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Jean ("Jane") Fleming, Countess of Cassilis

b. circa 1555, d. 23 June 1609

Birth

Jean ("Jane") Fleming, Countess of Cassilis, was born circa 1555.1,2

Parents

FatherSir James ("the loyal") Fleming, 4th Lord Fleming (b. circa 1527, d. 18 December 1558)
MotherLady Barbara Hamilton, dau of the Duke of Chatelherault and formerly Lady Gordon (b. after 1535, d. before 26 November 1577)

Family life

John Maitland, 1st Lord Thirlestane, Lord Chancellor, and Jean ("Jane") Fleming, Countess of Cassilis, were married on 16 January 1583.3 John Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis, and she were married on 4 November 1597.3

Children with John Maitland, 1st Lord Thirlestane, Lord Chancellor (b. 1537, d. 3 October 1595)

DaughterAnn Maitland
SonJohn Maitland, Lord Thirlestane and 1st Earl of Lauderdale+ (b. circa 1585)

Partner with John Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis (b. 1575, d. 14 November 1615)

Working life

Property

Jean ("Jane") Fleming, Countess of Cassilis, possessed had her ward and marriage granted to John, eighth Lord Maxwell after 1558.3 She possessed was, through her curators, involved in legal action aimed at confirming reversion of Fleming title to these lands between 30 January 1565 and 5 June 1565 in Kilbocho.5 She possessed had a royal letter commanding the return of these lands to James Douglas, earl of Morton on 8 October 1567 in Kilbocho.6738 She possessed had sasine of the lands of Kers belonging to and regarding the abbot and convent of the monastery of the Holy Cross after 35 years in the hands of the king on 9 May 1583 at Stirling in Abbeylands of Kerse.9 She possessed had a charter of the lands of Thankerton and Biggar on her resignation as granddaughter and heir of Malcolm, Lord Fleming on 30 October 1583 at Lanark in Thankerton and Biggar.3,9,10,11 She possessed with her husband John Maitland of Thirlestane had a Great Seal charter of the baronies of Thankerton and Biggar and the Kerse annualrent; sasine 18 May 1584 on 30 October 1583 in Baronies of Biggar and Thankerton.12 She possessed Parliament ratified the charter and infeftment to her husband Sir John Maitland of Thirlestane and herself on 22 May 1584 in Edinburgh.1314,15,161718,15,19202122 She possessed with her husband John Lord Thirlestane, chancellor, had a charter in conjunct fee of the lands of Westoun, on the resignation of James Lord Hay of Yester, following their contract of 29 May 1591 on 7 July 1591.2324,25,26 She possessed as spouse of the Lord Thirlestane, chancellor, was named in Parliament's ratification to the Earl of Moray concerning the lordship of Musselburghshire on 5 June 1592 in Edinburgh.27 She possessed consented to her husband John, Lord Thirlestane's charter to his daughter Anna Maitland of Darnick, the mains of Haddington, the barony of Thankerton and other lands, reserving his liferent on 8 August 1592 in Thankerton.2829 She possessed with her husband John Lord Thirlestane, chancellor, was named in Parliament as heritably infeft in the lordship and barony of Musselburghshire, lately resigned for a liferent to the Queen and a new heritable infeftment to them on 21 July 1593 in Edinburgh.30 She possessed on 19 July 1594 at finally lost to the Earl of Morton her battle to retain Kilbocho in Kilbocho.31,323,33 She possessed was discharged at Brunstane by John Crichton of Brunstane and James his son of 40,000 merks, the price of the lands of Gilbertoun on 18 March 1598.34 She possessed as Countess of Cassilis, had an inhibition registered against John and James Crichton upon the contract of alienation of Gilbertoun on 8 August 1602.34

Death

Jean ("Jane") Fleming, Countess of Cassilis, died on 23 June 1609 at age ~54.1,2,35 She had her estate probated on 31 August 1609.36,37 She had her estate probated on 9 March 1610 at Commissary Court in Edinburgh.35

Citations

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