because Alexander was born in 1374.
  
  Lady Margaret Fraser, of Touchfraser was the only child of John Fraser of Touchfraser and Mary Bisset.
  Born 1337 in Touch, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Married before 3 May 1351 in Scotland to Sir William Keith, 12th Marischal of Scotland
  Children:
  Sir John de Keith 1350–1375
  Janet Keith 1351–1421
  Margaret Keith 1352–1397
  Muriella Keith, Duchess of Albany 1353–1449
  Christiana Keith 1358–1435
  Lady Elizabeth Keith of Aboyne 1361–1436​​
  Robert de Keith, Marischal of Scotland 1363–1430
  Alexander Keith of Grandown 1365–1413
  
  The Life Summary of Margaret
  When Lady Margaret Fraser was born in 1337, in Touchfraser, Stirlingshire, Scotland, her father, John Fraser of Touch Fraser, was 20 and her mother, Mary, was 20. She married Sir William Keith, 12th Marischal of Scotland, before 3 May 1351, in Scotland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 3 September 1410, at Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at the age of 73, and was buried at Dunnottar Castle Cemetery.
  Her father was the son of Alexander Fraser, Lord High Chamberlin of Scotland for King Robert I (Robert the Bruce) and Mary Bruce, younger sister of Robert the Bruce. John's parents died when he was young, and he inherited vast land holdings in Aberdeenshire, Scotland including Touchfraser and the Barony of Cowie. John himself died young leaving Margaret as his sole heir.
  Margaret was named as his wife in a charter dated May 3, 1351.
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  Sir William Keith, Great Marischal of Scotland, for encroaching on consecrated ground by building a tower upon the Rock of Dunottar, which had been previously occupied by the parish church.
  In 1401 he got from Robert a charter of tailzie of the office of Marischal, barony of Keith, barony of Aden, forest of Kintore, and other lands. Sir William was still alive on 2 May 1407, when he granted a charter of the lands of Aboyne. He died before 1410 having married Margaret, the only child and heiress of John Fraser (and granddaughter of Sir Alexander Fraser, High Chamberlain of Scotland), and Mary, sister of King Robert I. With this lady he obtained large estates, including the forest of Cowie, which was in the Marischal's possession in 1359, Strachan and Fetteresso, and the lands of Aboyne and Strathekin.
  By her he left issue:
  1. John, who married Jean, youngest daughter of King Robert, by Elizabeth Mure. On 17 January 1373-74
  2. Sir Robert, who succeeded.
  3. Sir Alexander
  4. Muriella, married, in terms of a papal dispensation dated 4 May 1380, as his second wife, to Robert, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland, and by him had issue.
  5. Janet, married to Philip de Arbuthnott.
  6. Margaret, married to Sir James de Lindsay of Crawford. She survived her husband, who died in 1397.
  7. Elizabeth, married, first, to Sir Adam Gordon of Huntly; secondly, to Sir Nicholas Erskine of Kinnoull, who died before December 1406 ; and thirdly, to Thomas Somerville of Carnwath.
  She succeeded her mother in some of her large estates, including Aboyne. She died about 1436, having had issue.
  8. Christian, had dispensation to marry John, son of John Hay of Tullibody, 1 March 1363. Later, before 27 December 1375, she was married to Sir William Lindsay of the Byres.
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#MargaretGrahamMenteithdied1372 as of 12/7/2018
  
  MARY de Menteith (-before 29 Apr 1360). She succeeded her uncle as Ctss of M
  
  My Maternal 17th. Scottish Grandfather, Sir William de Keith, 12th. Marischal of Scotland
  Name: William de Keith, 12th. Marischal of Scotland
  Born: 1315 in Dunottar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Married: before 3 May 1351, in Scotland to Lady Margaret Fraser, of Touch fraser
  Children: (8
  
  My Maternal 17th. Great Scottish Grandmother, Lady Margaret Fraser, of Touch Fraser
  Name: Lady Margaret Fraser, of Touch Fraser, she was the only child of John Fraser of Touch Fraser and Mary Bisset.
  Born: 1337 in Touch, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Married: before 3 May 1351 in Scotland
  
  === My 15th ===
  Great Grandmother on my Mom’s paternal side, Walker.
  
  === XVII Sir William Keith ===
  This quote came from "The Keith Book" at ancestry.com pg. 25.
  
  It states, Now created Lord Keith, second Lord Keith that had been in that family: married Margaret Fraser, only daughter of the first marriage of the Thane of Cowie, by whom he got very many lands, and had three sons and a daughter.
  
  "An Historical and Authentic Account of the Ancient and Nobel Family of Keith, Earls Marischal of Scotland".
  Ancestry. com--1st page. Confirms the marriage between Marjorie Frazer and William Keith, son of Edward Keith.
  
