Scott Family Line

Scott Family Line

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Grandy's 9x Great-Grandmother:

My 11x Great-Grandmother:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 12x Great-Grandmother:

Mary Ann Scott (1580 - 1610)

Mary Ann McFarland

Birthdate: 1580

Birthplace: Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian

Date of Marriage: ca. 1605

Place of Marriage: Arrochar, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Death: aft. 1610 (probably) in Scotland

Parents:

Sir Walter Scott, Earl of Buccleuch

1540-1631

Mary Hay of Dryhope

1548-1598

Family

Spouse:

Grandy's 10x Great-Grandfather:

My 12x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 13x Great-Grandfather:

Burial: December 7, 1631 at St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland

About Sir Walter Scott, Earl of Buccleuch

Auld Wat Scott o' Harden's bugle horn, in the National Museum of Scotland

This bugle horn belonged to ‘Auld Wat’, Walter Scott of Harden (1550-1629) in sixteenth century Scotland. Harden was the head of a powerful branch of the Scott family in the Scottish Borders, and renowned for leading his men into skirmishes with the English enemy, or enemies amongst rival Border families with whom the Scott family was at feud. Reputedly he used this horn to summon his armed followers to his side. It has been memorialized in ballads and fiction, as in Sir Walter Scott’s The Reivers Wedding:

"He took a bugle frae his side - With names carved o’er and o’er He blew a note baith sharp and hie, Till rock and water rang around - Three score of moss-troopers and three Have mounted at that bugle sound."

Accession No.: NMS H.LT 45

Date: c.1550-1600 AD

Materials: bull’s horn; leather; iron

Dimensions: 460mm x 145mm x 210mm

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/auld-wat-scott-o-hardens-bugle-horn-94b5f5b994e2461fbd5cab7bdc81815d

He was the only son of Robert Scot the younger of Knights-Spottie in Perthshire, representative in the male line of the Scots of Buccleuch. Robert Scot succeeded to the office of director of chancery on the resignation of his father, Robert Scot the elder of Knights-Spottie, but, falling into bad health, resigned the office in 1582 in favor of his father, its former holder. Robert Scot the elder in 1592 again resigned the office to a kinsman, William Scot of Ardross, on condition that his grandson, John Scott (the subject of this article) should succeed to it on attaining majority, which he did in 1606. The Scottish chancery framed and issued crown charters, brieves, and other crown writs.

The son of William "Bolt-foot" Scott, of Harden, Wat was born before 1563 when he was recognized as his father's heir by precept of clare constat, by Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home, his father's feudal superior.

An infamous freebooter, he led raids across the Border and against his fellow countrymen. In 1592 he was one of those charged with taking part in the attempt to capture King James VI at Falkland Palace, led by the Earl of Bothwell, and was declared rebel and outlaw.

Scott also participated in the rescue of Kinmont Willie Armstrong, under his chief, Walter Scott of Buccleuch from Carlisle Castle in 1596.

In 1567, Wat Scott contracted to marry Mary Scott, daughter of John Scott of Dryhope, and known as the "Flower of Yarrow". When supplies were low she allegedly presented a set of spurs on a platter instead of meat, implying that the Scotts should ride out and replenish them from their neighbours' herds.

He married again in 1598 to Margaret Edgar, widow of William Spottiswoode of that ilk, and daughter of John Edgar of Wedderlie.

Wikipedia

From Rootsweb:

Sir Walter Scott evidently had this striking picture in his eye when he wrote the famous description of Harden’s appearance at Branksome, in the ‘Lay of the Last Minstrel’ :

‘An aged knight, to danger steel’d,

With many a moss-trooper came on;

And azure in a golden field,

The stars and crescent graced his shield,

Without the bend of Murdieston.

Wide lay his lands round Oakwood tower,

And wide round haunted Castle-Ower;

High over Borthwick’s mountain flood,

His wood-embosom’d mansion stood;

In the dark glen, so deep below,

The herds of plundered England low;

His bold retainers’ daily food,

And bought with danger, blows, and blood.

Marauding chief! his sole delight

The moonlight raid, the morning fight;

Not even the Flower of Yarrow’s charms

In youth, might tame his rage for arms.

And still, in age, he spurn’d at rest,

And still his brows the helmet press’d,

Albeit the blanched locks below

Were white as Dinlay’s spotless snow.

Five stately warriors drew the sword

Before their father’s band;

A braver knight than Harden’s lord,

Ne’er belted on a brand.’

Note:

Boltfoot’s son was the renowned Walter Scott of Harden, commonly called ‘Auld Wat,’ whose marauding exploits have been commemorated in many a Border tradition and ballad. The old castle of Harden, the stronghold of this renowned freebooter, which is still in good preservation, stands on the very brink of a dark and precipitous dell, through which a scanty rivulet steals to meet the Borthwick, a tributary of the Teviot. Leyden, in his ‘Scenes of Infancy,’ has given a description, as accurate as it is spirited, of the appearance of the mansion, and its surrounding scenery :

‘Where Bortha hoarse, that loads the meads with sand,

Rolls her red tide to Teviot’s western strand,

Through slaty hills, whose sides are shagg’d with thorn,

Where springs in scattered tufts the dark green corn,

Towers wood-girt Harden, far above the vale,

And clouds of ravens o’er the turrets sail;

A hardy race, who never shrunk from war,

The Scott, to rival realms a mighty bar,

Here fixed his mountain home—a wide domain,

And rich the soil, had purple heath been grain.’

The Earldom dates from 1619 and the Dukedom from 1663

https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/bd5628b3-92d6-3365-b709-35dab1596a77

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Walter-Scott-Earl-of-Bucchleuch/6000000016561369264

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Scott-16036

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVYL-Y55

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott_of_Harden

https://www.geni.com/people/Walter-Auld-Wat-Scott-of-Harden-2nd-Laird/6000000017177091764

Different Person?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott,_4th_Baron_of_Buccleuch

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Scott-25546

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott_of_Branxholme_and_Buccleuch

About Mary "The Flower of Yarrow" Scott

William Scott took for his first wife Mary Scott, daughter of John Scott, 2nd of Dryhope. By her he had daughters and four sons.

the legend

Sir Walter Scott writes in a note to the ballad of “Jamie Telfer”, that Walter Scott of Harden (Auld Wat) was married to Mary Scott, celebrated in song by the title of the “Flower of Yarrow”, and reputed to be the most beautiful woman of her time. (Mary Scott, The Flower Of Yarrow, on the mountain dulcimer)

Another of the many interesting stories of this redoubtable man which, like so many others has been passed down and preserved in tradition, tells of yet another of the forays made across the border into Cumberland by Harden retainers. Upon their return laden with spoil, which lay scattered in heaps around the hall, the beautiful lady of the mansion heard a wailing sound from one of the bundles, and upon unwrapping it Found an infant, who flung his arms around her neck, and clung to her breast. She subsequently took charge of the little captive, and brought him up as her foster-child. Although he spent his life at Harden, he had no taste for the wild and adventurous enterprises of its marauding inmates, and spent his life in the quiet scenes of pastoral pursuits. He is said to have been the author of some of the most beautiful songs and ballads on the Borders. (link 1)

marriage contract

from Electric Scotland: the Scotts of Harden

By their marriage contract the father of that lady was to supply Sir Walter with horse meat and mans meat for a year and a day at his tower of Dryhope; but five barons pledged themselves that at the end of that period the son-in-law should remove without attempting to continue in possession by force--- a strange condition which was referred to as a curious illustration of the unsettled character of that age. According to another traditionary account, sir Walter, for his part agreed to give Dryhope the profits of the first Michaelmas moon. In his writings Sir Walter adds that the original contract is in the charter-chest of the present Mr Scott of Harden, and that a notary-public signed for all the parties to the deed as none of them could write their names.

