Martyn Family History

Scott H. Martyn
Glen Ellyn, IL  60137
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Walter FITZ ALAN 3rd High Steward of Scotland [7026]
(1167-1246)
Beatrix DE ANGUS [7027]
(1184-1270)
Muireadhach II Earl of Menteith [7029]
(-Bef 1234)
Walter STEWART Earl Of Menteith [7011]
(1218-1294)
Mary MENTEITH [7012]
(Abt 1225-1286)
Sir John MENTEITH Lord of Arran [7003]
(1271-1323)

 

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Parents:
1. Alexander MENTEITH Mormaer of Menteith [7007] & Matilda STRATHEARN [7008]
2. Walter STEWART Earl Of Menteith [7011] & Mary MENTEITH [7012]

Spouses/Children:
1. Mary EHISLACH [7004]

Sir John MENTEITH Lord of Arran [7003] 1668,1669

  • Born: 1271, Loch Rusky, Stirlingshire, Scotland 1668,1669
  • Marriage (1): Mary EHISLACH [7004]
  • Died: 1323, , Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland at age 52 1668,1669
  • Buried: 1329, Paisley, , Renfrewshire, Scotland 1668,1669

   Another name for John was John DE MENTEITH.

   FamilySearch ID: LVFB-T4D.

  General Notes:

Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors

Sir John Menteith, Lord Arran1,2,3,4
Last Edited4 Apr 2020
M, #3652, d. before 1344
FatherSir John Menteith, Sheriff of Dunbarton, Laird of Ruskie d. c 1323
MotherMargery de Strivelyn b. c 1275
ChartsPedigree of James Irvine
Sir John Menteith, Lord Arran was born at of Strathgartney and Arran, Scotland. He married Ellen of Mar, daughter of Gratney, 7th Earl of Mar, Sheriff of Aberdeen, circa 1320. Sir John Menteith, Lord Arran died before 1344.
Family
Ellen of Mar d. a 1342
Children
Christian Menteith+2,3,4 d. c 1387
Sir John Menteith, Lord of Arran d. 1360

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Biographical Information: Aka Sir John (Keeper of the Castle) Menteith & Sir John (of Rusky) Menteith,,. 1670 Aka Sir John (Keeper of the Castle) Menteith &
Sir John (of Rusky) Menteith.

2. He has conflicting birth information of 1262 and Ruskie, Stirling, Perthshire, Scotland. 1670

3. He has conflicting birth information of 1265 and Ruskie, Stirling, Perthshire, Scotland. 1670

4. He served in the military on 5 August 1305: betrayed Sir William Wallace to King Edward I of England. 1670

5. Biographical Information: granted the Earldom of Lennox by Edward I of England in 1306, in 1306,. 1670

6. John served in the military about 1314: imprisoned by king Robert I. 1670

7. He served in the military: Released from prison immediately before the Battle of Bannockburn, where he deported himself valiantly on the part of the Scottish King. 1670

8. He worked as a Sheriff of Dunbar. 1670

9. He worked as a Keeper of the Castle. 1670

10. He worked as a Constable of Lennox. 1670

11. Title Of Nobility: Earl of Lennox (granted by Edward I of England), in 1305,. 1670

12. Title Of Nobility: Lord of Arran,,. 1670

13. Title Of Nobility: Knight,,. 1670


John married Mary EHISLACH [7004] [MRIN: 5530], daughter of Donald EHISLACH [7009] and MRS Donald EHISLACH [7010]. (Mary EHISLACH [7004] was born about 1281 in Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland 1668 and died in , Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland 1668.)