Individual Details

== Biography ==John alias Jak was born about 1430 in Dundee son to Sir John Scrymgeour Constable of Dundee by his third wife Marion Abernethy.
John became a burgess of Dundee. RMS Vol.ii 1502 see [https://archive.org/details/registrummagnisi02scot/page/314]
He married Elizabeth Mason and on 1 Dec 1480 they were jointly infeft in the lands of Sandyford, in Fife. RMS Vol. ii 1508 see [https://archive.org/details/registrummagnisi02scot/page/314]

John Scrymgeour and Elizabeth Mason had issue:
* David
* Alexander

John was known locally as Jak Scrymgeour. RMS Vol.ii. 2317 see [https://archive.org/details/registrummagnisi02scot/page/490]
John died about 1490 and on 24 July 1490 his widow Elizabeth granted 14 merks annual payment to the parish church of Dundee furth of a tenement in Dundee sometime owned by the deceased Robert Masoun. RMS Vol.ii 1970 see [https://archive.org/details/registrummagnisi02scot/page/412]
Two years later Elizabeth made a donation to the Altar of St Blaisius in the parish church of Dundee. RMs Vol.ii 2112 see [https://archive.org/details/registrummagnisi02scot/page/446]

In 1495 and 1500 Elizabeth bequeathed further funds for altars to the Body of Christ and St John the Evangel. RMS Vol. ii 2317 and 2538 see [https://archive.org/details/registrummagnisi02scot/page/538]
Elizabeth's final donation was made to the altar of St Thomas in the parish church at Dundee on 27 Sept 1510. RMS Vol.ii 3650 see [https://archive.org/details/registrummagnisi02scot/page/788]
His eldest son and heir, David, died about the same time. Elizabeth Masoun and their son Alexander survived him.
== Sources ==

Birth	Abt 1430	Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Death	Abt 1490	Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Reference No		22389530
Reference No		24423263
Reference No		60

Father	Sir John Scrymgeour (1409 - 1465)
Mother	Marion Abernethy (1371 - 1466)
Sibling	Elizabeth Scrymgeour (1435 - 1492)
Sibling	SIR James Scrymgeour (1438 - 1478)