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Avandale and Ochiltree, Lord (S, 1500 - 1675)

Creation: let.pat. 4 Feb 1499/1500

Extinct: Feb 1675 (regranted 1543 and 1615)

Family name: Stewart

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Arms:

Quarterly: 1st, Or a Lion rampant within a Double Tressure flory counterflory Giles (Scotland);  2nd, Or a Fess chequy Azure and Argent with a Label of three point Gules in chief (Stewart);  3rd, Argent a Saltire between four Roses Gules (Lennox);  4th, Or a Lion rampant Gules (Fife), all within a Bordure company Azure and Argent

Crest:

A Civet Cat passant proper (sometimes, A Unicorn's Head Argent armed and crined Or between two Olive Branches proper)

Supporters:

On either side a Dragon Vert

Motto:

 Forward (sometimes, Pass Forward)

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Andrew [Stewart], 1st Lord Avandale

son and heir of Alexander Stewart of Avandale, son and heir of Walter Stewart of Morphie, yr. brother of Andrew [Stewart], 1st Lord Avandale, and 2nd illegit. son of Sir Walter Stewart of Lennox (by his mistress ..... Campbell, dau. of Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochaw), 2nd but 1st surv. son and heir ap. of Murdoch [Stewart], 2nd Duke of Albany

born

mar.

bef. 4 Feb 1499/1500 Margaret Kennedy (d. bef. 28 May 1542), sister of David [Kennedy], 1st Earl of Cassillis, and 4th dau. of John [Kennedy], 2nd Lord Kennedy, by his second wife Lady Elizabeth Gordon, 2nd dau. of Alexander [Seton later Gordon], 1st Earl of Huntly

children

1. Hon Andrew Stewart, later 2nd Lord Avandale

2. Hon Henry Stewart, later 1st Lord Methven

3. Hon Sir James Stewart of Beith, Constable of Doune Castle, mar. Hon Margaret Stewart, widow of Richard [Stewart], 3rd Lord Innermeath, and only child of John [Lindsay], 3rd Lord Lindsay of the Byres, and had issue

4. Hon Alexander Stewart (d. after 27 Jun 1541)

5. Hon William Stewart (d. after 18 Jul 1548), mar. Isobel Ker

1. Hon Barbara Stewart, mar. (1) bef. 1535 Sir James Sinclair of Sanday, Governor of Kirkwall, and (2) 1541 Roderick Macleod of Lewes

2. Hon Agnes Stewart, mar. as his second wife John Boswell of Auchinleck

3. Hon Anne Stewart, mar. Bartholomew Crawfurd of Carse

died

9 Sep 1513 at the Battle of Flodden

created

bef. 4 Feb 1499/1500 Lord Avandale

suc. by

son

note

First Usher of the King's Chamber 1502-09;  a Lord Auditor 1512

Andrew [Stewart], 2nd Lord Avandale later 1st Lord Ochiltree

born

mar.

bef. 22 Aug 1515 Margaret Hamilton, illegit. dau. of James [Hamilton], 1st Earl of Arran, by his mistress Beatrix Drummond, 3rd dau. of John [Drummond], 1st Lord Drummond

children

1. Hon Andrew Stewart, later 2nd Lord Ochiltree

2. Hon Walter Stewart (k. by drowning)

1. Hon Isobel Stewart, mar. as his first wife Duncan Macfarlane of that Ilk

died

bef. 27 Oct 1548 or 1549

suc. by

son

note

a Lord of the Council 1514, 1517, 1524 and 1533; accompanied his father-in-law the Ear of Arran to a conference with the Regent, the Duke of Albany; Master Usher of the King's Chamber 1524; Keeper of Dumbarton Castle and Sheriff of Dumbarton 1527; he exchanged the the Barony of Avandale with Sir James Hamilton of Finnart for the Barony of Ochiltree 1534; he was thereafter known as Lord Ochiltree, as confirmed by Act of Parliament 15 Mar 1542/3

