'Stewart20'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Stewart of Eday, Stewart of Moray, Stewart of Orkney, Stewart Kings of Scotland

                               
James Stewart, King James IV of Scots (b 17.03.1473, d Flodden 09.09.1513)
m. (08.08.1503) Margaret Tudor (b 29.11.1489, d 18.10.1541, dau of King Henry VII of England)
1. James Stewart, King James V of Scots (b 10.04.1512, d 14.12.1542, 3rd son)
  m1. Madeleine of France (d 07.07.1537, dau of King Francis I of France)
  m2. (1538) Mary of Guise (b 22.11.1515, d 10.06.1560, dau of Claude I de Lorraine, Duke of Guise)ancestors line G
A.+ 2 sons - James (b 1540, d 1541), Arthur (b 1541, d 1541)
  C. Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots (b 7/8.12.1542, d 08.02.1586-7)
  m1. (24.04.1558) Francis II, King of France (b 1544, d 05.12.1560)
  m2. (29.07.1565) Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (b 07.12.1545, d 09.02.1567)
Their son James became King James VI of Scotland and, later, James I of England and Ireland.
  m3. (15.05.1567) James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney (b by 1535, d 14.04.1578)
  p1. Margaret Erskine (d 1572, dau of Sir John Erskine, 5th Lord)
  D. James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent (b 1531, d 21.01.1569-70)
  m. (10.02.1561/2) Agnes Keith (d 16.07.1588, dau of William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal)
  i. Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of Moray (d 18.11.1591)
  m. James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray (b before 1568, d 02.1592)
ii. Annabel Stewart (d young before 11.1572)
  iii. Margaret Stewart (b 1569-70, dsp before 01.1586-7)
  m. (mcrt 04/6.1584) Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll (d 16.07.1631)
  p2. Euphemia Elphinstone ('Lupton') (b 11.05.1509, dau of Alexander Elphinstone, 1st Lord)
  E. Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney (b 1533, d 1592/3)
  m. (1561) Jean Kennedy (dau of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassillis)
i. Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney (dspl 06.02.1614/5, 2nd son)
  Patrick was executed, and his estates were forfeited, for high treason (abuse of power in Orkney).
  m. Margaret Livingston (dau of William, 6th Lord Livingston)
  p. Marjorie Sinclair
  a. Robert Stewart
  partner(s) unknown
b. Mary Stewart probably the Mary who married ...
  m. ?? Stewart of Graemsay
  c. Catherine Stewart
  m. John Sinclair of Ulbster (a 1607)
  ii. John Stewart, Lord Kincleven, Earl of Carrick 'in Orkney' (d c1644)
  m. (26.10.1604) Elizabeth Howard (bur 31.01.1646, dau of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham)
  a. Margaret Stewart
  TSB (Stewart of Carrick) & BE1883 both identify Margaret's wife, and father of her daughter Margaret, as Sir John Mennes. The Mennis records identify him as ...
m. Sir Matthew Mennis of Sandwich
  ii. Sir James Stewart of Eday & Tullas
  m. Margaret Lyon
  a. Robert Stewart of Eday (Colonel)
  m. (mcrt 11.07.1657) Jean Gordon (b 10.10.1634, dau of John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland)
  (1) Robert Stewart of Eday (captain)
  m. Isabella Graeme of Graemshall
  (A) Jane Stewart
  m. Robert Richan of Linklater
  (2) Joan Stewart apparently of this generation
  m. George Baikie, 4th of Tankerness (d 1730)
  b. John Stewart of Newark (Colonel)
  BE1883 (Stewart of Orkney) reports that John dsp but TSP (Orkney - Stewart) reports that he left issue.
c. Mary Stewart
  m. (mcrt 1639) Alexander Bothwell of Glencorse
  d. Margaret Stewart
  e. Jean Stewart
  m1. Sir James Young of Seaton
  m2. George Crichton of Abekie (Major)
  m3. Frederick Lyon of Brigtoun
  iii. Mary Stewart --
m. Patrick Gray, 6th Lord (d 04.09.1611) --
  iv. Jean Stewart (a 1642)
  m1. Patrick Leslie of Pitcairlie, 1st Lord Lindores (d c1608)
  m2. (sp) Sir Robert Melville of Murdocarney, 1st Lord of Monymaill (b 1527, d 12.1621)
  v. Elizabeth Stewart
  m. James Sinclair of Murchil (a 1613)
  vi.+ other issue - Henry (dvp 1590, Master of Orkney), Sir Robert of Middleton
  p. Janet Robertson (dau of Alexander Robertson of Strowan)
viii. James Stewart of Graemsay & Bigtoun
  p. Marjorie Sandilands of Wick (wife of Adam Gordon, brother of John of Avachie)
  ix. Edward Stewart of Brugh (Brough) (2nd son of this relationship)
  x.+ other issue - George of Eynhallow (d before 30.03.1616), David of How
  partner(s) unknown
  xii. William Stewart of Egilshay (a 1609)
  m(1). _ Bellenden (d by 1600)
  xiii. Christian Stewart (a 1634)
  m. John Mouat of Hougaland, Shetland (d by 1634)
xiv. Grizel Stewart
  m. (before 27.12.1591) Hugh Sinclair of Brugh, Shetland
  xv. Mary Stewart
  m. Lawrence Sinclair of Goat, Shetland
  xvi.+ other issue - Robert, James
  p3. Elizabeth (or Katherine) Carmichael (b c1515, d c1535, dau of Sir John Carmichael of Meadowflat, Captain of Crawford Castle)
  F. Adam Stewart (Prior at Perth)
  m. Janet Ruthven (dau of William (Patrick?) Ruthven, 1st of Ballindean)
  i. Mary Stewart apparently of this generation
  m. David King of Warbester
  G. John Stewart, Lord Darnley (b 1531, d 10.1563, Commendator of Coldingham)
  m. (04.01.1561-2) Jane Hepburn (b 1540, d 1599, dau of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell)
i. Francis Stewart, Earl of Bothwell (b 1563, d 1612)
  Francis was attainted, and his title forfeited, for attempts to seize the King.
