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WALTER FITZ ALAN (Dapifer)
First High Steward
WALTER FITZ ALAN, the third son, accompanied King David I. to Scotland, and was appointed HIGH STEWART.
He was founder of Paisley Abbey, and he married Eschyna de Molle, widow of Robert de Croc and daughter of Thomas de Londoniis.
He died 1177, leaving two sons, ALAN Stewart, Second High Steward and Simon, the latter being claimed (without proof) as ancestor of the Boyds.
Reference: The Heraldry of the Stewarts
