Sir Andrew Gray of Broxmouth, Lord Grey of Foulis

ANDREW GRAY OF BROXMOUTH

SIR ANDREW GRAY of Broxmouth, the eldest son, had a safe-conduct to go into England to concert measures for the release of King James I on 20 December 1423. He granted a charter, dated at Foulis, 10th May 1424, to Patrick Scott, burgess of Dundee, of some lands in Dudup which was witnessed by Andrew, his son and heir, Alexander, Patrick, and George, his brothers; John Gray, his natural and legitimate son, William de Auchterlony of Kelly, and John Ross of Kinfauns, his sons; Patrick Parker, his grandson; Thomas Boyd, and John Logan, "scutigeris meis." Sir Andrew Gray, Lord of Foulis, granted a charter to his beloved son, Andrew Gray, procreated betwixt him and his wife , Elisabeth Buchanan, of part of the barony of Longforgund, and the heirs male of his body; which failing, to Patrick, William, and John, his sons, procreated betwixt him and the said Elisabeth, dated 7th May 1439; to which are witnesses, Andrew Gray, his son ancl heir; John Gray, his son; Thomas Gray, and William Gray, nepotibus meis. He was dead in 1441. He married, first, Janet, daughter of Sir Roger de Mortimer and his wife Margaret, daughter of Alexander of Menteith, as appears from a charter of King Robert , dated at Dundee 20 June 1377, proceeding on a resignation by Sir Roger of the lands of Foulis, in the county of Perth, in favour of the spouses and their heirs; and, secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Walter Buchanan, knight, to whom Sir John Scrimgeour, Constable of Dundee, granted an assignation of 500 merks contained in an obligation by Sir Andrew, her husband, to him, dated 28 July 1436. She married, secondly, Thomas Oliphant of Dron, and was dead in 1471. The Scots Peerage IV: 272

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage IV: 272
2. Stirnet: Gray 1