Sir David Lindsay of Crawford (died 1355) was a Scottish noble. David was the son of

Alexander Lindsay of Barnweill Sir Alexander Lindsay (died 1308), Lord of Barnweill Castle, Barnweill, Byres Castle, Byres and Crawford Castle, Crawford, also known as Alexander de Lindsay, was a Scotland, Scottish noble. Alexander was the eldest son of Sir David de Lindsay ...

. For his fathers services in the service of

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at the

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, he was granted the former Lindsay lands of Crawford that had been passed by marriage to the Pinkeneys. Crawford was inherited by David. He signed the

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in 1320. David fought at the

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against the English on 19 July 1333. He was the keeper of

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in 1346. He held the office of Scottish Ambassador to England in 1349. He also held the office of Custodian of

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and was the Scottish Ambassador to England in 1351. David died in 1355.

Family and issue

David married Maria de Abernethy, daughter of

Alexander de Abernethy Alexander de Abernethy (after 1271 – c. 1315) was a Scottish baron. He was a son of Hugh de Abernethy and Maria de Ergadia. Alexander was a descendant of abbots of Abernethy; his great-grandfather Laurence, great-grandson of Gillemichael, Earl ...

and

Margaret de Menteith Margaret de Menteith ( fl 1311–1324) was a daughter of Alexander, Earl of Menteith and his wife Matilda. She was the wife of Alexander de Abernethy, a noted Scottish knight and opponent of Robert I of Scotland. She is first encountered in hist ...

in 1325 and had the following known issue: *David Lindsay, Master of Crawford (died 1346), without issue. * James Lindsay of Crawford * Alexander Lindsay of Glenesk *William Lindsay of the Byres

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsay of Crawford, David Year of birth unknown 1355 deaths Medieval Scottish knights 13th-century Scottish people 14th-century Scottish people Signatories to the Declaration of Arbroath

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