It is evident that Sir Walter had never examined the document in question, but had described it from common report. Mr. Fraser, who takes nothing for granted, was induced, by the peculiarity of these ante-nuptial conditions, to examine the original contract for the marriage, which bears date at Selkirk, 21st March, 1576, and the parties to it are Walter Scott of Harden, and John Scott of Dryhope, for his daughter, Marion Scott. Walter and Marion became bound to celebrate their marriage before Lammas then next; and Walter obliges himself to infeft Marion in life-rent in the lands of Mabynlaw, as a part of Harden. The father of Marion Scott becomes bound to pay to Harden four hundred merks Scots, at the times specified, the balance being to be paid ‘at the said Walter and Marion’s passing to their awin hous.’ For observing the contract faithfully, the parties to the contract obliged them, by the faith and truth of their bodies, and by the ‘ostentioun’ of their right hands. The contract, however, contains nothing about providing meat for man and horse, or the five guaranteeing barons, and the profits of the Michaelmas moon.

Family

By the “Flower of Yarrow” the laird of Harden had six sons, five of whom survived him, and his extensive estates were divided among them. It is said that the sixth son was slain, at a fray in a hunting match, by the Scotts of Gilmanscleugh, and that his Brothers “flew to arms”, but the old laird afraid for their lives and also wishing to stop a feud from starting, locked them all in the dungeon of his tower, he then rode post haste to Edinburgh, reported the crime, and as compensation received a gift of the lands of the offenders from the crown. Upon his return to Harden with equal speed, he released his sons from their confinement and showed them the charter, the old savage worrier then cried “To horse lads and let us take possession, the lands of Gilmanscleugh are well worth a dead son”. Once obtained, the lands remained in the family until the beginning of the last century, when they were sold by John Scott of Harden to Anne, Duchess of Buccleuch.

Father: John SCOTT , of Dryhope

Married:

AFT 21 MAR 1567 in date of contract 1 to Walter SCOTT , of Harden b: in Scotland

Children (4 sons, 3 daughters) all born in Scotland

Hugh of Greenshead. Scotts of Gala.

Walter in Essinside. Married a daughter of John Hay of Houstoun in Peebles. Killed in a raid.

Francis of Howfuird. Scotts of Sinton.

Margaret. Married Gilbert Elliot of Stobs, who for some unknown reason was called ‘Gibby with the Gowden [golden] Garters.

Esther

Janet

William (Sir) , of Harden. Married Agnes Murray. Heir - 3rd laird of Harden. Scotts of Harden.

References

Scots Peerage, James Balfour Paul. Vol. 7, p. 74

Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1509. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

http://www.houseofharden.com/cowdenknowes/auldwat.htm

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wolfordsheppard&id=I144709

http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/families/scotts_harden.htm

http://www.thepeerage.com/p41694.htm#i416933

“ The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 8.” Page 444. “Letter from Sir Walter Scott (1802).” GoogleBooks

Spouse References:

https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-The-Flower-of-Yarrow-Scott/6000000017177091759

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Grandy's 11x Great-Grandfather:

My 13x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 14x Great-Grandfather:

William Scott, of Harden (1520 - 1561)

Sir William Scott, 1st Laird of Harden

William "Boltfoot" Scott of Harden, 1st Laird

Also Known As: "Bolt-foot", “Willy with the Boltfoot”, "William Boltfoot Scott of Harden"

Birthdate: circa 1520

Birthplace: Strickshaw, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Title of Nobility: 1st Laird of Harden

Death: February 1561 in Harden, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Scottish Borders)

Parents:

Robert Scott, of Strickshaws

1500-1552

Lady Margaret Hill

1500-1562

Family

Spouse:

Lady Aker Chisholm

1520-1545

Also known as: "Daughter Of Kerr, of Fernielee"

Birthdate: circa 1520

Birthplace: Scottish Borders, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Date & Place of Marriage: [unknown]

Death: circa 1541-1545

Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Chisholm (1495-1555) and Frances Martin (1500-1567)

See: Chisholm Family Line

Children:

1. Walter 'Auld Wat' Scott 1540–1631

About William Scott, of Harden

The second son, WILLIAM SCOTT, was the first laird of Harden, having acquired the estate from Lord Home in 1501. Almost all that is known of this branch of the Scott clan is derived from the researches of Sir Walter Scott, with whom it was a labour of love to draw up the pedigree of the different branches of the family, and to record their exploits. William Scott was called ‘Willy with the Boltfoot,’ from a lameness caused by a wound which he received in battle.

‘The Laird and Lady of Harden, Betwixt them procreat was a son Called william Boitloot of Harden; He did survive to be a MAN.’

‘The emphasis,’ says Lockhart, ‘with which this last line was quoted by Sir Walter Scott I can never forget. Boltfoot was, in fact, one of the ‘prowest knights of the whole genealogy—a fearless horseman and expert spearman, renowned and dreaded; and I suppose I have heard Sir Walter repeat a dozen times, as he was dashing into the Tweed and Ettrick, "rolling red from brae to brae," a stanza from what he called an old ballad, though it was most likely one of his own early imitations:-

"To tak’ the foord he aye was first, Unless the English loons were near; Plunge vassal then, plunge horse and man, Auld Boltfoot rides into the rear."

Boltfoot’s son was the renowned Walter Scott of Harden, commonly called ‘Auld Wat,’ whose marauding exploits have been commemorated in many a Border tradition and ballad.

Sources

Scots Peerage. James Balfour Paul. Vol. 7, p. 73

A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 3. By John Burke. Page 373.

Links

Electric Scotland: Scotts of Harden

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wolfordsheppard&id=I144703

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/William-Boltfoot-Scott-of-Harden-1st-Laird/6000000017177718461

https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/sir-william-boltfoot-scott-st-laird-of-harden-24-6cj1bc

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L11L-Y6G

Spouse' Family:

https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&pz=timothy+michael&nz=dowling&p=john&n=chisholm&oc=1

https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p5098.htm#i153051

https://www.geni.com/people/John-Chisholm-13th-of-Chisholm/6000000008446985500

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Grandy's 12x Great-Grandfather:

My 14x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 15x Great-Grandfather:

Military Service: Battle of Melrose 1526

Death: 1552 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Parents:

Sir Walter Scott, 2nd of Buccleuch

1472-1504

Lady Mary Elizabeth of Cessford Kerr

1472-1548

Family

Spouse:

Margaret Alley

1500-1562

Margaret McAlly

Margaret Aulay

Lady Margaret Scott

Also known as: "MacAulay", "M'Awlay", "Margaret Hill"

Birthdate: 1500

Birthplace: Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Marriage: [date & place unknown]

Death: 1564 in Over Torrens, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Immediate Family:

Daughter of (possibly) John MacAulay, of Ardincaple (1475-1513) and [mother unknown]

See: Alley Family Line (MacAulay)

Children:

1. William Scott, of Harden 1517–1561

2. Robert Scott 1525–1609

About Robert Scott, of Strickshaws

Robert Scott of Strickshaws, second son of Walter, 7th Laird of Synton, flourished in the reign of James V., and distinguished himself at the Battle of Melrose. He had three sons, the eldest of whom, Walter, called ‘Watty Fire-the-Braes,’ succeeded his uncle in the estate of Sinton. The second son, WILLIAM SCOTT, was the first laird of Harden, having acquired the estate from Lord Home in 1501.

Sources

Scots Peerage. James Balfour Paul. Publication 1904 - 1914. Page: Vol. 7, p. 71

Links

Electric Scotland: the Scotts of Harden

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wolfordsheppard&id=I144698

The Battle of Melrose was a Scottish clan battle that took place on 25 July 1526.

Walter Scott of Branxholme and Buccleuch attempted to rescue the young James V of Scotland from the powerful Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus.

References:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRHG-9K3

https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Scott-of-Strickshaws/6000000017185536936

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Scott_of_Strickshaws-1

https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/robert-scott-24-1v6h5y0

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Grandy's 13x Great-Grandfather:

My 15x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 16x Great-Grandfather:

Sir Walter Scott, 2nd of Buccleuch (1472 - 1504)

Sir Walter Buccleuch Scott, 7th Laird of Synton

Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch, 2nd of Buccleuch

Birthdate: circa 1472-1475

Birthplace: Buccleuch, Crosslee in Tevioldale, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Title of Nobility: 2nd Baron of Buccleuch (2nd Laird of Buccleuch) - Served heir to his grandfather, Sir David Scott of Buccleuch, in the lands of Branxholm, on 6 November 1492.

