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1st Earl of Wigtown
6th or 7th Lord Fleming
Surname has also been reported to be Flemming.
Date and place of birth have also been reported to be 1570 in what is now the United Kingdom (unattested).
Date and place of death have also been reported to be 1630 in what is now the United Kingdom (unattested).
From Burke's:
John, 6th Lord Fleming (only son of John, ftth lord, by Elizabeth, his wife, only child of Robert, Master of Ross, and grandson of Malcolm, 3rd Lord Fleming, by Johanna Stewart, his wife), was created Earl Of Wigton, Lord Fleming And Cumbernauld, by patent, dated at Whitehall, 19 March, 1606.
His lordship m. 1st, Lady Lillias Graham, only dau. of John, 3rd Earl of Montrose, and had issue,
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The earl m. 2ndly, Sarah Maxwell, eldest dau. of John, Lord Hemes, relict of Sir James Johnston, of Johnston, and by her (who m. 3rdly, Hugh Montgomery, Viscount of Alrds, in Ireland, and was buried at Edinburgh, 29 March, 1636) had two daus.,
The earl d. 1619
From The Scots Peerage, Vol 8, page 545:
"John was restored in 1579 to the estates which had been forfeited by his father, was retoured heir to his mother, father, uncle, and grandfather in their whole lands on 26 July 1580, had a charter of the lands of Boghall, Mylntown, and Arretsholl from John Fleming of Boghall on 28 February 1581-82, which was confirmed under the Great Seal 14 April 1582, and a grant from the King of the office of Usher or Janitor of the Royal House for his lifetime on 18 September 1583, and again on 30 July 1587. From King James VI. he had a charter of his whole lands therein mentioned erected into a lordship and barony, to be called the lordship of Cumbernauld, and the towns of Biggar and Kirkintilloch into burghs of barony, on 18 January 1588-89, and another charter of the said lands on his own resignation for new infeftment to himself and the heirs-male of his body, whom failing, Alexander Fleming of Barrochan and the heirs-male of his body, whom failing, to his own nearest heirs-male whatsoever bearing the arms and surname of Fleming, on 31 January 1595-96. He was advanced to the dignity of Earl of Wigtown, Lord fleming and Cumbernauld by patent dated at Whitehall 19 March 1606, with remainder to his heirs-male of lawful and lineal descent, and in terms thereof he was formally invested at Perth on 1 July 1606." [7]
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One source says he had 10 children,
(Research):Minstrel
"Oh Caledonia! stern and wild Meet nurse for a poetic child! Land of brown heath and shaggy wood, Land of the mountains and the flood, Land of my sires! What mortal hand Can e'er untie the filial bond That knits me to they rugged strand!"Sir Walter Scott Noblemen set the example by the determination to defend the rights of the underlings. They took the law, what there was, into their own hands. The Barons were constantly feuding with one another, and the lairds followed the lead of their overlords feuding with the lairds. At the time 1500-1600's the various families were continually involved with one another and with the citizens of Perth and other towns. Raiding and fighting were not only traditional but an exciting relief from a tedious life. Scotland since the time of Robert the Bruce had not been able to keep England out... but there was a measure of independence between 1406 and 1635 under the regencies of five infant kings. Feudalism implied the rise of noblemen who continued to carry on their territorial quarrels...Hence, spoil and lawlessness were a way of life. from Primitive Scotland by Elizabeth Morse Blair Bruidhinn newsletter
(Research):
SOME MORE VERSIONS OF THE FLEMING ANCESTRY The father of Col. Charles Fleming is variously given as Thomas, or John son of Alexander, James or John, son of James... (See notes for Col. Charles & Sir Alexander Fleming) Origins of the Name An English ethnic name for someone from Flanders. In the Middle Ages there was considerable commercial contact between England & the Netherlands, particularly in the wool trade-& many Flemish weavers & dyers settled in England. The word reflects a Norman French from of Old French «i»flamenc«/i», form the stem «i»flam«/i»- + the Germanic suffix -«i»ing. «/i»The surname is also common in south & east Scotland & in Ireland where it is Gaelicized to Pléimeann.
FLEMING RECORDS Wurts gives the father of Col. Charles Fleming as: James Fleming who came to New Kent County, Virginian c 1616 & died 27 April 1686.
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One supposition is that is that the descendant of the 6th Lord and lst Earl of Wigton was Sir Charles then to John? Alexander? to Col. Charles who married Susannah Tarlton. Other sources that these were Thomas' brothers who came to Virginia with him. An Alexander B 1612 D 1668-9 in Virginia and married an Ursula Brown. The source of this is Colonial Granville, Co., NC by Worth S. Kay-Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore 1965. An Alexander is listed as a 4th son of the of 1st Earl of Wigton...and "died (ob) before 1660-so the dates would not be correct for the Virginia Alexander and John keeps appearing in the Fleming line but not Alexander. Might Alexander have been the son of the 2nd Earl-John? Ursula, however, seems to imply a connection with the line as Sir Thomas Fleming's daughter also has that name. It is not a common name. Also, the mother of the Ist Earl was named Elizabeth-as is one of SirThomas' daughters. This is, of course, a common English name-so it might be just coincidence, but the other children's names seem to have family origins as was the tradition.
EARLS OF WIGTON-VIRGINIA FLEMING CONNECTION?
John was created Earl of Wigton, Lord Fleming and Biggar and Cumbernauld: Whitehall, Patent dated:19 March 1606*. The title Earl was orginally reserved for the one who accompanied the Monarch..
Was there another son, Thomas?-the one who emigrated to Virginia in 1616? One source states that he had at least two sons: John and Thomas. Some pedigree charts also list Alexander..as a 4th son. Another, unverified, says John, 6th Lord Fleming had '10 children'..but Thomas is not listed among them...'Have never seen this any other place. He had a son, James who may have been the father of our Thomas--along with several brothers. From a book that includes the Woodson-Ferris lines the descent is given from Hugh Capet thru Robert Bruce, Archibald Douglas, Robert II & John 6th Lord as follows... John V Lord Fleming marr. Elizabeth Ross John VI Lord Fleming, created 1606 Earl of Wigton-is 2nd son:
THE EARLDOM OF WIGTOWN/WIGTON
Fleming Descent, Douglas Peerage "Peerage" Douglas Printed 1764 and 1813 Y Y
a. Sir John Charteris, 11th of Amisfield and of Kirkmichael (d c1639) m. (1613) Margaret Fleming (d c1622, dau of John Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown)
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1567
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Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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1586 |
1586
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Boghall, Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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1589 |
December 9, 1589
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Perth, Kincardineshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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1591
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1593
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1600
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Peebles, Scotland
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March 19, 1606
Age 39
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April 16, 1619
Age 52
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Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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