Stewart, John 1a

Birth Name Stewart, John
Gender male
Age at Death 37 years, 11 months, 8 days

Narrative

1st Earl of Angus [SCT] as a Stewart, XIV in CP; styled in a charter dated 15 June 1329, Earl of Angus [SCT]; knighted 24 November 1331 at the coronation of David II; Papal dispensation dated 24 October 1328 as being within the fourth degree of consanguinity.

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Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl of Angus & suo jure uxoris Lord of Abernethy (died 1331) was a medieval Scottish nobleman.

Stewart was the son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Bonkyll, grandson of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland and an unknown mother. Sir Alexander died c. 1319, and Stewart inherited his father's estates in Berwickshire, centred upon the barony of Bonkyll and Preston.

In 1328 he married Margaret de Abernethy, heiress to the Lordship of Abernethy. Her father Sir Alexander de Abernethy being the last of the Gaelic lords of Abernethy, descendants of Gille Míchéil, Earl of Fife. Stewart assumed his wife's titles, and was further ennobled by Robert I of Scotland in 1329, being created Earl of Angus. The Earldom of Angus had been forfeited by the previous holder, Robert de Umfreville, before 1314, for choosing the losing side during the Wars of Scottish Independence, although he continued to style himself Earl until his death in 1325.

It is through John Stewart's granddaughter, Margaret's illicit relationship with William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, that the Earldom of Angus, Lordship of Abernethy, and the comitatus associated with it passed on to the Douglases in the person of George Douglas (the first Red Douglas). This close connection of the Douglas Earls of Angus with the House of Stewart, was to have large implications for the latter's future struggles with the Black Douglases.

Stewart was invested with Knighthood in November 1331, but died just two weeks later. He was succeeded by his son Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus.
(Wikipedia)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I26989

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1294 Bonkyl, Berwickshire, Scotland   2a
Death 1331-12-09 Angusshire, Scotland   2b

Age: 37y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Stewart, Alexander Lord of Bonkyll12711319
Mother Fitz James, Jean12701312-01-01
         Stewart, John 1294 1331-12-09
    Sister     Stewart, Margaret 1307
    Sister     Stewart, Isabella of Bonkyl 1308 1347-01-17
    Brother     Stewart, Thomas about 1309

Families

Family of Stewart, John and de Abernethy, Margaret
Married Wife de Abernethy, Margaret ( * 1296 + 1370 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1328-10-24     1b
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Stewart, Thomas13301361
Stewart, Margaret1340

Source References

  1. weavercat@gmail.com: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=2792844&id=I173 @ RootsWeb Family Before Me - October 2009
      • Source text:

        # ID: I173
        # Name: *@John Stewart
        # Given Name: *@John
        # Surname: Stewart
        # Sex: M
        # _UID: 109D868095A8DE11879C000C6E5BF523EF0E
        # Change Date: 21 Apr 2007
        # Note:

        1st Earl of Angus [SCT] as a Stewart, XIV in CP; styled in a charter dated 15 June 1329, Earl of Angus [SCT]; knighted 24 November 1331 at the coronation of David II; Papal dispensation dated 24 October 1328 as being within the fourth degree of

        consanguinity.

        1
        # Birth: ABT 1315 1
        # Death: 9 DEC 1331 1

         

         

         

        Marriage 1 *@Margaret Abernethy b: ABT 1296 in Abernethy, Fifeshire, Scotland

        * Married: 24 OCT 1328 in Dispensation date 1

        Children

        1. Has Children *@Margaret Stewart b: ABT 1340 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

         

        Sources:

        1. Abbrev: GEDCOM file imported on 23 Sep 2009
        Title: GEDCOM file submitted by Holly, Rootsweb.com. Created on 24 NOV 2007. Imported on 23 Sep 2009.mported on 23 Sep 2009.

         

         

      • Source text:

        # ID: I173
        # Name: *@John Stewart
        # Given Name: *@John
        # Surname: Stewart
        # Sex: M
        # _UID: 109D868095A8DE11879C000C6E5BF523EF0E
        # Change Date: 21 Apr 2007
        # Note:

        1st Earl of Angus [SCT] as a Stewart, XIV in CP; styled in a charter dated 15 June 1329, Earl of Angus [SCT]; knighted 24 November 1331 at the coronation of David II; Papal dispensation dated 24 October 1328 as being within the fourth degree of

        consanguinity.

        1
        # Birth: ABT 1315 1
        # Death: 9 DEC 1331 1

         

         

         

        Marriage 1 *@Margaret Abernethy b: ABT 1296 in Abernethy, Fifeshire, Scotland

        * Married: 24 OCT 1328 in Dispensation date 1

        Children

        1. Has Children *@Margaret Stewart b: ABT 1340 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

         

        Sources:

        1. Abbrev: GEDCOM file imported on 23 Sep 2009
        Title: GEDCOM file submitted by Holly, Rootsweb.com. Created on 24 NOV 2007. Imported on 23 Sep 2009.mported on 23 Sep 2009.

