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John Fleming, of Glenheid, Persellands and Carwood
b. circa 1520, d. 22 August 1592
Birth
John Fleming, of Glenheid, Persellands and Carwood, was born circa 1520.
Parents
| Father | Sir Malcolm ("the Brave") Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming (b. 14 January 1494, d. 10 September 1547) |
Family life
John Fleming, of Glenheid, Persellands and Carwood, and Janet Carwood, co-heiress of Carwood with Margaret her sister, Queen Mary's favourite, were married circa 1548.1
Children with Janet Carwood, co-heiress of Carwood with Margaret her sister, Queen Mary's favourite
| Son | Robert Fleming |
| Son | William ("onetime Commendator of Whithorn and Provost of Biggar Collegiate Church") Fleming, of Persillands+ (b. circa 1550) |
| Son | James Fleming, of Carwood+ (b. circa 1552, d. before 13 May 1617) |
| Son | John Fleming, of Carwood (b. circa 1555, d. before 26 December 1642) |
Property
John Fleming, of Glenheid, Persellands and Carwood, possessed had letters of legitimation on 15 June 1541.2,3 He possessed 1542-43.10 He had a charter of the lands of Brackenleys from his father on 29 September 1541 in Brackenleys.4567
Death
John Fleming, of Glenheid, Persellands and Carwood, died on 22 August 1592 at age ~72.2
Citations
- [S2] Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed), Margaret Carwood, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Carwood.
- [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.
- [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, editor, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum: The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland (Edinburgh: General Register House, 1912), vol iii, ch 2373, p. 543; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : accessed 12 April 2025.
- [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 676.
- [S163] Matthew, and Gordon Donaldson Livingstone, editors, Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum: The Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, 11 vols (Edinburgh: General Register Hous, between 1908 and 1990), IV, 209 (ch. 1312); online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/registrumsecret00scotgoog/page/46/mode/2up : accessed.
- [S111] Joseph Robertson, Editor, Inventaires de la Royne Descosse Douairiere de France: Catalogues of the Jewels, Dresses, Furniture, Books and Paintings (Edinburgh: The Bannatyne Club, 1863), p lvii, note 4; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/inventairesdela00robegoog/page/n8/mode/2up?q=fleming : viewed 12 May 2025.
- [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, editor, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum: The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland (Edinburgh: General Register House, 1912), vol v, ch 689, p 211; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 14 April 2025.
| Last Edited | 31 October 2026 |