William of Duffus, Sheriff of Inverarnyn ^{1 2}

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  General Notes:

"William, one of the sons of Freskin, obtained a royal charter of lands in Linlithgowshire and a large territory in Moray, which his father had held in the reign of David I. This William was father of Hugh Moray, lord of Duffus and of William Moray of Petty, from whom came the historic house of Bothwell, and although the exact descent of the Tullibardine line from Freskin is at present uncertain, yet it is probable that in William Moray of Petty we may find the ancestor of the Dukes of Atholl, rather than in Hugh Moray of Duffus, as Wood's Peerage would lead us to suppose."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)




"William, son of Freskin, is a witness to a charter granted by Malcolm IV. to Berowaldus Flandrensis of the lands of Innes, at Christmas 1160. Between 1165 and 1171 he obtained a charter from William the Lion of the lands of Strabrok, Duffus, Rosisle, lnchikel, Machir, and Kintrai, quas terras pater suus Friskin tenuit tempore regis David avi mei. This charter is now missing, but it was seen and copied by Nisbet. William witnessed several charters of King William between 1187 and 1199, and died about 1203, when his eldest son appears as Lord of Duffus."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2)




"William, son of Freskin, who under that designation appears on record first as a witness to a charter granted at Perth by King Malcolm IV. in 1160 to Berowald the Fleming of the lands of Innes, in Morayshire. Between 1166 and 1171 he had the grant, already cited, of his father's lands of Duffus, etc. He witnessed a number of royal charters, chiefly those granted at Elgin or elsewhere in his own neighbourhood, though he is also found further afield. He seems to have survived the year 1204, if he were the William Fresekyn who was Sheriff of Invernaryn in that year.' He had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 8)




"MORAYS OF DUFFUS.

Duffus gave title to a noble lord, but is more remarkable for having been the seat of the principal family of the ancient Moravienses. (1) Friskinus, stiled De Moravia (for particular sirnames were not at that time fixed) was Dominus de Duffus, in the reign of King David I. (Chart. Morav.). His son (2) Willielmus de Moravia Filius Friskini had a charter from King William , about anno 1169, of the lands of Duffus, Rossile, Kintrae, Inskele, &c., '' Quas terras, Pater suus Friskinus tenuit tempore Regis David Avi mei ' [ Translation. - Which lands his father, Freskin, held in the reign of my grandfather, King David.]"

from History of Moray ^{1 2 3}

William married.