Title of Nobility: 7th Laird of Synton

Military Service: Battle of Flodden 1513 (survived)

Death: April 15, 1504 in Buccleuch, Crosslee, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Parents:

David Scott, of Buccleuch, "the younger"

1450-1488

Lady Jane Douglas, of Angus

1452-1494

Family

Spouse:

Lady Mary Elizabeth of Cessford Kerr

1472-1548

Elizabeth Kerr

Lady Elizabeth Ker, of Cessford

Also known as: "Elizabeth Rutherford", "Elizabeth Carr"

Birthdate: circa 1466-1472

Birthplace: Cessford Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Date of Marriage: circa 1490

Place of Marriage: (probably) Scotland

Death: October 9, 1548 burnt within the tower of Catslack, Canmore, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Immediate Family:

Daughter of Walter Kerr, Laird of Cessford (1445-1501) and Isabel de Hay (1445-1487)

See: Kerr Family Line

Children:

1. Sir Walter Scott, 1st of Branxholme, 3rd of Buccleuch 1495–1552

2. Robert Scott, of Strickshaws 1500–1552

3. Janet Scott 1497–

4. Janet Scott 1498–1578

5. William Scott –1523

About Sir Walter Scott, 2nd of Buccleuch

Served heir to his grandfather, Sir David Scott of Buccleuch, in the lands of Branxholm, on 6 November 1492.

Accompanied King James IV to Battle of Flodden in 1513 and was one of the few who escaped the carnage of that day. He was a Knight.

This Walter is disputed as being the son of brothers Robert or David.

Like his father, Walter died early, leaving nothing eventful to be recorded of him. In 1494 he was one of an inquest by which Alexander Erskine was retoured as heir to his father, Thomas Lord Erskine, in the lands of Syntoun and office of Sheriff of Selkirk. Robert Scott of Haining was on the same inquest. The same year he obtained decree against Douglas of Hornyshole as surety for certain Routledges who had sacked and burned the place and manor of Buccleuch.

One of his last public acts was when in 1503 he witnessed the act of Sasine (Delivery of feudal lands and appurtenances. Old Scottish law) by Murray of Philiphaugh, as Sheriff of the Forest, in favour of the Princess Margaret of England, queen of James IV. He died before 15th April 1504. His widow, Elizabeth Ker[r] of Cessford, survived him forty-four years--until 9th October 1548--when she was burnt within the tower of Catslack by Lord Grey and a party of Englishmen, accompanied, strange to say, by several Kerrs, near relatives of the aged dowager.

Walter married Elizabeth Kerr, daughter of Walter Kerr of Cessford. Elizabeth died on 19 October 1548.

(added 5/31/17 by R.K. Scott)

Walter Scott (1504-1552) & Elizabeth Kerr

Walter Scott, died 1552 in Edinburgh. He was the son of Walter Scott of Buccleuch and Elizabeth Kerr. He married Elizabeth Carmichael.

Elizabeth Carmichael

Walter Scott: Nickname: Wicked Wat Title: Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch. Children of Walter Scott and Elizabeth Carmichael are:

I. William Scott, died before May 19, 1552; married Grizel Beaton/Bethune.

II. David Scott Scott, died before 1544.

Walter Kerr

Child of Walter Kerr is;

I. Elizabeth Kerr, died Oct 19, 1548; married Walter Scott of Buccleuch.

Harden Castle is a 16th century tower house, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Hawick, Scottish Borders. The castle, which succeeds an earlier tower which was destroyed about 1590, belonged to the Homes, but was purchased by the Scotts in 1501.

References:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G4WB-8R3

https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Walter-Scott/6000000017185273903

https://www.geni.com/people/Walter-Scott-2nd-of-Buccleuch/6000000003410344131

http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I76577&tree=Legends

This is his grandfather, not his father:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G3VN-543

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Grandy's 14x Great-Grandfather:

My 16x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 17x Great-Grandfather:

About David Scott, of Buccleuch, "the younger"

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "David Scott, of Buccleuch, the younger" (accessed April 5, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I76559&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S464] thePeerage.com by Daryl Lundy, (Nagaio, Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm). Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 560.. (Reliability: 4).

[S666] The Scots Peerage, Volume II by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms (editor), Scott, Duke of Buccleuch; page 228 (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1905). (Reliability: 4).

[S110] Leo's Genealogics Website by Leonardus Franciscus Maria van de Pas, (Perth, Australia: www.genealogics.org). The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: Q 117073. (Reliability: 4).

[S130] Electric Scotland by Alastair McIntyre, The Scotts of Buccleuch | https://electricscotland.com/webclans/families/scotts.htm (Chatham, Canada: www.electricscotland.com). (Reliability: 3).

Notes for Younger David SCOTT Of Buccleugh

He [David the Elder] had issue:

1. Walter, his eldest son, contracted before 28 june 1465 to Katherine, daughter of John Lindsay of Covington. He died, vitapatris, before 1471.

2. David …

3. Robert of Allanhough, received from his father the lands of Whitchester in 1483, from whom the Scots of Scotstarvit trace their descent.

4. William, married in 1472, apparently died s.p.

5. Janet, married (contract dated November 1470), to Sir James Douglas, son and apparent heir of Sir william Douglas of Drumlanrig.

6. Margaret, said to have be married to James Haig of Bemerside.

7. _____ married to John Lindsay, eldest son of John Lindsay of Covington.

8. Isabella, married, first, before her father’s death, to Sir Symon Carruthers of Mouswald; secondly, to John Murray of Falahill.

Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol II, Edinburgh, 1906, pp. 227-28.

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David Scott, younger of Buccleuch, second son, but after 1471, apparent heir, of David Scott of Buccleuch, died vita patris, before 21 may 1488.

He married in 1472, Jane Douglas, daughter of George, fourth Earl of Angus, and

had a son:

Walter.

Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol II, Edinburgh, 1906, p. 228.

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Sir David Scott, who was the first of the family that bore the designation of Buccleuch. The marriage of his son, DAVID SCOTT the younger, to Lady Jane Douglas, daughter of the fourth Earl of Angus, and sister of the famous Archibald “Bell-the-Cat,” the fifth Earl, brought him the governorship of the strong castle of Hermitage, in Liddesdale, and must have strengthened not a little the position of the family.

The friendship which subsisted between the Scotts and the “Red Douglases,” whom they assisted to put down their “Black” kinsmen, was evidently of a very close kind, for provision was made in the marriage contract that, “if David should die, his next younger brother was to marry Lady Jane Douglas, and so on in regular succession of the brothers; and that if Lady Jane should die, David was to obtain in marriage the next daughter of the Earl of Angus, till a marriage was completed” an arrangement which showed the influential position of the Scotts at that period.

Notwithstanding this connection, however, they took opposite sides in the contests between James III. and the discontented nobles; and the services which David Scott the younger, and his son Robert, rendered to that unfortunate sovereign, were acknowledged and rewarded by him with extensive grants of land and other favours.

Source: ElectricScotland, The Scots of Buccleuch, http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/families/scotts.htm

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... with the family of the Earl of Angus they were to become still more closely connected by the marriage of David Scott, younger of Buccleuch, the eldest surviving son of David Scott of Buccleuch, with the Lady Jane Douglas, daughter of George, fourth Earl of Angus, and sister of Archibald the fifth Earl, named Bell-the-Cat. The marriage contract ... shows a close friendship which subsisted between the two families, provision being made that if David should die, his next younger brother was to marry Lady Jane douglas, and so on in regular succession of the brothers; and that if Lady Jane should die, David was to obtain in marriage the nest daughter of the Earl of Angus, till a marriage was completed. ...

