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John ("the Pliant") Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown, 11th Lord Fleming

b. circa 1668, d. 10 February 1744

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17 John Fleming 6th Earl 11th Lord

Birth

John ("the Pliant") Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown, 11th Lord Fleming, was born circa 1668.1

Parents

FatherCaptain William ("the Builder") Fleming, 5th Earl of Wigtown, 10th Lord Fleming (b. circa 1642, d. 8 April 1681)
MotherHenrietta Seton, eldest daughter of Charles, second Earl of Dunfermline (b. June 1652, d. between 30 November 1699 and 18 April 1700)

Family life

John ("the Pliant") Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown, 11th Lord Fleming, and Margaret Lindsay, second daughter of Colin, third Earl of Balcarres, were married on 14 March 1698 in Edinburgh.1 He and Margaret Lindsay, second daughter of Colin, third Earl of Balcarres, were divorced on 7 December 1708.1,2,2 He and Mary Keith, eldest daughter of William, eighth Earl Marischal, were married on 8 February 1711.2,3,4 He and Euphame Lockhart, daughter of George Lockhart of Carnwath, author of the Memoirs of Scotland, were married after 1721.1

Child with Margaret Lindsay, second daughter of Colin, third Earl of Balcarres (b. 1680, d. 8 February 1711)

DaughterMargaret Fleming (b. after 1698, d. before 1724)

Child with Mary Keith, eldest daughter of William, eighth Earl Marischal (b. 1691, d. 1721)

DaughterClementina ("the Heiress") Fleming+ (b. 1719, d. 1 January 1799)

Partner with Euphame Lockhart, daughter of George Lockhart of Carnwath, author of the Memoirs of Scotland (b. 1703, d. 24 November 1762)

Residence information

John ("the Pliant") Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown, 11th Lord Fleming, resided at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye along with other catholic supporters of James VII and II at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye in Paris circa 1689.5,6,7 He resided in the seminary at Scots College in Douai at Scots College in Douai, France, circa 1690.5

Titles

John ("the Pliant") Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown, 11th Lord Fleming, held the title of succeeded as Earl on 8 April 1681.7,8 He held the title of made a charter of resignation and novodamus for the estates of Biggar and Cumbernauld on 21 June 1707 in Biggar and Cumbernauld.3

Working life

  • In 1736 John ("the Pliant") Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown, 11th Lord Fleming, was occupied as King's Chamberlain in Fife in Fife.5,6,9

Property1011,121,13,149

John ("the Pliant") Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown, 11th Lord Fleming, possessed obtained a decree of adjudication in respect of the forfeited estates of his mother's brother, James Earl of Dunfermline on 9 January 1692.91515 He possessed confirmed a 29 Feb 1696 charter of disposition of these lands by James Kello to Andrew Broun, maltman burgess of Biggar on 21 October 1699 in Half burgh land on the South side of Biggar High Street.16 He possessed gave a Precept of clare constat in favour of William Gray as heir to his father, Andrew Gray, portioner of Badcow in the barony of Leinzie on 15 November 1699 in Badcow.17 He possessed granted a charter in these lands to Jean Osuall on 20 June 1701 in Whitehill in the parish of Denny.18 He possessed confirmed a grant of a share of James Shaw's eight-shilling land of old extent in Wester Glentoan to his son, also John Shaw on 27 August 1701 at Wester Glentoan in Cumbernauld.19 He possessed granted a charter of precept of clare constat in these lands to John Benny of Doupe on 5 July 1704 in Daupe in the parish of Denny.20 He possessed owned the lands of Denny (Stirlingshire) but the Earl of Mar has right by gift in 1707 in Denny.21,22 He possessed had a grant of the lands of Spittle on 21 June 1707 in Spittal.23 He possessed had sasine in Biggar and Cumbernauld following his earlier charter of resignation and novodamus on 27 October 1707 in Biggar and Cumbernauld.3 He possessed obtained a retrocession from his brother-in-law Mr. Harry Maule of Kellie of a decree of adjudication dated 9 January 1692 in respect of the estates of his uncle the late James Seton 4th Earl of Dunfermline on 18 July 1710.9 He possessed granted a bond of relief to his brother-in-law Harry Maule of Kellie who guarantor for Wigtown's debt to Sir James Dick on 23 January 1711.24 He possessed made three payments to his ex brother-in-law Harrie Maule of Kellie and his new wife Ann Lindsay in 1719.25 He possessed gave an instrument of sasine to James Hamiltoun, eldest lawful son to the deceased Daniel Hamiltoun, writer in Edinburgh on 1 March 1721 in Auchanvoall and the lands of Auchendavie and Garngaber all lying in barony of Lenzie.2627 He possessed agreed with Alexander Menzies of Culterallers and John Dickson of Hartee to straighten the boundaries therein on 16 May 1730 in Westerraw Moss.28 He possessed gave sasine of these lands to Elizabeth Thomson and her new husband John Gib as security for a loan of 3250 merks, part of a larger sum on 11 January 1732 in Chapeltown and others in the barony of Lenzie.29 He possessed presented William Wallace to the Church of Drummelzier in 1734 in Church of Drummelzier.30 He possessed on 6 August 1734.31 He possessed presented the Church of Broughton to Mr Andrew Richardson in 1735 in Church of Broughton.30 He possessed obtained 2 acres, 1 rood and 24 falls in these lands from John Dickson of Hartree on 4 November 1738 in Mains of Boghall.32 He possessed granted a bond of provision of 30,000 merks in favour of his daughter Clementina on 6 December 1738.3,4 He possessed carried on several litigations against Biggar residents regarding their rights on the common in 1739 in Biggar.33,343,35 He possessed executed a new deed of entail to ensure that his title would not in the future be merged into another title on 24 June 1741.36,37,3 He possessed made a disposition and settlement of his lands, all his heritable and movable estate, debts, bonds, gold, silver and livestock to named persons in trust on 25 January 1742.27

