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Abt 1408 - 1444 (~ 36 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Sir John OLIPHANT, Knight Of Aberdalgy was born about 1408 in Aberdalgie, Gask, Perthshire, Scotland (son of Sir William Of Gallery OLIPHANT and Lady Isobel STEWART); died on 23 Jan 1444 in Killed in the Battle of Arbroath, Scotland. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: L5YR-QRG
- Name: John Oliphant
- _UID: F4ABFB9AC41C4DBC95774BCF3E9EE29B9CBA
Notes:
23 Jan 1444
Killed in the Battle of Arbroath
He was killed at Arbroath on 24 January, 1445, assisting the Ogilvies against the Lindsays of Crawford in a dispute which had arisen as to the ownership of the office of Bailie of Arborath Abbey.
Battle of Arbroath
Part of Gordon ? Lindsay feud
Arbroath Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 3180.jpg
Arbroath Abbey where the battle took place
Date24 January 1445 or 1446
LocationArbroath, Scotland
ResultVictory for Alexander Lindsay, Master of Crawford
Belligerents
Clan Ogilvy
Clan Gordon
Clan Oliphant
Clan Seton
Clan ForbesClan Lindsay
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Ogilvy, 2nd Baron of InverquharityAlexander Lindsay, Master of Crawford
Casualties and losses
500.[1]At least 100.[1]
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Clan Gordon-Clan Lindsay feud
The Battle of Arbroath was fought on 24 January 1445 (or by another version in 1446) at Arbroath in Scotland. It was between rivals claimants to the post of Baillie of the Regality.[1]
Contents
Background
The conflict began after the monks of the Abbey of Aborath, appointed Alexander Lindsay, Alexander Lindsay, Master of Crawford as the "Bailie of the Regality", a position charged with dispensing justice throughout the domain of the monastery.[2]
The monks soon regretted the appointment, as the Master of Crawford began quartering large numbers of his men in the abbey, whose behavior vile and cruel.[2]. The monks described the Master of Crawford as "uneasy to convent", and soon dismissed the Master of Crawford.[2] Afterwards the appointed Alexander Ogilvy, 2nd Baron of Inverquharity, as Bailie.[2] It should be noted that Alexander Ogilvy not only had the right of election, but also had hereditary claims to the office.[2] The Master of Crawford disputed the rights Ogilvy had to the position.[2] When unable to reconcile the dispute, he arbitrated with the sword.[2]
The Master of Crawford, who would become the 4th Earl of Crawford, was the son of David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford, and son of Marjory Ogilvy, daughter of Alexander Ogilvie of Auchterhouse.[3]
The battle
On 24 January 1445, the Master of Crawford arrived at the gates of the abbey with over one thousand men, mostly Lindsays, including a group of Hamiltons from Clydesdale.[2] Alexander Ogilvy of Inverquharity, was fortunate that he was entertaining guests on the day of the attack; Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly, Sir John Oliphant of Aberdagie, Maxwell of Tealing, Brucklay of Gartley, Forbes of Pitsligo, and Gordon of Borrowfield, were all in the Baron's company.[2] Though outnumbered, Ogilvy and his allies drew up the lines of battle.[2] Alexander Ogilvy's force was supported by men from Clan Oliphant, Clan Seton, Clan Gordon and Clan Forbes.[2]
Meanwhile, the Earl of Crawford rode with great haste from Dundee in order to prevent hostilities.[2] The Earl rode across the field, between the two armies, to confer with Ogilvy.[2] but one of the men assembled under Ogilvy, mistook his approach for hostilities, threw a spear which struck the Earl in the mouth, killing him instantly.[2] Although an accident, this ended any chance for a peaceful resolution.[2] The battle began, both lines with spears at the ready.[2] It is said in an account of the battle by Buchanan, that the Lindsays cried out "Why do you bring those goads with you, as if you had to do with oxen? Pray, throw them away, and let us fight it out with out swords, hand to hand, by true valour, as becomes men."[2] As a result, both sides abandoned their spears, with the exception of a hundred of the Clydesdale men, who held the points of their spears in their hands behind them.[2] When they entered combat, the Clydesdale men held the spears out, creating a spear wall, which broke the ranks of the Ogilvy line.[2]
