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Sir David Fleming, of Monycabock

b. circa 1463, d. between 1486 and 3 March 1489

Birth

Sir David Fleming, of Monycabock, was born circa 1463.

Parents

Father	Sir Malcolm Fleming, of Monycabock (b. circa 1445, d. circa 1477)
Mother	Euphemia ("Elizabeth") Livingstone (b. circa 1445, d. circa 1493)

Family life

Sir David Fleming, of Monycabock, and Elizabeth Drummond, G-grandmother of Henry Stewart Lord Darnley, were married circa April 1482. Crawford says that he died after he was contracted to her, but implies that the marriage didn't happen due to his premature death.^1,2

Partner with Elizabeth Drummond, G-grandmother of Henry Stewart Lord Darnley, (b. circa 1463, d. after April 1502)

Property¹

Sir David Fleming, of Monycabock, possessed had his sasine for these lands broken by John, Lord Kennedy on 3 January 1480 in Thankerton.³⁴ He possessed was granted a ratification charter of the lands and baronies of Lenzie, Cumbernauld, Biggar, Thankerton, Monycabo, part of Lour and part of Dunbulls on 24 October 1480.^1,5,6,7 He possessed was granted a charter by King James III of all of the lands recently forfeited by his grandfather on 24 October 1480.⁴ He possessed obtained instruments of sasine for investing him in the barony of Lenzie and the lands of Cumbernauld Castle and the forest thereof on 2 December 1480 in Lenzie.⁴⁴ He possessed had a charter of the baronies of Lenzie, Cumbernauld, Biggar, Thankerton and Monycabo in 1486.⁸ He possessed was mentioned in a charter as a former holder of Balhousy before 3 March 1489 in Balhousy.⁹¹⁰^11,12^1,13^1,14

Death

Sir David Fleming, of Monycabock, died between 1486 and 3 March 1489. I think Balfour Paul has done a typo, 1482 instead of 1492.^1,8,7,15,16

Citations

[S28] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, vol viii, Fleming Earl of Wigtown pages 519 - 558
[S21] George Crawford, The Peerage of Scotland, p 491-499, Fleming, Earl of Wigtown
[S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: accessed ), ., viewed; 22 September 2025; GD25/2/7, 3 Jan 1480, Notarial Instrument narrating breaking by John, Lord Kennedy, of sasine granted by him to Sir David Flemyng
[S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown, Charters 48 - 52
[S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol ii, 1424-1513, ch 1453, p 302
[S83] George Vere Irving, The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated, vol i, p 478
[S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming, p 494
[S83] George Vere Irving, The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated, vol i, p 313
[S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol ii, 1424-1513, ch 2470, p 525
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 10, p 767
[S29] Various, Various, "WikiTree," pedigree, Commons, WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki: accessed ), ., online; 9 November 2023; John (Fleming) Fleming Second Lord Fleming (1465 - abt. 1524) at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fleming-181
[S83] George Vere Irving, The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated, vol ii, p 294
[S135] Joseph Robertson and George Grub, Collections for a history of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, p 235-236
[S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown, Charter 53
[S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: accessed ), ., viewed; 22 September 2025; GD25/1/154, 3 Mar 1489, Instrument bearing that John Lord Kennedy compeared before James Lord Hamilton Sheriff of the County of Lanark
[S68] KM Brown and others, Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, 1493/5/9

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23 September 2025

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