James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington (born 1651), succeeded his father

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, It is recorded in ''The

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'' (charter number 294) confirmed at Edinburgh on 2 August 1662, that James Douglas, Master of Mordington, eldest son of

, acquired the estates of Nether Mordington, as well as

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and its castle, which occupied the lower half of the parish. In the

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(GD206/6/20) are Legal papers relative to the 20 merklands of Over and Nether Mordington in parish of Mordington,

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and sheriffdom of

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, dated 1671 – 1710. In his journals, Sir

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relates how he went with his father to Iddingtoun in Berwickshire in September 1670, and mentions that the superior of the nearby town of

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was "My Lord Mordington" who was also patron of the Kirk there. He also said that he "saw Paxtoun and Edringtone, a part of auder ofBasses lands, and given away to a brother, now belongs to my Lord Mordington. Saw (Over) Mordington and Nether Mordington (today Edrington House); saw the bounds road with my Lord's park. My Lord Mordington (also) had all of Magdalene field (by the

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), but he could not get it peaceably possessed for thesse of Berwick, so he sold it to Watsone." An Inventory of the Writs in the National Archives (GD206/6/153) produced for Walter Harper in process of reduction and improbation pursued by Robert Rochead of Masterton are against the creditors of

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Mordington with the Writs (legal papers), dated 1706. It is presumed these referred to either the estate of

, who appeared to be in debt, or the 3rd Lord, James. (They have not been examined). James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington, married Anne (b.1651) daughter of

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by his first wife, Jean (d. August 1651), daughter of Sir George Fletcher, of the Innerpeffer family. Their son and heir was George Douglas, 4th Lord Mordington.

References

* ''The Peerage of Scotland'', published by Peter Brown, Edinburgh, 1834, p. 176. * ''Journals of Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall 1665 – 1676'', edited by Donald Crawford, Scottish History Society, Edinburgh, 1900. * ''The Scots Peerage'' by Sir James Balfour Paul, under 'Seton, Viscount of Kingston', p. 196. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mordington, James Douglas, 3rd Lord 1651 births Year of death missing Nobility from the Scottish Borders Lords of Parliament (pre-1707) 17th-century Scottish peers