Patrick (Graham) of Kinpunt (abt. 1306 - abt. 1362)

Born about 1306 in Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died about 1362 at about age 56 in Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

Patrick may have been born circa 1306 (see Research Notes) in Scotland to David Graham (d. 1329) of Dundaff, Kincardine, and Old Montrose and an unknown mother.^[1] According to Cawley, Patrick had one known sibling, a brother, named David.^[2] However, Balfour Paul also referenced a sister, Margaret, whose marriage to Hugh, Earl of Ross, was legitimised in a dispensation issued 24 November 1329.^[3][4] He also suggests the possibility of another sibling, William, keeper of Lochleven castle in 1362, but no sources have been located that support this claim.^[3]

Marriage

No sources have been located at this time that indicate the marital or parental status of Patrick Graham.

Notable Events

Balfour Paul indicated that circa 1336,^[1] Sir Patrick was likely the same Patrick of the Grame of Wyntoun's story, where "a gud knycht that had travelled beyond the se," who, in a border joust during a period of truce, arranged by Henry, Earl of Derby and Lancaster and Steward, Guardian of Scotland, was challenged by an English knight and said:^[3]

Man, will thou have of me justyng

Rys up to morn in the mornyng

And here the mes well, and schryve the

And thou sail sone delyverit be,

[where, on the following day]

Bare him throw the body quhit with a mortal stroke."

Between the years 1335 and 1337, according to the accounts of Edward III's Sheriffs in Scotland, this "gud Knycht" forfeited his lands of Kinpunt and Illaston to the King, where the Sheriff remarked that Patrick was, "not responsible for the waste."^[3] Moreover, Patrick lost his freedom in an unknown conflict associated with Edward Balliol's claim to the Scottish throne, as in the Chamberlain's Account of 1341-42 by order of David II, a payment was made to Patrick Graham to aid his ransom. This same account also showed that a payment was made by David II's precept to Sir Patrick Graham for his expenses sailing to Norway on behalf of the King. In 1349, apparently Edward III's prisoner once again, Patrick was given a license by the king to travel from England to Scotland. Anon, some time before 1352, he had been ransomed and given safe-conduct to pass through England to Europe. He was again given safe-conduct from Edward III in 1360-61 to travel through England on a pilgrimage to St. James.^[3]

In later years, Patrick witnessed multiple charters, such as that by Donald, Earl of Lennox, to Walter, Lord of Buchanan, of the lands of Kirkmichael and Blairfad. There was another charter confirmed by David II in 1362, by Patrick de Graham, Lord of Kinpunt, and David de Graham, Lord of Dundaff, to John de Ancrum, burgess of Edinburgh, of the lands of Craigcrook, near Edinburgh. At this same time and also confirmed by David II, was a charter by John de Ancrum disposing of these lands to the Chaplain of the Altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Parish Church of St. Giles, where in their inventory this transaction was referenced as, "Patrick Graham a gift from the earth about Craigcrooke."^[3]

Death

Patrick's date of death is unknown, but he would have died after 1362,^[2] given the date of the charter mentioned above, where Patrick transferred the lands of Craigcrook to John de Ancrum.^[3] His place of death and the location of his burial are unknown.

Research Notes

Estimated Date of birth:

Patrick's sister Margaret had her earlier dated marriage to Hugh Ross legitimized in a dispensation in 1329.^[3][5] With a rough assumption that she could have been between the ages of 25 and 30 at this time, it would tentatively place her date of birth in the proximity of 1300. Based upon this estimate, as well as Patrick being the youngest son, his date of birth may have occurred around 1306.

Wife Matilda:

Despite the cited fact that Patrick was married to Matilda, no other sources have been located that would allow for the creation of a profile for Matilda or place her in the header as a spouse.

Children:

Patrick's children: Matilda and William by Matilda and Patrick and Robert by Egidia do not have existing profiles and new profiles have not yet been created.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Graeme, L. G. (1903). Or and sable: A book of the Graemes and Grahams (pp. xxvii, xxviii, xxix). Edinburgh: W. Brown. Retrieved from Internet Archive (Available online); accessed 29 January 2021.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Cawley, C. (21 September 2020). Scotland untitled nobility (Graham, David V de Graham, nos. 1, 2). Retrieved from Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (Available online); accessed 14 January 2021.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Balfour Paul, J. (1909). 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 (Vol. VI, pp. 210, 211). Edinburgh: D. Douglas. Retrieved from Internet Archive (Available online); accessed 14 January 2021.
4. ↑ Douglas, R. (1764). The peerage of Scotland: Containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, from their origin to the present generation: Collected from the public records, and ancient chartularies of this nation, the charters, and other writings of the nobility, and the works of our best historians (pp. 480, 481). Edinburgh: R. Fleming. Retrieved from Internet Archive (Available online); accessed 15 December 2020.
5. ↑ Cokayne, G. E. (1910). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom: Extant, extinct, or dormant (Vol. XI; p. 145). London: The St. Catherine Press. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Available online); accessed 16 February 2021.