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Personal data John Mure, Lord of Rowallon 

• He was born in the year 1471 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
• He died on September 9, 1513 in Flodden Field near Branxton, Northumberland, England, he was 42 years old.

  killed in battle

• A child of John Mure of Rowallon and Elizabeth Stewart

Household of John Mure, Lord of Rowallon

He is married to Marion (Margaret) Boyd, Lady Rowallon.

They got married in the year 1495 at Rowallan, Ayr, Scotland, he was 24 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Marion Mure  ± 1497-????
2. Alexander Mure, of Ormsburgh  1498-1582
3. Elizabeth Mure  1499-????
4. Mungo Mure  1500-1547 
5. Margaret Mure  ± 1500-????
6. Patrick Mure  1511-????
7. Marjory Mure  ± 1512-????
8. Adam Mure  1513-????

Notes about John Mure, Lord of Rowallon

JOHN MURE OF ROWALLAN

John Mure of Rowallan is the son of John Mure of Rowallan and his wife Elizabeth Stewart. According to Sir William Mure of Rowallan's Historie: "Johne the Son of Johne & oye to Robert succeided." Historie, p. 74
Death

John Mure of Rowallan was killed in battle on 9 September 1513. Sir William Mure of Rowallan said this of him: "This Johne was ane very worthie man & died in flowdone field wt king James the fourth.....the yeare of our Lord 1513." Historie, p. 79
Marriage

John Mure of Rowallan married Margaret Boyd. The date of the marriage is not known but she was his wife on 29 December 1498-99. Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 2472 on p. 526 Sir William Mure of Rowallan said this in his Historie: "He begat vpon her Mongo Mure who succeided, Alexr Mure of Ormshugh, Patrick & Adame. And daughteris the lady new-wark, secondly married to the laird of Barr, thirdlie vpon the gudman of Baldoone, ane other maried vpon the laird of Barr younger, The youngest vpon the laird of Sorbie in Galloway." Historie, pp. 74-5
Children

Mungo Mure of Rowallan
Patrick Mure
Alexander Mure of Ormshugh
Adam Mure
Jonet Mure
N.N. Mure

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

1

29 December 1498-99: Charter in favour of John Mure, son and heir of the late John Mure of Rowallan, and Margaret Boyd spouse of John Mure the younger. Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 2472 on p. 526

2

1503: Sa. Johanni Mur t. Rowallane. Are The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Volume XII, A.D. 1502-1507, p. 713

3

2 November 1507: Precep of remission for John Mure of Rowallan and others for the opression committed against Elizabeth Stewart and Mariote Newtoun, with regard to their terce and conjunct fees. The Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, i, A.D. 1488-1529, warrant number 1569 on p. 228

4

20 November 1509: Charter by Cuthbert, Earl of Glencairn, Lord Kilmaurs and Lord of barony of Hilton, with consent of William Cuninghame, his son, in favour of Janet Folkert, granddaughter (neptis) and one of the heirs of deceased William Aldincraw of Hilton, and of Alison and Euphemia Aldincraw, daughters and two heirs of said William Aldincraw, of 1/2 ploughgate of land of Hilton, toft and croft of same, lying in town of Hilton on west side thereof, in sheriffdom of Berwick, formerly held by said William Aldincraw from said William Cuninghame, fiar, and said Earl, liferenter. Witnesses: Andrew Blackadder of that ilk, John Mure of Rowallan, Alexander Cuninghame, Charles Runciman, James Hune, William Ahannay. National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/5/13

5

22 February 1513: Charter by Cuthbert, Earl of Glencairn, Lord Kylmaweris [Kilmaurs] and Lord of barony of Hyltoune, in favour of Andrew Blackadder of that ilk, of subjects in GD39/5/13 resigned by Janet Folkert, spouse of Patrick Trotter, and others therein mentioned. Witnesses: John Mure of Rowallan, James Mure, Robert Boyd, Alexander Cuninghame, Archibald Berclay, Charles Runciman, James Hume, John Cuninghame, Mr. Christopher Boyd, provost of Kylmaweris, John Gray, notary public. National Records of Scotland, Earls of Glencairn, reference GD39/5/14
Evidence from the Protocol Book of Master Cuthbert Simonis

23 June 1506: Agreement betweem Mariote Newtoun,widow of the deceased Robert Mure of Rowallan, and John Mure of Rowallan, concerning a contract between John and his wife Margaret Boyd. pp. Liber Protocllorum M. Cuthberti Simonis, Notarii Publici et Scribae Capituli Glasguensis, A.D. 1499-1513, protocol number 182 on pp. 138-39

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