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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, 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, 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.673 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 Kers.8 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.3,8,9,1011,12,131415,12,1617181920,21,2223 She possessed was granted by Parliament an extension of time to repossess his lands because he had been a minor when the original deadline expired in 1585 on 8 June 1594 in Edinburgh.243,25

Death

Jean ("Jane") Fleming, Countess of Cassilis, died on 23 June 1609 at age ~54.1,2

Citations

  1. [S29] Various, Various, "WikiTree," pedigree, Commons, WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki: accessed ), ., online; 8 November 2023; Barbara (Hamilton) Fleming (aft. 1535 - bef. 1577) at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hamilton-1212
  2. [S2] Various contributors, Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed ), ., online; 12 November 2023; Jean Fleming, Countess of Cassilis at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Fleming,_Countess_of_Cassilis
  3. [S28] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, vol viii, Fleming Earl of Wigtown pages 519 - 558
  4. [S85] Robert Pitcairn, Criminal Trials in Scotland, vol iii, part i, p 324, note 4
  5. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: accessed ), ., viewed; 25 September 2025; GD150/1287, 30 Jan 1564/1565-5 Jun 1565, Papers relating to the forewarning of the curators of Jehane Flemyng
  6. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: accessed ), ., viewed; 25 September 2025; GD150/1289, 8 Oct 1567, a) Summons for the awakening of a suit of redemption by James, earl of Mortoun, against Jean Fleming
  7. [S148] editor P Hume Brown, "Complaint by Jean Fleming," The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, vol iii, 1578-1585 (1877), online image (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112079780356&seq=347 : viewed 11 Aug 2025), p 253.
  8. [S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 21, p 484
  9. [S83] George Vere Irving, The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated, vol i, p 325
  10. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol v, ch 622, p 193
  11. [S68] KM Brown and others, Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, 1584/5/49
  12. [S83] George Vere Irving, The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated, vol i, p 479
  13. [S2] Various contributors, Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed ), ., 11 March 2025; John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane
  14. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol v, ch 1155, p 383
  15. [S68] KM Brown and others, Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, 1587/7/116
  16. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol v, ch 1306, p 442
  17. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol v, ch 1392, p 479
  18. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol v, ch 1516, p 519
  19. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol v, ch 1659, p 569
  20. [S68] KM Brown and others, Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, 1592/4/195
  21. [S68] KM Brown and others, Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, 1648/3/237
  22. [S83] George Vere Irving, The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated, vol ii, p 413
  23. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol vi, 1593-1608, ch 73, p 24-26
  24. [S68] KM Brown and others, Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, 1594/4/72
  25. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum, vol vi, 1593-1608, ch 638, p 209-210
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