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  1. Sir John DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton Birth: Before 1466 in England Death: Before 26 Nov 1513 in England
  2. James DOUGLAS Birth: 2 Death: After 1480
  3. Janet DOUGLAS
  4. Elizabeth DOUGLAS Death: After 1479

Bibliography
  1. Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 01 A-Basing. London: St Catherine Press, 1910. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 1 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo01coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP I [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 02 Bass-Canning. London: St Catherine Press, 1912. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 2 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo02coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP II [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 04 Dacre-Dysart. London: St Catherine Press, 1916. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 4 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo04byucoka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IV [Ap][p0-9].*].
  5. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 09, Moels-Nugent. London: St Catherine Press, 1936. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IX [Ap][p0-9].*].
  6. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 11, Ridley-Sinclair. London: St Catherine Press, 1949. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/27141 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XI [Ap][p0-9].*].
  7. Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten, New Series. II: Die Ausserdeutschen Staaten Die Regierenden Hauser der Ubrigen Staaten Europas. Marburg: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1984. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ES II #[0-9]*].
  8. Hart, Craig, Genealogy of the Wives of the American Presidents, Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2004. NYPL APK 05-1088 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Hart PresidentWives p[0-9]*].
  9. Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013. NYPL JFF 16-1184 v1-5 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1[pc][0-9]*].
  10. Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States: who were themselves notable or left descendants notable in American history, with a 2008 Addendum, Coda, and Final Additions. Baltimore, MD: Gen Pub Co, 2008. NYPL APK 08-4216. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Roberts RD600 p[0-9]*].
  11. Roberts, Gary Boyd, Ancestors of American Presidents, First Authoritative Edition. Santa Clarita, CA: Carl Boyer, 1995. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Roberts USPres [A-Zp][A-Z0-9]*].
  12. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP I p[0-9]*].
  13. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP II p[0-9]*].
  14. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP VI p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
parents:
[Ref: CP IV p40, CP IX p286, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p659, SP VI p353],
father:
[Ref: CP IX p287],
great-grandfather:
[Ref: CP IX p293]
Sources for death Information
date:
1493 [Ref: CP IX p287]
22.VI/22.X 1493 [Ref: ES II #93]
before 22 Jun 1493 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1429]
between 22 Jun 1493 and 22 Oct 1493 [Ref: CP IX p288, SP VI p355]
shortly before 22 Oct 1493 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p659]
Sources with Information about marriage to Joan STEWART
date:
1458-59 [Ref: SP I p19]
1459 [Ref: Burke Peerage cclxxxix]
before 15 May 1459 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1429, CP IX p286, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p659, SP VI p356]
vor 15.V 1459 [Ref: ES II #93],
names:
[Ref: CP IV p40],
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1429, CP II p238, CP IX p288, Hart PresidentWives p152, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p659, Roberts RD600 p102, Roberts RD600 p104, Roberts RD600 p105, Roberts RD600 p82, Roberts USPres p193, SP II p152, SP VI p356]
Research Notes:
1st Earl of Morton, of Earldom cr 1458 [Ref: CP IX p286]
1st Earl of Morton [Ref: Burke Peerage p1429, CP II p238, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p659, Roberts RD600 p102, Roberts RD600 p102, Roberts RD600 p82, SP I p19]
3rd Lord Dalkeith, of Barony possibly cr 1430 [Ref: CP IV p40]

heir of his father [Ref: CP IV p40, CP IX p286, CP IX p287, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p659]



