John Edmonstone of that Ilk

John Edmonstone of that Ilk
Diedc. 1410
Noble familyEdmonstone family
Spouse(s)Isabella of Scotland
FatherJohn Edmonstone of Boyne

John Edmonstone of that Ilk (died c. 1410), was a Scottish nobleman.

Life

John was the eldest son of John Edmonstone of Boyne. He fought at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388, in which Scottish forces defeated the English forces of Henry Percy and his brother Ralph Percy, with the Percy brothers and many other English nobles taken prisoner. As part of the dowry of his wife, he received the village of Ednam.

Family and issue

John married Lady Isabel,[1] the widow of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, who was the daughter of King Robert II of Scotland and Elizabeth Mure. They are known to have had two sons:

  • David Edmonstone, oldest son and heir.
  • Sir William Edmonstone of Culloden and Duntreath, first of Duntreath.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ Burke 1846, p. 352.
  2. ^ Burke,John "A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire", p 352; https://archive.org/details/b29328913_0001/page/n391/mode/1up

References

  • Burke, John (1846). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (8th ed.). H. Colburn.