John COLQUHOUN
HUSBAND:
[F565248]. (Sir) John COLQUHOUN. Ninth Lord of Colquhoun and Eleventh of Luss
Born in 1420 in Dumbarton, Scotland; son of Malcolm COLQUHOUN [F1130496]. He married (1) Lady BOYD [F565249] in 1438 in Dumbarton, Scotland. He married (2) Elizabeth DUNBAR.
He received a grant of the lands of Roseneath and the Castle of Dunlass on the Clyde River.
He received a charter in 1457 incorporating his lands into the lands of Luss, and Luss was erected into a Barony to honor him for his services to the Crown, making him the First Baron of Luss, thus becoming a knight. He received a charter in 1458 for the forestry of Rossdhu and Glenmuckerne. He succeeded his grandfather as Lord of Colquhoun in 1459. He received a charter in (1464)(1465) for Kilmardinny. He was Comptroller of the Exchequer from 1465 to 1469. He was Sheriff of Dumbartonshire in 1471. He was Governor of Dumbarton Casltle, Great Chamberlain of Scotland in 1474. In 1474 he was a member of the embassy sent to negotiate a marriage between the Scottish Royal Prince and Princess Cecilia, a daughter of Edward IV, King of England [F243558],.
He died on 1 MAY 1478 in Dumbarton, Scotland. He was killed by cannon ball at the seige of the King's Castle at Dumbarton, Scotland.
WIFE (1):
[F565249]. Lady BOYD
Born in Dumbarton, Scotland; daughter of Thomas, Lord BOYD [F1130498] and Mary STEWART [F1130499]. She died in Dumbarton, Scotland.
CHILDREN:
- [F282624]. Humphrey COLQUHOUN. Born in 1440 at Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland. He married (1): Jean (Helen) ERSKINE [F282625] in 1462 in Dumbarton, Scotland. He married (2) Marion (Mary) BAILLIE (BAILEY). He died in 1493 in Dumbarton, Scotland.
- Robert COLQUHOUN. Born in Scotland. Rector of Luss in 1466 Bishop of Argyll in 1473, which seat he occupied for 22 years.. He died before 1499.
- Margaret COLQUHOUN. Born in Scotland.
WIFE (2):
Elizabeth DUNBAR.
Daughter of Thomas Boyd and Mary Stewart. She died in Dumbarton, Scotland.
Sir John married, first, - Boyd, a lady of the family of Lord Boyd, by whom he had a son, Humphrey, and a daughter, Margaret. He married, secondly, Lady Elizabeth Dunbar, second daughter of James Dunbar, fifth Earl of Murray. He was succeeded by his son.
SOURCES:
- [S1]. TRAILS OF TIME - GENEALOGY. http://www.trailsoftime.aunspaw.com/all/2165.htm
- [S2]. The Chittick Family History, as written by Erminda (Chittick) Rentoul . 1890 The Lodge, Cliftonville, Belfast. Ireland. http://www.chittick.com/history/erminda/colquhoun_luss.html
- [S3]. Ancestors of William Cahoon. Research of Terri Hamblin. Correspondence of 9 OCT 2005.