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James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton 1395–1457 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1395

Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1457

Death Location: Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: James Dalkeith

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gifford

Children(s): Jean Douglas, James Morton, John Douglas

The story of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton began in 1395 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton married Elizabeth Gifford, and had children including James Douglas Earl Of Morton, Jean Elizabeth Douglas, John Douglas. James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton passed away in 1457 in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

The story of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton began in 1395 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton married Elizabeth Gifford, and had children including James Douglas Earl Of Morton, Jean Elizabeth Douglas, John Douglas.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton passed away in 1457 in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Dalkeith

1370–1441

Birth Location: Dalkeith, Scotland

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gifford

1392–1456

Birth Location: Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland

Children(s)

Jean Douglas

1429–1489

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James Morton

1431–1493

Birth Location: Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

John Douglas

1430–1519

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

James Morton's Ancestors

Self

James Morton

1395–1457

Birth Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Parents

James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith

1370–1441

Dalkeith, Scotland

Grandparents

Archibald (Douglas, Third Earl of Douglas, Lord of Galloway; the bastard) son

1325–1400

Hermiston, Roxburghshire, , Scotland

Jean ((Joanna) Moray (Moravia) Of) Strathern

1350–1409

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Great-Grandparents

James Bannockburn

1289–1330

2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir England

1255–1298

Elizabeth Stuart

1243–1283

James Morton's Descendants

James (Douglas, 1st Earl of) Morton (1395–1457) m. Elizabeth Gifford (1392–08 Sep 1456)

1. Jean (Elizabeth) Douglas 1429–1489 m. Thomas (Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine, 13th Earl of) Mar 1410–1492
1. 1. Isobel (Isabel Erskine, 3rd Countess of Menteith, 5th Countess of) Strathearn 1444–1500 m. Patrick Graham 1421–1453
  1. 1. Alexander (Graham, 2nd Earl of Menteith, a Scottish) magnate 1472–1536 m. Margaretha Buchanan 1475–1537
    1. 1. William (Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith, Master of Menteith, a Scottish) magnate 1500–1544 m. Margaret Moubray 1501–1548
    2. 2. Walter Graham 1496–1558
2. 2. Alexander (Erskine, 3rd Lord Erskine, Gov. of Dunbarton) Castle 1436–1508 m. Christian Crichton 1439–1478
  1. 1. Robert (Erskine, 4th Lord Erskine, Earl of) Mar 1458–1513 m. Isabella Campbell 1474–1518 m. Lady (Elizabeth Isabel Loudon Campbell) Ruthven 1459–1518
    1. 1. Sir (John Erskine, 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of) Mar 1487–1555 m. Lady (Margaret Campbell, Baroness of) Argyll 1485–1555
    2. 2. James (Erskine, 1st Laird of) Balgownie 1500–1597
    3. 3. Elizabeth Erskine 1485–1540
    4. 4. Robert (de) Erskine 1485–1547
    5. 5. John (Erskine) Baron 1487–1555 m. Margaret Campbell 1490–1555
3. 3. Lady (Deborah of Bakersfield) Erskine 1440–1482
2. James (Douglas, Earl of) Morton 1431–1493 m. Lady (Joan 'the mute lady of Dalkeith' Stuart, Princess of Scotland, Countess Morton, Lady of) Dalkeith 1428–1486
1. 1. John (Douglas, 2nd Earl of) Morton 1434–1513 m. Janet (Crichton, Countess of Crichton &) Morton 1461–1493
  1. 1. Agnes Douglas 1491–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Beatrice Douglas) Baroness 1484–1556
  3. 3. James (Douglas, 3rd Earl of) Morton 1482–1553 m. Lady (Margaret Balfour, Countess of) Morton 1460–1499 m. Catherine (Stewart) (illegitimate) 1495–1554
    1. 1. Margaret (Margaretha Douglas, Countess) Dirleton 1480–1508
  4. 4. Richard (Douglas, Earl of) Morton 1487–1548
2. 2. Janet (Douglas, Countess of) Bothwell 1451–1490 m. Thomas Buchanan 1448–1493
  1. 1. Robert Buchanan 1462–1518
3. 3. James Douglas 1466–1480 m. Margaret Balfour 1460–1482
4. 4. Elizabeth Douglas 1463–1490 m. John (Fergusson, 5th Laird of) Craigdarroch 1459–1514
  1. 1. Thomas (Ferguson, 6th Laird) Craigdarroch 1490–1534 m. Mary (Margaret Crichton \ Crighton of) Kirkpatrick 1501–1535
    1. 1. Sir (Robert Ferguson, 7th Laird of) Craigdarroch 1510–1588 m. Janet Cunyngham 1514–1574
  2. 2. Alexander Ferguson 1492–1530
3. John Douglas 1430–1519