Sir Alexander Lindsay (died 1308), Lord of Barnweill, Byres and

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, also known as Alexander de Lindsay, was a

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noble. Alexander was the eldest son of Sir David Lindsay of Barnweill and Margaret de Lindsay. He swore fealty and homage to King

Edward I of England Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vassa ...

on 28 July 1296 at Berwick. On 9 July 1297, Alexander, together with Sir James Stewart, High Steward of Scotland, Sir John Stewart of Bonkyll, Sir

Robert de Brus, jure uxoris Earl of Carrick Robert de Brus (11 July 1243 – 15 March 1304Richardson, Douglas, Everingham, Kimball G. "Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Genealogical Publishing Com, 2005: p732-3, ,link/ref>), 6th Lord of Annandale, ''jure ...

and Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow capitulated at

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. He was on the English side in the Bishop of Durham Antony Bek’s division during the

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on 22 July 1298 that defeated the Scottish army. For his services, he was granted the former Lindsay lands of Crawford that had been passed by marriage to the Pinkeneys. He was ordered in September 1305 to leave Scotland for six months for his participation in the uprising of Sir William Wallace and Sir Andrew Moray. He was also a supporter of Robert de Brus. Alexander was captured at the fall of Kildrummy Castle on 13 September 1306. He was taken to England and held prisoner. Alexander was one of the leaders of the Scottish army that campaigned in

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in 1308. He was lastly summoned to the Scottish parliament in 1309, however apparently had died in 1308.

Family

Alexander married Beatrix Alice Stewart a daughter of Alexander Stewart, High Steward of Scotland. He is known to have had the following issue: *

David Lindsay of Crawford Sir David Lindsay of Crawford (died 1355) was a Scottish noble. David was the son of Alexander Lindsay of Barnweill. For his fathers services in the service of Edward I of England at the Battle of Falkirk, he was granted the former Lindsay land ...

, married Maria de Abernethy, had issue. *Alexander Lindsay of Ormistoun *Reginald Lindsay *William Lindsay, canon of Glasgow *Beatrice Lindsay, married firstly Archibald Douglas, and secondly, Robert Erskine of that Ilk (Beatrice's Half Brother), had issue from both marriages.

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