Biography

John (Wallace) Wallace Vth of Craigie is a member of Clan Wallace.

John (Wallace) Wallace Vth of Craigie was born in Scotland.

John was the son of William Wallace and Elizabeth Douglas.^[1][2]

He married Elizabeth Cathcart..^[3]

He married Catherine Douglas.^[4] They had issue:

1. William^[3][5][6]
2. Thomas^[5]

John was Lieutenant-General to James II, and fought valiantly at the Battle of Sark on 23 October 1448, leading the left wing. He was wounded and never recovered succuming 15 months later at Craigie Castle.^[3]

Research Notes

• RBS names Margaret, daughter of Sir Henry Douglas of Lugton and Lochleven as the sole wife.^[1]

• RBS gives the name of the second son as George not Thomas.^[6]

• He was made Baillie of Kyle on 5 Jun 1434 and one would expect that he was at least of full age and not just 14 and, therefore, born prior to 5 Jun 1413.

• The "Battle of Sark" occured on 23 Oct 1448. "The Book of Wallace" dates the Battle of Sark as 1449 and claimnig his death was three months later. This is obviously in error. He had executed a a legal instrument to return lands to the monks of Paisley on 29 Jan 1450 and he was dead by Whitsunday (12 Apr 1450), so his death was within this ten week window.

• "Sir William Wallace" dates the Battle of Sark in 1547 but also claims he died after three months from the battle.^[3]

• Rodger gives his father as 'Alan' who was either the brother of his grandfather.

• Rodger places Adam and Hew as sons of John rather than brothers and fails to mention Thomas.^[3]

• That there was a marriage between John Wallace of Craigie and a Catharine Douglas is not so much in doubt as is the question of whether that Catharine was the same as the subject of this profile . The attached source states that she was 'the daughter to the Earl of Angus, now Duke of Douglass' but there is no evidence that any Earl of Angus had a daughter Catherine - at least not in this timeframe. That John's grandfather had married Catherine's aunt, Margaret, tends to add confidence to this alleged marriage by showing that there were familial ties in place as first cousins once removed.

• The Peerage: John Wallace, 5th of Craigie

• MacFarlane: John Wallace, 5th of Craigie

• Geni: John Wallace

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland, Scotland, private, 2022, Ed. 3, Vol. IX, p. 965
2. ↑ Rogers, Charles, "The Book of Wallace", Edinburgh: McFarlane & Erskine, 1889, Vol. I, Archive.org, p, 35
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Rodger, Robert, "Documents Illustrative of Sir WIlliam Wallace, his LIfe and Times", Irvine: private, 1841, Archive.org, p. xliiv
4. ↑ Rodger, Robert, "Documents Illustrative of Sir WIlliam Wallace, his LIfe and Times", Irvine: private, 1841, Archive.org, p. xlv
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Rogers, Charles, "The Book of Wallace", Edinburgh: McFarlane & Erskine, 1889, Vol. I, Archive.org, p, 37
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland, Scotland, private, 2022, Ed. 3, Vol. IX, p. 966

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q76306443

• Wikipedia:Battle_of_Sark

• Montgomery and Rowntree Families: John Wallace