The Ogilvy force retreated, and made a last desperate stand about three miles away, at the village of Leysmill, where they rallied and turned to face the pursuers.[2] This second battle raged into the night, and Ogilvy and Pitsligo fell.[2] The Lindsays, though victorious, suffered heavy casualties at Leysmill, and were unable to pursue the Ogilvys further when they fell back to Kinnell, the men carrying the bodies of Ogilvy and Pitsligo with them.[2] It was determined that the body of Ogilvy should be interred in the aisle of the church in Kinnell.[2] This couplet was engraved on the aisle where he was buried: "While the girss grows green and the water rins clear, Let nane but Ogilvys lie here".[2]
Aftermath
Though the battle ended in Clan Lindsay's favor, they lost a disproportionate number of men, and the Earl of Crawford.[2] Alexander Ogilvy, Forbes of Pitsligo, Brucklay of Gartley, Gordon of Borrowfield, and Sir John Oliphant of Aberdalgie perished.[2]
Following the battle, the Master of Crawford, who would later be known as "The Tiger Earl of Crawford", unleashed what remained of his army upon the lands of his enemies: "and the flames of their castles, the slaughter of their vassals, the plunder of their property, and the captivity of their wives and children, instructed the remotest adherents of the Bailie of Aborath, how terrible was the vengeance which they had provoked."[2]
From this time forward, clan Lindsay had an aversion to the color green, and from the battle originated the couplet: "An Ogilvy in Green, Should never be seen".[2] It appears to have become a curse to the Lindsays, who were later defeated at the Battle of Brechin against the Earl of Huntley.[2] The Earl of Crawford attributed this loss to the Lindsays being dressed primarily in green, much like the Ogilvys at Arborath.[2]
The body of Alexander Ogilvy, 2nd Baron of Inverquharity, was uncovered at the Church of Kinnell in 1885, during a demolition. A local tale stated that for hundreds of years, the large boots and spurs of the Baron hung over the aisle.[2] The remains found were of a "gigantic" man, confirming the stories of the great stature of Ogilvy.[2] The spur, having been recovered, now sits in the vestibule of the present church at Kinnell.[2]
John married Isabel Or Margaret OGILVY in Aberdalgie, Perth, Scotland. Isabel (daughter of Sir Walter Of Auchterhouse OGILVY and Isabel RAMSEY) was born about 1420 in Auchterhouse, Angusshire, Scotland; died after 1471. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Sir Laurance (Lawrence) OLIPHANT was born about 1439 in Aberdalgie, Gask, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 8 Apr 1500 in Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland.
- Christian OLIPHANT was born about 1441; died before 26 Jan 1517 in Balthayock, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.
- Elizabeth OLIPHANT, co-heiress of Dron was born in 1442 in Scotland; and died.
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Generation: 2
2. | Sir William Of Gallery OLIPHANT was born in 1379 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (son of Sir John OLIPHANT and Lady Filia BORTHWICK); died after 3 Dec 1425 in London, England. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GJK8-R9F
- TitleOfNobility: ; Kt., laird of Aberdalgie
- Name: Willem Lord Oliphant van Gallery
- Name: William Oliphant
- _UID: 04BA8E05317B407D8FDFE867FD7AA638CC8F
William married Lady Isobel STEWART in 1394 in Innermeath, Perth, Scotland. Isobel (daughter of Lord John Of Lorn And Innermeath STEWART, Baron and Isobel Of ERGADIA) was born in 1378 in Tullibardine Perthshire, Scotland; died on 26 Oct 1446 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Lady Isobel STEWART was born in 1378 in Tullibardine Perthshire, Scotland (daughter of Lord John Of Lorn And Innermeath STEWART, Baron and Isobel Of ERGADIA); died on 26 Oct 1446 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: 9Q8X-QZ4
- Name: Christian Stuart
- Name: Isabel "Countess of Tullibardine?