  === Dau. of John Fraser of Touchfraser; m. S ===
  Dau. of John Fraser of Touchfraser; m. Sir William Keith; mother ofElizabeth Keith who m. Sir Adam Gordon. [Suzanne Doig BURR LINE Dau ofAlexander Fraser and Mary Bruce; m. William de Keith; mother of Robert,Alexander, Christian, Janet, John, Muriella, Margaret, Elizabeth.[Marlene Wenrick b.c. 1321, d. bef 1410; dau of Baron Alexander Fraser;m. Sir William Keith; mother of Sir Robert Keith who m. heiress of Troup.[Richard Tracy Dau of John Fraser; grdau of Alexander Fraser and MaryBruce; m. William Keith; mother of John, Robert and Elizabeth. [DennisHoman b.c. 1335, d. bef 1410. Dau of John Fraser of Touchfraser and Mary;m. William Keith; mother of Elizabeth, Margaret, John, Janetta, Muriel,Robert, Alexander and Christiana. [Eileen McKinnon-Suggs REFN: HWS43550Ancestral File Number: 8531-D4
  
  === children known ===
  children known
  
  === child ===
  child
  
  === Countess of Menteith ===
  Countess of Menteith
  
  === m. John Fraser of Touchfraser; mother of ===
  m. John Fraser of Touchfraser; mother of Margaret who m. William deKeith. [Hamish Maclaren Countess of Mentieth; m. John Graham; mother ofMargaret who m. Robert Stewart, Earl of Fife and Mentieth/Duke of Albany1399. [WFT Vol 7 Ped 4284] BURR LINE Dau. of Alan Stewart, 7th earl ofMenteith; m. John Graham, Lord of Barnborough; mother of Margaret who m.Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany. [Larry Coats Name Suffix: [Baroness PercyAncestral File Number: GHST-0F Name Suffix: [Baroness Percy AncestralFile Number: GHST-0F Of TutburyCastl, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England 1_UID BB4C4263A5DA3A4C929093D661CE88635652 [v11t4329.FTW] ?? Line 3606:(New PAF RIN=3559) 1 BIRT 2 PLACOf Tutbury Castle, Tutbury,Staffordshire, England [v11t4329.FTW] ?? Line3606: (New PAF RIN=3559) 1BIRT 2 PLAC Of Tutbury Castle, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England Line 1708from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: BIRTPLAC Of TutburyCastle, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
  
  === MARY (DE MENTEITH), suo jure COUNTESS OF ===
  MARY (DE MENTEITH), suo jure COUNTESS OF MENTEITH [SCT], daughter and sole heir of Earl Alan, appears to have been recognised as Countess on the death of her uncle. Her early years were probably passed at Wotton, near Northampton, with her widowed mother. She married, before 1334 Sir John GRAHAM, whose identity has not yet been proved, who was recognised as Earl of Menteith. He accompanied David II in his expedition into England, which terminated in the Scottish disaster at Nevill's Cross, 17 October 1346, where David himself and the Earl were among the prisoners taken. Menteith, having sworn and broken fealty to Edward III, was tried in London for treason, and sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered, 28 February 1346/7. The Countess Mary survived him, and was certainly dead before 29 April 1360. [Complete Peerage VIII:666]
  
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  Mary, Countess of Menteith, succeeded her uncle Sir Murdach, who is said to have held the earldom by her consent. In April 1320 Sir John Menteith, her grand uncle, is designed guardian of the earldom of Menteith, even though Murdach was nominally Earl, and it may be he thus safeguarded the interests of the heiress. The date of her birth is not known, but it must have been before 1306. Before May 1334 she had married Sir John Graham, and it was probably then or at an earlier period that she received from Earl Murdoach a grant of the lands of Aberfoyle, Buchlyvie, Boquhapple, and others, forming a considerable portion of the earldom. After that date Sir John is found bearing the title of Earl of Menteith. As such he is witness to a charter of uncertain date, by Robert the Steward of Scotland to William Douglas of Bondingston and other lands in the barony of Dalkeith. As Sir John of Graham, Earl of Menteith, he was one of the jury who, on 7 June 1344, the Earl of Fife being foremen, found Malise, Earl of Strathearn and Caithness, guilty of treason for surrendering his earldom of Strathearn into Edward Baliol's hands. Two years later the Earl of Menteith came to an untimely end. He had accompanied King David II on his fateful expedition to England in 1346, and was present at the battle of Neville's Cross on 17 October. There he fought with great bravery in a futile attempt to change the fortune of the day, and was taken prisoner. Later he was conveyed to the Tower of London, on 22 February 1346-47 was condemned to be executed as a traitor, a sentence which was carried out a few days later, on or before 6 March.
  
  The Countess of Menteith survived her husband for some years, and granted various charters, chiefly in favour of the Campbells, who were allied to her by marriage. It is not exactly known when she died, but there is ground for believing her death to have taken place before April 1360, when a papal dispensation styled her daughter Countess of Menteith. [The Scots Peerage VI:137-138]

1. John Stewart Lord of Lorn and Innermeath, b. 1350 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland     d. 26 APR 1421 in Lorne, Argyll, Scotland

1. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Mary - burial: 1362; ,Alnwick, Northumberland, England
   Author: Deroos.ged
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2. Title: Pedigree: Mary (Countess) MENTEITH
   Author: “Pedigree: Mary (Countess) MENTEITH.” http://fabpedigree.com/s055/f042192.htm. Accessed 27 Feb. 2019.
   Publication: Name: http://fabpedigree.com/s055/f042192.htm;
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3. Title: KEITH, EARL MARISCHAL - Scots peerage Volume 6
   Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun06pauluoft/page/35/mode/1up;
   Note: KEITH, EARL MARISOHAL 35 Alexander, was ancestor of the family of Keith of Ludquharn.1 3. Catherine, married to Alexander Barclay, ancestor of Ury.2 By his second wife Sir Edward had an only child, 4. Joneta or Janet, married to Sir Thomas Erskine of Erskine, whose son claimed the earldom of Mar through her.3 (See title Mar.) Sir Edward died before 1351, 4 and was succeeded by his eldest son, SIR WILLIAM, who, in the year 1354 is designed ' Mares- callus Scotise,' 5 and in 1378-80 is described as lord of the barony of Alden (now Aden), diocese of Aberdeen.6 In a charter by Donald, Earl of Lennox, to Walter Buchanan of that Ilk, of date 1342-62, the lands of Drumfade and Kirkmichael in Dumbartonshire are described as having been resigned by 4 dominus Willelmus de Keth.'7 He was one of the com- missioners to treat for the redemption of King David n. in 1357,8 and was sent to England in 1358 on the King's affairs, when he had a safe-conduct for himself and sixty horsemen in his retinue.9 In 1358 he witnessed a charter of David ii.10 In September 1364, as ' William de Keth, the King's mar- shall,' he witnessed the confirmation by David u. of a grant of the lands of Galchull in Banff to the Bishop of Aberdeen.11 By a charter of date 1366-1407, he made an excambion of his lands of Kinmundy (now Nether Kinmundy), in the barony of Aden, for those of Pittendreich in Stirlingshire belonging to Thomas Fraser of Oornton, ancestor of the Lords Fraser.12 He was present at the coronation of Robert n. at Scone in 1371, 13 and in 1373 he was one of the signatories to the second Act of Settlement by that King.14 On 5 August 1378, he conveyed, in favour of Sir William Lindsay of the Byres and Lady Christian, his spouse, the lands of Touchfraser in Stirlingshire.15 In the reign of 36 KEITH, EARL MABISOHAL Robert in., on 8 March 1392, he, and Margaret Fraser, his wife, made an excambion of the lands of Pittendreich above-mentioned and those of Uchterutherstruther (now Crawford Priory) and Wester Markinch in Fife for the barony and castle of Dunottar in Kincardineshire, then belonging to Sir William Lindsay of the Byres, the latter reserving an annual payment of £8 from Dunottar.1 The Marischal must have acquired the castle and lands of Dunottar, thenceforward the principal family seat, at or shortly before the date of his marriage. It formerly be- longed to William, fifth Earl of Sutherland, who, on 30 March 1346, had a charter from King David n. of the Orag of Dunottar.2 On 14 June 1395, a papal bull was issued by Pope Benedict xm. removing the excommunica- tion passed by the Bishop of St. Andrews against Sir William Keith, Great Marischal of Scotland, for encroach- ing on consecrated ground by building a tower upon the Rock of Dunottar, which had been previously occupied by the parish church.3 In 1401 he got from Robert in. a charter of tailzie of the office of Marischal, barony of Keith, barony of Aden, forest of Kintore, and other lands. Sir William was still alive on 2 May 1407, when he granted a charter of the lands of Aboyne.4 He died not long after, or before 1410, having married Mar- garet, only child and heiress of John Fraser (and grand- daughter of Sir Alexander Fraser, High Chamberlain of Scotland), and Mary, sister of King Robert I.5 With this lady he obtained large estates, including the forest of Cowie, which was in the Marischal's possession in 1359, Strachan and Fetteresso, and the lands of Aboyne6 and Strathekin.7 By her he left issue : — 1. John, who married Jean, youngest daughter of King Robert n., by Elizabeth Mure.8 On 17 January 1373-74 2. SIR ROBERT, who succeeded. 3. Sir Alexander 4. Muriella, married, in terms of a papal dispensation dated 4 May 1380,9 as his second wife, to Robert, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland, and by him had issue. 5. Janet, married to Philip de Arbuthnott.10 6. Margaret, married to Sir James de Lindsay of Craw- ford.11 She survived her husband, who died in 1397.12 7. Elizabeth, married, first, to Sir Adam Gordon of Huntly (see that title) ; secondly, to Sir Nicholas Erskine of Kinnoull, who died before December 1406 ; and thirdly, to Thomas Somerville of Carnwath. 38 KEITH, EARL MARISCHAL tion dated 2 November 1411,1 they being in the third and fourth degrees of consanguinity). She succeeded her mother in some of her large estates, including Aboyne and Cluny. She died about 1436, having had issue. 8. Christian, had dispensation to marry John, son of John Hay of Tullibody, 1 March 1363.2 Later, before 27 December 1375, she was married to Sir William Lindsay of the Byres.3
   
4. Title: GENI.com, Robert Keith
   Author: From GENI.com, Robert Keith
   Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/16693692;
   Note: Show children of this marriage
   
5. Title: Margaret Fraser - The Peerage
   Publication: Name: http://www.thepeerage.com/p10800.htm#i107993;
   Note: Margaret Fraser1 F, #107993, b. 1337 Last Edited=21 May 2017 Margaret Fraser was born in 1337. She was the daughter of John Fraser of Touchfraser.2,3 She married Sir William Keith, son of Sir William Keith, before 3 May 1351.4 From before 3 May 1351, her married name became Keith. Children of Margaret Fraser and Sir William Keith Sir John Keith+4 d. b 27 Dec 1375 Margaret Keith+ Christiana Keith+4 Muriel Keith+1 d. b 1 Jun 1449 Elizabeth Keith+ d. c 1437 Sir Robert Keith+4 d. b 20 Jul 1430 Citations [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 219. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 219, says she is son of John's father, Alexander, but Cockayne, vol I, page 79 also states this and vol XIV page 15 corects this. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2195. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
   
6. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Mary - burial: 1362; ,Alnwick, Northumberland, England
   Author: Ogle.ged
   Note: burial: 1362; ,Alnwick, Northumberland, England
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7. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - Fraser
   Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20UNTITLED.htm#AlexanderFraserdied1332;
   Note: 1. ANDREW Fraser . Fraser indicates that the descent of the sheriffship of Stirling, the inheritance of lands in Ugtrethrestrother, and the assedation of lands in Torry, all indicate that Alexander was the son of Andrew Fraser[521]. He further suggests that the Andrew Fraser in question was the son of Richard Fraser, son of John Fraser (see above), from whom he must have inherited the estates of Touch-fraser. However, there does not appear to be any surviving primary source which confirms that this hypothesis is correct. m ---. The name of Andrew’s wife is not known. Andrew & his wife had four children: a) ALEXANDER Fraser (-killed in battle Dupplin 1332). "Thomas de Grey" requested the lands of "Thom Fraser frere Mons Symon Fraser…et les terres Alex Fraser qui fu le fitz Andr Fraser" by charter dated 1306[522]. Bernard Abbot of Arbroath granted lands of Torry for life to "Alexander Fraser filius quondam domini Andree Fraser, militis" by charter dated 1312[523]. "…Alexandro Fraser et Roberto de Keith mareschallo Scotiæ, militibus" witnessed the charter dated 12 Apr 1316 under which Robert I King of Scotland granted annual revenue from the farms of Perth to Perth Blackfriars[524]. Chamberlain of Scotland from 1319 to [1326]. "…Jacobo domino de Duglas, Gilberto de Haya constabulario nostro, Alexandro Fraser camerario nostro militibus" witnessed the charter dated 1 Mar "anno nostri vicesimo" (1326) under which "Robertus…rex Scottorum" confirmed donations to Scone abbey[525]. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that "…Alexandro Fraser…" were killed at Duplin Moor 11 Aug 1332 fighting Edward Balliol[526]. m (1316) as her second husband, MARY Bruce, widow of NEIL Campbell of Lochow, daughter of ROBERT de Brus Lord of Annandale & his first wife Margaret Ctss of Carrick ([1273]-before 22 Sep 1323). Robert I King of Scotland granted land at Auchincarnie to "Alexandro Fraser militi" and "heredibus suis inter ipsum et quondam Mariam de Brwce sponsam suam, sororem nostram" by charter dated 22 Sep 1323[527]. Alexander & his wife had two children: i) JOHN Fraser ([1316/17]-after 1334). Robert I King of Scotland granted the forest of Cragy to "Alexandro Fraser militi…et Joanni filio suo, nepoti nostro" by charter dated 6 Apr 1327[528]. m ---. John & his wife had one child: (a) MARGARET Fraser . "Sir William of Keith marischal of Scotland" granted the lands of Mathers to Alexander of Berkley, with the consent of "Margaret his wife", by charter dated 3 May 1351[529]. m WILLIAM de Keith, son of EDWARD Keith Marshal & his first wife Isabella Sinton (-[1410]). ii) WILLIAM Fraser (-killed in battle Neville's Cross 17 Oct 1346). Robertson indexes a charter from David II King of Scotland which records a grant "of the thanedom of Collie…[which] was Alexander Frazer’s his father’s" to "William Frazer and Margaret Murray his spouse"[530]. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that "Johannes Ranulphi comes Moraviæ ac etiam comes de Strathern constabularius Scotiæ…David filius et heres David de Lindsay…Willelmus Fraser…" were killed at Durham 17 Oct 1346[531]. m MARGARET Moray, daughter of ANDREW Moray of Bothwell & his wife ---. Robertson indexes a charter from David II King of Scotland which records a grant "of the thanedom of Collie…[which] was Alexander Frazer’s his father’s" to "William Frazer and Margaret Murray his spouse"[532]. - FRASER FAMILY of COWIE and DURRIS[533]. b) ANDREW FRASER (-killed in battle Halidon 19 Jul 1333). John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) names "Andreas, Simon et Jacobus Fraser fratres" were among those killed "XIV Kal Aug" in 1333 at "bellum de Halidona"[534]. c) SIMON Fraser (-killed in battle Halidon 19 Jul 1333). Barbour’s The Brus records "Schir Alexander the Fraser…and his brothir Symon"[535]. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that "Simonem Fraser et Robertum de Keth" captured Perth from the forces of King Edward Balliol "Non Oct" in 1332 and that "Simon Fraser" was among those who defeated the king at Annan 16 Dec 1332[536]. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) names "Andreas, Simon et Jacobus Fraser fratres" were among those killed "XIV Kal Aug" in 1333 at "bellum de Halidona"[537]. m MARGARET, daughter of [--- Earl of Caithness & his wife ---]. Fraser records that Simon Fraser married "Margaret co-heiress of an Earl of Caithness", suggesting that her father must have been Earl Magnus[538]. From his text, it is difficult to ascertain the source on which this information is based. From a chronological point of view, assuming that her parentage is correctly stated, it seems more likely that she was the daughter of Earl John. d) JAMES FRASER (-killed in battle Halidon 19 Jul 1333). John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) names "Andreas, Simon et Jacobus Fraser fratres" were among those killed "XIV Kal Aug" in 1333 at "bellum de Halidona"[539].
   Page: Identifies Margaret Fraser as the daughter of John Fraser and the wife of William Keith
   
