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William Fleming, of Bord

b. circa 1415, d. before 30 April 1506

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Birth

William Fleming, of Bord, was born circa 1415.

Parents

FatherJames Fleming, of Bord (b. 1395)

Family life

William Fleming, of Bord, and Euphemia ("Elizabeth") Livingstone were married after 1477.1

Children

SonGeorge ("of Bord") Fleming+ (b. circa 1460, d. before 30 April 1506)
DaughterJanet Fleming (b. circa 1465)
DaughterMargaret Fleming (b. circa 1470)
SonJames Fleming, of Bord+ (b. circa 1475, d. September 1531)

Partner with Euphemia ("Elizabeth") Livingstone (b. circa 1445, d. circa 1493)

Property

William Fleming, of Bord, possessed had a charter from his cousin Robert, Lord Fleming, as son and apparent heir of his father, of the lands of Overmenzean in Peeblesshire, on his father's resignation after 1440 at Barony of Oliver Castle in Overmenzean and Glenrusco.1,2,31,4 He possessed brought an action against Robert, Lord Fleming for withholding 70 pounds Scots, part of 300 merks promised for marriage completed by George Fleming, son and heir, and Elizabeth, daughter to Malcolm Fleming, son and heir to Robert before January 1489.1,5,6 He possessed granted a charter of his lands of Smithstoun in the barony of Lenzie to George Colquhoun, to be held blench on 11 May 1502 in Smithstoun.7,8 He possessed obtained sasine in the lands of Nether Auchinreoch in the barony of Auchtermony on 17 September 1502 in Nether Auchinreoch in the barony of Auchtermony.1,910,11,121,13 He possessed George Colquhoun gave to William Fleming, senior, a reversion of the lands of Smythfield for the sum of 120 merks before 30 April 1506 in Smythfield.11,14,151,16

Death

William Fleming, of Bord, had his estate probated in 1505 in Nether Auchinreoch in the barony of Auchtermony.17 He died before 30 April 1506.1

Citations

  1. [S28] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh: T and A Constable, 1911), vol viii, Fleming Earl of Wigtown pages 519 - 558.
  2. [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 411.
  3. [S169] Eric Robertson Collection of Fleming Family Charters (Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library), "MSS gen ovs 3," Item 3.4, Undated [before 1491]. Robert, Lord Fleming, to William Fleming, son of James Fleming of Bord, and his wife Katherine: the £10 land of Overmenzean, Peeblesshire; University of Toronto, Canada.
  4. [S68] KM Brown and others, Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, online (St Andrews: University of St Andrews, between 2007 and 2025), 1479/3/25 & 27; online transcription and translation, (https://www.rps.ac.uk/ : accessed 8 March 2025.
  5. [S83] George Vere Irving, The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated (Glasgow: Thomas Murray and Son, 1864), vol i, p 312; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/upperwardoflanar02irvi/page/n9/mode/2up : accessed 28 March 2025.
  6. [S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming: an account of the Biggar District, Archeological, Historical and Biographical, second edition (Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1867), p 493.
  7. [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 254.
  8. [S169] Eric Robertson Collection of Fleming Family Charters (Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library), "MSS gen ovs 3," Item 3.8, 11 May 1502, Glasgow. William Fleming, lord of Bord, sells Smithstoun in the barony of Lenzie to George Colquhoun; University of Toronto, Canada.
  9. [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 58.
  10. [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 56-7.
  11. [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 253.
  12. [S169] Eric Robertson Collection of Fleming Family Charters (Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library), "MSS gen ovs 3," Item 3.7, 3 January 1502/3, Glasgow. John, Lord Fleming, to William Fleming of Bord: Nether Auchinreoch, in exchange for Menzean; University of Toronto, Canada.
  13. [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 256.
  14. [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 286.
  15. [S169] Eric Robertson Collection of Fleming Family Charters (Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library), "MSS gen ovs 3," Item 1.12, 30 April 1506, Cumbernauld. John, Lord Fleming, precept of clare constat for James Fleming, grandson and heir of William Fleming of Bord, in Nether Auchinreoch; University of Toronto, Canada.
  16. [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 277.
  17. [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 293.
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