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John Rattray

(Abt 1459 - 9 Sep 1513)

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Sir John Rattray, of that ilk, who was knighted by James IV. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of James, second Lord Kennedy, and had three sons and one dau., viz.,

1. John, a military officer, who m. Margaret Abercrombie, but d. in Holland before his father, without issue.
2. Patrick,
3. Sylvester (both these successively heirs.)

1. Grisel, m. to John Steward, third Earl of Athol.

Source: Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry, Volume 2
By John Burke, p. 1100

Sir John Rattray son of Sir Silvester was, as you can see by referring to the notes above, killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513, along with a very large proportion of the other nobility of Scotland. In the confusion after this the Earl of Atholl (John Stewart, Grizel Rattrayƙus husband) claimed the Rattray land.

    Events

    BirthAbt 1459Rattray, , Perth, Scotland
    Marriage16 Apr 1478St Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland - Elizabeth Kennedy
    Death9 Sep 1513

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