ELPHINSTONE, Alexander 1st Lord Elphinstone ^{1 2}

   Another name for Alexander was ELPHINSTONE, Alexander of Invernochty.³

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  General Notes:

"Shortly before the creation of Alexander Elphinstone of Elphinstone as Lord Elphinstone in 1509, he received from King James the Fourth a charter of the lands of Invernochty, and many others in the lordship of Strathdon and Garioch, earldom of Mar and shire of Aberdeen. After the erection of that barony the grantee was designated of Invernochty during the short interval which elapsed between the erection of that barony and his own creation as Lord Elphinstone. Besides the barony of Invernochty there was a parish of that name derived from the junction of the river Nochty with the river Don. The name was changed to Strathdon, which was considered more
appropriate...."

"On 8th August 1507, as stated above, Alexander Elphinstone received a charter under the great seal from King James the Fourth. The grantee is described as the king's familiar servitor, 'familiari servitori suo,' and Elizabeth Berlay, the grantee with him, is named as the queen's servant, 'servitria regine.' The charter is given for good service, and because Elizabeth became a Scotswoman and a liege, and for singular favours. The lands conveyed by the charter are the lands of Invernochty, Ballebege, with mill, etc., and the Glennys de Glennochty, Invernechty, Ledmakey, Culquhony, Culquhary, in the lordship of Strathdon; Mekill-Mygve, Ester-Mygve, Tulliprony, Blalok, and Correcreif in Cromar, in the earldom of Mar and sheriffdom of Aberdeen : also the lands of Duncanstoun, Glandirstoun, with mill, Lochmureall, and Tillefoure, in the lordship of Garviauch and sheriffdom foresaid. All these several lands the king incorporated into one free barony of Invernochty..."

from The Family of Elphinstone ³

Alexander married Elizabeth BARLOW before 8 August 1507.^{1 2} (Elizabeth BARLOW was born about 1490.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Alexander Elphinstone received a grant from his father in 1497 of the lands of Stirkfield and Stirckshaws. He married, prior to 8 August 1507, Elizabeth Barlow, one of the Maids-of-honour who had come from England in the train of the Princess Margaret, Queen of James IV. He had ample opportunity of meeting her, as he held an appointment in the Royal Household so early as 1502 ; at least a person of his name is found frequently mentioned in the accounts of the period. Elizabeth Barlow or Barlee, as she is styled in the Treasurer's Accounts, was a favourite attendant of the Queen ; and it was in a great measure to this marriage that Alexander Elphinstone owed his future advancement in life and the many favours which were conferred on him by the King. On 8 August 1507 James granted to the pair,who were probably then newly wedded, the lands of Invernochty and others in Aberdeenshire, and erected them into a barony. There appears to have been some difficulty about the arrangement or consolidation of the different lands, and on 10 December 1507 another charter was granted, and a re-arrangement made by which all the lands in the said barony were comprised in the lordship of Strathdon. On 19 July 1508 Elphinstone and his wife received a charter of the lands of Kildrummy and others, with the custody of the castle of that name. They are said, in a charter of 12 August 1513, to have been given as a dowry with his wife, and were then erected into a barony, with which his previous holding of Invernochty was incorporated."

"By his wife Elizabeth Barlow (who was afterwards married in 1515, as his third wife, to John, sixth Lord Forbes) he had issue two sons and four daughters -

1. Alexander, second Lord Elphinstone.

2. James, born 12 May 1512, d. s. p.

3. Elizabeth, born 25 April 1508, married Sir David Sommerville of Plean.

4. Euphemia, born 11 May 1509. She had in 1533 an illegitimate son by King James v, named Robert Stewart, who was in 1581 created Earl of Orkney. (See that title.) She afterwards was married (contract 13 April 1540) to John Bruce of Cultmalundie, with issue.

5. Mary, born 28 April 1510, and died unmarried in Stirling.

6. Barbara, born 22 August 1513, died in infancy."

from Scots Peerage (vol 3)




"He (John Forbes) married, thirdly, Elizabeth Barley, or Barlow, widow of Alexander, first Lord Elphinstone, killed at Flodden 1513, and by her had one son and one daughter."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) ^{1 2}