Sir John Bruce of Stanehouse

The Bruces of Airth and their cadets by Armstrong, William Bruce p 14-6

Alexander Bruce of the Stanehous and of Airth had numerous charters from the Abbots of Holyrood and from James ii. and iii. and others, from 1451 to 1468; the charter^ of James ii. to him and his wife Janet, was confirmed to his grandson in 1489. Alexander died ante 1487. He is said to have married, first, Jonet, daughter of the first Lord Livingston, by wljo he had no issue ; that her name was Jonet, there is no question, but that she was a daughter of Lord Livingston's there is no proof except a memorandum ' amongst the Blair Writs. He is also stated, on the authority of the same memorandum, to have married, secondly, Margaret, daughter of Sir Malcolm Forester of Torwoodhead, and by her to have had issue six sons, viz. : —

1. John, died during his father's lifetime. See below
2. Sir Alexander of Brigham and Earlshall.
3. Edward of Kinnaird.
4. Lucas of Cultmalundie, who married" Katherine Barbour,co-heiress of Cultmalundie ; they had one son, >>Henry Bruce of Cultmalundie, who was killed ' at the siege of Bray in France, 1510, when this family ended.
5. Robert of Auchenbowie and Bynning.
6. David, incorrectly called " of Kinnaird."

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John, the eldest son, was usually styled of " the Stanehous," which property seems to have been generally the residence of the heirs-apparent of the house of Airth. He was a knight, and was during his father's lifetime " slaughtered " by the Menteiths of Karse, his wife's brothers. In this feud, Sir John the Brois fell 1483 by the hand of his brother-in-law, William Menteith of Karse ;
Sir John married 1471, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Menteith of Karse, and by her had issue three sons and three daughters,

1. Robert, succeeded his grandfather in Airth.
2. Thomas of Lethbertscheilles.
3. James of Mungowallis.
4. Helen married Menteith of Karse.
5. Janet, married William Livingston, younger of Kilsyth, who was killed at Flodden, 1513.
6. Elizabeth married Muir of Skaithmure.

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He was slaughtered before 1483, by his wife's brothers, the Menteiths, as appears from "Pitcairn's Criminal Trials," and also from the following extracts from the "Acta Dominorum Concilii," i8th October, 1490, p. 153. The Menteiths and Bruces came to an agreement 18th October, 1490, in presence of the Lords of Council, by which Archibald Menteith, and " sa mony persons as ar now on lif, that were comittars of this said slauchter of umquhile Johne the Broiss,

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Sir John Bruce, of Airth, was killed for political differences by his wife's brothers. He married 1471 Elizabeth Menteith, daughter of Sir William Mentieith of Kerse. He lived at Stanehouse, which for some generations was the residence of the heir apparent of the Bruces of Airth.

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http://www.robertsewell.ca/kilsyth.html

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