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Patrick Fleming, 1st of Bord
(c1330 - 1410)
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Patrick Fleming, younger son of Malcolm Fleming of Biggar, exchanged the ancient family estate of Dalnottar for Bord in the barony of Lenzie and founded the Bord branch of the family. He was murdered in 1410, probably by his own nephew.
Family background
Patrick was born around 1330, the younger son of Malcolm Fleming of Biggar and Christian de Carric, and brother of Sir David Fleming. He married his cousin Isabelle Fleming, Lady of Dalnottar, a sister of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Wigtown.
Dalnottar exchanged for Bord
In January 1369 Patrick resigned the lands of Dalnottar and Garscadden, held of the Lord of Lennox, to Sir Robert Erskine, and on 18 April 1369 he formally exchanged them for the lands of Bord in the barony of Lenzie, with Twechar, Easter and Wester Croy, Smithstone, Balloch and Ardre. King Robert II confirmed the exchange in 1373. Dalnottar had been held by the family since the time of Hugh of Dalnottar. See Estate: Dalnottar.
Sheriff of Peebles
In November 1395 Patrick’s father gave him Overmenzean and Glenrusco in the barony of Olivercastle for a penny a year if asked for, and he had a charter of confirmation in 1397. By then he was Sheriff of Peebles, an office his grandfather Patrick of Biggar had held.
Murder
Patrick was murdered in 1410, probably by his nephew Sir Malcolm Fleming of Biggar and Cumbernauld. The circumstances are not recorded.
Legacy
Patrick and Isabelle had two sons, James and William Fleming of Bord. Their descendants, the Flemings of Bord, held their lands of the Lords Fleming for centuries and often supported them, as when the Laird of Bord brought supplies by sea to the besieged Dumbarton Castle in 1570. In 1757 a descendant matriculated arms in the Lyon Register as descended from Patrick Fleming of Bord.