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Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton 1487–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1487

Birth Location: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: December 1548

Death Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Douglas

Mother: Lady Morton

Spouse(s): Lady Scotland, Lady Balfour

Children(s): Lady Lenox, Lord 'flesct, Lady Dirleton, Lady Dirleton, Lady Chatel

In 1487, Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton entered the world in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, born to Lord James Douglas Douglas Lord Of Dalkeith First Earl Morton Nineth Earl Douglas And Lady Joan Stewart Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Morton. Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton married Lady Margaret Tudor Of Scotland, Lady Margaret Countess Morton Balfour, and had children including Lady Margaret Douglas Baroness Of Hamilton 2Nd Countess Of Arran Duchess Of Hamilton Amp 1St Duchess Of Chatel, Lady Margaret Douglas Countess Dirleton, Lady Margaret Douglas Countess Of Lenox, Lady Margaret Douglas Of Pumphreston Adeston Countess Dirleton, Lord Sir Knight James Ii Douglas Van Drumlanrig Provost Of Edinburgh 7Th Laird Of Drumlanrig Flesct. Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton passed away in 1548 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1487, Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton entered the world in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, born to Lord James Douglas Douglas Lord Of Dalkeith First Earl Morton Nineth Earl Douglas And Lady Joan Stewart Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Morton.
  • Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton married Lady Margaret Tudor Of Scotland, Lady Margaret Countess Morton Balfour, and had children including Lady Margaret Douglas Baroness Of Hamilton 2Nd Countess Of Arran Duchess Of Hamilton Amp 1St Duchess Of Chatel, Lady Margaret Douglas Countess Dirleton, Lady Margaret Douglas Countess Of Lenox, Lady Margaret Douglas Of Pumphreston Adeston Countess Dirleton, Lord Sir Knight James Ii Douglas Van Drumlanrig Provost Of Edinburgh 7Th Laird Of Drumlanrig Flesct.
  • Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton passed away in 1548 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Douglas
1426–1498
Birth Location: Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Lady Morton
1428–1493
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Scotland
1489–1554
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
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Lady Balfour
1460–1520
Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
LB

Children(s)

Lady Lenox
1523–1579
Birth Location: Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lord 'flesct
1507–1579
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Lady Dirleton
1500–1542
Birth Location: East Lothian Scotland
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Lady Dirleton
1482–1508
Birth Location: Pumpherston, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Chatel
1511–1579
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
LC

Sir Morton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Morton
1487–1548
Birth Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Lord James Douglas Douglas , Lord of DalKeith, First Earl Morton, Nineth Earl Douglas
1426–1498
Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Lady (Joan Stewart , Princess of Scotland, Countess of) Morton
1428–1493
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (James Douglas , 2nd Lord of) Dalkeith
1395–1457
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Gifford , Baroness of Dalkeith, Countess of) Morton
1392–1456
Newton Village, Midlothian, Scotland
Sir (James Stewart , the Black Knight of) Lorne
1394–1451
Innermeath, Argyll, Scotland
Lady (Joan) Beaufort
1406–1445
Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Great-Grandparents
Lord Dalkeith
1373–1440
Lady Scotland
1373–1411
Lord Lorn
1348–1421
Lady MacDougall
1362–1439
Sir KG
1373–1410
Lady Somerset
1385–1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Dalkeith
1330–1420
Lady Dunbar
1322–1378
Robert Scots
1337–1420
Queen Consort
1350–1401
Sir Durisdeer
1325–1386
Lady Holkettle
1328–1417
Laird Dunollie
1316–1388
Lady Ergadia
1337–1399
Lord d'Aquitaine
1340–1399
Katherine Lancaster
1350–1403
Lord Liddell
1350–1397
Lady Kent
1350–1416

Sir Morton's Descendants

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Sir (James Douglas , 3rd Earl of) Morton (Jan 1487–December 1548) m. Lady (Margaret Tudor , of) Scotland (28 November 1489–5 Jul 1554) m. Lady (Margaret Countess Morton) Balfour (2 Aug 1460–24 Sep 1520)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Douglas , Countess of) Lenox 1523–1579 m. James (IV Hamilton,* Regent of Scotland, 2nd Earl of Arran, Governor & Protector of Scotland, Duke of) Chatellerault 1517–1575
    1. 1. Claud (Hamilton 1st Lord Paisley, Commendator of the Abbey of) Paisley 1546–1622 m. Lady (Margaret Montgomerie Douglas Seton , Baroness) Paisley 1555–1616
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret Anne) Hamilton 1577–1577 m. Lewis (Rodolphi Bayly , Bishop of) Bangor 1565–1631
        1. 1. Margaretta Bailey 1615–1690 m. John Rowland 1614–1656
  2. 2. Lord (Sir Knight James II Douglas , van Drumlanrig, Provost of Edinburgh, 7th Laird of Drumlanrig) 'flesct 1507–1579 m. Lady (Christian) Montgomery 1515–1575
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Hamilton , Duchess Hamilton, Countess) Dirleton 1525–1579 m. Sir (Lord Baron Mungo Lockhart van) Cleghorn 1521–1582
      1. 1. Lord (Sir Knight Allan Lockhart , 6th Baron of) Cleghorn 1552–1624 m. Lady (Elizabeth Ross , Countess of Cleghorn, Baroness) Lockhart 1522–1594
        1. 1. Sir (Robert Lockhart , Baron of Lee) Castle 1591–1664 m. Dame (Anna) Fleming 1625–1653
  3. 3. Lady (Margaret Douglas , Countess) Dirleton 1500–1542
  4. 4. Lady (Margaret Douglas , of Pumphreston & Adeston, Countess) Dirleton 1482–1508 m. Lord (Patrick Halyburton , 5th Earl of) Dirleton 1475–1505
    1. 1. Janet Dyet 1503–1560 m. Lord (George Canmore) Home 1514–1547 m. Lord (William Ruthven II , 2nd Lord Ruthven, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of Session, Sheriff of) Perth 1500–1552
      1. 1. Lady (Helen) Home 1536–1586 m. Francise Towers 1529–1665
        1. 1. Margaret (Hanah) Towers 1554–1615 m. Richard Gilson 1550–1616
      2. 2. Lady (Barbara Ruthven , Countess Ruthven, Baroness) Grey 1531–1594 m. Lord (Andrew Patrick Gray , 5th Earl) Grey 1538–1608
        1. 1. William Graye 1564–1607 m. Elizabeth Larye 1561–1633
      3. 3. Lady (Louisa Katherine 'Kate' Ruthven , Baroness Campbell; Countess of) Craufurd 1526–1584 m. Sir (Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, Scottish Reformer, Knight of Glenorchy, 6th Laird of) Glenorchy 1523–1583
        1. 1. Sir (Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Earl of Argyll, 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell, of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire,) Scotland 1550–1631 m. Lady (Jean "Janet" Stewart, Baroness) Campbell 1557–1593 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Sinclair 1575–1654
  5. 5. Lady (Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of) Chatel 1511–1579

Sir Morton's Timeline

9 Records

1451
1451
Birth of Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1454
1454
Birth of Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1487
Jan 1487
Birth of Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1487
Jan 1487
Birth of Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
1548
22 Dec 1548
Age 61
Death of Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
1548
22 Dec 1548
Age 61
Death of Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1548
December 1548
Age 61
Death of Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1548
December 1548
Age 61
Death of Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1631
24 August 1631
Age 144
Sir James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton was married
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1487
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1451
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1487
    Event Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 August 1631
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1548
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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