John
Stewart Lord Darnley and First Earl of Lennox
formerly Stewart
Born in Inchmurrin Isle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Maria Maxwell [half], Alexander (Stewart) Stewart of Galstoun, Elizabeth Stewart, John Maxwell [half] and Adam Maxwell [half]
Husband of
Margaret (Montgomerie) Montgomerie Countess of Lennox
— married
1438 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Stewart, Marion (Stewart) Crichton, Alexander Stewart, John Stewart, William Stewart, Elizabeth (Stewart) Colquhoun, Alan (Stewart) Stewart Ist of Cardonald, Matthew (Stewart) Stewart Second Earl of Lennox and Robert Stuart
Died
at about age 73
in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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| Preceded by First of that title (2nd creation) |
1st Earl of Lennox (Stewart) 1473-1495 |
Succeeded by Matthew Stewart |
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Biography
John (Stewart) Stewart Lord Darnley and First Earl of Lennox is a member of Clan Stewart.
John (Stewart) Stewart Lord Darnley and First Earl of Lennox is Notable.
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox (b. bef. 1422, d. 8 Jul/11 Sep 1495) was known as Lord Darnley and later as the Earl of Lennox. John was the son of Sir Alan Stewart[1] and Catherine Seton and has been confused with another John Stewart, the son of James Stewart "The Black Knight of Lorn" and Joan Beaufort, widow of King James I. Joan's husbands also being confused in the past.
He was created 1st Earl of Lennox on 6 August 1473.[2] He held the office of Lord Warden of the West March in 1481. In 1482 he was one of the lords who seized King James III, but was pardoned. He held the office of Keeper of Dumbarton Castle in 1488.
Marriage
On 15 May 1438 John Stewart married his first wife Margaret Montgomerie, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie (1st Lord Montgomerie) and his wife Margaret Boyd by indenture, with both parties being underage. and had issue:
- Matthew m1 Margaret Lyle; m2 Elizabeth Hamilton.
- Sir William, Seigneur d'Olzon et de Grey.
- Alexander
- Sir Robert m1 (1499) Anne Stuart Ctss de Beaumont-le-Rog er and m2 Jacqueline de la Queulle.
- Sir John m1 Mary Sempill and m2 Anne de Concressault.
- Elizabeth m Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll.
- Marion m Robert Crichton of Kinnoull Lord Crichton.
- Elizabeth m. Sir John Colquhon of Luss.
He had a natural son:
- Alan of Cardonald.
Research Notes
- It is possible that John had a daughter Janet, however, Charles Cawley who wrote the section on the FMG website about John Stewart of Darley said:
"On this case, I note that Complete Peerage Vol. XI p. 157 says that Janet was "probably" the daughter of Matthew, that she is called daughter of John in Scots Peerage but that this seems stretched from a chronological point of view. Presumably, the primary source on which the marriage is based just calls her "Janet Stewart of Lennox" or similar so there can never be a definitive answer to the question. I´ll delete Janet daughter of John, and place Janet, daughter of Matthew in square brackets, in my master copy document for the next version of the document to be sent to the FMG for uploading."
- For this reason, Janet is shown as a daughter of Matthew, John's son: Janet m Ninian Ross, Lord Ross of Halkhead.
- That there are two daughters name Elizabeth is not common unless by separate wives. In the profile for one of these daughter, Elizabeth (Stewart) Campbell, it is mentioned that there were two wilves with the same name as well as the same name for their respective fathers.
- Fraser asserts that John Maxwell of Pollock married one of John's daughters named Elizabethr.[3] Some secondary sources claim it was Elizabeth claims that it was Elizabeth the daughter of Matthew.
Sources
- ↑ 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. 348
- ↑ Johnston, George Harvey, "The Heraldry of the Stewarts, with Notes on all the Males of the Family, Descrptions of the Arms, Plates and Pedigrees", Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston, LTD, 1906, Archive.org, p. 50
- ↑ Fraser, William, "Memoirs of the Maxwells of Pollok.", Edinburgh: private, 1863, Vol. II Correspondence, Archive.org, p. 21
See also:
- Wikipedia: John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox
- Wikidata: Item Q1701827
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Basil Stewart
:
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 47 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member BasilStewart, MitoYDNA ID A10718 [compare] - Robert Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT26747, FTDNA kit #635158, MitoYDNA ID T10731 [compare]
- Angus Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT371927, FTDNA kit #IN46351, MitoYDNA ID T10758 [compare]
- Randee Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-Z43064, FTDNA kit #B356623
- Christian Boyd :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-JFS0056, FTDNA kit #9204
- Robbin Stewart :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-L21
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I´ll delete Janet daughter of John, and place Janet daughter of Matthew in square brackets, in my master copy document for the next version of the document to be sent to the FMG for uploading."
"John is recorded as having contracted to marry Margaret, the daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie, and Margaret Boyd, by indenture on 15 May 1438 as both parties were under age. She, however, appears to have died young. Ultimately, he married Margaret Montgomerie in 1460, who was not the same individual, but her fraternal niece, daughter of Alexander, Master of Montgomerie, by his wife Elizabeth Hepburn." (Wikipedia)
Website and I saw where Ninian Ross was married to Janet Stewart and also to her niece Janet Stewart. Wasnt sure if it was an error or not so I thought I would mention it to FMG and await their response.
There is a Janet Stuart, Stuart-1320, who married a Ninian Ross, Ross-606, but her parents are shown as Matthew Stewart, Stewart-1359, son of this John, and Margaret Lyle, Lyle-173. Are we sure that Janet was the daughter of John, not Matthew?
He gained the title of 10th Earl of Lennox.1 He was created 1st Lord of Darnley [Scotland] circa 1460.4 In 1473 he was retoured heir to the Earldom of lennox, but only became so effectively after compensating the coheirs in 1488.4 He held the office of Lord Warden of the West March in 1481.4 In 1482 he was one of the lords who seized King James III, but was pardoned.4 He held the office of Keeper of Dumbarton Castle in 1488, jointly.4 In 1489 he rebelled but was defeated by King James IV.4
Children of John Stuart, 10th Earl of Lennox and Margaret Montgomerie Sir William Stewart, Seigneur d'Oison6 d. c 1503 Alexander Stewart6 d. c 1509 Sir John Stewart, Seigneur d'Oison6 d. 1512 Lady Marion Stuart+6 d. fr Feb 1483/84 - Feb 1491/92 Lady Elizabeth Stewart+6 Lady Elizabeth Stuart+1 Sir Robert Stuart, 4th Seigneur d'Aubigny3 b. c 1470, d. 1543 Matthew Stuart, 11th Earl of Lennox+4 b. b 5 May 1488, d. 9 Sep 1513
Citations [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 313. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VII, page 594. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 328. [S37] Volume 2, page 2764. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VII, page 596.
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