As a consequence of the arrangement mad in the contract of marriage, David Scott and his son David obtained from Archibald, Earl of Angus a gift, dated 17th April 1472, of the governorship of the Castle of the Hermitage for seventeen years, after Whitsunday following. The Earl also granted them the lands with William of Douglas and his son Archibald, sheriffs, had for keeping the castle, without revocation. On the same date, as provided in the contract, they also received from Archibald, Earl of Angus, Lord of Douglas and the regalities of Liddesdale, eusdale, and Eskdale, an appointment, conjunctly and severally, to be bailies of his lordships of Liddesdale, Eusdale, and Eskdale for the term of seventeen years, with the power of letting the granter’s lands, raising his rents, holding courts, punishing trespassers, and other powers belonging to the office. ...

David Scott the younger was one of the witnesses to a charter ... dated on 21st December 1476, and .. is designated son and heir-apparent of David Scott of Branxholm. This is the latest notice which has been found of David Scott the younger. It would apppear that he lived only a few years after his marriage with Lady Jane Douglas.

Source: THE SCOTTS OF BUCCLEUCH, by William Fraser, Vol. 1., Edinburgh, 1878, p. 47-8

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Notes for Jane/Janet (Spouse 1)

George, fourth Earl of Angus, married Isabella, only daughter of Sir John Sibbald of Balgony, in Fife, Master of the Household to King James II. The date of the marriage has not be ascertained, but Godscroft asserts it took place in the lifetime of James, third Earl or before 1445.

By his wife, George, fourth Earl of Angus had issue:

1. Archibald, who succeeded as fifth Earl of Angus

2. John, who is named in May 1471 in an action by his mother against her brother-in-law, William Douglas of Cluny, for withholding her terce, but no other notice of him has been found.

3. Anne, who is said to have married William, second Lord Graham, ancestor of the Marquesses and Dukes of Montrose, and had issue.

4. Isabella, who, about 1464, was married to Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie, and had issue

5. Elizabeth, who, about 1476, was married to Robert Graham of Fintry, and had issue. From her the present family of Fintry descend.

6. Margaret, who, about 1479, was married to sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, ancestor of the Earls and Marquesses of Breadalbane, and had issue.

7. Jane or Janet, who in 1472, was married to David Scott, younger of Buccleuch, who seems to have died about 1484, and had issue. In or about October 1492 she became the wife of George, second Earl of Rothes, without issue. She died in 1494.

8. Egidia or Giles, and

9. Alison. These two daughters are named in 1471 and 1476, but no other notice of them had been found.

Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol III, Edinburgh, 1906, pp. 176-8.

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George, second Earl of Rothes, is said to have died unmarried, but this was not quite the case, though his married life was brief. He married, as Master of Rothes, between 1484 and October 1488, Jane, or Janet, Douglas, fifth daughter of George, fourth Earl of Angus, and widow of David Scott, younger of Buccleuch, and by her appears to have had a son, though this is not certain. She was dead before 10 July 1494, when her brother Archilbald, Earl of Angus, was acting as her executor.

Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol VII, Edinburgh, 1906, pp. 277-8.

References:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G3VN-543

http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I76559&tree=Legends

https://www.geni.com/people/David-Scott-Lord-of-Buccleuch/6000000005066650491

http://venitap.com/Genealogy/WebCards/ps35/ps35_130.html

This is his father, not him (with incorrect wife):

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G3VN-543

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Grandy's 15x Great-Grandfather:

My 17x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 18x Great-Grandfather:

Burial: March 1492 at Holy Cross Church, Peebles, Scotland

Parents:

Sir Walter Scott, of Branxholm

1408-1468

Margaret Cockburn, of Henderland

1402-1463

Family

Spouse:

Marion Janet de Somerville

1430-1492

Marion Janet Scott

Birthdate: circa 1430

Death:

Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville of Carnwath (1370-) and Janet Stewart

Children:

1. Walter Scott, d. Bef 1471

2. David Scott, of Buccleuch, the younger, d. Bef 21 May 1488

3. Robert Scott, of Allanhaugh & Whitchester

4. William Scott

5. Janet Scott 1445–1509

6. Margaret Scott, b. Abt 1447, Bemersyde, Berwickshire, Scotland

7. [unknown child] Scott

8. Isabella Scott

About Sir David Scott, 1st of Buccleuch

Battle of Blackness Castle 1453

Sir George Crichton handed over the Crichton lands, including Blackness Castle, to James II in 1453. His dispossessed heir, James Crichton, captured the castle and held it briefly against the King, who besieged and recaptured it the same year.

Name: David Scott Suffix: Sir Sex: M David Scott of Buccleugh.

David Scott hailed from Branxholm and was the ancestor of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. He was M. P. at Edinburgh in 1487. Birth: ca.1430 Death: MAR 1491/92 _SDATE: 15 MAR 1491

Burial: Holy Cross Church, Peebles, Scotland

Family

Sir David Scott, 1st of Buccleuch was the son of Sir Walter Scott of Branxholm. He died in March 1491/92.1 He was created Baron of Buccleuch [Scottish Barony] on 21 May 1488 He lived at Branxholm, Scotland.

Wife seen as ? Somerville “but no evidence is forthcoming.” TSP

Children of Sir David Scott, 1st of Buccleuch

Janet Scott+1

David Scott of Buccleuch, younger+ d. b 1491

Margaret Scott+2

Sir of Branxholme, 7th Laird of Bucceleuch Scott

Sir David, son and heir of Sir Walter Scott was concerned in most of the public transections in the reign of James III. He was instrumental in suppressing insurrections on the Borders, and was a conservator of peace with England. He sat in Parliament 1431 as David Scott of Kirkurd, and in the Parliament of 1487, being then styled “Dominus de Bucluche”. For his services at the battle of Blackness he received Branxholm, Eckford and others into the barony of Branxholm 1488. He died March 1492, and was buried in the church of the Holy Cross at Peebles. (Walter Scott Cameron)

Sources

Cockburn-Hood, Thomas H. The house of Cockburn of that ilk and the cadets thereof : with historical anecdotes of the times in which many of the name played a conspicuous part. Edinburgh. Printed by Scott and Ferguson. 1888. Page 174.

[S464] thePeerage, Daryl Lundy, (Nagaio, Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm). Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1718.

[S464] thePeerage, Daryl Lundy, (Nagaio, Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm). Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 560.

[S110] Leo's Genealogics Website, Leonardus Franciscus Maria van de Pas, (Perth, Australia: www.genealogics.org,). The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: Q 117073

[S509] Haig of Bemersyde, John Russell, (Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1881), page 437 (Reliability: 4).

https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/96715396?mode=transcription

http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I76557&tree=Legends

https://sites.google.com/site/fivegateways/alphabetical-index-s/scott

http://www.thepeerage.com/p2033.htm#i20322 cites

[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 560. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

[S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

References:

http://venitap.com/Genealogy/WebCards/ps35/ps35_131.html

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G3VN-543

Wrong Birth Date:

https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-David-Scott-of-Branxholm-1st-of-Buccleuch/6000000007267045529

http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I76557&tree=Legends

Spouse:

https://www.myheritage.com/names/marion_somerville

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Grandy's 16x Great-Grandfather:

My 18x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 19x Great-Grandfather:

Sir Walter Scott, of Branxholm (1408 - 1469)

Walter Buccleuch Scott, Knight

Sir Walter Scott, Lord of Buccleuch and Branxholme

Also Known As: "1st Lord of Buccleuch"

Birthdate: circa 1408

Birthplace: Buccleuch, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Land Acquisition: May 3, 1437, Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland (a grant of the Mains of Eckford from King James I, "... as a reward for his capture of Gilbert of Rutherford, a noted reiver.")

