Isabel Livingston

• Preferred Name: Isabel Livingston^{[1] [2]}
  
• Alternate Name: Livingston - Lindsay - Ruthven Countess of Brentford
  
• Alternate Name: Isabel of Saltcoats Levington
  
• Alternate Name: Isobel Livingston
  
• Alternate Name: Lindsay
  
• Alternate Name: Isobel
  
• Gender: F
  
• FSID: LZPM-8N3
  
• Title of Nobility: with note: Description: of Saltcoats
  
• Birth: in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland at LATI: N5.6167 LONG: E4.8
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: of Saltcoats
  
• Death: 8 JUN 1509 in Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland at LATI: N6.4 LONG: E3.5333
  
• Residence: Alternate place of birth listed in a duplicate record19 NOV 1429 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland at LATI: N5.6167 LONG: E4.8
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  The Life Summary of Isabel
  Isabel Livingstone of Salcoats was born in 1432, in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom as the daughter of William Livingston and Elizabeth Caldcotis. She married Sir Walter Lindsay of the Arde and Beaufort in 1454, in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1429. She died in June 1509, in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 77.
  
  LORD WILLIAM RUTHVEN 1st LAIRD OF FUTHVEN was born about 1440 of Hunting Tower, Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, to Sir Patrick Ruthven Sheriff (1420-1465) and Lady Alice Patricia Cranstoun (1431-1480.) He married (1) *Lady Isabel Livingston about 1480, Perthshire, Scotland; (2) Lady Christian Forbes about 1503.
  
  William Ruthven died 12 July 1528, Hunting Tower, Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, age 88.
  
  Ruthven Castle
  
  William Ruthven held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Perthshire in 1471.2
  He sat in Parliament among the feudal barons as Laird of Ruthven.2
  He held the office of Conservator of a Truce with England in 1484.2
  He was invested as a Knight in January 1483/84.2
  He fought in the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488, where he sided with King James III against the rebel nobles.2
  He was created 1st Lord Ruthven [SCOTLAND] on 29 January 1487/88.2
  He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in August 1513.2
  After 1515 he was one of the four Guardians of the boy-King James V
  
  Sir William Ruthven of that Ilk on 21 September 1484 was conservator of the Three Years Truce.
  
  He was created a Lord of Parliament under the title of LORD RUTHVEN 29 January 1487-88.
  
  He received many charters of land in Perthshire between 1492 and 1528, in which year he died, and must have possessed considerable influence, as he got them limited to his natural sons.
  
  (1) He married first, Isabel, daughter of Levington of Saltcoats, relict of Walter Lindsay of Beaufort,
  
  by whom he had already two sons, who received letters of legitimation:
  
  1. William, Master of Ruthven, his heir
  2. John Lindsay or Ruthven, who had letters of legitimation along with his brother …
  4. Margaret, … who married, first, Alexander of Buchan … second, John Erskine, … third, …
  
  and
  
  (2) secondly, Christian Forbes, daughter of William, third lord Forbes.
  
  3. William Ruthven of Ballindean … ancestor of the families of Gardyne, Carse, Dunlugas, Redcastle, and the Earl of Forth.
  5. Elizabeth, was married, first to William, fifth Earl of Erroll; secondly .. to Ninia, Lord Ross.
  
  Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol IV, Edinburgh, 1906, pp. 257-9.
  
  LADY ISABEL LIVINGSTON OF SALTCOATS was born about 1430 of Sailtcoats, Ayshire, Scotland, to Sir William Livingston (1388-1460) and Elizabeth Caldcotis (1396-.) She married (1) Sir Walter Lindsay of Beaufort about 1454 of Saltcoast, Ayrshire, Scotland; (2) *Lord William Ruthven about 1480, of Perthshire, Scotland.
  
  Isabel Livingston passed away in June 1509, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, age 79.
  
