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John ("presumably a younger son of William Fleming of Bord") Fleming, of Bord
b. circa 1547, d. before 27 October 1597
Birth
John ("presumably a younger son of William Fleming of Bord") Fleming, of Bord, was born circa 1547.
Parents
| Father | William Fleming, of Bord (b. circa 1510) |
| Mother | Agnes Livingstone, of Manerstoun (b. circa 1515) |
Children
| Daughter | Agnes Fleming, of Bord+ (b. circa 1570) |
| Son | John Fleming, the younger of Bord+ (b. 1571, d. before 6 June 1741) |
| Son | William Fleming, of Overcroy (b. circa 1572, d. before 22 February 1620) |
| Son | James Fleming, of Clochern (b. circa 1575, d. after 24 March 1627) |
Property
John ("presumably a younger son of William Fleming of Bord") Fleming, of Bord, possessed gave sasine to John Fleming of Ballach on 12 October 1574 in Nether Auchinreoch in the barony of Auchtermony.1,2 He possessed had a letter of reversion from John Stark, son of William Stark, of the lands of Nether Auchinreoch on 3 November 1576 in Nether Auchinreoch in the barony of Auchtermony.1,3,4 He possessed had another letter of reversion from John Stark, son of William Stark, of the lands of Nether Auchinreoch on 10 January 1578-79 on 10 January 1578 in Nether Auchinreoch in the barony of Auchtermony.1,5 He possessed disponed Bord to his son John Fleming the younger of Bord in 1583 in Bord.6,78
Death
John ("presumably a younger son of William Fleming of Bord") Fleming, of Bord, died before 27 October 1597.1
Citations
- [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.
- [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 288.
- [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 289.
- [S169] Eric Robertson Collection of Fleming Family Charters (Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library), "MSS gen ovs 3," Item 5.8, 3 November 1576, Monyabroch [?]. John Stark, son of William Stark, with his father's consent, letter of reversion to John Fleming of Bord of the £5 land of Nether Auchinreoch, redeemable for six score (120) merks; University of Toronto, Canada.
- [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 290.
- [S184] "Scottish Court of Session and United Kingdom House of Lords Decisions," database, British and Irish Legal Information Institute, BAILII (https://www.bailii.org/ : downloaded 3 October 2026), Fleming v Lord Elphinstone. [1804] Mor 15559 (19 January 1804.)
- [S184] "Scottish Court of Session and United Kingdom House of Lords Decisions," database, British and Irish Legal Information Institute, BAILII (https://www.bailii.org/ : downloaded 4 November 2026), John Grant younger of Rothmaise, and Robert Fleming, great-grandson of John Fleming of Board, v Lady Cementina Fleming, and Charles Elphinston, Esq; her Husband. [1760] Mor 6724 (23 December 1760); Scottish Court of Session Decisions.
- [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 605.
| Last Edited | 15 October 2026 |