Land Acquisition: 1446, half of the lands of Branxholme (of which he already possessed the other half) in exchange for his lands of Murdiestoun. "Tradition imputes the exchange to a conversation betwixt Scott and Inglis, who complained much of the injuries he was exposed to from the English Borderers, who frequently plundered his lands of Branxholm. Scott instantly offered him the estate of Murdiestoun by way of excambion; when the bargain was completed, he drily observed that the Cumberland cattle were as good as those of Teviotdale, and proceeded to commence a system of reprisals upon the English which was regularly pursued by his successors."

Land Grant: February 22, 1453, some of the Douglas lands and the other half of Branxholme.

Military Service: Battle of Arkinholm 1455, to help suppress the rebellious Douglas's.

Title of Nobility: 1st Lord of Buccleuch

Public Service: 1449-1459 was a conservator of truces with England in 1449, 1451, 1453, 1457, and 1459.

Land Acquisition: 1459, a grant from King James II of the Douglas lands of Abington, Phareholme and Glendonanrig.

Public Service: 1464, in Parliament, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death: February 9, 1469 in Branxholm Castle, Hawick, Teviotdale, Scotland

Parents:

Robert Scott, of Rankilburn and Murthockstoun

1378-1426

Lady Elizabeth Telfer

1380-1430

Family

Spouse:

Margaret Cockburn, of Henderland

1402-1463

Margaret Scott

Birthdate: circa 1401

Birthplace: Henderland, Peebleshire, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Date of Marriage: circa 1420

Place of Marriage: Scotland

Death: 1463 in Buccleuch, Teviotdale, Selkirk, Scotland

Immediate Family:

Daughter of Piers de Cokburn, of Henderland (1375-1418) and Helena de Papedy (1375-)

Children:

1. Alexander Scott 1426–1488

2. James Scott 1428–

3. Sir David Scott, 1st of Buccleuch 1430–1492

About Sir Walter Scott of Branxholm

Sir Walter Scott of Branxholm was born ABT 1408 in Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland and died BEF 9 Feb 1468/1469 in Branxholme, Hawick, Teviotdale, Scotland

from Electric Scotland: the Scotts of Buccleuch

Robert Scott was succeeded, in 1426, by his eldest son, SIR WALTER SCOTT, Knight, who was the first of the family styled ‘Lord of Buccleuch.’ He possessed the family estates during the long period of forty-three years, and added greatly to their extent.

His first acquisition was the lands of Lempitlaw, near Kelso, from Archibald, Earl of Douglas, on the resignation of Robert Scott, his father, in 1426. He next obtained, in 1437, the barony of Eckford, also in Roxburghshire, from James II., as a reward for his capture of Gilbert Rutherford, a notorious freebooter; and in 1446 he exchanged the estate of Murthockstone, or Murdiestone, for the other half of Branxholm, of which Sir Thomas Inglis of Manor was proprietor. According to tradition, the exchange took place in consequence of a conversation between Scott and Inglis, in which the latter complained of the injuries that he suffered from the depredations of the English Borderers, who frequently plundered his lands of Branxholm. Sir Walter Scott, who already possessed the other half of the barony, offered him the estate of Murdiestone, in exchange for the lands which were exposed to these inroads. The offer was at once accepted. When the bargain was completed, Scott made the significant and characteristic remark that ‘the cattle in Cumberland were as good as those of Teviotdale.’

Sir Walter Scott was cousin to Sir William Crichton, the powerful and unscrupulous Chancellor of James II., and it was, in all probability, through this connection that the Scotts took part with the King in his desperate contest with the house of Douglas. ... He was appointed no less than seven times one of the conservators of successive truces with England, along with a number of the most powerful barons in the kingdom. He died before 9th February, 1469, leaving by his wife, Margaret Cockburn of Henderland, three sons, succeeded by the eldest, SIR DAVID SCOTT, who was the first of the family that bore the designation of Buccleuch.

Family

Father: Robert of Rankilburn & Murthockston Scott b: 30 Nov 1378 in Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scot.

Married

Margaret Cockburn b: ABT 1401 in Henderland, Dumfries, Scot.

Children

Sir David Scott, 1st of Buccleuch b. Est 1440 in Branxholme, Hawick, Teviotdale, Scot d. Mar 1491-1492. Married Janet Douglas.

Alexander Scott.

Sources

vol 2, pg, 227, "The Scotts Peerage" by Sir James Balfour Paul

Links

http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I76560&tree=Legends

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brucedjohnson1&id=I46694&ti=%2C

References:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1J8-4SH

https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Walter-Scott-of-Branxholm/5565798684820055490

http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I76560&tree=Legends

Wrong Person?:

https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Walter-Scott-Lord-of-Buccleuch-and-Branxholme/6000000021233969956

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Grandy's 17x Great-Grandfather:

My 19x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 20x Great-Grandfather:

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Robert Scott, of Rankilburn and Murthockstoun" (accessed April 5, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I105435&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S666] The Scots Peerage, Volume II by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms (editor), Scott, Duke of Buccleuch; page 226 (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1905). (Reliability: 4).

References:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L2YS-YY6

http://www.mcgoughclan.us/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I5638&tree=1

https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Scott-of-Rankilburn-Murthockston/5565809918140137643

http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I105435&tree=Legends

https://gw.geneanet.org/ekfannin?lang=en&p=robert&n=scott&oc=4

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Grandy's 18x Great-Grandfather:

My 20x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 21x Great-Grandfather:

Military Service: 14 Sep 1402, fought & died at the Battle of Homildon Hill, Wooler, Northumberland, England.

Death: September 14, 1402 in Wooler, Northumberland, England (died at the Battle of Homildon Hill)

Parents:

Robert Scott, 3rd of Rankilburn, also of Kirkurd

1335-1389

[mother unknown]

Family

Spouse:

Lady [name unknown] Buccleuch Scott

1354-

Birthdate: circa 1354

Birthplace: Bankilburn, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Date of Marriage: 1374

Place of Marriage: Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death: [unknown]

Immediate Family:

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

Children:

1. Robert Scott, of Rankilburn and Murthockstoun (1378-1426)

About Sir Walter Scott, of Rankilburn and Murthockston

Walter Scott of Murdiestone and Rankelburn, son of Robert, was a gallant and brave man who performed many signal actions for the service of the Crown. He had from King Robert II, with the consent of his eldest son John, Earl of Carrick, a charter dated 7 December 1389 of the superiority of the barony of Kirkud. In 1398 he was one of those principal persons on the Bordcers who were bound to keep the peace of the Marches. He was killed at the battle of Homildon Hill, 11[14] September, 1402, and was succeeded by his son, Robert Scott of Rankilburn and Murthockstoun.

-- "The Scots Peerage: Banff-Cranstoun," by James Balfour Paul

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Sir Walter Scott, of Rankilburn and Murthockston" (accessed April 5, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I105437&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S666] The Scots Peerage, Volume II by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms (editor), Scott, Duke of Buccleuch; page 225 (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1905). (Reliability: 4).

[S666] The Scots Peerage, Volume II by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms (editor), Scott, Duke of Buccleuch; page 226 (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1905). (Reliability: 4).

References:

http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I105437&tree=Legends

http://www.mcgoughclan.us/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I6460&tree=1

https://www.geni.com/people/Walter-Scott-of-Rankilburn-and-Murthockstoun/6000000021234087061

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDSB-S9D

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Grandy's 19x Great-Grandfather:

My 21x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 22x Great-Grandfather:

Parents:

Sir Michael Scott, 2nd of Rankilburn & Murthockston

1310-1346

Margaret Balwearie

1284-

Family

Spouse:

[wife unknown]

Children:

1. Robert Scott, 4th Laird of Rankilburn 1350–1402

2. Sir Walter Scott, of Rankilburn and Murthockstoun 1355–1402

About Robert Scott, 3rd of Rankilburn, also of Kirkurd

Robert SCOTT , Lord of Rankilburn & Murthockston was born about 1335 in Murthockston (Murdiestone), Lanarkshire, Scotland and died about 1389 in Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland (3)

from Electric Scotland: The Scotts of Buccleuch

In the genealogical table drawn up by Sir Walter Scott, it is stated that Sir Michael left two sons, ‘the eldest of whom (ROBERT) carried on the family, the second (JOHN) was the ancestor of the Scott of Harden.’ Nothing worthy of mention is known of Robert Scott, or of his son, SIR WALTER, who is said to have been killed at the battle of Homildon, 14th September, 1402.

