John (Stewart) Third Earl of Buchan (1498 - 1551)

Born 1498 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Died 14 Jul 1551 at about age 53 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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John (Stewart) Third Earl of Buchan is a member of Clan Stewart.

John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Buchan (of the 1469 creation; but 16th Earl of Buchan^[1]), son and heir of Alexander, succeeded to the Earldom upon the death of his father in 1505. He was formally retoured heir to his father in the Earldom and Earlshill on 29 August 1519; until then he was styled of Master of Buchan which he used in his father's lifetime. On his own resignation, a charter of all his lands, baronies, lordships, and heritable offices, and of the Earlshill, was granted 4 August 1547 to his son John Stewart and his heirs, reserving the Earl's liferent.^[2]

He married Margaret, daughter of James Scrymgeour of Dudhope, Constable of Dundee, by whom he had:

1. John Stewart, Master of Buchan, who married, first, Mary, only child of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, an illegitimate son of King James IV and Janet Kennedy; secondly, Margaret, daughter of Walter Ogilvy of the Boyne, who survived her husband by two years at least. He was killed in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, 10 September 1547, leaving an only child by Margaret Ogilvy,
2. Christina Stewart, later to become Countess of Buchan.
3. James Stewart, Master of Buchan in 1547, after his brother's death. He married Christian, daughter of John Strang of Balcaskie, by whom he had:

James Stewart, served as heir to his father, 13 October 1604, and to his grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather 26 March 1618.

1. Alexander Stewart.
2. Margaret Stewart, married to Sir Hadrian Damon of Birtewelte in Denmark.
3. Isobel Stewart.
4. John Stewart is spoken of as recently dead in 1551. However his first son and heir had predeceased him, so title of the Earldom devolved to his granddaughter Christina.

Son and heir by his father's second wife. He was served heir on 29th August 1519. On 26th January 1527/8 he granted a charter to his maternal grandfather, Lord Ruthven. On 4th August 1547 he resigned all his estates, lordships, &c., in favour of John, his first son, reserving his own life-rent.^[3]

Research Notes

• Peerage.com

Sources

1. ↑ The Complete Peerage by G. E.Cockayne, edited by the Hon.Vicary Gibbs, vol.ii, London, 1912, p.378-9 .
2. ↑ Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : 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 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2021. Internet Archive. John Stewart 3rd Earl of Buchan, Vol II, pps 268-9
3. ↑ The Complete Peerage by G.E.Cockayne, edited by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs, vol.ii, London, 1912, p.379.

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q7616115, en:Wikipedia

• The Royal Families of England Scotland and Wales, with their Descendants etc., by John and John Bernard Burke, London, 1851, volume 2, pedigree XVII.