1st Earl of Crawford 1st Earl of Crawford David Lindsay^[1]

1359 - 1407  (48 years)

• Name	1st Earl of Crawford David Lindsay
  Prefix	1st Earl of Crawford
  Birth	1359	Glenesk, Angusshire, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Aug 1407	Finhaven, Forfarshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Age: 48y
  Person ID	IND4288514844	The Skaggs-Files
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Sir Alexander Lindsay,   b. Abt 1310, Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1381, Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Lady Lady Catherine Stirling,   b. 1338, Glenesk, Angusshire, Scotland d. 1378, Glenesk, Angusshire, Scotland (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1358	Glenesk, Angus, Scotland   [3]
  Family ID	F7934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	1st Earl of Crawford 1st Earl of Crawford David Lindsay,   b. 1359, Glenesk, Angusshire, Scotland d. 12 Aug 1407, Finhaven, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1374	Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland   [4]
  Children	1. Catherine Lindsay,   b. Abt 1362, Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Gerard Lindsay,   b. 1383, Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1421 (Age 38 years)   3. Isabel Lindsay,   b. 1384, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   4. 2nd Earl of Crawford 2nd Earl of Crawford Alexander Lindsay,   b. Abt 1386, Crawford Castle, Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 31 Mar 1438, Crawford Castle, Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age ~ 52 years)   5. Lord of Newdosk Lord of Newdosk David Lindsay, of Crawford,   b. Abt 1386, Edinburgh, Morayshire, Scotland d. 17 Jan 1445, Finhaven Castle, Oathlaw, Angusshire, Scotland (Age ~ 59 years)   6. Marjory Elizabeth Dunbar,   b. 1389, Glenesk, Angusshire, Scotland d. 06 Nov 1452, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 63 years)   7. William Lindsay, of Carnie,   b. 1390, Cairny, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   8. Eupheme Lindsay,   b. 1391, Scotland d. 1452 (Age 61 years)   9. Margaret Lindsay,   b. 1392, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1458 (Age 66 years)   10. Bishop Bishop Ingelram Lindsay, of Aberdeen,   b. 1397   d. 24 Aug 1459 (Age 62 years)   11. Matilda Lindsay,   b. Abt 1400, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [source04344] Michael Neuman, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=michaelrneuman&id=I002862&style=TABLE Neuman-Smith-Goodale Family and Ancestors, (Publication Date: 05 DEC 2007 Media: Website / URL). [source4071150620] KZWZ-NMP. [source4071152060] LTY2-JCJ FamilySearch.org, (Publication Date: 23 MAY 2024 Media: Website / URL). Catherine, daughter of Sir John Stirling of Edzell and heiress of Glenesk. [Burke's Peerage] About the middle of the fourteenth century the male line of the Stirlings of Glenesk failed in two co-heiresses. One of these ladies, Catherine Stirling, was married to Sir Alexander Lindsay, third son of Sir David of Crawford, and she was the mother of the first Earl of Crawford. The other daughter was married to Robert de Atholia, grandson of Angus - Lord of the Isles. He succeeded to the Invernessand Moray portion of the Stirling estates; Sir Alexander Lindsay inherited the Angus section of them, and they formed a noble domain. Catherine Stirling died some time before 1378, as Sir Alexander Lindsay had married his second wife, Marjory Stuart, cousin to Robert, Duke of Albany, prior to that date. Local tradition says Catherine Stirling had a deformed brother known by the sobriquet of ‘Jackie Stirlin,' who was heir to the property. He was to marry the daughter of a neighbouring baron, but this union did not approve itself to Sir Alexander and his lady. Remonstrance proving of no avail, the laird was despatched at a place a little to the north of the Castle, and the body was buried in the family vault. The crime embittered the latter days of the Lord of Edzell, and he made atonement for the murderous deed of his youth by large gifts to the Church. He rebuilt the Church of Finhaven, and gifted it to the Cathedral of Brechin, then went on a pilgrimage to Palestine. The prebendary had a stall in the choir of Brechin, and said mass daily for his safe conduct. Gifts to the Church and penance have ever been Rome's panacea for crimes, even of the blackest dye. We are told of a better way. The blood of Christ cleanseth from all sin." Sir Alexander Lindsay profited little by his pilgrimage and the daily masses for his soul. They did not stay the hand of the avenging angel, he having struck the penitent down long before he reached Palestine. 5565 Links http://www.patrickspeople.co.uk/ancestors%20of%20isabella%20gordon/2152.htm http://www.celtic-casimir.com/webtree/18/40167.htm https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTY2-JCJ [source4071150609] GH2Z-QS2 FamilySearch.org, (Publication Date: 26 MAR 2024 Media: Website / URL).