Sir William Stewart, 2nd of Dalswinton and Garlies was born circa 1408 in Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland to John Stewart (c1381-1420) and Marion Stewart (1385-1449) and died October 1479 Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Stewart (c1410-1459) 1428 JL in Scotland. He married Euphemia Graham (1448-1493) 1460 JL in Scotland.
Biography
Sir William Stewart was ancestor to the Earl of Galloway. He was a favorite knight of King James II and was knighted by King James III about 1443. Sir William was a member of parliament as a feudal baron in 1467. After much opposition from other relatives of Sir John Turnbull, William obtained, in 1429, possession of the lands of Minto in right of his grandfather Sir William Stewart, Knight Banneret.
From a charter of the lands of Glasserton in possession of descendants of the Earl of Galloway, it appears that Sir William was alive on 31 October 1479.
Research Notes
"Second of Garlies in this line, is believed to be identical with the 'Willielmus Stewart, scutifer,' who witnessed a charter in favour of Sir John Stewart of Darnley on 17 July 1428. He appears as 'Sir William Stewart, Knight, in a grant of the Kirk of Kirkmaho to the Cathedral of Glasgow made by his mother in 1429, with the consent of himselt as her 'son and heir,' and of her husband Sir John Forrester of Corstorphine." [3]
Family and Marriages
He was married more than once. His last wife was Euphame Graham, supposedly of the Menteith family. She survived him as late as 1493 when she shows up in the records of parliament as purser in a civil cause against Sir Alexander Stewart of Garlies, knight.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Alexander Stewart, 3rd of Garlies (-c1500) | 1434 Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland | 1500 Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland | Elizabeth Douglas (-c1500) |
| Thomas Stewart (c1436-1500) | |||
| Walter Stewart (c1438-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Stewart, 2nd of Garlies (c1408-1479) | 1408 Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland | October 1479 Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland | Elizabeth Stewart (c1410-1459) Euphemia Graham (1448-1493) |
| John Stewart (c1410-) | |||
Residences
See Also
- William Stewart
- Stewart Family
- Stewart in Wigtownshire
- Sir William Stewart, 2nd of Dalswinton and Garlies at thePeerage
- Sir William Stewart, 2nd of Dalswinton & Garlies, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-William-Stewart-2nd-of-Dalswinton-Garlies/6000000003828423801, retrieved 01 Apr 2024
- Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Vol 2, Page 1511.
Vital Records
National Records of Scotland
Evidence from the National Records of Scotland 1
13 January 1458-59: Charter by which James II, King of Scots, confirms possession of the lands of Finlawis and Merbottil, in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh, to Alexander Stewart and his wife Elizabeth. Alexander is identified as the son and heir apparent of William Stewart of Mynto, who resigned these lands in favour of his son and his wife, and their heirs, whom failing to Alexanders heirs. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1424-1513, charter number 662 on p. 145[1]
2
13 January 1458-59: Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland made in favour of Andrew Stewart (Error, Should be Alexander), son and heir of Sir William Stewart of Dalswinton, confirming his possession of various lands previously resigned by his father, The lands conveyed included the lands of Dalswinton in the sheriffdom of Dumfries, the lands of Garlies in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and the lands of Minto in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh. Sir William Stewart of Dalswinton reserved his own liferent and that of his wife Elizabeth. [2]
3
2 November 1476: Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland made in favour of Thomas Stewart, son of Sir William Stewart, and his wife Isabelle, confirming his possession of one third of the barony of Minto in the sheriffdom of Roxburgh/ This land had previously been resigned by his brother Alexander, son and heir of Sir William Stewart, and Alexander's wife Elizabeth, who reserved his own liferent, and that of his wife Elizabeth, as well as the liferent of his father, Sir William Stewart, and his father's wife also named Elizabeth. [3]