BRUCE, Jonet 'of Airth' ¹

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Jonet married William LIVINGSTON 4th of Kilsyth, son of William LIVINGSTON 3rd of Kilsyth and Elizabeth GRAHAM, 16 October 1504(contract).¹ (William LIVINGSTON 4th of Kilsyth was born about 1482 and died before 21 July 1545 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"His (William Livingston's) eldest son having died, he obtained from the King, on his own resignation, a charter, dated 17 February 1539-40, incorporating his estates in Stirlingshire and Berwickshire into a free barony of Wester Kilsyth, and providing that in the event of the death of his grandson and heir-apparent without male issue, the family estates should descend to his second son, Alexander, and his heirs, failing whom, to his heirs-male whomsoever, and failing these to the nearest female heirs.... He married (contract 16 October 1504) Jonet, daughter of Sir Robert Bruce of Airth, who survived him. He had issue :

1. William, who married Marion, daughter of Sir Duncan Forrester of Garden, Comptroller of the Household in the reign of James IV., and died v.p. leaving a son and heir : William, who succeeded his grandfather.

2. Alexander, one of the Livingstons who were required to protect the infant Queen Mary in Stirling Castle, under the keepership of Alexander, Lord Livingston.

3. Robert of Baldoran.

4. William in Inchmahane.

5. James.

6. John.

7. Elizabeth, married to Gabriel Cunningham of Craigends.

8. Isabel, married to John Campbell of Achinone.

9. Margaret, married, first, to Ninian Bruce of Kinnaird; secondly, to Alexander Baillie of Jerviswood."

from Scots Peerage (vol 5) ¹