  Kinnaird_Castle
  
  Isabel Livingstone married, firstly, Walter Lindsay of Beaufort and Edzell, son of David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford and Marjory Ogilvy, in 1470.1 She married, secondly, William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven, son of Sir Patrick Ruthven of that Ilk and unknown daughter Cranstoun, before March 1482/83.2
  She lived at Salcoats, Scotland.3 She was also known as Isabel Livingston.4 From 1470, her married name became Lindsay.2 From before March 1482/83, her married name became Ruthven.4
  Child of Isabel Livingstone and Walter Lindsay of Beaufort and Edzell
  • Sir David Lindsay+1 d. 1528
  Children of Isabel Livingstone and William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven
  • Margaret Ruthven+4 d. 1548
  • Elizabeth Ruthven+5
  • William Ruthven, Master of Ruthven+5 b. b 1480, d. 9 Sep 1513
  • John Ruthven5 b. b 1480
  
  Wikitree:
  Isabel was daughter to Levington of Saltcoats. She was born presumably about 1440 as she was still of child bearing years when she married William Ruthven in 1477.
  About 1460, she married firstly Walter Lindsay second son of David third Earl of Crawford. and bore to him five sons before 1471 and a daughter Agnes.[1] Her husband died in 1475 but probably by this time she was mistress to William Lord Ruthven and by him she had to two sons, William and John who were legitimised by a Charter under the Great Seal in 1480.[2] Due to her difficult financial circumstances William Ruthen granted her in her necessity a generous sum from the lands and mill of Ruthven in 1479.[3]
  
  Isabel also known as Elizabeth Levington married William Ruthven probably about 1480. She also had daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret by William.
  She is recorded in many Charters with her spouse William Lord Ruthven in the Register of the Great Seal (Vol.2) and appears up to June 1509 when she and her husband resigned the lands of Tursappie etc to their son Sir William Ruthven and when they also made an endowment to the Chapel of St. Katherine. [4]
  
  Children of William Ruthven and Isabel Livingston:
  
  1. Lady Isabel Ruthven (1460-1518)
  2. Mary Ruthven (1464-)
  3. Alexander Ruthven (1467-)
  4. Lord William Ruthven (1478-1513)
  5. Laird John Ruthven (1480-1548)
  6. *COUNTESS MARGARET RUTHVEN (1483-1540)
  7. Lord Patrick Ruthven (1489-1566)
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  Isabel was daughter to Levington of Saltcoats. She was born presumably about 1440 as she was still of child bearing years when she married William Ruthven in 1477.
  
  About 1460, she married firstly Walter Lindsay second son of David third Earl of Crawford. and bore to him five sons before 1471 and a daughter Agnes. Her husband died in 1475 but probably by this time she was mistress to William Lord Ruthven and by him she had to two sons, William and John who were legitimised by a Charter under the Great Seal in 1480. Due to her difficult financial circumstances William Ruthen granted her in her necessity a generous sum from the lands and mill of Ruthven in 1479.
  
  Isabel also known as Elizabeth Levington married William Ruthven probably about 1480. She also had daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret by William.
  
  She is recorded in many Charters with her spouse William Lord Ruthven in the Register of the Great Seal (Vol.2) and appears up to June 1509 when she and her husband resigned the lands of Tursappie etc to their son Sir William Ruthven and when they also made an endowment to the Chapel of St. Katherine.
  
  === DEATH: Also shown as Died Perthshire, Sc ===
  
  DEATH: Also shown as Died Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  
  === Isabel Livington ===
  We need to find more info, about her so then later on we can get her babtized, like we need to find out A standardized birth place!
  
  === m. William Ruthven; mother of William, W ===
  m. William Ruthven; mother of William, William, Margaret, John andElizabeth. [Jennie Weidinger BURR LINE Produced two sons for Lord Ruthvenbefore they were married. They were legitimized in July 1480.[Huntingtower, p. 5]

• m. BEF 1478
• m. ABT 1480 in Perthshire, Scotland

1. Margaret Ruthven, b. 1484 in Bridgend, Argyll, Scotland     d. 11 JUL 1533 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

• m. 1454 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

1. Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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