Individual Details
Sir John Maccuswell
(Abt 1195 - 1241)
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== Biography ==John de Maccuswell, son of [[Maccuswell-3|Herbert the Sheriff]], was the first 1st Lord Maxwell of Caerlaverock.Sir William Fraser, ''The Book of Carlaverock'' (Edinburgh: unknown, 1873), p. 27-41, digital images, https://archive.org/stream/bookofcarlaverv100fras#page/27/mode/1up. Internet Archive (https://archive.org : accessed 29 October 2016). He was probably born between 1190 to 1195.
He was also the sometime Sheriff of Teviotdale. He played a prominent role in the affairs of Scotland as he was a guarantor of the marriage between Alexander ll and Joan of England.
John also served as Sheriff of Roxburghshire 1203 to 1207 and Great Chamberlain of Scotland 1231 to 1233.John Bernard Burke, ''A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire'' (London:Henry Colburn, 1845), p. 666, digital images, https://books.google.com/books?id=ZfdRAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA666. Google Books (https://books.google.com : accessed 3 November 2016).
No children were recorded for John. He was succeeded by his brother [[Maccuswell-1|Aymer]] upon his death in 1241.
=== Caerlaverock Castle===The history of the builders of Caerlaverock Castle can be traced to Undwin and his son Maccus in the eleventh century; Maccus gave his name to the barony of Maccuswell, or Maxwell. His grandson, John de Maccuswell (d.1241), was first Lord Maxwell of Caerlaverock.
The earliest mention of the lands of Caerlaverock is around 1160, when they were granted to the monks of Holm Cultram Abbey.
Around 1220 Alexander II of Scotland granted the lands to Sir John Maxwell, making him Warden of the West March. Sir John Maxwell also served as Chamberlain of Scotland from 1231–1233,[1] and began work on the first castle at Caerlaverock. This castle was square in shape and was one of the earliest stone castles to be built in Scotland. It had a moat with a bridge facing north. Only the foundations and remains of a wooden enclosure around it remain.
The Baronies of Maxwell and Caerlaverock then passed down through the male line, sometimes collaterally. Robert de Maxwell of Maxwell, Caerlaverock and Mearns (d.1409) rebuilt Caerlaverock castle and was succeeded by Herbert Maxwell of Caerlaverock (d.1420) "Caerlaverock Castle", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caerlaverock_Castle
== Sources ==
See also:* https://archive.org/stream/maxwellhistoryge00hous#page/6/mode/2up Maxwell line from Maccus
* https://archive.org/stream/maxwellhistoryge00hous#page/2/mode/2up Maxwell History
* http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun06paul#page/470/mode/2up
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== Biography ==John de Maccuswell, son of [[Maccuswell-3|Herbert the Sheriff]], was the first 1st Lord Maxwell of Caerlaverock.Sir William Fraser, ''The Book of Carlaverock'' (Edinburgh: unknown, 1873), p. 27-41, digital images, https://archive.org/stream/bookofcarlaverv100fras#page/27/mode/1up. Internet Archive (https://archive.org : accessed 29 October 2016). He was probably born between 1190 to 1195.
He was also the sometime Sheriff of Teviotdale. He played a prominent role in the affairs of Scotland as he was a guarantor of the marriage between Alexander ll and Joan of England.
John also served as Sheriff of Roxburghshire 1203 to 1207 and Great Chamberlain of Scotland 1231 to 1233.John Bernard Burke, ''A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire'' (London:Henry Colburn, 1845), p. 666, digital images, https://books.google.com/books?id=ZfdRAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA666. Google Books (https://books.google.com : accessed 3 November 2016).
No children were recorded for John. He was succeeded by his brother [[Maccuswell-1|Aymer]] upon his death in 1241.
=== Caerlaverock Castle===The history of the builders of Caerlaverock Castle can be traced to Undwin and his son Maccus in the eleventh century; Maccus gave his name to the barony of Maccuswell, or Maxwell. His grandson, John de Maccuswell (d.1241), was first Lord Maxwell of Caerlaverock.
The earliest mention of the lands of Caerlaverock is around 1160, when they were granted to the monks of Holm Cultram Abbey.
Around 1220 Alexander II of Scotland granted the lands to Sir John Maxwell, making him Warden of the West March. Sir John Maxwell also served as Chamberlain of Scotland from 1231–1233,[1] and began work on the first castle at Caerlaverock. This castle was square in shape and was one of the earliest stone castles to be built in Scotland. It had a moat with a bridge facing north. Only the foundations and remains of a wooden enclosure around it remain.
The Baronies of Maxwell and Caerlaverock then passed down through the male line, sometimes collaterally. Robert de Maxwell of Maxwell, Caerlaverock and Mearns (d.1409) rebuilt Caerlaverock castle and was succeeded by Herbert Maxwell of Caerlaverock (d.1420) "Caerlaverock Castle", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caerlaverock_Castle
== Sources ==
See also:* https://archive.org/stream/maxwellhistoryge00hous#page/6/mode/2up Maxwell line from Maccus
* https://archive.org/stream/maxwellhistoryge00hous#page/2/mode/2up Maxwell History
* http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun06paul#page/470/mode/2up
Events
| Birth | Abt 1195 | Teviotdale, Roxburgshire, Scotland | |||
| Death | 1241 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |||
| Alt name | de Maxwell Chamberlain of Scotland, 1st Lord Maxwell of Caerlave | ||||
| Reference No | 13653059 | ||||
| Reference No | 14604347 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Sir Herbert Maccuswell (1140 - 1206) |
| Sibling | Sir Aymer "2nd Lord of Caerlaverock, Emerus" Maccuswell (1198 - 1266) |
| Sibling | Robert Maccuswell (1203 - ) |