Sir John STEWART, 1st Earl of Atholl

1439 - 1512  (72 years)

• Name	John STEWART  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	1st Earl of Atholl
  Birth	21 Sep 1439	Dufftown District, Banffshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  TitleOfNobility	[4]
  	Lord Auchterhouse (by marriage)
  TitleOfNobility	1457	Scotland   [4]
  	1st Earl of Atholl - He was created Earl of Atholl in around 1457,[3] the first earl of the eighth creation of the title.
  Name	John of Balveny  [4]
  Occupation	1484	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, England   [4]
  	Ambassador to England
  Occupation	1484  [4]
  	Scottish nobleman
  _FSFTID	LZJ2-RSB
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZJ2-RSB
  _UID	FD715CECF7BA432083F045D7744B2832726F
  Death	15 Sep 1512	Laighwood Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	19 Sep 1512	Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I594765574	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Sir James STEWART, The Black Knight of Lorn,   b. 30 Dec 1383, Argyll, Scotland, d. 1454, Monastery of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Joan BEAUFORT, Queen Consort of Scotland,   b. 27 Dec 1407, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Middlesex, England d. 15 Jul 1445, Dunbar Castle, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1439	Scotland,
  Family ID	F536728936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret DOUGLAS,   b. 1430, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1474, Falahill, Eddleston, Peebles-shire, Scotland (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	Bef Mar 1460  [4]
  Children	1. Countess Jean STEWART, of Huntly,   b. Oct 1461, Traquair House, Pebblesshire, Scotland d. 27 Oct 1510, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age ~ 49 years)   2. Elizabeth STEWART,   b. Abt 1465, Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 9 Dec 1529, Castle Campbell, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, (Age ~ 64 years)   3. Lady Catherine STEWART, of Atholl, Lady Forbes,   b. 1465, Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland d. Jan 1503, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F536728490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Lady Eleanor SINCLAIR, Countess of Atholl,   b. 19 Apr 1457, Ravencraig Castle, Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland d. 21 Mar 1518, Laighwood Castle, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1475	Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland   [4]
  Children	1. Lady Margaret STEWART,   b. Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyll, Scotland d. 26 Jul 1524, Stirlingshire, Scotland,   2. Lady Catherine STEWART, of Atholl, Lady Forbes,   b. 1465, Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland d. Jan 1503, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 38 years)   3. Lady Elspeth STEWART, of Atholl,   b. 1474, Balveny Fife, Scotland d. 25 Nov 1564, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 90 years)   4. Isabel STEWART,   b. 1475, Fife, Scotland d. 1569, Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 94 years)   5. John STEWART, 2nd Earl Of Atholl Earl Of Mar,   b. 1476, Balveny, Fife, Scotland d. 1521, Scotland (Age 45 years)   6. Lady Christina STEWART,   b. 1476, Balveny Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 30 May 1538, Garth Castle, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 62 years)   7. Lady Jean STEWART, of Atholl,   b. 1477, Traquair, Perthshire, Scotland d. 19 Apr 1522, Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland (Age 45 years)   8. Margaret STEWART,   b. Abt 1480, Europe d. Europe   9. Andrew STEWART, Bishop of Caithness,   b. 1480, Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 1541, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland (Age 61 years)   10. Lady Elizabeth STEWART, of Atholl,   b. 1481, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. 1564, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F536731667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Sir John Stewart, first Earl of Atholl, was the son of Sir James Stewart, Black Knight of Lorn, and Lady Joan Beaufort. He was married to Beatrix (Margaret) Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway who died before 1470. Their daughter, Janet Stewart, was married to Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntley. After Beatrix's death, he married Eleanor of Nithsdale Sinclair by April 19, 1470 Their children are: Lady Jean or Janet Stewart Arbuthnott Sir John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl Anne Stewart (married to John Stewart, 3rd Earl of LennoxO Andrew Stewart, Bishop of Caithness Catherine Stewart Christina Stewart Margaret Stewart Murray Elizabeth Stewart Marjory Stewart Isabel Stewart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Dec 2022), entry for Elizabeth STEWART, person ID G9MR-S7C. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Joan Beaufort, person ID M72D-PDF. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Sep 2024), entry for John Stewart, person ID LZNF-SRR. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Sep 2024), entry for John STEWART, person ID LZJ2-RSB. (Reliability: 3).