Family

Father: Michael SCOTT , Lord of Rankilburn, Sir b: ABT 1310 in Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Married

unknown

Children

Walter SCOTT , Lord of Rankilburn & Murthockston b: BEF 1368 in Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Notes

Robert Scott, third of Rankilburn, also of Kirkurd, succeeded his father, Sir Michael, 1346.

Robert Scott of Rankilburn and Murthockston, who died before 7 December 1389, and was succeeded by his son, Sir Walter Scott.

Robert's brother, John, according to Sir Walter Scott, is the ancestor of the Scotts of Sinton, Harden, and Raeburn.

Sources

SP II:226, sub SCOTT, DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH

A True History of Several Families of the Right Honourable Name of Scot in the Shires of Roxburgh and Selkirk and Others Adjacent, Gathered out of Ancient Chronicles, Histories, and Traditions of our Fathers by Capt. Walter Scot_, Reprinted from the Rare Original Edition of 1688, and edited by John G. Winning (1894), notes, p. 148

Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999. Page: 409

Links

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I19492

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Robert Scott, of Rankilburn and Murthockston" (accessed April 5, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I105438&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S666] The Scots Peerage, Volume II by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms (editor), Scott, Duke of Buccleuch; page 225 (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1905). (Reliability: 4).

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Scott-3rd-of-Rankilburn-also-of-Kirkurd/6000000011213503242

http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I105438&tree=Legends

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTXL-KQ1

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Grandy's 20x Great-Grandfather:

My 22x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 23x Great-Grandfather:

Military Service: a gallant warrior who distinguished himself at Halidon Hill, 19 July 1333. Sir Michael accompanied David II to the unfortunate Battle of Neville's Cross, 17 October 1346, and fell in that engagement.

Title of Nobility:

Death: 1346 in Neville's Cross, County Durham, England (Killed in the Battle of Neville's Cross)

Parents:

Richard le Scot, of Rankilburn and Murthockston

1275-1320

Inglis Murthockstone

1279-1311

Family

Spouse:

Margaret Balwearie

1284-

Birthdate: circa 1284

Birthplace: Bankiburn, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Date of Marriage: circa 1327

Place of Marriage: Scotland

Death: [date unknown] in Murdieston, Lanark, Scotland

Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir Richard de Balwearie, Baron of Balwearie (1248-) and Lady Margaret of Balwearie (1235-)

Children:

1. John Scott 1330–

2. Robert Scott, 3rd of Rankilburn, also of Kirkurd 1335–1389

About Sir Michael Scott, 2nd of Rankilburn & Murthockston

Sir Richard Scott, son of William, married the 'heiress of Murdieston' in the county of Lanark, and swore fealty to Edward I of England in 1296, and may be held as the founder of the Buccleuch family. His son, Sir Michael Scott, greatly distinguished himself at the battle of Halidon Hill; and, though he escaped the carnage of that disastrous day, having accompanied David II in his invasion of England, he was killed at the Battle of Neville's Cross, thirteen years afterwards. Sir Michael left two sons, Robert, who carried on the family, and John, who was the ancestor of the Scotts of Harden.

Battle of Neville's Cross 1346

Notes

There seems to be debate as to whether Michael succeeded as 2nd Laird of Buccleuch or not. SP indicates there is no evidence that he succeeded as 2nd Laird but other sources claim he did, though on what basis for that claim they do not state (probably chronological and not charter evidence or else SP would have noted it). Unfortunately CP's article on Buccleuch begins with Walter who d. 15 Dec. 1611 and does not delve into the ancestry of this family...CH

"I had access to the now celebrated "Buccleuch Book," compiled by Mr. William Fraser, and the following is an authentic genealogical table of the representatives of the house"

1. Richard Scott, First Lord of Rankilburn and Murthockston, circa 1265—1320.

2. Sir Michael Scott, Knight, Second Lord of Rankilburn and Murthockston, 1320—1346.

3. Robert Scott, Third Lord of Rankilburn and Murthockston, 1346—1389.

4. Sir Walter Scott, Fourth Lord of Rankilburn and Murthockston, 1389—1402.

5. Robert Scott, Fifth Lord of Rankilburn and Murthockston, 1402—1426.

6. Sir Walter Scott, Knight, First designated Lord of Buccleuch, Sixth and last Baron of Murthockston, 1426—1469.

[Ref: The Antiquary, A Magazine Devoted to the Study of the Past_, vol. xvii (July-December), (1888), "Bransome Tower" by James B. Storrey, p. 146]

Sources

The Leisure Road, (periodical) vol. xvi, (1867), "Personnel of the Present Parliament, The House of Buccleuch" (contribued by R.H. Mair), p. 567

Links

Electric Scotland: Scotts of Buccleuch

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I19928

References:

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/372676/I662464270/-/individual

https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Michael-Scott-2nd-of-Rankilburn-Murthockston/6000000011213320634

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L135-S2X

https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Michael-Scott-Buckelew/6000000039896995099

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Grandy's 21x Great-Grandfather:

My 23x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 24x Great-Grandfather:

Richard le Scot, of Rankilburn and Murthockston (1275 - 1320)

Richard Scott, of Rankilburn & Murthockston

Also Known As: "Sir Richard le Scot", "Richard le Scott", "Richard Scott"

Birthdate: circa 1275

Birthplace: Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Legal Event: 1296, swore fealty to King Edward I of England. "He is the first ancestor of this family of whom there is definite record, and is styled in the Homage Roll as of Murthoxton or Murthockstoun, now Murdiestoun, in the county of Lanark, which he is traditionally said to have acquired by his marriage with the daughter and heir of Murthockstoun of that Ilk. But he had also lands in Selkirkshire, which were restored to him in September 1296."

Title of Nobility: Baron Of Rankelburn

Death: 1320 in Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland ("Richard le Scot is said to have died in 1320, and to be succeeded by a Michael. But of this last there is no evidence, while Michael Scot was then the laird of Balwearie in Fife. Richard Scott may have lived beyond 1320, and his successor may have died some years before 1380")

Parents:

William Scott

1240-1308

Lady Constance of Murthockstone De Bruce

1251-1275

Family

Spouse:

Inglis Murthockstone

1279-1311

Inglis of Murthockston

Also Known As: "the heiress of Murdieston", "Heiress of Inglis"

Birthdate: 1279

Birthplace: Murthockstone, Lanark, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Date of Marriage: circa 1300

Place of Marriage: Scotland

Death: circa 1311 in Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Immediate Family:

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

Children:

1. John Scott 1302–

2. Sir Michael Scott, 2nd of Rankilburn & Murthockston 1310–1346

About Richard le Scot, of Rankilburn and Murthockston

Sir Richard le Scot, of Rankilburn and Murthockston; swore fealty to Edward I 1296; allegedly married daughter and heiress of Murthockston of the ilk. [Burke's Peerage]

Richard Scott died about the year 1320, and was succeeded by his son, SIR MICHAEL, who must have taken an active part in the war with England during the reign of David II., as he obtained the honour of knighthood.

In the genealogical table drawn up by Sir Walter Scott, it is stated that Sir Michael left two sons, ‘the eldest of whom (ROBERT) carried on the family, the second (JOHN) was the ancestor of the Scott of Harden.’

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Richard le Scot, of Rankilburn and Murthockston" (accessed April 5, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I105439&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S666] The Scots Peerage, Volume II by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms (editor), Scott, Duke of Buccleuch; page 225 (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1905). (Reliability: 4).

Sources

[S500002] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-938943192/sir-richard-scott-baron-of-rankilburn-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4).

