William Maule (abt. 1548 - 1619)

Born about 1548 in Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Bethia (Guthrie) Maule — married before 25 Jul 1579 in Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1619 at about age 71 in Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth and Parents

William Maule was the youngest of the three sons of Robert Maule of Panmure, Angus, by his (second) marriage to Isabel Arbuthnott, widow of David Ochterlony.^[1][2] His parents were married in 1545,^[3] so William was most likely born sometime around 1548 or possibly later.

Career

In 1558 and 1565 William was listed as a substitute of entail in the charters of Skryne lands to his older brothers, Henry and Andrew.^[1][2] He was admitted merchant burgess of Edinburgh by right of his wife on 25 July 1579.^[1][2]

He paid 6000 merks on 19 May 1592 to John Guthre of Collieston for a charter of the lands of Cruikston in Forfar,^[4] which lands he sold in 1610 to David Carnegie of Brechin.^[5] He had served a term as Dean of Guild of Edinburgh by November 1607.^[1][6]

Marriage and Children

William married Bethiah Guthrie, daughter of Alexander Guthrie^[2] and Janet Henderson (or Henryson), before 1 May 1585.^[1]They had seven daughters:

• Marion Maule; m. 30 Aug 1598 Sir Alexander Seton^[1][7]
• Bethia Maule; m. 9 Sep 1601 James Murray of Skirling^[1][8]
• Margaret Maule; m bef 13 Aug 1607 Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony^[1] (styled "conjux affidata" in contract of that date)^[9]
• Eleanor Maule; m. 6 Sep 1610 Alexander Morrison of Prestongrange^[1][10]
• Janet Maule; m. 27 Sep 1615 William Oliphant of Kirkhill^[1][11]
• Isobel Maule; m(1) James Dundas of Duddingston; m(2) James Hamilton of Parklie^[1][2]
• Elizabeth (or Beatrix Maule); m. 24 Feb 1620 Robert Burnet of Crimond;^[1] d. 1622^[12]

Death

William died 19 April 1619.^[13] His wife , Bethia, died 22 December 1624.^[1][14]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol.5, pp. 2-3, SPOTSWOOD 16. William Maule.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 7, pp.13-14.
3. ↑ Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol.5, p. 1, SPOTSWOOD 15. Isabel Arbuthnott.
4. ↑ Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum. H.M. General Register Office (1882), vol. 6, p. 173, no. 514,
5. ↑ Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum. H.M. General Register Office (1882),vol. 7, p. 135, no. 356.
6. ↑ Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum. H.M. General Register Office (1882), vol. 6, p. 723, no. 1990.
7. ↑ Edin. Reg., cited in Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 7, p. 14, fn 6.
8. ↑ Edin. Reg., cited in Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 7, p. 14, fn 7.
9. ↑ Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum. H.M. General Register Office (1882), vol. 6, p. 712, no. 1960.
10. ↑ Edin. Reg., cited in Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 7, p. 14, fn 9.
11. ↑ Edin. Reg., cited in Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 7, p. 14, fn 10.
12. ↑ Alladyce, Col. James (ed). The Family of Burnett of Leys. Aberdeen: printed for the University (1901), p. 133.
13. ↑ Edin. Tests., 21 June 1620, cited in Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 7, p. 14, fn 4.
14. ↑ Edin. Tests., 1 September 1627, cited in Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 7, p. 14, fn 5.

See Also:

• Macfarlane, Walter. Macfarlane's Genealogical Collection. (1750), reprinted by the Scottish Historical Society (1900), vol. 2, p. 149.

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by Jen Hutton on 18 March 2023.

William Maule appears in project-approved/badged trails from Gateway Ancestor Alexander Spotswood to Magna Carta Surety Barons Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, Hugh le Bigod, Roger le Bigod, Saher de Quincy, and Robert de Vere. Each of these trails can be viewed in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

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