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JOHN Stewart
Sir John of Bonkyl
SIR JOHN STEWART, CALLED OF BONKVL, second son of Alexander, fourth High Stewart ALEXANDER, Fourth High Steward ( b), was killed at the battle of Falkirk, 1298.
He is the direct paternal ancestor of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, the second husband of his brother´s descendant, Mary, Queen of Scots, and of their son, James VI of Scotland, who later became James I of England in 1603.
He married Margaret, daughter and heiress of Sir Alexander de Bonkyl, in Berwickshire. Lady Margaret appears to have remarried, as she is named as wife to Sir David de Brechin in 1304.
Sir Alexander´s Arms, as shown on his Seal attached to the Ragman Roll, were three buckles, and several of his grandsons and their descendants accordingly carried "buckles" in their Arms also.
By Margaret de Bonkyl, Sir John Stewart had seven sons and one daughter.
Isabella Stewart, married Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, son of Sir Thomas Randolph. She died sometime after 15 July 1351.
The sons were
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(a) Sir Alexander Stewart of Bonkyll died in 1319. He had issue: John Stewart, 1st Earl of Angus
ALEXANDER, Sir Alexander of Bonkyl.
(b) Sir Alan Stewart of Dreghorn died on 19 July 1333 during the battle of Halidon Hill. Ancestor of the Earls of Lennox, James VI and I and through him the present royal family of the United Kingdom.ALAN , Sir Alan of Dreghorn .
(c) Sir Walter Stewart of Garlies and Dalswinton. His great-granddaughter, Marion Stewart, married a Stewart of Jedworth probably Sir William of Jedworth. They were the ancestors of the Stewarts of Garlies — later Earls of Galloway and Lords Blantyre WALTER, Sir Walter of Dalswinton.
(d)Sir James Stewart of Pearston died on 19 July 1333 during the battle of Halidon Hill. Ancestor of the Stewart Lords of Lorne, Earls of Atholl, Earls of Buchan, Earls of Traquair and Clan Stewart of Appin. JAMES, Sir James of Pierston.
(e) Sir James Stewart of Pearston died on 19 July 1333 during the battle of Halidon Hill. Ancestor of the Stewart Lords of Lorne, Earls of Atholl, Earls of Buchan, Earls of Traquair and Clan Stewart of Appin.
(f0Sir Robert Stewart of Daldowie, ancestor of Sir James Steuart, 2nd Baronet of Coltness.
(g) Sir Hugh Stewart
Arms: His Seal, attached to a charter dated 1296, shows.-Fess chequy surmounted by bend
His daughter was - Isabella Stewart (d. after 15 July 1351), who married Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray.
