Simon Fraser (1070 - abt. 1132)

Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Name 1.2 Birth 1.3 Parents 1.4 Marriage 1.5 1132 Death 1.6 Issue 2 Research Notes 2.1 Clan Fraser 2.2 Oliver Fraser, grandfather of Simon 2.2.1 1020 Birth 2.2.2 Death 2.2.3 Marriage 2.2.4 Issue 2.3 Sir John de Fraser, father of Simon 2.3.1 Name 2.3.2 1040 Birth and Parents 2.3.3 Marriage 2.3.4 1095 Death 2.3.5 Issue 3 Sources 4 Acknowledgements

Biography

Name

• Simon /Fraser/ ^[1]
• Simon de Fraser, I ^[2]
• Simon Fraser ^[3]

Birth

He was born in 1068. ^[1]

Simon de Fraser was born about 1070 in Tweeddale, Peeblesshire, Scotland ^[2]

He was born in Tweeddale, Peebleshire,Scotland^[1]

He was born about 1070 in Tweeddale, Peebleshire, Scotland ^[3]

Parents

He was the son of Sir John de Fraser and Euphem Fraser^[2]

He was the son of John FRASER b: 1040 in Normandie, France and Euphem SLOAN b: Abt 1045 in Tuedall, Scotland^[3]

Marriage

He married Margaret Macalpin, born 1080 in Tweeddale, Peebleshire, Scotland^[3]

Was also married to the fictitious Margaret, without issue.

He married Margaret of Lochaber^[2]

1132 Death

He died about 1132 in Scotland^[2]

Issue

1. Gilbert FRASER b: Abt 1098 in Tweeddale, Peebleshire, Scotland^[3] He was the father of Gilbert de Fraser, I born 1098^[2]
2. John FRASER b: Abt 1111 in Of, , Peeblesshire, Scotland^[3]

Research Notes

Well documented research on the early Fraser families is hard to find. Material from secondary sources can be collected here until there is justification to create additional profiles.

Clan Fraser

The first Fraser to appear in Scotland was in about 1160 when Simon Fraser held lands at Keith in East Lothian . ^[4]

The first of the Scottish family of Fraser appeared in the Borders during the 12th century. Their origins before this have been disputed, but not their power, for they held the most extensive lands in Peebleshire, their names appear regularly on the rolls of the royal councils, and they became regular benefactors of the religious foundations at Kelso, Newbattle and Coldingham. Their continued possession of lands outside Tweeddale is shown in the register of Kelso Abbey by the 1160 donation of Simon Fraser of a church on his lands at Keith near Haddington to the church of St Mary in Kelso, but their first major stronghold was Oliver Castle on the River Tweed, perhaps named for Oliver Fraser, whose gift of lands to Newbattle Abbey is noted in its register together with a gift from Adam Fraser, the son of his sister's marriage to Udard Fraser. (Simon died before 1190, leaving a daughter and heiress Eda who married Hugh Lorens and left a daughter who married Philip de Keith, Marischal of Scotland.)^[5]

The lines of descent from Oliver and Adam are uncertain, but the power of the Frasers exerted from Oliver Castle was continued through Sir Bernard Fraser and Sir Gilbert Fraser, who held in their turn the hereditary office of Sheriff of Tweeddale. Bernard and Gilbert were probably Adam's brothers, sons of Udard. Bernard was Sheriff of Stirling in 1234 and thereafter is designated in charters as Dominus Bernardus Fraser miles. He married a sister of Nesius de London and died about 1250. Laurence, the only known child of his probable brother Adam, was his heir, but as no children of Laurence are recorded as such, this line, also, disappears. The third brother, Gilbert, had four sons, and although from this point the line of descent becomes clearer, the period until Hugh Fraser of Lovat was created Lord Fraser of Lovat in 1464 remains to some extent speculative. ^[5]

Oliver Fraser, grandfather of Simon

Oliver Fraser ^[6] was the grandfather of Simon Fraser.

1020 Birth

He was born 1020 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France ^[6]

Death

He died in East Lothian, Scotland^[6]

Marriage

The name of his wife is unknown. ^[6]

Issue

They had at least one child, John Fraser b: 1040 in Normandie, France^[6]

Sir John de Fraser, father of Simon

Note -- Geni profiles can be useful as starting points for further research, but frequently contain no further sourcing. Until additional sourcing is found for Sir John de Fraser, the basis for creating an actual profile for him does not exist.Day-1904 11:07, 31 March 2018 (EDT)

Name

• Sir John de Fraser ^[7]
• John Fraser ^[8]

John Fraser b. 1040 and his father Oliver Fraser b. 1020 are listed in ancestry.com as 'de Frisolle' and also 'de Berry' (place names for two villages in southern France). He is also listed as being from Isère, France which is in the Rhone Alps not far from Italy.^[7]

1040 Birth and Parents

He was born about 1040 in Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France ^[7]

John Fraser was born 1040 in Normandie, France ^[8]

He was the son of Oliver Fraser b: 1020 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France^[8]

He was the son of Oliver de Fraser and Jean Frisolle^[7]

Marriage

He married Euphem (Sloan) Fraser ^[7]

He married Euphem Sloan b: Abt 1045 in Tuedall, Scotland^[8]

1095 Death

He died in 1095 in Peebleshire, Scotland^[7]

Issue

He was the father of Simon de Fraser, I^[7]

They were the parents of Simon Fraser b: Abt 1070 in Tweeddale, Peebleshire, Scotland^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} OneWorldTree. Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Geni. Simon de Fraser Added by: Justin Swanstrom (taking a break) on May 11, 2009. Managed by: Kathryn Lothian and 7 others. Accessed March 31, 2018. jhd
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Robert Furtaw. Furtaw and Edwards Ancestry. Simon Fraser Updated: 04-29-2019 (Unsourced.) (Link via Wayback Machine at Archive.org, capture date 16 Mar 2023.)
4. ↑ Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 142 - 143. Cited by Wikipedia: Clan Fraser Accessed March 31, 2018 jhd
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} The Frasers Fraser of that Ilk Accessed March 31, 2018. jhd
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Robert Furtaw, Furtaw and Edwards Ancestry Oliver Fraser Updated: 04-29-2019 (Unsourced.) (Link via Wayback Machine at Archive.org, capture date 16 Mar 2023.)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} Geni. Sir John de Fraser Added by: Arvella Spease on September 5, 2013. Managed by: Arvella Spease (Frazier) and 4 others. Accessed March 31, 2018 [[Day-1904|jhd[[
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Robert Furraw, Furtraw and Edwards Ancestry John Fraser Updated: 04-29-2019 (Unsourced.) (Link via Wayback Machine at Archive.org, capture date 16 Mar 2023.)

Acknowledgements

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