- _UID: C539C29B70BB4FD9803E9781B696D7C970F4
Notes:
When Lady Isabel Stewart was born in 1378 in Innermeath and Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland, her father, John, was 20, and her mother, Isabel, was 16. She married David Murray and they had one son together. She also had one son and two daughters with William Oliphant. She died on October 26, 1446, in Tullibardine, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, at the age of 68.
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Generation: 3
4. | Sir John OLIPHANT was born before 1360 in Scotland (son of Sir Walter OLIPHANT and Mary ERSKINE); died in 1420 in Scotland. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: G4LF-XR4
- Name: John of Aberdalgy
- Name: John Oliphant
- _UID: A18B2301B60D402B8DD1999918E1221F485E
Notes:
In 1388/9 Sir John Oliphant obtained from King Robert II confirmation of a charter of all the properties and grants pertaining to his predecessors under The Great Seal of Scotland. There is a marriage contract of 1399 of Marion, daughter to Sir John Oliphant of Aberdalgy, to Robert, son of Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine, (indicating she must have been born, say, 1383-8). Sir John Oliphant of Aberdalgy, son to Sir Walter, gave a feu charter in 1412 to Malcolm Oliphant, his brother, of the lands of Hazelhead and Mekilkeyhede in the Lordship of Giffan, Sheriffdom of Ayr, witnessed by several important personages, including Phillip and George Oliphant, whose relationships are not given. It was ratified by Sir John Montgomerie of Ardrossan, the Superior of the said lands.[1]
He married firstly a daughter of Sir William Borthwick.[2] They had the following children:
William Oliphant
Mariota Oliphant
Research Notes
Scots Peerage names only one daughter for Sir John Oliphant..Marion
The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.Marion Oliphant, Vol VI, pps 537-8
The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.Robert Graham, Vol VI, pps 214-5
The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.William Graham, Vol VI, pps 215-6
Sources
? Mentioned by Macfarlane in his "Genealogy of the Oliphants" (pps:97-124) as living during 1377-1412. Genealogical Collections concerning families in Scotland by Walter Macfarlane 1750-51, edited by James T. Clark, Keeper of the Advocates' Library, Scottish History Society, Edinburgh, 1900, vol.ii, p.102.
? Sir Robert Douglas, Bt., The Peerage of Scotland : containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, from their origin to the present generation, Edinburgh, pubs. R Fleming, 1764, pps:76 & 526, digital images, https://archive.org/details/peerageofscotlan00doug/page/76
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John married Lady Filia BORTHWICK. Filia (daughter of Thomas BORTHWICK and Janet FILIA BROMLEY) was born in 1351 in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1400 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Lady Filia BORTHWICK was born in 1351 in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland (daughter of Thomas BORTHWICK and Janet FILIA BROMLEY); died in 1400 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GHTD-ZRQ
- Name: Jeannette Borthwick
- _UID: FD44290D64474DA482941C263C3A495A8442
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Generation: 4
9. | Mary ERSKINE was born about 1326 in Aberdalgie, Gask, Perthshire, Scotland (daughter of Robert ERSKINE); and died. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: MYC4-MTV
- _UID: 514A6FAF12C843B0AE09AD8BBF8408BE7E63
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10. | Thomas BORTHWICK was born in 1316 in Lothian, Scotland; died in 1360 in Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in Bynnie, Midlothian, Scotland. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GV77-1L5
Thomas married Janet FILIA BROMLEY. Janet was born in 1305 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1365 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Janet FILIA BROMLEY was born in 1305 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1365 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GFB5-1GN
Children:
- 5. Lady Filia BORTHWICK was born in 1351 in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1400 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland.
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12. | Robert STEWART was born about 1325 in Innermeath, Perth, Scotland; and died. Other Events:
- _UID: F75D3ADE49A24D8CA970FD1D2C25527A80B9
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