Sir Alexander Abernethy, whose mother was known as Mary, Queen of Man, became involved in Scotlands struggle to preserve its independence, originally he sided with Sir. William Wallace. But later, he changed sides and supported King Edward I of England. In 1303, Edward appointed him as Warden of the area between the Firth of Forth and the Highlands. In 1312 he was sent by Edward II on an unsuccessful mission to Rome to intercede with the Pope against the Scots. After the defeat of Edward II at Bannockburn, the new Scottish King Robert the Bruce declared all of Alexanders holdings forfeit because of disloyalty. Because there was no other male heir in the Abernethy line, King Robert consented that all of the Abernethy estates could go to the daughters of Alexander. Margaret was married to the Sir Alexander Fraser of Philorth, Earl of Angus, Helen was married to the Earl of Crawford, and Mary married Sir Andrew, 6th Baron of Leslie, who along with William de Abernethy, signed the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath. When their marriage lasted more than six months, by English feudal law, all the Abernethy lands and titles reverted to Baron Leslie, and the Abernethys became a sept of the Leslie Clan. The third son of Baron Leslie, John, was the progenitor of the Earls of Rothes, who continued to quarter the Abernethy arms with those of Leslie. Sir Andrew died about 1324 and Lady Mary Abernethy married Sir David Lindsay in 1325. Sir Alexander was circa my 18th great-grandfather in my Kerr family tree link. I guess he chose the wrong side. Once again Scotland is about to chose independence or not from the UK.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:15:17 +0000
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