Pedigree of James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
                                                                /-----Archibald DOUGLAS
                                                       /-----Sir Andrew DOUGLAS
                                                      |         \-----Margaret CRAWFORD
                                              /-----William DOUGLAS
                                     /-----Sir James DOUGLAS
                            /-----Sir John DOUGLAS
                           |         \-----Joan
                   /-----Sir James DOUGLAS
                  |        |                                    /-----Sir Henry De GRAHAM
                  |        |                           /-----Sir Henry GRAHAM
                  |        |                          |         \-----Christiana FITZ GILBERT
                  |        |                  /-----Sir Nicholas GRAHAM
                  |        |                 |        |         /-----Roger AVENEL
                  |        |                 |         \-----(Unk) AVENEL
                  |        |         /-----John GRAHAM
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
                  |        |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
                  |        |        |         \-----Mary Of Strathearn
                  |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir Robert De MUSCHAMP, Baron Of Wooler
                  |        |        |                  \-----Marjory De MUSCHAMP
                  |        |        |                           \-----Isabel
                  |         \-----Agnes GRAHAM
                  |                  \-----Isabella
          /-----Sir James DOUGLAS, Lord Dalkeith
         |        |                                             /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
         |        |                                    /-----Sir Parick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
         |        |                                   |         \-----Ada
         |        |                           /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
         |        |                          |        |         /-----William De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
         |        |                          |         \-----Euphemia
         |        |                          |                  \-----Christina
         |        |                  /-----Sir Alexander DUNBAR
         |        |                 |        |                  /-----Robert FITZ ROGER, Baron Of Whalton
         |        |                 |        |         /-----John FITZ ROBERT, MC Surety
         |        |                 |        |        |         \-----Margery De CHESNEY, Lady Of Horsford
         |        |                 |         \-----Cecilia
         |        |                 |                 |         /-----Hugh De BALIOL, Baron Of Bywell
         |        |                 |                  \-----Ada De BALIOL
         |        |                 |                           \-----Cicely De FONTAINES
         |        |         /-----Sir Patrick DUNBAR
         |         \-----Agnes DUNBAR
         |                 |                                    /-----Randolf FITZWALTER, Baron Of Greystoke
         |                 |                           /-----Thomas FITZ RANULF
         |                 |                          |         \-----Amabel
         |                 |                  /-----Sir Thomas RANDOLPH
         |                 |                 |        |         /-----Robert Fitz WILLIAM
         |                 |                 |         \-----Juliana
         |                 |                 |                  \-----Alice De LASCELLES
         |                 |         /-----Thomas RANDOLPH, Earl Of Moray
         |                 |        |        |         /-----Adam De KILCONQUHAR
         |                 |        |         \-----Isabella De KILCONQUHAR
         |                 |        |                 |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
         |                 |        |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
         |                 |        |                           \-----Isabella
         |                  \-----Isabel RANDOLPH
         |                          |                           /-----Ferquhard Mac TAGGART, Earl Of Ross
         |                          |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                          |         /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                          |        |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |                          |        |         \-----Jean COMYN
         |                          |        |                  \-----(Unk)
         |                           \-----Isabella De ROSS
         |                                   |                  /-----(Unk) De BARCLAY
         |                                   |         /-----Sir Hugh De BARCLAY
         |                                    \-----Eupheme
 /-----James DOUGLAS, Lord Dalkeith
|        |                                                      /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
|        |                                             /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|        |                                            |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
|        |                                    /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|        |                                   |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|        |                                   |         \-----Joanna
|        |                                   |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
|        |                           /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Richard De BURGH, Lord of Connaught
|        |                          |        |         /-----Walter De BURG, Earl Of Ulster
|        |                          |        |        |         \-----Egidia (Jill) De LACY
|        |                          |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Sir John FITZ GEOFFREY
|        |                          |                  \-----Aveline FITZJOHN
|        |                          |                           \-----Isabel BIGOD
|        |                  /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
|        |                 |        |                           /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|        |                 |        |                 |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
|        |                 |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
|        |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
|        |                 |        |        |         \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|        |                 |        |        |                  \-----Isabella
|        |                 |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
|        |                 |                 |                  /-----William Earl Of Mar
|        |                 |                 |         /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
|        |                 |                 |        |         \-----Elizabeth COMYN
|        |                 |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
|        |                 |                           \-----Helen
|        |         /-----Robert III King Of Scots
|        |        |        |                                    /-----Sir Gilchrist MURE
|        |        |        |                           /-----Archibald MURE
|        |        |        |                          |         \-----Isabel COMYN
|        |        |        |                  /-----William MURE
|        |        |        |                 |        |         /-----John MONTGOMERY
|        |        |        |                 |         \-----Margaret MONTGOMERY
|        |        |        |         /-----Sir Adam MURE
|        |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk) LINDSAY
|        |        |         \-----Elizabeth MURE
|        |        |                 |                           /-----Harvey De CUNNINGHAM
|        |        |                 |                  /-----Edward CUNNINGHAM
|        |        |                 |         /-----James CUNNINGHAM
|        |        |                 |        |        |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|        |        |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
|        |        |                 |        |                  \-----Joanna
|        |        |                  \-----Jannet CUNNINGHAM
|        |        |                           \-----Elen De KALENTIR
|         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
|                 |                                             /-----Malcoln BEG
|                 |                                    /-----John DRUMMOND
|                 |                           /-----Malcolm DRUMMOND
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Malcolm Earl Of Lennox
|                 |                          |         \-----(Unk) Of Lennox
|                 |                          |                  \-----Margaret
|                 |                  /-----Sir Malcolm DRUMMOND
|                 |                 |        |                  /-----David GRAHAM
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Sir Patrick GRAHAM
|                 |                 |        |        |         \-----Agnes NOBLE
|                 |                 |         \-----(Unk) GRAHAM
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
|                 |                 |                  \-----Annabelle Of Strathearn
|                 |                 |                           \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
|                 |         /-----Sir John DRUMMOND
|                  \-----Annabella DRUMMOND
|                          |                                    /-----Sir Walter De MONTFICHET
|                          |                           /-----William De MONTFICHET
|                          |                          |         \-----Devergulla De ABERNETHY
|                          |                  /-----William De MONTFICHET
|                          |         /-----Sir William De MONTIFICHET
|                           \-----Mary De MONTIFICHET
James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
|         /-----James GIFFORD
 \-----Elizabeth GIFFORD



