William KEITH 2nd Lord Marischal [7499] ¹⁷⁶⁷

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Sir William Keith, 12th Marischal of Scotland, was the son of Sir Edward Keith, 11th Marischal of Scotland, and his 1st wife, Isabella de Synton, daughter of Alexander de Synton. William was born between 1305 and 1315 at Dunottar Castle, the treaditional seat of Clan Keith and the Marischal's of Scotland in Kincardineshire, Scotland. He was the oldest of Edward and Isabella's three children, his younger siblings were John Keith (married Mariota de Cheyne) and Catherine Keith (married Alexander Barclay). After the death of his mother, William's father remarried to Christian Menteith, giving William a 1/2 sister Janet Keith (who Sir David Barclay of Brechin and Sir Thomas Erskine of Erskine).
In 1333 during the Second War of Scottish Independence, William fought in the Battle of Halidon Hill, under Sir Archibald Douglas, Regent and Guardian of Scotland, and was taken prisoner. Scottish losses that day were devastating up to 23,000 casualties, William was very lucky to have survived the battle, Sir Archibald Douglas and many other nobles did not. Most of the leaders of Scotland died that day. It is not recorded what happened to those captured, most likely they were ransomed back to their families.
Between 1347 and 1350 William married Margaret Fraser of Touchfraser, the only child of John Fraser. Margaret was a wealthy heiress, and cousin of the Bruce and Stuart kings (Robert the Bruce was her great-uncle), she brought to William the demesnes of Touchfraser and the Barony of Cowie. In a charter dated 2 May 1351 Margaret is identified as his wife. Together William and Margaret had 8 children:
- John Keith (died 18 March 1374)
- Robert Keith
- Alexander Keith of Grandown (-after 2 Jun 1413)
- Muriella Keith (-before 1 Jun 1449). m. ROBERT Stewart Earl of Fife
- Janet Keith, m. Philip de Arbuthnott
- Margaret Keith (-after 1397) m. James Lindsay of Crawford
- Elizabeth Keith (-1436) married 3x: Adam Gordon of Huntly, Nicholas Erskine of Kinnoull, Thomas Somerville of Carnwath
- Christian Keith, m John Hay of Tullibody and William Lindsay of the Byres

Edward Keith died in 1351 and William succeeded his father as Marischal of Scotland and Head of Clan Keith.

The Marischal of Scotland (or Marascallus Scotie or Marscallus Scotiae) was a hereditary office held by the senior member and Chief of Clan Keith. The Marischal's duty was to serve as custodian of the Royal Regalia of Scotland, and to protect the king's person when attending parliament.

William was the Sheriff of Kincardine, also known as The Mearns, from 1359 to 1391.
William's oldest son John died in 1374, and his wife Margaret in 1410. When William died he was succeeded by his 2nd son Robert Keith. William's death is recorded by some records as occurring in May/October 1407, in others as late as 1413.

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About Sir William Keith, Great Marischal of Scotland
William Keith
Parents: Edward Keith, Isobel de Synton of Sinton
Married: Margaret Fraser
Died between 13 May 1407 and 2 June 1413 (2)
married Margaret Fraser, daughter of John Fraser of Touchfraser before 3 May 1351. (2)
Offices
Sheriff of Kincardineshire between 1357 and 1359 2
Marischal of Scotland.3
Children of Sir William Keith and Margaret Fraser
Sir John Keith+2 d. b 27 Dec 1375
Margaret Keith+1
Christiana Keith+2
Muriel Keith+4 d. b 1 Jun 1449
Elizabeth Keith+2 d. c 1437
Sir Robert Keith+2 d. b 20 Jul 1430
Notes

Burke's has Sir William's father as Sir William. However Scots Complete Peerage notes: "Sir William is in 1351 designed son of Sir Edward Keith.". See citations 5 & 6 or documents attached.

Citations
[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 951. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
[S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 2195.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 79. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 219. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
Inverurie and the Earldom of the Garioch: A Topographical and Historical Account of the Garioch from the Earliest Times to the Revolution Settlement : with a Genealogical Appendix of Garioch Families Flourishing at the Period of the Revolution Settlement and Still Represented (Google eBook). John Davidson. D. Douglas, 1878 - Inverurie (Scotland) - 612 pages. Page 437
page 36-37 of The Scots peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom by Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 Published 1904 Volume 6.
Links
http://thepeerage.com/p10800.htm#i107992
Clan Keith USA - THE MARSHAL OR MARISCHAL
Earl Marischal
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Source= http://patrickspeople.co.uk/ourfamily/3437.htm

