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Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming

b. circa 1528, d. 6 September 1572

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MQOS escapes LochLeven

Birth

Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was born circa 1528.1

Parents

FatherSir Malcolm ("the Brave") Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming (b. 14 January 1494, d. 10 September 1547)
MotherJanet ("la Belle Écossaise") Stewart, Lady Fleming (b. 17 July 1502, d. 20 February 1562)

Family life

Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, and Elizabeth Ross, sole heiress of Ross, were married on 10 May 1562.2,3,4,5

Child with Nicolas Somerville (b. circa 1550)

DaughterLucrece Fleming (b. circa 1572, d. after 4 August 1593)

Children with Elizabeth Ross, sole heiress of Ross (b. circa 1542, d. after 14 April 1578)

DaughterMary Fleming (b. circa 1562)
DaughterJean Fleming+ (b. circa 1565, d. October 1630)
DaughterMargaret Fleming (b. circa 1566)
SonJohn ("the Arbitrator") Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown and 6th Lord Fleming+ (b. 1567, d. after 12 August 1619)
DaughterElizabeth Fleming (b. circa 1568)

Residence information

Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, in Dumbarton Castle after October 1568.6 He took up residence in Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh Castle on 26 June 1572.7

Titles

Working life

  • In 1565 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle.2,8,9
  • On 15 February 1565 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as Justiciary within the bounds of his lands in Peebles, Lanark, Stirling, Dunbarton, and Forfar in Edinburgh.10
  • On 30 June 1565 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as Great Chamberlain for life.2,11,12,9,13
  • On 17 July 1565 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as Privy Councillor.
  • On 25 July 1565 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as Master Usher of Her Majesty's Chambers during his life.2,8,10,4,14
  • On 1 August 1565 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as Chamberlain and Master Usher.15
  • He served in the military as was appointed to accompany the monarch in leading the forthcoming battle on 10 October 1565.16
  • On 25 March 1566 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as Secret Council in Edinburgh.17
  • On 1 August 1566 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as Lord Chamberlain.4
  • He witnessed the occupation of Margaret Carwood, confidante of Mary Queen of Scots, after 10 February 1567 as a left the queen's service.18
  • On 28 March 1567 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as Governor in Dumbarton Castle.12,4
  • On 28 March 1567 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as justiciary within the Upper Ward of Clydesdale in Clydesdale.19,12
  • On 28 March 1567 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as justiciary in Peeblesshire.19,12
  • On 28 March 1567 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as Justiciary within the sheriffdom of Peebles and Overward of Lanarkshire.2,20,12,4
  • He served in the military as was present at the standoff when MQOS sent Boswell to Dunbar and then surrendered on favourable terms on 15 June 1567 in Carberry Hill.2,8,12,21,22
  • He served in the military as took refuge in Dumbarton Castle along with the Queen's lords where they drew up the Dumbarton Bond on 1 August 1567 in Dumbarton Castle.23,24
  • He served in the military as was present at the battle on the Queen's side on 13 May 1568 in Langside.2,8,25,26
  • He served in the military as refused a direction of the Regent and Privy Council to deliver Dunbarton Castle to the Regent and so Alexander Glencairn and Robert Semple were commissioned to capture it on 19 May 1568 in Dumbarton Castle.27
  • He served in the military as was one of many lords ordered by the Privy Council to surrender a fortalice, in his case Cumbernauld on 24 May 1568 in Cumbernauld and pertinents.28
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  • He served in the military as became one of the leaders of the Queen's forces in the Marian Civil War in June 1568.29
  • In June 1568 Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, was occupied as Ambassador for the queen in London.30,31
  • He served in the military as organised the defence of Dumbarton for the queen in September 1568 in Dumbarton.32
  • He served in the military as the Privy Council ordered the landowners of Renfrew, Dunbarton and Lennox to provide 40 men to assist in the seige of Dunbarton Castle from 8 August on 8 August 1569.33
  • He served in the military as the Privy Council made additional arrangements for the seige of Dunbarton Castle on 28 August 1569.34
  • He served in the military as successfully survived a seige by Regent Moray, lifted after the arrival of relief provisions from France and Moray's assassination in January 1570 in Dumbarton Castle.35,36
  • He served in the military as attempted an unsuccessful ambush and assassination of Sir William Drury who had sought to parley with Lord Fleming circa February 1570 in Dumbarton Castle.37,38
  • He served in the military as went to Edinburgh with others of his faction, but soonafterward retreated to Glasgow to beseige the castle there in May 1570 in Edinburgh.39
  • He served in the military as negotiated with Sir William Drury through Captain John Fleming to arrange a parley on 21 May 1570 in Dumbarton Castle.37
  • He served in the military as recieved a letter of challenge from Sir George Carie on 22 May 1570 in Dumbarton Castle.37
  • He served in the military as surrendered the castle to Sir George Carie to save it from a similar fate as befell Hamilton Castle on 28 May 1570 in Cumbernauld and pertinents.37,40,41
  • He served in the military as attempted to woo the townspeople of Dumbarton to the queen's side in November 1570 in Dumbarton Castle.42
  • He served in the military as recieved provisions to relieve the seige by sea from the Laird of Bord under cover of darkness on 15 December 1570 in Dumbarton Castle.6,41
  • He served in the military as held the Castle of Dumbarton for the Queen till it was taken by surprise by Captain Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill on 2 April 1571 in Dumbarton Castle.2,8,43,12,42,44,9,45
  • He served in the military as escaped to Argyllshire in a small boat on 3 April 1571 in Dumbarton Castle.2,8,43,46,9