8. Title: Ancestry Family Trees
   Author: Ancestry Family Tree
   
9. Title: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
   Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/1610/records/1503794;
   
10. Title: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/5958/records/26586;
    
11. Title: Margaret Fraser of Touchfraser - geni.com
    Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/Margaret-Fraser-of-Touchfraser-heiress-of-Touchfraser/6000000006444102906?through=6000000003588410052;
    Note: Margaret Fraser of Touchfraser MP Gender: Female Birth: circa 1335 Touchfraser, Stirling, Scotland Death: circa 1410 (66-84) Castle Dunnottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland Immediate Family: Daughter of John Fraser of Touchfraser and Mary Fraser Wife of Sir William Keith, Great Marischal of Scotland Mother of Sir John Keith; Janet Keith; Margaret Keith, of Crawford; Christiana Keith; Sir Alexander Keith of Grandon and 3 others Added by: Vada McNicol on December 28, 2007 Managed by: Margaret (C) and 58 others Curated by: Erica Howton Margaret Fraser parents: John Fraser of Touchfraser Married Sir William Keith, son of Sir William Keith, before 3 May 1351. Children of Margaret Fraser and Sir William Keith include 1.Sir John Keith+4 d. b 27 Dec 1375 2.Margaret Keith+ 3.Christiana Keith+4 4.Muriel Keith+1 d. b 1 Jun 1449 5.Elizabeth Keith+ d. c 1437 6.Sir Robert Keith+4 d. b 20 Jul 1430, who succeeded 7. Sir Alexander of Grandown Citations [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 219. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family. .[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 219, says she is son of John's father, Alexander, Cockayne, vol I, page 79 also states this and vol XIV page 15 corects this. .[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV. .[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2195. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition. The Scots peerage founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Published 1904 by D. Douglas in Edinburgh. Page 36. "Margaret, only child and heiress of John Fraser (and granddaughter of Sir Alexander Fraser, High Chamberlain of Scotland,) and Mary, sister of King Robert l." The Frasers of Philorth, Volume 1 (Google eBook). Alexander Fraser Saltoun (baron). 1879 - Reference. Page 79. "John Fraser of Touch-Fraser etc. died ante 1361. Left an only daughter and heiress, Margaret Fraser, married Sir William de Keith, the Marischal."
    
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    Author: "Person Page - 10800." Person Page - 10800. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2019. .
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17. Title: "Three Celtic earldoms : Atholl, Strathearn, Menteith (critical and historical recital so far as known)"
    Author: "Three Celtic earldoms : Atholl, Strathearn, Menteith (critical and historical recital so far as known)", https://archive.org/stream/threecelticearld00cowa/threecelticearld00cowa_djvu.txtopen_in_new
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18. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Mary - burial: 1362; ,Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Author: Stanley.ged
    Note: burial: 1362; ,Alnwick, Northumberland, England
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19. Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
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20. Title: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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21. Title: Mary Stewart, Countess of Menteith d. 17 Oct 1346 Durham, Durham, Northumberland, England: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy
    Author: “Mary Stewart, Countess of Menteith d. 17 Oct 1346 Durham, Durham, Northumberland, England: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy.” http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I826&tree=CC. Accessed 27 Feb. 2019.
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22. Title: Margaret (Fraser) Keith (1340 - 1410) - wikitree.com
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fraser-71;
    Note: Margaret Keith formerly Fraser aka of Touchfraser Born 1340 in Touchfraser, Stirlingshire, Scotlandmap ANCESTORS ancestors Daughter of John Fraser and [mother unknown] [sibling(s) unknown] Wife of William Keith — married [date unknown] [location unknown] DESCENDANTS descendants Mother of Alexander Keith, Janet (Keith) Stewart, John Keith, Muriel Keith, Margaret (Keith) Lindsay, Robert Keith, Christiana Keith and Elizabeth (Keith) Somerville Died 1410 in Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland Declaration of Arbroath Margaret (Fraser) Keith was descended from a signer of the Declaration of Arbroath. Biography Margaret (Fraser) Keith is a member of Clan Fraser. Margaret Fraser ... Father Sir John Fraser, Laird of Aberbothnot[1] b. c 1317 Margaret Fraser married Sir William Keith, Great Marischal, son of Sir Edward Keith, Great Marischal and Isabella Sinton.[2] Family Sir William Keith, Great Marischal d. 1410 Children Sir Robert Keith, Great Marischal+ d. b 20 Jul 1430 Muriella Keith[3] d. c 1 Jun 1449 Christian Keith+ John de Keith[4] d. 18 Mar 1375 Margaret Keith[5] d. a 12 Jun 1397 Janet Keith[6] Name Name: Margaret Fraser[7][8] Birth Birth: Date: ABT 1321 Place: Touch, Fraser, Sterlingshire Marriage Husband: William de KEITH Wife: Margaret Fraser Marriage: Date: ABT 1347 User ID: 81FF8F05888A4EE38FAA4FE78B8BD78336E2 Child: Muriel de KEITH Could not parse date out of ABT 1347. Death Date: 1410 Place: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland Age: 88-89 Research Notes Upon saving 29 April 2020, received the following automated message: Warning: Check the data. A child's birth date (Keith-227 born 1340) should not be before a parent is six years old (Fraser-71 born 1340). Source Notes and References Unfortunately, someone removed the source references previously. Sources ↑ [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 556-557. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 541-542. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 536. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 632-633. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 617-618. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 612. ↑ [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 556-557. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 541-542. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 536. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 632-633. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 617-618. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 612. ↑ [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 541-542. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 617-618. ↑ [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 556-557. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 632-633. ↑ [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 612. [S11587] The Scots Peerage, Vol. VIII, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 371. ↑ [S11563] The Scots Peerage, Vol. I, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 276. ↑ Source: #S00004 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15540767&pid=279154881 ↑ Source: #S00004 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15540767&pid=279154881 http://www.thepeerage.com/p10800.htm#i107993 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=john_d_newport&id=I16980 http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p101.htm#i3044 Source S-1992136522Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ff/fraser01.php
    