         

         

  2. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I26989 Carrie's Family Tree
      • Source text:

         

        ID: I26989
        Name: *John STEWART
        Sex: M
        Title: Sir
        Birth: 1294 in Bonkyl, Berwickshire, Scotland
        Death: 9 DEC 1331 in Angushire, Scotland
        Death: 1331 1
        Occupation: BET 1329 AND 1331 1st Earl of Angus 1
        Occupation: BET 1328 AND 1331 Lord of Abernethy 1
        Note:
        Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl of Angus & suo jure uxoris Lord of Abernethy (died 1331) was a medieval Scottish nobleman.

        Stewart was the son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Bonkyll, grandson of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland and an unknown mother. Sir Alexander died c. 1319, and Stewart inherited his father's estates in Berwickshire, centred upon the barony of Bonkyll and Preston.

        In 1328 he married Margaret de Abernethy, heiress to the Lordship of Abernethy. Her father Sir Alexander de Abernethy being the last of the Gaelic lords of Abernethy, descendants of Gille Míchéil, Earl of Fife. Stewart assumed his wife's titles, and was further ennobled by Robert I of Scotland in 1329, being created Earl of Angus. The Earldom of Angus had been forfeited by the previous holder, Robert de Umfreville, before 1314, for choosing the losing side during the Wars of Scottish Independence, although he continued to style himself Earl until his death in 1325.

        It is through John Stewart's granddaughter, Margaret's illicit relationship with William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, that the Earldom of Angus, Lordship of Abernethy, and the comitatus associated with it passed on to the Douglases in the person of George Douglas (the first Red Douglas). This close connection of the Douglas Earls of Angus with the House of Stewart, was to have large implications for the latter's future struggles with the Black Douglases.

        Stewart was invested with Knighthood in November 1331, but died just two weeks later. He was succeeded by his son Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus.
        (Wikipedia)

        Father: *Alexander STEWART b: ABT 1270 in Angus, Scotland
        Mother: Jean FITZJAMES

        Marriage 1 *Margaret of ABERNATHY b: ABT 1296 in Fifeshire, Scotland
        Married: 1328 1
        Children
        Thomas STEWART b: 1331 in Angushire, Scotland

        Sources:
        Title: Wikipedia

      • Citation:

        e-mail: arciek@juno.com

      • Source text:

         

        ID: I26989
        Name: *John STEWART
        Sex: M
        Title: Sir
        Birth: 1294 in Bonkyl, Berwickshire, Scotland
        Death: 9 DEC 1331 in Angushire, Scotland
        Death: 1331 1
        Occupation: BET 1329 AND 1331 1st Earl of Angus 1
        Occupation: BET 1328 AND 1331 Lord of Abernethy 1
        Note:
        Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl of Angus & suo jure uxoris Lord of Abernethy (died 1331) was a medieval Scottish nobleman.

        Stewart was the son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Bonkyll, grandson of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland and an unknown mother. Sir Alexander died c. 1319, and Stewart inherited his father's estates in Berwickshire, centred upon the barony of Bonkyll and Preston.

        In 1328 he married Margaret de Abernethy, heiress to the Lordship of Abernethy. Her father Sir Alexander de Abernethy being the last of the Gaelic lords of Abernethy, descendants of Gille Míchéil, Earl of Fife. Stewart assumed his wife's titles, and was further ennobled by Robert I of Scotland in 1329, being created Earl of Angus. The Earldom of Angus had been forfeited by the previous holder, Robert de Umfreville, before 1314, for choosing the losing side during the Wars of Scottish Independence, although he continued to style himself Earl until his death in 1325.

        It is through John Stewart's granddaughter, Margaret's illicit relationship with William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, that the Earldom of Angus, Lordship of Abernethy, and the comitatus associated with it passed on to the Douglases in the person of George Douglas (the first Red Douglas). This close connection of the Douglas Earls of Angus with the House of Stewart, was to have large implications for the latter's future struggles with the Black Douglases.

        Stewart was invested with Knighthood in November 1331, but died just two weeks later. He was succeeded by his son Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus.
        (Wikipedia)

        Father: *Alexander STEWART b: ABT 1270 in Angus, Scotland
        Mother: Jean FITZJAMES

        Marriage 1 *Margaret of ABERNATHY b: ABT 1296 in Fifeshire, Scotland
        Married: 1328 1
        Children
        Thomas STEWART b: 1331 in Angushire, Scotland

        Sources:
        Title: Wikipedia

      • Citation:

        e-mail: arciek@juno.com