Property

Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, possessed had a charter as second son of Malcolm, Lord Fleming, and Janet Stewart, his wife, of the lands of Sunderland in Selkirkshire and Mossfennan in Peebles on 29 September 1541 in Sunderland in Selkirkshire and Mossfennan in Peebles.2 He possessed had a charter of confirmation from the king of his father's charter granting him Sunderlandhall, Mosfennan, Smailhoppis, Urisland, Overkingledoors, Rauchane, Glenhighden and Glencoquho, le Quarter on 19 November 1541 in Sunderlandhall, Mosfennan, Smailhoppis, Urisland, Overkingledoors, Rauchane, Glenhighden and Glencoquho and le Quarter.47482,495051 He possessed had a charter of his whole lands from his brother James 4th Lord Fleming, who reserved his liferent with the provision that the same should be redeemable by the heirs-male of his body by payment of £20 Scots and under burden of provisions to daughters on 15 January 1558.2,52,53,54,55,56 He possessed had a charter of renunciation and discharge of reversion under the Great Seal by the queen and king in the lands of Kilbucho and their patronages on 16 January 1558 in Kilbocho.57,5,585960,61,62,6364 He possessed had a sasine of the lands and barony of Auchtermony, annual rent out of Kerse and lands of Cumbernauld on 19 February 1558 in Auchtermony.65,66 He possessed gave a letter of reversion to his brother James 4th Lord Fleming declaring the charter of his lands (Grant no. 100) redeemable for twenty pounds Scots on 10 March 1558 in Paris.67,68,69 He possessed consented to his brother James 4th Lord Fleming alienating any of his lands that he should see fit on 6 June 1558 in Paris.67 He possessed granted a sasine to Mr Thomas Fleming in liferent for his lifetime in the half lands of Shirvey in the barony of Lenzie on 12 May 1559 in Shirvey within Lenzie.707172,4 He possessed had a charter from the queen of the gift of the non-entry of Boghall Castle and of baronies, church patronages and benefices in Lanarkshire and the annual rent in Kers on 6 March 1563 in Boghall Castle.4,73 He possessed was granted a precept of sasine by James Earl of Morton, Chancellor of Scotland, investing him in the lands of Kilbocko within Dalkeith, Peebles on 16 May 1564 in Kilbocho.74,75 He possessed had a precept from Sir William Sinclair of Roslin, on a decreet of the Lords, for infefting him as brother and heir of James, Lord Fleming, in Castlerankine, because his niece Jean Fleming had lost the superiority by not entering heir (sasine 20 May) on 17 May 1564 in Castlerankine.76 He possessed had a further gift under the Privy Seal for his continual service to the Queen since her infancy, without compensation, and for his service against the rebellious people of Nithsdale of a third of the rents of the Priory of Whithorn until 1000 merks of yearly rent should be made up to him circa 1565 in Whithorn Priory.277 He possessed witnessed a charter of the queen confirming his sale of the lands of Lowre in Forfarshire to John Gray of Lowre and Elizabeth Auchinlek his spouse on 27 July 1565 at Forfarshire in Lour.7879 He possessed mortgaged the five merk land of Netherwood to William Stark of Auchinstarie, redeemable for 700 merks on 7 March 1566 in Netherwood in Lenzie.80 He possessed had a grant of a third of the profits and rents of Whithorn Priory in 1567 in Whithorn Priory.4 He possessed had a Great Seal feu charter from Queen Mary of the barony of Cardross (Dunbartonshire), with its mill, and Southkames (Bute), as Great Chamberlain on 16 April 1567 in Cardros.81,8283,8485 He possessed had a precept of sasine from Mark, Abbot of Newbattle, of the six merk lands of Easter and Wester Glentoirs in the barony of Monkland (the charter is wanting) in 1569 in Easter and Wester Glentoirs.86 He possessed was forfeited of all his property and sentenced to doom by the Scottish Parliament because of his continued support for Mary Queen of Scots on 18 November 1569.2,87,12,6,88 He possessed was mentioned a having forfeited his lands of Quarter Chapelgill and Curdown in the barony of Glenquhome to the king in a charter of the king granting the land to Robert Crichton in 1573 before 6 September 1572 at Peebleshire in Quarter Chapelgill and Curdown in the barony of Glenquhome.89 He possessed was mentioned a having forfeited his lands of Edmestoun to the king in a charter of the king granting the land to James Millar in 1573 before 6 September 1572 at Lanarkshire in Edmonston.90 He possessed named in the record: (a) Copy of privy seal precept for charter to James Myllar, writer, of the lands and barony of Edmestoun, on forfeiture of John, lord Flemyng; (b) with charter and (c) precept following on 17 October 1573.91922,93,94,95,96,97,982,9965

Death

Sir John ("the Defiant") Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming, died infected bullet wound in the knee on 6 September 1572 at age ~44 in Boghall Castle.2,94,100 He was named an executor for the will of Elizabeth Ross, sole heiress of Ross, on 14 April 1578.2,101,100 He had his estate probated on 3 July 1580 in Castlerankine.102 He had his estate probated on 7 March 1583 in Kilbocho.103

Citations

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