John (Stewart) Stewart Second Lord of Lorne (abt. 1400 - 1463)

Born about 1400 in Argyllshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Unknown MacLaren — married 20 Dec 1463 in Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban, Scotland

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1463 at about age 63 in Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban, Argyll, Scotland

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Biography

John (Stewart) Stewart Second Lord of Lorne is a member of Clan Stewart.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.

John was the son of Robert Stewart and Johanna Stewart^[1] probably born about 1400 in Argyllshire, Scotland. He is nicknamed Iain Mùireach - John the Leper. From his first wife, a MacDonald, whose name is unknown, he had three children:

1. Isabel, b. 1419, m. Colin first Earl of Argyll^[1]
2. Janet (Jonet), b. Abt 1432, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland, m/ Sir Colin Campbell of Glenurchy^[2]
3. Marion, b. Abt 1442, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland ^[2]

From his mistress, and later wife, a daughter of the Maclaren chieftain of Ardvelch, he had a son and heir:

1. Dougal (Dugald) Stewart, 1st of Appin, b. 1448^[2]

John made plans to marry his mistress to legitimise his only son. On the day of his wedding he was stabbed but did not die right away. There was enough time for him to marry Maclaren's daughter and place the ring on her finger before witnesses so that there could be no doubt as to the marriage.

John was baron of Inverkeilor where stood Red Castle at Lunan Bay.The boundary between his lands of Kinblethmont and those of the Abbey of Aberbrothock at the Mire of Balnamoon were disputed. This was resolved on 27 July 1456 when Sir John Scrymgeour Constable of Dundee and several local lairds walked the marches and identified these in an Indenture of the perambulation. Among the jurors was Patrick Garden of that Ilk who was probably related to John and whose lands of Gardyne lay in the barony of Inverkeilor.^[3]

He was murdered, December 20, 1463 at Dunstaffnage, Oban, Kilmore in Argyll. On his death the title, Lord of Lorn, passed to his younger brother, Walter who resigned it in 1469.

Research Notes

• Murdered by Alan MacCOULE.

• The Peerage: John Stewart, 2nd Lord Lorn

• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Paul, James Balfour. "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", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1908, Vol. V, Archive.org, p. 3
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Paul, James Balfour. "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", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1908, Vol. V, Archive.org, p. 4
3. ↑ "Liber St Thome de Aberbrothoc: Registrorum Abbacie de Aberbrothoc Pars Altera", Edinburgh: Bannatyne Club, 1856, Archive.org, p. 88

See also:

• Clan MacFarlane: John Stewart

• Wikipedia:Clan_Stewart_of_Appin