William DE MONTIFEX Baron of Cargill [6997] 1647
- Born: 1305, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland 1647
- Marriage (1): Mary DE MONTEITH [6998]
- Died: 1366, Auchterarder, , Perthshire, Scotland at age 61 1647
- Buried: 1366, Perthshire, Scotland 1647
FamilySearch ID: GVSL-4CS.
General Notes:
there have been 2 different suggestions, regarding the mother of his 3 daughters, which needs further investigation
The Castle and Barony of Auchterarder appear to have been Crown possessions until the reign of Robert the Bruce, when they became the property of Sir William de Montfichet or Montifex, appointed Justiciar of Scotland in 1332. The family was of Norman extraction. They had possessions in England, and a branch for some time settled in Scotland, Robert Montfichet being a witness to a charter of William the Lion in 1184. In Robertson's Index of Ancient Charters there occurs an old official inventory, compiled, apparently, about the close of the sixteenth century, in which mention is made of a charter\emdash "Wilhelmo de Montefixo of the lands of Auchterarder with the town duty." Sir William Montfichet had large possessions, being not only proprietor of the Barony of Auchterarder, but of Cargill and Kincardine in Menteith, and other lands in Perthshire; and also of Kilmahew, in Dumbartonshire, and other lands. He had three daughters, who became his heirs-portioners. To his eldest daughter Marie he left the estates of Auchterarder, Cargill (or Stobhall), and Kincardine in Menteith. She married Sir John Drummond, the seventh Thane of Lennox. Sir John Drummond's eldest daughter was Annabella Drummond, Queen to Robert III. Our present Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria is a lineal descendant of Marie Montifex of the Castle of Auchterarder.
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About Sir William Montifex, of Auchterairder
Sir William Montifex, was justiciar of Scotland, and father of the three heiresses, Mary,Dornagill and Margaret Montifex.
To Sir William, King Robert Bruce, in 1328, grants a charter of the lands of Auchterairder, for payment of the sum pertaining to the service of half a knight, and reserving the liberties of the burgh and burgesses as they were in the time of Alexander III.
At his death, Sir William Montifex left three daughters.
1. Mary, married to Sir Johu Drummond of Stobhall, who got with her the lands of Cargill, Auchterairder, Kincardine, &c.
2. Dornagill ; and,
3. Margaret.
These last two were dissatisfied with the king's division of their father's estate, and fled to England to complain. Their inheritance was immediately forfeited, and the king gave Doraagill's portion of Pitfour and Dumgrum, to Duncan Napier: Pitcook in Perthshire, and half Kilmahew in Dunbarton, to William Napier: and Margaret's part to Hugh Danielston, whose successor was Lord Lyle. King David's gifts are dated at Dunbarton in 1366.
(Drummond-Genealogical memoir of the most noble and ancient house of Drummond 1808 by David Malcolm.pdf) [2] GoogleBooks
"Sir John Drummond, m, in 1360, Mary, dau. of Sir William de Montifex, heiress of Stobhall, and of large possessions in Perthshire. His eldest dau. Annabella, a lady of great beauty and merit, m. King Robert III., was crowned with him at Scone, in September, 1390, and is ancestress of Queen Victoria, and of most of the crowned heads of Europe."
References
https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I7302&tree=CC cites
[S474] Colquoun_Cunningham.ged, Jamie Vans.
[S527] Genealogical memoir of the most noble and ancient house of Drummond, David Malcolm, (Drummond-Genealogical memoir of the most noble and ancient house of Drummond 1808 by David Malcolm.pdf on file E://genealogy/books).
[S73] Burke's Landed Gentry 2001, Peter Beauclerk Dewar,, (2001.).
Noted events in his life were:
1. Title Of Nobility: Sir Knight, on an unknown date,. 1648
2. Declaration of Arbroath: His signature appears (in Latin) in the declaration as "Willelmus de Montefixo", in 1320,. 1648
3. Title Of Nobility: Baron of Cargill, on an unknown date,. 1648
4. He worked as a Governor of Dundee between 1311 and 1312. 1648
5. He worked as a Baron of Cargill on an unknown date. 1648
6. Title Of Nobility: Justicar of Scotland - on the north side of the Forth, between 1319 and 1333,. 1648
7. He resided at King Robert I grants a charter of the lands of Auchterairder in 1328. 1648
8. He had a residence in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland. 1648
William married Mary DE MONTEITH [6998] [MRIN: 5528], daughter of Sir John MENTEITH Lord of Arran [7003] and Mary EHISLACH [7004]. (Mary DE MONTEITH [6998] was born in 1307 in , Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland,1647 died on 21 February 1367 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland 1647 and was buried in 1367 in , , , Scotland 1647.)
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