Elizabeth Stewart (abt. 1538 - abt. 1580)

Born about 1538 in Scotland

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Died about 1580 at about age 42 in Scotland

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Elizabeth Stewart is a member of Clan Stewart.

• Elizabeth Stewart was the daughter of Sir James Stewart of Beith and his spouse Margaret Lindsay.

She married Master Robert Crichton of Eliock circa 22 May 1558.^[1]

Elizabeth Stewart and Master Robert Crichton of Eliock had issue:

• James Crichton of Cluny b. 1560, d. 3 Jul 1582 the famous "Admirable Crichton".

At the Castle of Cluny, on 10 July 1562 Robert, bishop of Dunkeld, with consent of the cathedral chapter and Henry Mow and David Henry, chaplains of St. Catherine's chapel on Loch Cluny, granted Feu charter to Mr. Robert Crichton and Elizabeth Stewart, his spouse, in conjunct fee of the lands and barony of Cluny, the castle of Cluny to be the principal messuage of the said lands; reserving the presentation to all benefices in the barony and fishing in the loch of Cluny.^[2]

Margaret's elder sister,Elizabeth Stewart married Master James Ogilvy of Balfour in 1554. She died without issue about 1560. It is recorded in the seventh volume of the Records of Bonds and Obligations in a contract dated at Edinburgh 27 April 1563, that sometime after the death of Margaret, her brother-in-law Mr Robert Crichton, Advocate to the King, brought an action on behalf of Elisabeth Stewart his wife and Archibald her brother "in and to yare pertis of abulziements, jewellis, and executry of Margaret".^[3] By this agreement Mr Robert received 500 merks in satisfaction of his wife's right to Margaret's jewels.

Mr Robert Crichton, advocate to the Queen and Elizabeth Stewart, his spouse, agreed a Contract of Excambion dated 1 October 1564 with Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange. Dame Margaret Learmonth , his spouse, and Thomas Kirkcaldy, his brother as cautioner, on the other part, whereby the latter agreed to infeft the former in the lands of Nether Friertoun in the regality of St Andrews, and the former to infeft the latter in the lands of Wester Clentrie in the lordship of Dunkeld, sheriffdom of Fife.^[4]

In 1566 they amd over the fee of the lands of Cluny to their eldest son, James Crichton, reserving liferent for themselves.^[5]

At Dunkeld on 10 July 1575, John, Earl of Atholl, granted a charter in favour of Mr. Robert Crichton and Elizabeth Stewart, his spouse, in liferent, and James Crichton, their son, in fee, of the right of digging and taking fuel and turfs from the moors and marshes of Corsbadis and Dulater lying in the forest of Cluny and taking these peats to their barony of Cluny. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : 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 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Accessed March 16 2020.>Elizabeth Stewart, Scots Peerage, Vol 3, pg 187
2. ↑ National Records of Scotland GD16/5/15
3. ↑ Acts & Decreets X.182 dated 27 April 1563.
4. ↑ National Records of Scotland GD66/1/23
5. ↑ National Records of Scotland GD16/5/23
6. ↑ National Records of Scotland GD16/5/31