Andrew [Stewart], 2nd Lord Ochiltree, PC

born

c. 1521

mar. (1)

bef. 27 Oct 1549 Agnes Cunningham (d. after 31 Jan 1556/7), dau. of John Cunningham of Caprington

children by first wife

1. Hon Andrew Stewart, Master of Ochiltree (dvp. bef. 10 Sep 1578), mar. bef. 9 Mar 1566/7 his cousin Hon Margaret Stewart (mar. (2) Uchtred Macdowell of Garthland; d. 1 Jan 1627), 3rd dau. of Henry [Stewart], 1st Lord Methven, by his second wife Lady Janet Kennedy, widow of Hon Alexander Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, and of Sir Hugh Kennedy of Girvanmains, and 1st dau. of John [Stewart], 2nd Earl of Atholl, by his wife Lady Janes Campbell, 3rd dau. of Archibald [Campbell], 2nd Earl of Argyll, and had issue:

1a. Andrew Stewart, later 3rd Lord Ochiltree later 1st Baron Castle Stuart

2a. Josias Stewart of Bonningtoun (d. after 17 Mar 1604), mar. Mariota Finlayson, and had issue

3a. William Stewart (d. after 1614), mar. Marion M'Alexander, and had issue

4a. John Stewart (d. after 19 Aug 1605)

1a. Margaret Stewart, mar. John Stewart, Yr. of Traquair, 1st son and heir ap. of James Stewart of Traquair, and had issue

2a. Anne Stewart, mar. after 20 Oct 1584 Andrew [Ker], 1st Lord Jedburgh, and had issue

3a. Marjory Stewart, mar. Sir Roger Aston, of Cranford, co. Middlesex, Master of the Wardrobe to King James I & VI, and had issue

4a. Martha Stewart, mar. Nicholas Rutherford of Hundalee

5a. Jean/Anne Stewart (bur. at Ballantrae), mar. after 6 Jan 1596 Gilbert Kennedy, Yr. of Bargany, son and heir ap. of Thomas Kennedy of Bargany

6a. Agnes Stewart

7a. Susanna Stewart (d. after 1 Jan 1627)

2. Hon James Stewart of Bothwellmuir, served in the States of Holland against the Spanish, returned to Scotland 1579 and made a Gentleman of the Bedchamber, Privy Counsellor, Capt of the Guard and tutor to the insane Earl of Arran, under the pretence that he was the lawful heir of the Earls of Arran and that the children of the 1st Earl of Arran by his second wife were illegitimate he was cr. 28 Oct 1581 Earl of Arran, Lord of Avane and Hamilton, increasing his influence over the young King James CI he was appointed Chancellor of Scotland and Lieutenant of the Realm 1584, he fled the country after the taking of Stirling and was attainted 1585 (d. 5 Dec 1595, killed by Sir James Douglas of Parkhead in revenge for the death of his uncle, the 4th Earl of Morton), mar. 6 Jul 1581 Lady Elizabeth Stewart (former wife of (1) Hugh [Fraser], 5th Lord Lovat, and (2) her first cousin twice removed Robert [Stuart], 1st Earl of March), 1st dau. of John [Stewart], 4th Earl of Atholl, by his first wife Lady Elizabeth Gordon, 3rd dau. of George [Gordon], 4th Earl of Huntly, and had issue:

1a. Sir James Stewart of Killeith, later 1st Lord Ochiltree

2a. Henry Stewart of Killinan, mar., and had issue

3a. Frederick Stewart

1a. Elizabeth Stewart

2a. Marie Stewart (d. after 1632), mar. John Finlayson of Killeith

3. Hon Sir William Stewart of Monkton, he attempted to free King James VI after the Raid of Ruthven (k. Jul 1588 by the Earl of Bothwell), mar. Helen Stewart (widow of John Stewart, burgess of Ayr), dau. of ..... Cunningham, and has issue

4. Hon Henry Stewart of Barskimming and Gogar, had a grant of 2,000 acres in Ulster 1609, mar. c. 1580 Janet Reid, 2nd dau. of Adam Reid of Barskimming, and had issue

5. Hon Robert Stewart of Pittevales, had a grant of 2,000 acres in Ulster 1609 (d. after 1612), mar. 1586 Jean Ross, dau. of John Ross of Craigie, and had issue

1. Hon Isabel Stewart, mar. Thomas Kennedy of Bargany

2. Hon Margaret Stewart (d. after 1599), mar. (1) Mar 1564 the reformer Rev John Knox, and (2) after 8 Jan 1573/4 Sir Andrew Ker of Faldonside