23. Title: Mary Bruce From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - mother of John Fraser
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bruce;
    Note: Mary Bruce (c. 1282 – 1323) was the younger sister of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. During the First War of Scottish Independence, she was captured by the English and imprisoned in a cage at Roxburgh Castle for about four years. She was the daughter of Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale, and Marjorie, Countess of Carrick. [1] Along with the king's other female relatives (Christina Bruce, Marjorie Bruce, his wife Elizabeth de Burgh and supporter Isabella MacDuff), she was captured and handed over to the English by the Earl of Ross. By order of King Edward I of England, she was then held prisoner in an iron or wooden cage exposed to the public view at Roxburgh Castle. Isabella MacDuff was imprisoned in a similar cage at Berwick Castle.[2][3] She was transferred to assumably better conditions in 1310. This was not necessarily a humane move, it has been suggested that by this stage Bruce was gaining strength, she was potentially a valuable hostage, and the English did not want her dying of exposure. There was also a high likelihood of her being rescued from Roxburgh. She was eventually released in exchange for English noblemen captured at the Battle of Bannockburn. Family She married, firstly, Sir Neil Campbell, one of her brother's loyal supporters, and had the following known issue: [4] Iain (or John[4]) Dougal[5] Duncan (?)[4] She married, secondly, Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie and had the following known issue: John of Touchfraser William of Cowie and Durris. Media representations She was played by Dee Hepburn in the 1996 film The Bruce. References Foundation for Medieval Genealogy https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#MaryBrucediedbefore22Sep1323 Education Scotland, "Elizabeth de Burgh and Marjorie Bruce" Archived 2015-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Education Scotland (a Scottish government agency, "the national body in Scotland for supporting quality and improvement in learning and teaching"). Retrieved July 11, 2015. David Cornell, "Bannockburn: The Triumph of Robert the Bruce", Yale University Press,, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2015. Weir, Alison, 1951- (2008). Britain's royal families : the complete genealogy. London: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-09-953973-5. OCLC 297799851. Weir, Alison, 1951- (2008). Britain's royal families : the complete genealogy. London: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-09-953973-5. OCLC 297799851. Peter Traquair Freedom's Sword Caroline Binham Robert the Bruce J R Tomlin A Kingdom's Cost
    Page: Identifies the mother of John Fraser of Touchfraser, who was the father of Margaret Fraser
    
24. Title: Edward Keith From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - father of William Keith
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Keith;
    Note: Sir Edward Keith (d. c. 1351) was a Scottish nobleman and hereditary 11th Marischal of Scotland.[1] Sir Edward Keith was the son of William de Keith (d. c. 1293), 8th Marischal of Scotland, and Barbara de Seaton, daughter of Adam de Seaton.[2] In 1328 he received a charter to the lands of Kelly from King Robert the Bruce, witnessed by his brother Robert II Keith, Marischal of Scotland.[3] Neither he nor his brother Robert were at the Battle of Halidon Hill but his son William, fighting under Sir Archibald Douglas was taken prisoner there.[3] He inherited the hereditary Sheriffdom of Selkirk through his first wife, Isabella de Synton.[3] Sir Edward Keith died before 1351 and succeeded by his son William.[4] Family Sir Edward Keith married first, before July 1305, Isabella de Synton,[4] daughter of Alexander de Synton.[3] Together they had: Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, succeeded his father as 12th Marischal of Scotland.[3] John Keith, who married (with a dispensation dated 12 March 1368/9) Mariota de Cheyne, daughter of Reginald de Cheyne.[5] Catherine Keith, who married Alexander Barclay and were the ancestors of the Barclays of Ury.[6] He married secondly, Christian Menteith, daughter of Sir John de Menteith, Lord of Arran and his wife Ellen of Mar. They had one daughter: Janet Keith, who married first, Sir David Barclay of Brechin.[7] She married secondly, before 13 April 1370, Sir Thomas Erskine of Erskine.[a][6] Notes It was through this marriage that the son of Janet and Thomas, Robert Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine, claimed the Earldom of Mar making Janet the link between the ancient Earls of Mar and the modern Earls of Mar. See: Complete Peerage, Vol. VIII, p. 400-401; Scots Peerage, Vol V. pp. 598-602; Scots Peerage, Vol VI, p. 35. References McGladdery, C. A. "Keith family". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54236. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. VI, Ed. James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909), p. 30 George Edward Cokayne, The complete Peerage; or, A history of the House of lords and all its members from the earliest times, Volume VIII, Ed. H. A. Doubleday & Howard de Walden (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1932), p. 471 The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. VI, Ed. James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909), p. 33 The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. VI, Ed. James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909), pp. 33-4 The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. VI, Ed. James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909), p. 35 The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. V, Ed. James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1908), p. 598
    Page: Names William Keith (husband of Mary Fraser) as the son of Edward Keith, and identifies his title "12th Marischal of Scotland." providing ageneral time period of when he lived.
    
25. Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/11343963;
    
26. Title: Margaret Fraser in entry for William Marshall, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
    Author: "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL7T-P9K : 13 March 2020), Margaret Fraser in entry for William Marshall, 1834.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL7T-P9K;
    Note: This extracted record was used to create this person in Family Tree.
    
27. Title: https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I826&tree=CC
    Author: [S474] Colquoun_Cunningham.ged, Jamie Vans.
    Publication: Name: https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I826&tree=CC;
    
28. Title: Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - father of John Fraser
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fraser_of_Touchfraser_and_Cowie;
    Note: Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie (died 11 August 1332) was a member of the Scottish nobility who served as the Lord Chamberlain of Scotland and also as the Sheriff of Stirling and Sheriff of Kincardine.[1] He was a descendant of the Clan Fraser members deriving from Oliver Castle. Alexander died at the Battle of Dupplin Moor. Life Alexander was the son of Andrew Fraser of Touchfraser and Beatrix le Chen and the grandson of Richard Fraser of Touchfraser. He was the Lord Chamberlain of Scotland between 1325 and 1329. Lands King Robert the Bruce conferred vast lands including the Barony of Cowie, Barony of Cluny and Barony of Kinnaird upon Alexander Fraser, who was his chamberlain at least as late as 1319.[2] The major transport routes over these lands in the Middle Ages were two ancient trackways known as the Elsick Mounth[3] and Causey Mounth.[4] Family He married in c.1316 Mary, widow of Sir Nigel Campbell, the daughter of Sir Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale and Marjorie, Countess of Carrick and had the following known issue: John of Touchfraser William of Cowie and Durris See also Cowie Castle Muchalls Castle Citations Lineage of Fraser Family R.W.Billings, 1901 C.M.Hogan, 2008 A. Watt, 1985 References Robert William Billings and John Hill Burton (1901) The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland, Oliver and Boyd C. Michael Hogan (2007) Causey Mounth, The Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham [1] Lineage of Fraser Family [2] Archibald Watt (1985) Highways and Byways around Kincardineshire, Stonehaven Heritage Society Flag of ScotlandBiography icon This Scottish biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
    Page: Identifies ancestry of John Fraser of Touchfraser, father of Margaret Fraser, names her grandparents, uncles, connection to Bruce Clan
    
29. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Mary Stewart -
    Author: Stirnet.com, Peter Barns-Graham, Chairman, Name: http://www.stirnet.com;, Page number: Stewart01, Graham01
    Note: Peter Barns-Graham, Chairman, Stirnet.com (http://www.stirnet.com).
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30. Title: Sir William of Keith Marischal of Scotland - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
    Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20UNTITLED.htm#WilliamKeithdied1410;
    Note: EDWARD de Keith of Sinton, son of WILLIAM de Keith & his wife --- (-before 1351). m firstly (before Jul 1305) ISABELLA Sinton, daughter of ---. m secondly CHRISTIANA, daughter of JOHN Menteith Lord of Arran & his wife Ellen of Mar. Depositions dated 6 Oct 1447 made by “Andreas de Keth de Inverwgy etatis octoginta annorum” state that “domini Roberti de Erskyne comitis de Marr” was descended from “domino comiti de Marr dicto Gartnay”, recording that “dictus comes Gartnay de Marr genuit Donaldum comitem de Marr et duas filias”, that the sisters of Earl Donald married “una cum Roberto de Broyss Rege [incorrect] que sine liberis decessit et alia soror...Domino Johanne de Menteth” by whom she had two daughters, of whom the older married “Dominus Edwardus de Keth qui genuit ex ea Jonetam” who married “Domino Thoma de Erskyn” who fathered “Dominum Robertum de Erskyn comitem de Marr sepedictum”[808]. She married secondly as his second wife, Robert Erskine of that Ilk. Edward & his first wife had two children: 1. WILLIAM de Keith (-15 Oct [1407/09]). "Sir William of Keith marischal of Scotland" granted the lands of Mathers to Alexander of Berkley, with the consent of "Margaret his wife", by charter dated 3 May 1351[809]. The "Aberdeen Cathedral Breviary" records the death "15 Oct 140- [last digit illegible]" of William Keith the Marischal[810]. m MARGARET Fraser, daughter of JOHN Fraser & his wife ---. "Sir William of Keith marischal of Scotland" granted the lands of Mathers to Alexander of Berkley, with the consent of "Margaret his wife", by charter dated 3 May 1351[811]. William & his wife had children: a) JOHN Keith (-18 Mar 1374 [O.S.?]). The "Aberdeen Cathedral Breviary" records the death "18 Mar 1374" of John Keith, son of William Keith the Marischal[812]. m as her first husband, Lady JEAN Stewart, daughter of ROBERT II King of Scotland & his first wife Elizabeth Mure (-after 1404). She married secondly (1375) John Lyon of Glamis (-killed in battle 4 Nov 1382). She married thirdly ([Nov 1384]) James Sandilands of Calder (-before 9 Nov 1397). John & his wife had children: i) ROBERT Keith (-1401). The "Aberdeen Cathedral Breviary" records the death in 1401 of Robert Keith, son of John Keith[813]. Betrothed to ELIZABETH Graham, daughter of WILLIAM Graham of Kincardine & his wife ---. Balfour Paul states that Robert Keith was betrothed to "Elizabeth daughter of Sir William Graham" who had a dispensation dated 1 Aug 1404 to marry "Walter [Stewart] Earl of Caithness"[814]. ii) ELIZABETH Keith . She was eventual sole heiress to her grandmother Margaret Fraser[815]. b) ROBERT Keith (-before 20 Jul 1430). - KEITH, EARLS MARISCHAL. c) ALEXANDER Keith of Grandown (-after 2 Jun 1413). m ([1391/1403]) as her second husband, Lady MARJORIE Stewart, widow of JOHN Dunbar Earl of Moray, daughter of ROBERT II King of Scotland & his first wife Elizabeth Mure (-after 6 May 1417). The Papal dispensation for the marriage of "Johannis de Dovibar" and "Mariorie Senescalli", issued by Pope Urban V, is dated 11 Jul 1370[816]. Alexander & his wife had one child: i) CHRISTIAN Keith . m PATRICK Ogilvy, son of ALEXANDER Ogilvy, Sheriff of Angus & his wife ---. d) MURIELLA Keith (-before 1 Jun 1449). m (Papal dispensation 4 May 1380) as his second wife, ROBERT Stewart Earl of Fife, son of ROBERT Earl of Strathearn [later ROBERT II King of Scotland] & his wife his first wife Elizabeth Mure ([1340]-3 Sep 1420). Duke of Albany 28 Apr 1398. e) JANET Keith . m PHILIP de Arbuthnott, son of ---. f) MARGARET Keith (-after 1397). m JAMES Lindsay of Crawford, son of --- (-1397). g) ELIZABETH Keith (-[1436]). m firstly ADAM Gordon of Huntly, son of ---. m secondly NICHOLAS Erskine of Kinnoull, son of --- (-before Dec 1406). m thirdly (Papal dispensation 2 Nov 1411) THOMAS Somerville of Carnwath, son of ---. h) CHRISTIAN Keith . [m firstly] (Papal dispensation 1 Mar 1363) JOHN Hay, son of JOHN Hay of Tullibody & his wife ---. m [secondly] (before 27 Dec 1375) WILLIAM Lindsay of the Byres, son of ---. 2. JOHN de Keith . m (Papal dispensation 12 Mar 1369) MARIOT de Chen, daughter of REGINALD de Chen & his wife Mary de Moray. Edward & his second wife had [one child]: 3. [JANET (-1413). Her ancestry and second marriage are indicated by the charter dated 18 Mar 1390 (O.S.?) which notes that “Dominus Thomas de Erskyne miles” recorded a contract between “Schir Malcome of Dromonde and Schir Johne of Swyntone apone the landis of the erledome of Marre and the lordshipe of Garvyauch” acknowledging that “Issabell the said Schir Malcoms wyf is verray and lauchfull ayre and failliand of the ayrez of hir body the half of the fornemmyt erldome and lordship perteignys to my wyfe of richt of heretage” and requested the king’s confirmation of his wife’s rights[817]. Balfour Paul points out that "the proof that her name was Keith or that she was the daughter of Sir Edward Keith and Christian Menteith is very meagre, a fact of which no notice was taken in stating evidence for the Mar Restitution Bill of 1885", adds that “the pedigree compiled in 1709 by Mr. George Erskine, bailie of Alloa, asserts that such was Janet’s parentage, and it has been taken for granted that he was right”, and reviews the evidence[818]. The main part of this evidence consists of depositions dated 6 Oct 1447 made by “Andreas de Keth de Inverwgy etatis octoginta annorum” who states that “domini Roberti de Erskyne comitis de Marr” was descended from “domino comiti de Marr dicto Gartnay”, recording that “dictus comes Gartnay de Marr genuit Donaldum comitem de Marr et duas filias”, that “idem Donaldus genuit Thomam comitem de Marr et Margaretam”, that Thomas died childless and that Margaret married “Willelmo comiti de Dowglass qui genuit ex ea Jacobum et Ysabellam qui sine liberis decesserunt”, that the sisters of Earl Donald married “una cum Roberto de Broyss Rege [incorrect] que sine liberis decessit et alia soror...Domino Johanne de Menteth” by whom she had two daughters, of whom the older married “Dominus Edwardus de Keth qui genuit ex ea Jonetam” who married “Domino Thoma de Erskyn” who fathered “Dominum Robertum de Erskyn comitem de Marr sepedictum”[819]. This deposition appears clear, and given the age of the deponent could in part have reflected his own first-hand knowledge of events. Whatever her precise parentage, it is clear that Janet was the heiress of the earldom of Mar, presumably descended from a sister of Duncan Earl of Mar. m firstly DAVID Barclay of Brechin, son of ---. m secondly (before 13 Apr 1370) as his second wife, THOMAS Erskine of Erskine, son of ROBERT Erskine & his first wife Beatrice Lindsay.]
    Page: Husband of Margaret Fraser, identifies their children
    
31. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Mary - burial: 1362; ,Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Author: Beaufort.ged
    Note: burial: 1362; ,Alnwick, Northumberland, England
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32. Title: from GENI.com
    Author: GENI.com, Margaret Fraser
    Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/16693694;
    Note: Shows children for this marriage
    
33. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Mary - burial: 1362; ,Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Author: Touchet.ged
    Note: burial: 1362; ,Alnwick, Northumberland, England
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