Descendants of James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
1. James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton m. Joan STEWART
m. Joan STEWART father: James I King Of Scots mother: Joan De BEAUFORT

2nd generation

2. Sir John DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton m. Janet CRICHTON
m. Janet CRICHTON father: Patrick CRICHTON
4. Janet DOUGLAS m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell
m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell father: Adam HEPBURN, Master Of Hailes mother: Helen HOME

3rd generation

6. James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton m. Catherine STEWART
m. Catherine STEWART father: James IV King Of Scots mother: Margaret BOYD
8. Richard DOUGLAS m.
9. Elizabeth DOUGLAS m. Robert KEITH, Lord Keith
m. Robert KEITH, Lord Keith father: William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Elizabeth GORDON
10. Agnes DOUGLAS m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston
m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston father: William LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston mother: Agnes HEPBURN
12. Janet HEPBURN m. George SETON, Lord Seton
m. George SETON, Lord Seton father: George SETON, Lord Seton mother: Marion CAMPBELL

4th generation

13. Margaret DOUGLAS m. James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran
m. James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran father: James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran mother: Janet BEATON
14. Beatrice DOUGLAS m. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell
m. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell father: Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell mother: Janet DOUGLAS
18. Janet KEITH m. John LYON, Lord Glamis
m. John LYON, Lord Glamis father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Janet DOUGLAS
19. William KEITH, Earl Marischal m. Margaret KEITH
m. Margaret KEITH father: Sir William De KEITH mother: Janet GREY
20. Elizabeth KEITH m. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
m. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley father: John GORDON, Master Of Huntly mother: Margaret Of Scotland
21. Janet LIVINGSTON m. Sir Alexander BRUCE
m. Sir Alexander BRUCE father: Robert BRUCE mother: Janet FORRESTER
22. William LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston m. Agnes FLEMING
m. Agnes FLEMING father: Malcolm FLEMING, Lord Fleming mother: Janet STEWART
24. George SETON, Lord Seton m1. Elizabeth HAY m2. Marie PYERRES
m. Elizabeth HAY father: John HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS
m. Marie PYERRES
25. Mariot SETON m1. Thomas BORTHWICK, Master Of Borthwick m2. Hugh MONTGOMERIE, Earl Of Eglintoun m3. Alexander GRAHAM
m. Thomas BORTHWICK, Master Of Borthwick father: William BORTHWICK, Lord Borthwick mother: Margaret HAY
m. Hugh MONTGOMERIE, Earl Of Eglintoun father: John MONTGOMERIE, Master Of Eglintoun mother: Elizabeth EDMONSTOUN
m. Alexander GRAHAM