  m. (before 01.07.1592) Margaret Douglas (d 1640, dau of David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus)
  a. Francis Stewart (b 1584, d 1639)
  m. (02.08.1614) Isobel Seton (b 30.11.1593, dau of Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton)
  (1)+ issue - Charles (bpt 07.02.1618, d unm), Robert, Margaret (bpt 01.04.1619), Elizabeth (bpt 20.08.1632, d unm)
b. John Stewart (Commendator of Coldingham)
  m. Margaret Home
  (1) Francis Stewart of Coldingham
  (2) Margaret Stewart
  m. Sir John Home of Renton (d 07.1671, Lord of Session)
  c. Elizabeth Stewart
  m. James, Master of Cranstoun (d 1633)
  d. Margaret Stewart
  m. (sp) Alan Cathcart, 5th Lord (b c1600, d 18.08.1628)
  e. Helen Stewart
  m. John Macfarlane of that ilk
  f. Jean Stewart
m. Robert Elliot of Redheugh
  g.+ other issue - Harie (a 1617), Frederick (a 1612)
  ii. Margaret or Marjorie Stewart
  m1. (before 1579) William Sinclair of Underhoull (son of Olave of Brue?)
  m2. William Bruce, 1st of Symbister
  The following Hercules is shown as a legitimate son but 'HamiltonHistory' (p353) identifies him as "a natural brother of the Earl of Bothwell".
  iii. Hercules Stewart of Whitelaw (d 18.02.1594-5)
  m. (div 1592) Mary Whitelaw (dau of Patrick Whitelaw of that ilk)
  a. Margaret Stewart
  m1. (03/05.1619, div?) John Hamilton (in Ireland)
  m2. (before 11.1638) John Hamilton (brother of James of Peill)
  b. John Stewart
  p4. Elizabeth Shaw (dau of Shaw of Sauchie)
  H. James Stewart (Abbot of Kelso)
  p5. Elizabeth Beaton (dau of Sir David Betoun, 1st of Creich)
I. Jean Stewart (b 1538, dsp 1588)
  m. (1553, div 06.1573) Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll (b c1538, d 12.09.1573)
  Other mistresses and offspring to be investigated.
2.+ other issue - James (b 1506/7, d 1508, Duke of Rothesay), daughter (d infant), Arthur (b 1509, d 1510, Duke of Rothesay), daughter, Alexander (b 30.04.1514, d 08.12.1515, Duke of Ross)
p1. Margaret Boyd (dau of Archibald Boyd of Bonshaw)
7. Alexander Stewart (High Chancellor, d Flodden 09.09.1513)
8. Katherine Stewart --
  m. James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (d by 04.11.1550) --
p2. Janet Kennedy (dau of John Kennedy, 2nd Lord)
9. James Stewart, Earl of Moray (b 1500, d 1544-45)
  m. (08.1529) Elizabeth Campbell (dau of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll)
p1. Marion Stewart
  A. James Stewart
  p2. partner unknown
  B. Elizabeth Stewart
  m. John Stewart, Master of Buchan
p3. Margaret Drummond (d 04.1501-2, dau of John Drummond, 1st Lord)
10. Margaret Stewart (b 1497) --
  m1. (c1510) John Gordon, Master of Huntly (dvp 05.12.1517) --
  m2. Sir John Drummond, 2nd of Innerpeffray --
p4. Isabel Stewart (dau of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan)
11. Janet Stewart (b c1511, d 1560) --
  m. (1525) Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord, Chamberlain (b c1494, d Pinkie 10.09.1547) --

Main source(s): TSP (Kings of Scotland), BP1934 (Kings of Scotland), TSP (Moray), TSP (Orkney), TSP (Bothwell) with input from BE1883 (Stewart of Orkney), BE1883 (Stewart of Carrick).
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