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Isabelle Fleming, Lady of Dalnottar
(c1334 - before 1372)
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Isabelle Fleming, granddaughter of the 1st Earl of Wigtown, was Lady of Dalnottar and the wife of Patrick Fleming of Bord. Her marriage joined the Fulwood and Biggar branches of the family.

Family background

Isabelle was born around 1334, a daughter of John Fleming, son and heir of Malcolm Fleming of Fulwood, 1st Earl of Wigtown. Her father died before 1357, and her brother Thomas succeeded their grandfather as 2nd Earl of Wigtown.

Lady of Dalnottar

Isabelle married her cousin Patrick Fleming, younger son of Malcolm Fleming of Biggar, and was styled Lady of Dalnottar. Around 1360 she granted the land of Achintorly to Robert Erskine, the same lord with whom Patrick exchanged Dalnottar for Bord in 1369.

Remembered in prayer

Isabelle had died by 10 February 1372, when Patrick Graham, son and heir of David Graham of Dundaff, bound himself to provide a chaplaincy at the church of the Holy Cross in Dumbarton for the soul of “Ysabelle Flemyng, quondam domine de Dalnottyr”, formerly Lady of Dalnottar, and for her parents and children, in return for the lands of Killemonethdam and Killerman.

Family and legacy

Isabelle and Patrick had two sons, James and William, from whom descended the Flemings of Bord. Through her, the Bord branch carried the blood of the first Earl of Wigtown.