5th generation

29. John HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton m1. Margaret LYON m2.
m. Margaret LYON father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Janet KEITH
31. Claude HAMILTON, Lord Paisley m. Margaret SETON
m. Margaret SETON father: George SETON, Lord Seton mother: Isabel HAMILTON
32. Barbara HAMILTON m1. Alexander GORDON m2. James FLEMING, Lord Fleming
m. Alexander GORDON
m. James FLEMING, Lord Fleming father: Malcolm FLEMING, Lord Fleming mother: Janet STEWART
34. Anne HAMILTON m. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
m. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley father: George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth KEITH
36. John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS
m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS father: David DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Margaret HAMILTON
37. Margaret LYON m1. Gilbert KENNEDY, Earl Of Cassillis m2. John HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton
m. Gilbert KENNEDY, Earl Of Cassillis father: Gilbert KENNEDY, Earl Of Cassillis mother: Margaret KENNEDY
m. John HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton father: James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran mother: Margaret DOUGLAS
38. John LYON, Lord Glamis m. Elizabeth ABERNETHY
m. Elizabeth ABERNETHY father: William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: Elizabeth HAY
39. Alison KEITH m. Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy
m. Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy father: William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: Elizabeth HAY
40. Agnes KEITH m1. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray m2. Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll
m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray father: James V King Of Scots mother: Margaret ERSKINE
m. Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll father: Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll mother: Margaret GRAHAM
41. William KEITH, Lord Keith m. Elizabeth HAY
m. Elizabeth HAY father: George HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Margaret ROBERTSON
42. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m. Anne HAMILTON
m. Anne HAMILTON father: James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran mother: Margaret DOUGLAS
44. Elizabeth GORDON m. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl
m. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Grizel RATTRAY
46. Jean GORDON m1. James HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell m2. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland m3. Alexander OGILVIE
m. James HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell father: Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell mother: Agnes SINCLAIR
m. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland father: John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland mother: Helen STEWART
m. Alexander OGILVIE
47. William BRUCE m. Jean FLEMING
m. Jean FLEMING father: John FLEMING, Lord Fleming mother: Elizabeth ROSS
48. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow m. Eleanor HAY
m. Eleanor HAY father: Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Jean HAY
50. Jean LIVINGSTON m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone father: Robert ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone mother: Margaret DRUMMOND
51. George SETON, Lord Seton m. Isabel HAMILTON
m. Isabel HAMILTON father: Sir William HAMILTON
52. John SETON m. Isabel BALFOUR
m. Isabel BALFOUR
53. Beatrix SETON m. Sir George OGILVY
m. Sir George OGILVY father: Sir Walter OGILVY
54. Marion SETON m1. John GRAHAM, Earl Of Menteith m2. John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
m. John GRAHAM, Earl Of Menteith father: William GRAHAM, Earl Of Menteith mother: Margaret MOUBRAY
m. John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland father: Alexander GORDON, Master Of Sutherland mother: Janet STEWART
55. Hugh MONTGOMERIE, Earl Of Eglintoun m1. Jean HAMILTON m2. Agnes DRUMMOND
m. Jean HAMILTON father: James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran mother: Margaret DOUGLAS
m. Agnes DRUMMOND father: Sir John DRUMMOND mother: Margaret Of Scotland