Death

John ("the Pliant") Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown, 11th Lord Fleming, died on 10 February 1744 at age ~76 in Edinburgh.1,5,6,38,27 He had his estate probated on 10 February 1744.3 He was buried after 10 February 1744 in Biggar.1,6,38 He had his estate probated on 23 January 1745 at Glasgow in Commissary Court.27,27,27 He had his estate probated on 24 July 1751.39,3,4 He had his estate probated on 17 August 1795.40

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S21] George Crawford, The Peerage of Scotland: Containing an Historical and Genealogical account of the Nobility of that Kingdom (Edinburgh: George Stewart, 1716), p 491-499, Fleming, Earl of Wigtown.
  3. [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.)
  4. [S181] Bernard Burke and Ashworth P Burke, Editors, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage, 76th edition (Pall Mall, London: Harrison & Sons, 1914), p 720-722, Elphinstone; online image, Internet Archive, Internet Archive (archive.org : viewed 17 October 2026.
  5. [S83] George Vere Irving, The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated (Glasgow: Thomas Murray and Son, 1864), vol i, p 32; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/upperwardoflanar02irvi/page/n9/mode/2up : accessed 28 March 2025.
  6. [S60] Bernard Burke, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire (London: Harrison, 1866), Fleming, Earl of Wigton, p 218-19; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_K3MaAAAAYAAJ/page/n7/mode/2up?q=fleming : accessed 27 February 2025.
  7. [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 560.
  8. [S71] Scotland, National Records of Scotland, "Wills and Testaments 1513-1925," Scotland's People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed), CC 744, images 214 to 216 (folios 215 to 217), Testament of William Fleming, Earl of Wigtoun (1681.)
  9. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 16 September 2025), GD 2488, 5/11/1736, Discharge by William Johnstone, writer in Edinburgh, factor for John Earl of Wigtoun, chamberlain of Fife, to David Anderson.
  10. [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 138.
  11. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: accessed), GD4 1625, 15 Jul 1661, Instrument of resignation by John, Earl of Wigtoun, of the barony of Biggar and more.
  12. [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 211.
  13. [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 558.
  14. [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 221.
  15. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 15 September 2025), GD4 17750, 28 Apr 1697, Assignation by Mr. Harry Maule of Kellie to Henrietta Maule.
  16. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 16 September 2025), GD 39716, 21 Oct 1699, Charter of confirmation by John, Earl of Wigtoun, of disposition, 29 February 1696, by James Kello.
  17. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 12 September 2025), GD 44716, 15 Nov 1699, Precept of clare constat by John, Earl of Wigtown, in favour of William Gray.
  18. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 16 September 2025), RH8/1161, 20 Jun 1701, Charter by John, Earl of Wigtoun, in favour of Jean Osuall.
  19. [S179] JSTOR, ITHACA, "Legal Documents," (www.jstor.org: downloaded 15 October 2026), Earl of Wigtown to James Shaw 1701.
  20. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 16 September 2025), RH8/184, 5 Jul 1704, Precept of Clare Constat by the Earl of Wigtoun in favour of John Benny of Doupe.
  21. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 12 September 2025), GD12 1812, 1707, Note of the reddendo of the lands of Dennie.
  22. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 12 September 2025), GD12 15598, 5 Jun 1707, Letter to the Earl of Mar from the Earl of Wigtown, in Edinburgh, who has sent up another signature.
  23. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 12 September 2025), SIG 16822, 21 Jun 1707, Signature of the lands of Spittle etc granted to John, Earl of Wigtown.
  24. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 16 September 2025), GD4 17895, 23 Jan 1711, Bond of relief by John, Earl of Wigtoun, to Mr. Harry Maule of Kellie.
  25. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 16 September 2025), GD4 17956, 1719-1720, Receipts, one by Harry Maule of Kellie, two by Mrs. Ann Lindsay his spouse, to the Earl of Wigtoun.
  26. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 12 September 2025), GD 12853, 1 Mar 1721, Instrument of sasine in favour of James Hamiltoun.
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  28. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 16 September 2025), GD18 27/6/3, 16 May 1730, Attested agreement between the Earl of Wigtoun, Alexander Menzies of Culterallers and John Dickson of Hartree.
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