Sir Richard Scott Baron of Rankilburn&lt;br&gt;Also known as: Richard le Scott of Murdiestoun&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Between Jan 8 1265 and Jan 7 1266 - Rankilburn, Roxburghshire, Scotland&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Heiress Murthrockstone inglis - Circa 1290 - Scotland, United Kingdom&lt;br&gt;Death: Between Jan 9 1320 and Jan 8 1321 - Lanarkshire, Scotland&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Sir William Scott of Rankilburn</a>, <a>Lady Constance of Murthockstone Scott (born De Bruce)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Heiress Murthrockstone Scott (born inglis)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Sir Michael Scott of Balwearie</a>, <a>John Scott</a>&lt;br&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information: <br> <br>TitleOfNobility: Baron Of Rankelburn<br>LifeSketch: Richard le Scot is said to have had a son, Michael. The former was ancestor of the Scotts of Murdockstone, of whom came the Buccleuch family, and the latter was progenitor of the Scotts of Balwearie in Fifeshire, now represented by the Scotts of Ancrum, baronets.

References:

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/372676/I662464271/richard-scott/individual

http://katanning.homeip.net:81/tngcrawford/getperson.php?personID=I504513&tree=CrawfordTree

https://fabpedigree.com/s012/f698565.htm

https://www.geni.com/people/Richard-Scott-of-Rankilburn-Murthockston/6000000011213259400

http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I105439&tree=Legends

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTXL-G5K

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Grandy's 22x Great-Grandfather:

My 24x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 25x Great-Grandfather:

Sources

[S500002] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-219355981/sir-william-scott-of-rankilburn-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4).

Sir William Scott of Rankilburn&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Between Jan 8 1240 and Jan 7 1241 - Rankilburn, Roxburghshire, Scotland&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Lady Constance of Murthockstone De Bruce - Circa 1275&lt;br&gt;Death: Between Jan 9 1308 and Jan 8 1309 - Rankilburn, Roxburghshire, Scotland&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Sir Richard Scott II Lord of Rankilburn</a>, <a>Alicia De Scott (born Mola)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Lady Constance of Murthockstone Scott (born De Bruce)</a>&lt;br&gt;Son: <a>Sir Richard Scott Baron of Rankilburn</a>

Links

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I19929

References:

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/372676/I662464273/william-scott/individual

http://katanning.homeip.net:81/tngcrawford/getperson.php?personID=I504512&tree=CrawfordTree

https://fabpedigree.com/s024/f397130.htm

https://www.geni.com/people/William-Scott/5565840109290055442

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G7FC-988

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Grandy's 23x Great-Grandfather:

My 25x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 26x Great-Grandfather:

Sir Richard Scott, Lord of Rankilburn and Murthockston (1210 - 1273)

Sir Richard Scott, Lord of Rankilburn

Richard Scott

Richard (II) Scott

Also Known As: "Richard le Scot"

Birthdate: 1210

Birthplace: Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Title of Nobility:

Death: 1273 in Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Parents:

Sir Richard Scott, Lord of Rankilburn

1158-1218

[mother unknown]

Family

Spouse:

Lady Alicia de Molla, of Murthockstone of that Ilk

1220-1251

Alicia de Molla

Birthdate: 1225

Birthplace: Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Date of Marriage: [date unknown]

Place of Marriage: [place unknown]

Death: circa 1251 in Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Immediate Family:

Daughter of Henry de Mola (1200-) and [mother unknown]

Children:

1. William Scott 1240–1308

2. Richard Scot 1248–

About Sir Richard Scott, Lord of Rankilburn and Murthockston

Richard Scott, i died Aft. 1158.

He was the son of Uchtred Fitz-Scott.

Children of Richard Scott are:

i. Richard Scott II, married Alecia.

ii. Michael Scott, married Margaret Syras

Witnessed a charter granted by the bishop of St. Andrews to the abbey of Holyroodhouse about 1158.

Links

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I19930

References:

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/372676/I662464274/richard-scott/individual

https://fabpedigree.com/s048/f794260.htm

https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Richard-Scott-Lord-of-Rankilburn/6000000002188207426

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MMVX-QBJ

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Grandy's 24x Great-Grandfather:

My 26x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 27x Great-Grandfather:

Sir Richard Scott, Lord Of Rankilburn (1158 - 1218)

Richard le Scot

Birthdate: 1158

Birthplace: Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Title of Nobility: Lord Of Rankilburn

Death: 1218 in Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Parents:

Uchtred Fitz Scott

1118-1172

Gunhilda Dunbar

Family

Spouse:

[wife unknown]

Children:

1. Sir Richard Scott, Lord of Rankilburn and Murthockston (1210 - 1273)

About Sir Richard Scott, Lord of Rankilburn

Links

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I19930

References:

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/372676/I662464276/richard-scott/individual

https://fabpedigree.com/s044/f409277.htm

https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Richard-Scott-Lord-of-Rankilburn/6000000002188207471

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G448-1X6

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Grandy's 25x Great-Grandfather:

My 27x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 28x Great-Grandfather:

Uchtred Fitz Scott (1118 - 1172)

Uchtred FitzScott

Uchtredius Filius Scoti

Birthdate: 1118

Birthplace: Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Title of Nobility:

Death: 1172 in Rankilburn, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland

Parents:

[father unknown]

[mother unknown]

Family

Spouse (possibly):

Gunhilda Dunbar

Birthdate: [date unknown]

Birthplace: [place unknown]

Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic

Marriage: [unknown]

Death: [unknown]

Children:

1. Sir Richard Scott Lord Of Rankilburn 1158–1218

About Uchtred Fitz Scott

Flourished at the court of King David l.

Sources

A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 3. By John Burke. Page 372.

Notes

a. Note: REFN: 9080AN Witnessed charters in 1128 and 1130. It is believed his ancestors held the barony of Scotstoun in Peeblesshire, who, being descended from the clan living in Galloway, were called Scotts.

References:

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/372676/I662464277/uchtred-fitzscott/individual

https://fabpedigree.com/s088/f818554.htm

https://www.geni.com/people/Uchtred-Scott/6000000011212935155

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G448-1N4

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The Scotts of Buccleuch

House Scott of Harden House Scott of Synton, Lords of Synton

Lords of Harden, Early arms

House of Scott

Lords of Molle, Murdostoun, House Scott of Buccleuch

Kirkurd, Buccleuch, Branxholme

and Rankilburn, Ancient Arms

Scott Clan Tartan Scott Clan Tartan - Ancient

Scott Clan Tartan - Hunting (Modern) Scott Clan Tartan - Hunting (Ancient)

Early Origins of the Scott Family

The surname Scott was first found in Roxburghshire, where a family seat was held on the lands of Ballendan at the head of the Ale water in that county. They descended from Uchtredus Scott who held the lands before 1107; he is on record as a witness to the foundation charter of Selkirk in 1120. Another early record is of Henricus le Scotte, who witnessed a charter by David Earl of Strathearn around 1195. By 1200, this great Clan controlled the borderlands of the Middle Marches of West Teviotdale, Ewesdale, Liddesdale, Buccleuch and Balweariel.

One of the most powerful of the Border families, the name was derived from the Scots who invaded Dalriada (Argyll) from Ireland (the Latin word Scotti was originally used to describe the Celts of Ireland). The surname is now found in all parts of Scotland. The name would often have been applied to people who spoke Gaelic in the English speaking Lowlands, rather than someone who originated in the west of Scotland. The first record of the name Scott is when Uchtred filius Scot witnessed the foundation charter of Selkirk in 1120. "Uchtred" is in fact a good English name of the time and he probably came from south of the border. Henricus le Scotte witnessed a charter by David Earl of Strathearn around 1195.

Michael Scott "the wizard" originated in the Tweed Valley but lived in Fife where he gained his reputation for magic. In the last quarter of the 13th century the Scotts appear in Fife when Michael Lescot agreed to serve King Edward I of England overseas. (In the 16th century author Sir John Scott would build Scotstarvit Tower near Cupar in Fife which is now a prominent landmark).