DE KEITH, William Marischal of Scotland, Sheriff of Kincardineshire (Sir ) 1 2

Born: About 1320 Marriage: FRASER, Margaret before 3 May 1351 Died: Between 1407 and 1413 3 4

picture William married Margaret FRASER, daughter of Sir John FRAZER and Unknown, before 3 May 1351. (Margaret FRASER was born about 1325.)
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Sir William Keith, Great Marischal1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
M, #3043, d. 1410
FatherSir Edward Keith, Great Marischal d. 1350
MotherIsabella Sinton
Sir William Keith, Great Marischal Lord of Alden (Aden in Aberdeenshire). He married Margaret Fraser, daughter of Sir John Fraser, Laird of Aberbothnot.2,4,5,6,8,9 Sir William Keith, Great Marischal died in 1410.
Family 1 Margaret Fraser
Children
Sir Robert Keith, Great Marischal+ d. b 20 Jul 1430
Muriella Keith+4,8 d. c 1 Jun 1449
Christian Keith+
John de Keith+2,6 d. 18 Mar 1375
Margaret Keith+10,5,9 d. a 12 Jun 1397
Janet Keith11
Family 2
Child
Sir Alexander Keith+10,3,7
Citations
[S231] Unknown author, Wallop Family, p. 465.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 556-557.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 553.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 541-542.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 536.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 632-633.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 629-630.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 617-618.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 612.
[S11587] The Scots Peerage, Vol. VIII, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 371.
[S11563] The Scots Peerage, Vol. I, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 276.
From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p101.htm#i3043
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Sir William Keith1
M, #107992, d. between 13 May 1407 and 2 June 1413
Last Edited=16 Feb 2013
Sir William Keith was the son of Sir William Keith.2 He married Margaret Fraser, daughter of John Fraser of Touchfraser, before 3 May 1351.2 He died between 13 May 1407 and 2 June 1413.2
He held the office of Marischal of Scotland.3 He held the office of Sheriff of Kincardineshire between 1357 and 1359.2
Children of Sir William Keith and Margaret Fraser
Sir John Keith+2 d. b 27 Dec 1375
Margaret Keith+1
Christiana Keith+2
Muriel Keith+4 d. b 1 Jun 1449
Elizabeth Keith+2 d. c 1437
Sir Robert Keith+2 d. b 20 Jul 1430
Citations
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 951. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S37] BP2003. [S37]
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or


William Keith
BIRTH
1315
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
DEATH
2 Jun 1407 (aged 91\endash 92)
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
BURIAL
Dunnottar Castle Cemetery
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MEMORIAL ID
225047028 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 4
Sheriff of Kincardineshire 1357-1359
Great Marischal of Scotland
Sir William de Keith, 12th Marischal of Scotland
Born 1315 at Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Married before 3 May 1351, in Scotland to Lady Margaret Fraser, of Touchfraser
Children:
Sir John Keith 1350\endash 1374
Janet Keith 1351\endash 1421
Margaret Keith 1352\endash 1397
Muriella Keith, Duchess of Albany 1353\endash 1449
Christiana Keith 1358\endash 1435
Lady Elizabeth Keith, of Aboyne and 1361\endash 1436
Robert Keith, Marischal of Scotland 1363\endash 1430
Alexander Keith, of Grandown about 1365-after 2 June 1413
Death: 2 June 1407 in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

The Life Summary of William
When Sir William Keith, 12th Marischal of Scotland, was born in 1315, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, his father, Sir Edward Keith, 11th Marischal of Scotland, was 35 and his mother, Isabella de Synton, was 35. He married Lady Margaret Fraser, of Touchfraser before 3 May 1351, in Scotland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He died in 1407, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at the age of 82, and was buried at Dunnottar Castle Cemetery.
Sir William Keith, 12th Marischal of Scotland, was the son of Sir Edward Keith, 11th Marischal of Scotland, and his first spouse, Isabella de Synton, daughter of Alexander de Sinton. William was born in 1315 at Dunottar Castle, the traditional seat of Clan Keith and the Marischal's of Scotland in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was the oldest of Edward and Isabella's three children, his younger siblings were John Keith (married Mariota de Cheyne) and Catherine Keith (married Al

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Title Of Nobility: Baron Keith of Stonehaven, on an unknown date,. ¹⁷⁶⁹

2. Royal House: Keith, on an unknown date,. ¹⁷⁶⁹

3. He was listed on a deed on 17 October 1346 in Durham, England. ¹⁷⁶⁹

4. He worked as a Great Marischal of Scotland on an unknown date. ¹⁷⁶⁹

5. He worked as a Sheriff of Kincardineshire on an unknown date. ¹⁷⁶⁹

6. Title Of Nobility: Chief of Clan Keith, on an unknown date,. ¹⁷⁶⁹

William married Margaret FRASER [7500] [MRIN: 5667], daughter of John FRASER of Touch Fraser [7516] and Mary BISSET Heiress Of The Lands Of Aboyne [7517], before 3 May 1351 in Dunnotar, Kincardine, Scotland.¹⁷⁶⁹ (Margaret FRASER [7500] was born in 1328 in Holkettle, Fife, Scotland,¹⁷⁶⁷ died in 1410 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland ¹⁷⁶⁷ and was buried in 1410 in , , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ¹⁷⁶⁷.)