Gilbert Kennedy, bailee of Carrick
b. circa 1340, d. circa 1440
Birth
Gilbert Kennedy, bailee of Carrick, was born circa 1340.
Parents
Working life
Property
Gilbert Kennedy, bailee of Carrick, possessed had a charter from David II for Crogiltoun and Polltoun in Wigtownshire circa 1365 in Poulton, Wigtownshire.
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15,16 He possessed made an indenture that named his son James as heir on 8 November 1408.
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Death
Gilbert Kennedy, bailee of Carrick, died circa 1440 at age ~100. He had his estate probated circa 1440.
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Citations
- [S41] Richard Oram, "The making and breaking of a comital family: Malcolm Fleming, first Earl of Wigtown, and Thomas Fleming, second Earl of Wigtown," The International Review of Scottish Studies, volume 42 (2017), print (https://www.irss.uoguelph.ca/index.php/irss/article/view/3558/4045 : downloaded 13 January 2025), page 41.
- [S41] Richard Oram, "The making and breaking of a comital family: Malcolm Fleming, first Earl of Wigtown, and Thomas Fleming, second Earl of Wigtown," The International Review of Scottish Studies, volume 42 (2017), print (https://www.irss.uoguelph.ca/index.php/irss/article/view/3558/4045 : downloaded 13 January 2025), page 42.
- [S55] Thomas Rymer, Foedera (London: Joannem Neaulme, between 1704 and 1713), vol iii, part i, p 175-6; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/fderaconventione01ryme : accessed.
- [S55] Thomas Rymer, Foedera (London: Joannem Neaulme, between 1704 and 1713), vol iii, part i, p 151; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/fderaconventione01ryme : accessed.




- [S63] J. Caley and W. Illingworth D. Macpherson, Editors, Rotuli Scotiae: in Turri Londinensi et in Domo Capitulari Westmonasteriensi Asservati (by Command of His Majesty King George III, 1814), p 812 and 814; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/RotuliScotiaeVolume1/page/n7/mode/2up?q=ada : accessed 1 March 2025.
- [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 477.
- [S157] Thomas Thomson and Cosmo Innes, editors, The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland: 12 vols in 13 (Edinburgh: Record Commission, between 1814 and 1875), vol i, p 159; online image, Hathitrust, Hathitrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/ : viewed 3 November 2026.



- [S182] David Cowan, (attributed), Historical account of the Noble Family of Kennedy, Marquess of Ailso and Earl of Cassilis: with Notices of Soome of the Principal Cadets Thereof (Edinburgh: 1849), p 12; online image, Internet Archive (www.archive.org : accessed.

- [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 16 September 2025), GD2 19, c 1370, Charter by Thomas Fleming, grandson and heir of Malcolm Earl of Wigton deceased, to Gilbert Kennedy Knight, son and heir of John Kennedy of Dunure, of the village of Kirkintulloch; To be holden of the said Thomas Fleming and his heirs.

- [S133] FC Hunter Blair, Editor, Charters of the Abbey of Crosraguel (Edinburgh: Ayrshire and Galloway Archeological Association, 1886), vol i, p 30-33; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/chartersofabbeyo01crosuoft/chartersofabbeyo01crosuoft/page/n7/mode/2up : viewed 10 June 2025.
- [S24] William Robertson, An Index of many Records of Charters granted by different Sovereigns of Scotland: between the years 1309 and 1413 (Edinburgh: Murray and Cochrane, 1798), p 115, ch 39, Town of Kitkintilloch, Robert II.


- [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 18 September 2025), GD2 115 and RH1/2/135, 16 Feb 1374, Indenture between Thomas Fleming and John Kennedy of Dunure about the lands of Cumbernauld.

- [S24] William Robertson, An Index of many Records of Charters granted by different Sovereigns of Scotland: between the years 1309 and 1413 (Edinburgh: Murray and Cochrane, 1798), p 115, ch 39, Kirkintilloch.
- [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.












- [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 19 September 2025), GD2 120 and RH1/2/151 and GD25/1/88 and GD25/1/104, 27 Jan 1384, Charter of Kirkintilloch by Malcolm Fleming of Biggar to Sir Gilbert Kennedy eldest son of John Kennedy of Dunure.

- [S182] David Cowan, (attributed), Historical account of the Noble Family of Kennedy, Marquess of Ailso and Earl of Cassilis: with Notices of Soome of the Principal Cadets Thereof (Edinburgh: 1849), p 13; online image, Internet Archive (www.archive.org : accessed.

- [S182] David Cowan, (attributed), Historical account of the Noble Family of Kennedy, Marquess of Ailso and Earl of Cassilis: with Notices of Soome of the Principal Cadets Thereof (Edinburgh: 1849), p 16; online image, Internet Archive (www.archive.org : accessed.

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