LIVINGSTON, William 3rd of Kilsyth 1
- Born: About 1453
- Marriage (1): GRAHAM, Elizabeth 19 December 1480(agreement) 1
- Died: 9 September 1513, Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England 1
User ID: N790.
General Notes:
"William Livingston obtained sasine of the lands of Killinsyth and Glasswellis in 1483, and on 26 October 1486 he was retoured heir of his father in the lands of Graden in Berwickshire. On 8 May 1496 William Livingston of Balcastell claimed Castleton and Ballimalloch, in the lordship of Kilsyth, as son and heir of the late occupier, Edward Livingston of Balcastell. James, third Lord Livingston, also claimed, and the suit resulted in an agreement whereby Lord James should have the lands in heritage and William Livingston in feu-farm from him. This Laird of Kilsyth fell at Flodden, 9 September 1513. A service of his son and heir in the lands above-mentioned, dated 15 March 1513-14, bears that Alexander, Master of Livingston, gave seisin to his cousin William Livingston of Kilsyth, as son and heir of the late William Livingston of Kilsyth, 'qui obiit sub vexillo Regis in campo bellico apud Northumberland.' "
from Scots Peerage (vol 5) 1
William married Elizabeth GRAHAM, daughter of Patrick GRAHAM 1st Lord Graham and Christian ERSKINE, 19 December 1480(agreement).1 (Elizabeth GRAHAM was born about 1458.)
Marriage Notes:
"There is great diversity of statement as to the wife of this William Livingston the elder. Crawfurd, who makes him the grandson of Edward, and says his father William married a daughter of Thomas, Lord Erskine, gives his wife as Janet, daughter of ... Bruce of Airth. Douglas makes her Mary, daughter of Thomas, Lord Erskine, while the manuscript pedigree in the Lyon Office has Margaret Graham of the House of Montrose.
Two entries in the Stirling MS. Protocols seem to settle the question. The first is the record of an agreement between Thomas, Lord Erskine, and Christina, Lady Graham, on the one hand, and Edward Livingston of Balcastell, on the other, for the marriage of William Livingston, son and heir-apparent of the said Edward, and Elizabeth Graham, daughter of the said Christina, dated 19 December 1480.
That this contemplated marriage took place, and that the relationship between Lord Erskine and Lady Graham was that of brother and sister, is proved by a later deed, 1 October 1482, which bears that in prosecuting a brief of inquest purchased by William Livingston, son and heir of the late Edward Livingston of Balcastell, anent the lands of Castletown, etc., the procurator of the said William alleged that Lord Erskine (who was Sheriff of Stirlingshire) should not be a judge in serving of the said brief, because he was suspect, the said William having espoused the daughter of his sister. This Laird of Kilsyth had three sons: -
1. William, who succeeded.
2. John.
3. William (secundus)."
from Scots Peerage (vol 5) 1
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