In the Ragman Roll (all nobles and landed gentry were required to sign by Edward I in 1296) there are six Scott lairds. One of these, Sir Richard le Scot of Murthoxton (now Murdostoun) in Lanarkshire may have acquired those lands by marriage - he also had estates in Selkirkshire. It is his line which became established and spread out between Ettrickdale and Liddesdale. Sir Michael Scott, 2nd Laird of Buccleuch was a staunch supporter of Robert the Bruce. The Lanarkshire estate was exchanged for Branxholm in Selkirkshire as the family became more and more established in the Borders. In the 15th century, as was common in the Borders, the Scotts quarrelled frequently with their neighbours, particularly the Kerrs. The feud caused the deaths of both chiefs and was only resolved by marriage during the chieftainship of the 10th Laird. The 13th Baron was created Lord Scott of Buccleuch by James VI and in 1619 Lord Scott was created an Earl. The male line failed and Anne, Countess of Buccleuch married the illegitimate son of King Charles II, the Duke of Monmouth. Charles created the couple Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch but the Duke supported the Protestant cause and at one stage led an unsuccessful rebellion against King Charles. The third Duke of Buccleuch married the heiress of the Duke of Queensberry (the Douglas family) and became one of the richest men in Britain. In the 19th century, Sir Walter Scott (from a junior branch, the Scotts of Harden) changed Scotland's image forever. The Duke of Buccleuch today is one of the largest landowners in Scotland and the art collections at the family's great houses of Drumlanrig, Bowhill and Boughton are internationally famous.

Early History of the Scott Family

This Clan of the Scottish Borders descends from Uchtredus filius Scoti, who lived in the reign of David I during the 12th century. Curiously, in Black's The Surnames of Scotland it is described as 'a surname commoner in Northumberland than in Scotland,' concluding that 'the great Border clan of Scott must have been settlers from beyond the Forth.'

Richard, son of Uchtredus, was ancestor of the Scotts of Buccleuch, and Michael, another son, was ancestor of the Scotts of Balweary. The Scotts of Scotstarvit, near Cupar, emerge in Fife towards the end of the 13th century.

Six Scotts rendered homage to Edward I of England in 1296, but in the ensuing Wars of Scottish Independence, Sir Michael Scott, 2nd Laird of Buccleuch, fought for Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333. Thereafter, the Clan became even more firmly entrenched in Liddesdale, exchanging lands in Lanarkshire for lands at Branxholm in Selkirkshire. In the 16th century, the Scotts could muster 600 men in battle from their stronghold of Branxholm Castle, near Hawick.

There were Scotts of Balweary, Scotts of Gala, and Scotts of Harden, the latter acquiring the Barony of Polwarth. From the last-named descended Sir Walter Scott, Scotland's greatest novelist, poet and patriot, who built the great country house of Abbotsford which serves as a shrine to his memory.

The Lordship of Scott of Buccleuch was created in 1606, and the earldom in 1619 for the 2nd Lord who had distinguished himself while in command of Scottish forces in the Netherlands.

Francis, the 2nd Earl opposed the National Covenant and, at the age of nineteen, led his men against the Marquis of Montrose at the Battle of Philiphaugh in 1645.

Francis had two daughters who both succeeded him in turn, becoming countesses of Buccleuch in their own right. The second daughter married James, Duke of Monmouth, natural son of Charles II. On their marriage in 1663, they were created Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, each in their own right.

When the duke of Monmouth was subsequently executed for rebellion by his uncle, James VII, and the Monmouth title confiscated, the Duchess was able to retain the Buccleuch title to pass on to their eldest son. From this sad occasion springs the fortunes of the Scotts of Buccleuch. The Duchess Anne lived on until 1732, residing at Newark Castle on the Bowhill Estate, then at Dalkeith Palace, which she built in its present form around a previous Douglas Castle.

A later marriage linked the Buccleuchs with the powerful Douglas dukes of Queensberry and brought them Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire. In 1767, the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch married Lady Elizabeth Montagu, only surviving daughter of George, Duke of Montagu, and thus the Boughton Estate in Northamptonshire, England, passed into the family.

Michael Scott (c1160- 1235), a legendary necromancer, is said to have made a pact with the Devil and to have split the Eildon Hills into three through magic. Alexander Scott (1525-84) was a celebrated pre-Reformation poet. Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit (1585-1670) was a Director of Chancery who became a Lord of Session. A Covenanter, he wrote The Staggering State of Scots Statesmen (1754). Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was born in Edinburgh and practiced as a Lawyer, becoming Sheriff of Selkirk. He became an immensely successful novelist and wrote some of the most important works in Scottish literature. John Scott (1783-1821) was editor of the London Magazine and was killed in a duel. David Scott (1806-49) was a distinguished painter of historical scenes. John Scott (1830-1903) was born in Greenock and became head of Clyde Shipbuilders. Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-78) designed St Mary's Episcopal Church in Edinburgh.

Surname distribution: The Scott surname is widespread throughout the Scottish mainland and island groups. Areas with particularly high concentrations include Dundee City and Angus (Forfarshire), Highland (an amalgamation of the historic counties of Caithness, Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Ross and Cromarty and Sutherland), Edinburgh City, the Lothians (Linlithgowshire, Edinburghshire and Haddingtonshire), Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire) and the Scottish Borders (Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire.

Places of Interest:

Bowhill, Selkirk. Ancestral home of the dukes of Buccleuch. The house and garden are open to the public during the summer months.

Newark Castle, Selkirk. Ancient seat of the Scotts of Buccleuch.

Dalkeith Palace, Dalkeith, Midlothian. The original Clan Douglas castle dated from 12th century. It was acquired by the Scotts of Buccleuch and rebuilt in the 16th and 18th centuries.

Abbotsford, Melrose, Roxburghshire. The home of Sir Walter Scott, poet, patriot and novelist.

Bellenden, Roxburghshire. Located near the head of the Ale Water, this is the ancient gathering ground of the Scotts.

Branxholm Castle, Hawick. Ancient seat of the Scotts of Buccleuch. Burnt down in 1532 by the Earl of Northumberland, and blown up with gunpowder in 1570, its successor was commenced in 1571 by its owner Sir Walter Scott of Branxholm, and completed in 1574 by his widow.

Harden, Hawick. The seat and private home of Lord Polwarth.

Associated family names (Septs): Buccleuch, Geddes, Harden, Laidlaw, Langlands.

Scott Spelling Variations

Over the years, Scott has been written It appears under these variations because medieval scribes spelled names according to sound rather than by any over-arching set of rules. Scott, Scot, Skotts, Scot, Scotach, Scott, Schotts and many more.

Scott Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Apphia Scott, who arrived in Virginia in 1618

Goodwife Scott, who arrived in Virginia in 1623

Dan Scott, who landed in Virginia in 1633

Elizabeth Scott, aged 9, who arrived in New England in 1634

Abigail Scott, aged 7, who arrived in New England in 1634

Scott Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edward Scott, who arrived in Virginia in 1702

Anne Scott, who arrived in Virginia in 1703

Richard Scott, who landed in Virginia in 1705

Edward Scott, who landed in Annapolis, Maryland in 1716

Janet Scott, who landed in New England in 1724

Sources:

The Great Historic Families of Scotland

The Scotts of Buccleuch

https://electricscotland.com/webclans/families/scotts.htm

The Scotts of Buccleuch

https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9670/96705987.23.pdf

Clan/Family Histories - Scott

http://www.rampantscotland.com/clans/blclanscott.htm

Clan Scott

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Scott

House Scott of Harden

http://wappenwiki.org/index.php?title=House_Scott_of_Harden

House Scott of Synton

http://wappenwiki.org/index.php?title=House_Scott_of_Synton

House of Scott

http://wappenwiki.org/index.php/House_of_Scott

House Scott of Buccleuch

http://wappenwiki.org/index.php/House_Scott_of_Buccleuch

Lordship of Branxholme

http://wappenwiki.org/index.php?title=Lordship_of_Branxholme

Battles Involving Clan Scott

http://www.clanscottscotland.com/battles-involving-clan-scott/4592989167