Sir David fitz Walter of Cadzow or David fitz Walter fitz Gilbert de Hameldone, 2nd Laird of

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(bef. 1346 – bef. 1378) was a Scottish nobleman. The son of

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, he succeeded his father as Baron of

before 1346, when he was captured at the

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. He was considered an important enough captive to be held by

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, under special terms that he not be released, except under command of

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. He is thought to have been knighted prior to the battle. The next reference to David fitz Walter is in 1361 when he endowed

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with a Chaplainry. In 1368, he received confirmation from the King, David II, of his patrimonial Lands of Cadzow and elsewhere, with the addition of the lands and tenantry of Eddlewood. David fitz Walter took part in the sittings of the

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in 1371 and 1373, the latter to confirm

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and his successors as heirs to the throne of Scotland. The charter, at

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, still has his seal appended, with the three

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s for Hamilton, and the inscription,: ''Sigill David filii Walter''.

Marriage and issue

The name of David fitz Walter's spouse is not clear, many sources suggest that she was Margaret Leslie, daughter of

Walter Leslie Sir Walter Leslie (died 1382) was a 14th-century Scottish nobleman and crusader, one of the foremost knights of his time. Family Leslie was a younger son, probably the third son, of Sir Andrew Leslie of Leslie Castle sixth in line from Barthol ...

and Euphemia of Ross. By her he had at least five children: * David Hamilton of Cadzow *John Hamilton of Fingaltoun *Walter Hamilton- ancestor of the Hamiltons of Cambuskeith and

Sanquhar Sanquhar ( sco, Sanchar, gd, Seanchair) is a village on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It is a former Royal Burgh. It is notable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and con ...

*Alan Hamilton of

Larbert Larbert ( gd, Lèirbert/Leth-pheairt, sco, Lairbert) is a small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley above the River Carron which flows from the west. Larbert is from the shoreline of the Firth of F ...

*unknown daughter- married Simon Roberton of

Earnock Earnock was an ancient estate in an area south of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It extended from the western side of Strathaven Road to the western extremity of the Parish of Hamilton. Etymology Sir John Sinclair's Statistical Account ...

References

* Balfour Paul, Sir James, ''The Scots Peerage'' Vol IV. Edinburgh 190
The Peerage.com
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