26. Lord (3rd) Alexander ERSKINE (Thomas , Robert , Thomas , Robert , William , John , John de , John , Henry de ) was born in 1436. He died on 10 May 1509.
3rd Baron, 8th Lord Garioch, de jure 15th Earl of Mar (from Burke's)
Guardian of James IV.
On 9 Oct. 1466 Alexander won a dispute concerning the office of bailiary of the barony of Ochiltree against Lord Cathcart who renounced his claim to the office.
Alexander was granted a charter of the lands of Balhagirdy and the mill of Inveramsay on 26 Aug. 1485. He also received a Crown Charter to Alloa, the forest of Clackmannan, Pittarrow in Forfarshire, and Kellie in Aberdeenshire upon his father's resignation 12 Aug. 1489.
He succeeded his father before 1493 as in that year as Lord Erskine he had a sasine of Sintoun.
On 21 Oct. 1497 he founded a chaplainry at the high altar of St. Mungo in the Alloa kirk for the souls of his father, mother, the late James III and Queen Margaret and for the welfare of himself, his two wives and King James IV.Second marriage, before 1480, with Ellen, daughter of Alexander, Lord Home (married first to Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes (living in 1513)).
Issue- first two children by first wife, last two by ?
Alexander married (1) Christian CRICHTON in 1457. Christian was born in 1439. She died in 1509.
First married to Sir Robert Colville of Ochiltree
Alexander and Christian had the following children:
+ 33 M i Lord (4th) Robert ERSKINE was born in 1458 and died on 9 Sep 1513. 34 F ii Christian ERSKINE was born circa 1464. 35 F iii Agnes ERSKINE was born circa 1466. 36 M iv Walter ERSKINE was born circa 1468.
Alexander also married (2) Ellen HOME ante 1480.
Daughter of Sir Alexander Home of that Ilk.
32. John ERSKINE (Alexander , John , Thomas , Robert , William , John , John de , John , Henry de ) died on 15 Mar 1508.
Sir John received a charter of the lands of Dun from James II 28 Jan. 1449 while his father retained the liferent.
He resigned his lands of Dun to his son John in 1473 retaining the liferent for himself.
He and David Graham of Morphie were involved in a court action with Christina, Lady Graham.
He had the following children:
+ 37 M i John ERSKINE died on 9 Sep 1513. 38 M ii Thomas ERSKINE. 39 M iii Alexander ERSKINE.