Alexander Ruthven

ALEXANDER RUTHVEN

Alexander Ruthven is the son of John Ruthven, formerly John Lindsay, and his wife Libra Livingstoun. The Scots Peerage IV: 258

William, first Lord Ruthven, gave certain lands, the name of which has not survived, to his son John Lindsay, alias Ruthven, and his wife Libra Livingstoun.The date of Lord Ruthven;s charter is not known, but the precept of sasine which followed from it was dated 27 September 1480. Subsequent to this, the date is not known, John and Libra's son, Alexander Ruthven, acting on behalf of his mother, produced the charter for inspection by his cousin, William, second Lord Ruthen, who promised not to trouble his mother in her possession of half of the land in question during her lifetime. John Lindsay, alias Ruthven, is not said to be dead, but it is supposed that he was, and that his son Alexander was making a claim for his mother's liferent interest. Protocol Book of Robert Rollock: 70

Secondary Source Evidence

Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552. Edited by William Angus (Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh, 1931), 79 pp. including index

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage IV: 258
2. The Ruthven Family Papers: 29