David (Lindsay) Lindsay First Earl of Crawford
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David (Lindsay) Lindsay First Earl of Crawford (abt. 1366 - bef. 1407)

Sir David Lindsay First Earl of Crawford formerly Lindsay
Born about in Glenesk, Forfarshire, Scotlandmap
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Died before before about age 41 in Finhaven, Forfarshire, Scotlandmap
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Preceded by
N/A		 1st Earl of Crawfurd
1398 - 1407		 Succeeded by
Alexander Lindsay

Biography

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David Lindsay was the son of Alexander Lindsay and Katherine Stirling[1] born about 1366.[2][3][4]

He succeeded his father in 1381 as Sir David Lindsay of Glenesk, 10th Baron of Crawford, Knight Banneret.[3]

He married, about 1380-85, Elizabeth (sometimes named as Jean or Kathrina), who was the daughter of King Robert II[5][3][4][6] They had issue:

  1. Alexander[7][8]
  2. David, Baron of Newdosk, entered priesthood[7][8]
  3. Gerard, d. bef. 1421[7][8]
  4. Ingelram, Bishop of Aberdeen[8]
  1. Margaret, m. Archibald, fifth Earl of Douglas[8]
  2. Marjory, m. Sir William Douglas of Lochleven[7][8]
  3. Elizabeth, alledgedly m. Sir Robert Keith, Marischal of Scotland[8] but probably m. Robert Erskine, Earl of Mar[7]

In 1397, he succeeded to the Barony of Crawford and in 1398, King Robert bestowed the title of Earl upon him, and gifted him Crawford Castle.[9][10]

Sir David was appointed Admiral of Scotland before October 1403. He was ambassador to England in December 1406. He also. for a time, held the office of Sheriff of Banff.[9]

Sir David died shortly before 12 Aug 1407[4] and was buried in the Grey Friars Church at Dundee.[9]

Research Notes

  • Scots Peerage only names three sons, Alexander, David and Gerard and two daughters, Marjory who married Douglas of Lochleven, and Elizabeth. Another source, Wikpedia, claims Ingelram was not legitimate offspring with his spouse, and Isabella was the daughter of his uncle James.

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, 1906, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 13
  2. ↑ Lindsay, Alexander William Crawford, " Lives of the Lindsays; or A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres", London, John Murray, 1858, Ed. 2 Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 87
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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, 1906, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 15
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Weis, Frederick Lewis. The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979, 4th ed., pp 43-8
  5. ↑ Lindsay, Alexander William Crawford, " Lives of the Lindsays; or A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres", London, John Murray, 1858, Ed. 2 Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 98
  6. ↑ 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. 16
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 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, 1906, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 17
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Lindsay, Alexander William Crawford, " Lives of the Lindsays; or A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres", London, John Murray, 1858, Ed. 2 Vol. I, Archive.org, pp. 104-5
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 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, 1906, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 16
  10. ↑ Lindsay, Alexander William Crawford, " Lives of the Lindsays; or A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres", London, John Murray, 1858, Ed. 2 Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 97

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Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Lindsay-154 and Lindsay-1988 appear to represent the same person because: Same wife, similar dates. See Scots Peerage source for confirmation.
posted on Lindsay-1988 (merged) by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
W. (Begley) Walbridge
David Lindsay and Lindsay-154 maybe the same person, the birth dates don't match but death place, wife's surnames and daughter's name do match. The seems to be a problem with one or both of these profiles. I found a source, History of the Carlock Family, that states "Catherine, married David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford".
posted by W. (Begley) Walbridge
Browne-2174 Stevenson Browne
De Lindsay-86 and Lindsay-154 appear to represent the same person because: Same profile.
posted by Stevenson Browne
Cook-2355 Audrey (Cook) Ryan
Lindsay-1988 and Lindsay-154 do not represent the same person because: Birth dates are too far off and spouse is completely different.
posted by Audrey (Cook) Ryan
Beebe-599 Barbara Jean (Beebe) Duren (1952-2019)
David, Hello! About your G2G question: For some reason it wouldn't let me put an aswer. Don't know if this will help but, there are six (6) libraries all rolled into one big place for manuscripts you check them oout online no library card or nothing. Here is the link. http://www.archive,org Hope this helps.
posted by Barbara Jean (Beebe) Duren (1952-2019)

Rejected matches › David Arnot Lindsay (1879-1950) › David Hunter

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