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John Fleming, of Carwood

b. circa 1555, d. before 26 December 1642

Birth

John Fleming, of Carwood, was born circa 1555.

Parents

FatherJohn Fleming, of Glenheid, Persellands and Carwood (b. circa 1520, d. 22 August 1592)
MotherJanet Carwood, co-heiress of Carwood with Margaret her sister, Queen Mary's favourite

Working life

  • In July 1629 John Fleming, of Carwood, was occupied as was appointed by the Privy Council as a Commissioner to ascertain the value of the stock and teinds in Orkney and Shetland in Orkney and Shetland.1
  • On 26 March 1630 John Fleming, of Carwood, was occupied as succeeded James Stratoun in administering the functions of the clerk of the royal seal in Holyrood House.2

Property

John Fleming, of Carwood, possessed in 1605 in Spittal.3 He possessed acquired for 1945 merks 4s 5d plus 97 merks 3s 4d Sheriff's fee an interest in Naristoun formerly and later owned by William Hamilton of Dalserf in 1622 in Naristoun.4 He possessed purchased the Isle of Athey in Orkney from John Dalgleish and had a royal charter for them on 22 February 1627 in Isle of Athey, Orkney.5,6 He possessed on 2 June 1629 at won formal legal possession of 18 husbands of land at Markill after pursuing a debt of 1000 merks against three respondents in Markill.7 He possessed was in dispute before the Privy Council with John Dalgleish of Edinburgh in relation to the ownership of several houses in Edinburgh in January 1630.5 He possessed assigned his rights to Naristoun back to William Hamilton of Dalserf on 8 March 1630 in Naristoun.4 He possessed had a royal chater in the lands and barony of Mochrum on 13 March 1630 in Mochrum.8 He possessed resigned the Isle of Athey for regrant to John Earl of Carrick before 14 January 1632 in Isle of Athey, Orkney.9 He possessed was pursued by creditors who also pursued his several cautioners (guarantors) in April 1632.10,11,12 He possessed resigned ownership of Mochrum in favour of Francis Hay, scribe of the royal signet on 2 April 1632 in Mochrum.13,14 He possessed named in instrument narrating that William Cuninghame, uncle of Alexander Cuninghame of Montgreinane, produced a decreet of apprising at his instance against John Fleming of Carwood of the lands and barony of Mochrum, desiring Mr. John… on 2 April 1632.15 He possessed resigned ownership of Crugilton Castell in favour of Francis Hay of Balhoussie scribe signet on 10 November 1632 in Crugilton Castell.1617 He possessed named in the record: CROWN CHARTER to George Campbell, clerk of the sheriffdom of Argyll, lawful son of John Campbell, formerly of Souterhous [Souterhouse] and now of Calsayend, of the lands of Friertoun [Friarton] and three quarters of the lands of… on 27 June 1635.18 He possessed his former lands of Crugilton Castel was granted to Patrick Agnew of Barvennan on 26 December 1642 in Crugilton Castell.19 He possessed his former lands of Mochrum was granted to John Dunbar of Mochrum on 26 December 1642 in Mochrum.2021

Death

John Fleming, of Carwood, died before 26 December 1642.19,20

Citations

  1. [S148] editor P Hume Brown, "Commission into teinds on Orkney and Shetland: Jul 1629," The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, second series, vol iii, 1629-1630 (1877), online image (https://archive.org/details/registerprivyco05coungoog/page/n42/mode/2up : viewed 11 August 2025), p 70-74.
  2. [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 viii, 1620-1633, ch 1549, p 518; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 7 September 2026.
  3. [S83] George Vere Irving, The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated (Glasgow: Thomas Murray and Son, 1864), vol i, p 331; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/upperwardoflanar02irvi/page/n9/mode/2up : accessed 28 March 2025.
  4. [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 ix, 1634-1651, ch 425, p 163; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 9 September 2026.
  5. [S148] editor P Hume Brown, "Complaint by John Dalgleish: Jan 1630," The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, second series, vol iii, 1629-1630 (1877), online image (https://archive.org/details/registerprivyco05coungoog/page/n42/mode/2up : viewed 11 August 2025), p 289.
  6. [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 viii, 1620-1633, ch 1035, p 366; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 7 September 2026.
  7. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 10 October 2026), GD12 1658, Decret of the Court at instance of John Flemming of Carwood.
  8. [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 viii, 1620-1633, ch 1162, p 405; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 7 September 2026.
  9. [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 viii, 1620-1633, ch 1894, p 643; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 7 September 2026.
  10. [S148] editor P Hume Brown, "Supplication for protection by Patrick Fleming in Carbraine and others: Apr 1632," The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, second series, vol iv, 1630-1632 (1877), online image (https://archive.org/details/registerprivyco06coungoog/page/474/mode/2up : viewed 11 August 2025), p 474.
  11. [S148] editor P Hume Brown, "Supplication for the protection of Patrick Fleming of Carbrain: 25 Jul 1631," The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, second series, vol v, 1633-35 (1877), online image (https://archive.org/details/registerprivyco07coungoog/page/58/mode/2up : viewed 11 August 2025), p 265-266 and 403.
  12. [S148] editor P Hume Brown, "Supplication for the protection of Patrick Fleming of Carbrain: 25 Jul 1631," The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, second series, vol v, 1633-35 (1877), online image (https://archive.org/details/registerprivyco07coungoog/page/58/mode/2up : viewed 11 August 2025), p 378.
  13. [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 viii, 1620-1633, ch 1958, p 667; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 7 September 2026.
  14. [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 viii, 1620-1633, ch 2156, p 730-731; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 7 September 2026.
  15. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 3 November 2026), GD154/240, 2 Apr 1632, Instrument narrating that William Cuninghame, uncle of Alexander Cuninghame of Montgreinane, produced a decreet of apprising at his instance against….
  16. [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 viii, 1620-1633, ch 2088, p 709; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 7 September 2026.
  17. [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 ix, 1634-1651, ch 22, p 9-10; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 8 September 2026.
  18. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 3 November 2026), GD6 1185, 27/6/1635, CROWN CHARTER to George Campbell, clerk of the sheriffdom of Argyll, lawful son of John Campbell, formerly of Souterhous [Souterhouse] and now of….
  19. [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 ix, 1634-1651, ch 1276, p 480; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 9 September 2026.
  20. [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 ix, 1634-1651, ch 1277, p 480-481; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 9 September 2026.
  21. [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 ix, 1634-1651, ch 1713, p 644-647; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : viewed 9 September 2026.
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