James (Ogilvy) Ogilvy Master of Ogilvy (abt. 1515 - 1547)

Born about 1515 in Forfarshire, Scotland

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Died 10 Sep 1547 at about age 32 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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James (Ogilvy) Ogilvy Master of Ogilvy was Killed in Action during the Rough Wooing at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh.

James (Ogilvy) Ogilvy Master of Ogilvy is a member of Clan Ogilvy.

James was born about 1515 in Angus, possibly in the Ogilvy lands in Kinnell or at Airlie, eldest son to James Lord Ogilvy of Airlie and his wife Helen Sinclair.^[1]

Being heir apparent to Airlie, he was designed James, Master of Ogilvy.

James, Master of Ogilvy married about 1539 to Katherine Campbell, daughter of Sir John Campbell of Cawdor making her a niece of Archibald second earl of Argyll.^[2]

James Ogilvy and Catherine Campbell had three sons and two daughters^[3]:

• James heir to his grandfather Lord Ogilvy of Airlie
• Archibald named after his great uncle, the earl of Argyll
• Alexander
• Helen mar. 1550 to John Ogilvy, Fiar of Inverquharity
• Agnes mar. 1565 to John Erskine of Dun ^[4]

Donald,(Campbell) abbot of Cupar, and the convent thereof, with consent of Robert, abbot of Balmarino, and Andrew Butour, commissary of Melrose granted a Feu Charter, to James Ogilvy, son and heir apparent of James, Lord Ogilvy, and Katherine Campbell, his spouse, in conjunct fee, of the lands of Clintlaw and Auchindorie made at Coupar Angus on 29 Sep 1539.^[5]

This was followed two days later on 1 Oct when his father granted to James and his wife Katherine Campbell, daughter of Sir John Campbell of Calder in conjunct fee, of the lands of Campsie with grain and fulling mills of the same and lands of Craigieloch with the lands of Halzardis, lying in barony of Ballindouch and lands of Tullimordo, lying in barony of Alyth, in special warrandice. ^[6]

In the year 1542 the Master of Ogilvy paid to the Cistercian Abbey of Coupar Angus for his rental of Clintlaw and Auchendorie totalling £18 6s 8d, 48 capons and 8 bushels of oats.^[7]

At Baitscheill on 29 Jun 1540, James Master of Ogilvy held a court as bailie-principal in the presence of Donald,abbot of Coupar. ^{[8] [9]}

At Edinburgh on 12 Dec 1543 James and his father received a Commission under the quarter seal appointing them justiciaries within the bailieries of Arbroath and Coupar Angus for the trial and punishments of crimes.^[10]

At Dundee on 5 Feb 1544 David, Earl of Crawford, discharged James, Master of Ogilvy, his friends and others, of damage committed by him against the Earl's beasts and stock and upon the castle, mains and lands of Finhaven, upon condition that the Master of Ogilvy restore the castle of Finhaven and all goods taken by him in their original condition.^[11]

When Henry VIII of England attempted to force the marriage of the young Mary Queen of Scots to his son Edward VI the Master of Ogilvy joined the forces of the Earl of Angus in retaliatory raids in the Borders. In preparation for his possible death in active service "agains the Inglismen ald Innemeis of Scotland" he drew up his will at the Chamber of Donald abbot of Coupar on 30 July 1545 for the well being of his "bairnis and Katrine Campill, his spous."^[12]

On 29 Jun 1546 the Master of Ogilvy was set a five-year tack of Meikle Fortar in Glen Isla. ^[13]

Master James Ogilvy was killed at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547. ^[14]

He was survived by his wife Katherine Campbell who was his executrix and tutrix to his children. ^[15]

Sources

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, 1904, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 118
2. ↑ Rental book of the Cistercian abbey of Cupar-Angus Vol.ii p.1 p. 1
3. ↑ Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland RSS iii 2572
4. ↑ NRS see GD123/140
5. ↑ National Records of Scotland GD16/7/1 see [http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/details.aspx?reference=GD16%2f7%2f1&st=1&tc=y&tl=n&tn=n&tp=n&k=&ko=a&r=GD16%2f7%2f1+&ro=s&df=&dt=&di=y ]
6. ↑ National Records of Scotland see GD16/3/35
7. ↑ Rental book of the Cistercian abbey of Cupar-Angus Vol.ii see p. 200
8. ↑ Rental book of the Cistercian abbey of Cupar-Angus Vol.ii see pp. 298 -300
9. ↑ National Records of Scotland see GD16/25/78
10. ↑ National Records of Scotland see GD16/25/82
11. ↑ National Records of Scotland see GD16/41/14
12. ↑ Rental book of the Cistercian abbey of Cupar-Angus Vol.ii see p.297
13. ↑ Rental book of the Cistercian abbey of Cupar-Angus Vol.ii see p.229
14. ↑ 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, 1904, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 119
15. ↑ National Records of Scotland see GD16/43/1