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Thomas ("the Pragmatic") Fleming, of Fulwood, 2nd Earl of Wigtown

b. circa 1333, d. after 1382

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Birth

Thomas ("the Pragmatic") Fleming, of Fulwood, 2nd Earl of Wigtown, was adopted. He was born circa 1333.1

Parents

FatherJohn Fleming (b. circa 1313, d. before September 1357)

Titles

Thomas ("the Pragmatic") Fleming, of Fulwood, 2nd Earl of Wigtown, held the title of was restored by David II to the earl of Wigtown without regality on 26 January 1367 in Wigtown.2,3,4,5 He held the title of was styled "Thomas Fleming of Fulwood" in 1375 in Fulwood+.6,7

Working life

  • From 3 October 1357 to 1362 Thomas ("the Pragmatic") Fleming, of Fulwood, 2nd Earl of Wigtown, was occupied as served as a hostage for King David in Berwick-upon-Tweed.8,9,10,11,12,3,13

Property

Thomas ("the Pragmatic") Fleming, of Fulwood, 2nd Earl of Wigtown, possessed leased these lands to Robert de Erskine to be held in fee and heritage in 1359 in Estyrcroy Westyrcroy Auchynboll Tuefre le Borde le Smythtoun Ballouch and Ardo.14 He possessed inherited the Earldom of Wigtown and associated property on the death of his grandfather Malcolm (1st Earl) before 1360.4,15 He possessed resigned the earldom of Wigtown to David II by rod and staff and returned a sum of money between 1360 and 1366.16,17 He possessed had his charter to Sir Robert Erskine of Easter and Wester Croy, Auchinboll and others, for two pennies silver blench at Whitsunday, confirmed by King David II between 25 January 1363 and 1364 in Edinburgh.18 He possessed leased the lands of Easter Croy (Over Croy) ,Wester Croy (Nether Croy), Auchinbee, Twechar, Board, Smithston, Balloch and 'Ardory' (Airdriehead?) within the Barony of Lenzie to Sir Robert of Erskine on 25 January 1365 in Edinburgh.19,20,21,22,23,24 He possessed King David II confirmed his inheritance of the Earldom of Wigtown and its properties without the right of regality on 26 January 1367.25,26,1,27,4,5,28,29,30,31,32 He possessed leased to Sir Robert Erskine for six years on 19 June 1368 in Lenzie.21,33,34,35 He possessed granted this land to John Kennedy of Dunure to be holden of the said Thomas circa 1370 in Village of Kirkintilloch.36,37,38 He possessed granted, as former earl of Wigtown, an annuity to William Boyd of 12 merks annually, payable half-yearly on 12 August 1371.1,39,6 He possessed sold the Earldom of Wigtown to Sir Archibald Douglas of Galloway for 500 pounds on 8 February 1372 in Wigtown.40,25,3,4,41,5,42,6,43,44 He possessed had King Robert II's confirmation of conditions and contracts associated with the sale of the earldom on 9 March 1372.5 He possessed resigned the lands of the lordship of Wigtown (except the barony of Carnysmule) to King Robert II personally, at Perth on 19 April 1372 in Wigtown.45,16,46,17,47 He possessed retained the barony of Carnysmul when the king granted the lordship of Wigtown to James de Lindsay on 20 April 1372 at Wigtonshire in Barony of Carnysmul.47,17,45 He possessed had Parliament's and Robert II's ratification of his charter of sale to Sir Archibald Douglas on 7 October 1372 in Stirling.48,6,5,42,44 He possessed took out a mortgage of 80 pounds with William Boyd with all his lands within the Barony of Lenzie as security on 11 November 1372 in Cumbernauld and pertinents.49,50,51,52,6,48 He possessed granted a charter of the lands of Kirkintilloch to Gilbert Kennedy, ward in 1373 in Kirkintilloch.53,6 He possessed granted a charter to William Boyd, son of the late Thomas Boyd of Kelmarnock, a pension of 12 merks sterling pending a grant of land in Dumbarton or Lanark shires in 1374.54 He possessed had letters of impignoration (mortgage) to William Boyd confirmedby King Robert II; and Boyd assigned this to Malcolm Fleming of Biggar on 20 June 1374 in Lenzie.1,49,51,55,37,50 He possessed mortgaged a conditional holding of these lands to John Kennedy of Dunure for 120 merks, redeemable by Thomas or his heirs on 16 February 1375 in Cumbernauld and pertinents.56,37,57,53,151,52 He possessed resigned the barony of Lenzie in favour of his cousin and male heir, Sir Malcolm Fleming of Biggar on 20 September 1382 in Lenzie.25,58,59,1,60,4,52,61,6,6263

Death

Thomas ("the Pragmatic") Fleming, of Fulwood, 2nd Earl of Wigtown, died after 1382.20 He had his estate probated circa 1383 in Fulwood+.

Citations

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