3. Hon Bethia Stewart

mar. (2)

betw. Aug 1570 and Feb 1572/3 Lady Margaret Wallace (widow of John Wallace of Craigie; d. Jun 1573), only dau. of Alexander [Cunningham], 5th Earl of Glencairn, by his first wife Janet Hamilton, illeg. dau. of James [Hamilton], 1st Earl of Arran

died

betw. 19 Oct and 30 Nov 1591

suc. by

grandson

note

a zealous supporter of the Reformed Faith, known as "the good Lord"; a Lord of the Congregation 1559 ; took part in the occupation of Edinburgh 1560, and in negotiations with England for aid against the Queen Regent, for the expulsion of the French and the defence of the reformed religion 1559-60 ; he took part in the Battle of Prestonpans 1560; Privy Councillor [S] 1560; opposed the marriage of Queen Mary with Lord Darnley and was denounced as a rebel; fled to England and stayed there until 1566, when he returned to Scotland having received Darnley's promise of pardon and restoration; severely wounded at the Battle of Langside 1568 and supported the Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland from 1572; an Auditor of the Exchequer 1580; Lieutenant of the West Marches 1586; a Commissioner to suppress Jesuits 1589/90

Andrew [Stewart], 3rd Lord Ochiltree later 1st Baron Castle Stuart

created

7 Nov 1619 Baron Castle Stuart, of co. Tyrone

note

he settled in Ulster as an "undertaker" in 1611, being granted 3,000 acres in co. Tyrone; on 11 Mar 1613/4 he was sum. by writ to the Irish House of Lords with other Scottish and Irish peers; having ruined himself by extravagance, he sold his Scottish estate to his first cousin, Sir James Stewart of Killeith, and resigned to him the Barony of Ochiltree, which resignation was authorised by King James I & VI 1615; following this disposal he was given further large grants of land in co. Tyrone.

James [Stewart], 1st Lord Ochiltree

born

mar. (1)

bef. 16 May 1622 Katherine Kennedy (widow of Hon Hew Kennedy, Master of Cassillis), dau. of Uchtred MacDowall of Garthland

children by first wife

1. Hon William Stewart, Master of Ochiltree (dvp. 1645)

1. Hon Jean Stewart, mar. her cousin William Stewart of Brankstane, later of Corrogan, co. Tyrone

2. Hon Dorothy Stewart

3. Hon Isabel Stewart

mar. (2)

bef. 1653 Mary Livingston (d. Feb 1683), sister of William Livingston ,and aunt of his son, George Livingston of Gairdoch

children by second wife

2. Hon William Stewart, later 2nd Lord Ochiltree

3. Hon Robert Stewart (b. 13 Jan 1656; d. unm. bef. 1675)

4. Hon Catherine Stewart

5. Hon Anne Stewart (b. 10 Apr 1652), mar. after 6 Jan 1676 John Murdoch, apothecary, burgess of Edinburgh

6. Hon Rachel Stewart (b. 13 Jan 1656)

died

c. 1659

suc. by

son by second wife

note

King's tax collector and Sheriff of Orkney and Shetland 1613-22; having bought from his cousin the lands of Ochiltree, and acquired the Barony by resignation with the consent of the Crown and a charter under the Great Seal 9 Jun 1615, he was held to have become Lord Ochiltree; Commissioner of Peace in co. Ayr 1616 ; attended the Convention at Edinburgh 1617 and the Assembly at Perth 1618; a Commissioner to try "offenders in doctrine, life or religion" 1619; attempted to found a colony on the Cape Breton coast 1619, but the colonists were surprised by the French two months after their arrival and he was taken prisoner; cr. a Baronet 1630 but the letters patent were cancelled before they had passed the Great Seal; accused the Marquess of Hamilton of treason, but when unable to prove the charges he was arrested and imprisoned in Blackness Castle for about 20 years; after his release he supported himself by practicing medicine

William [Stewart], 2nd Lord Ochiltree

born

c. 1659

died

Feb 1675 (bur. in the Kirk of Holyroodhouse)

On the death of the 2nd Lord Ochiltree the Lordship of Ochiltree became extinct.

 First written 13 Mar 2012

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