James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie
James Sandilands, 1st Lord Abercrombie (bef. 1627 – aft. 1667) was a Scottish aristocrat.
Biography
Sandilands was the son of Sir James Sandilands and Agnes Carnegie,[1] second daughter of David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk.[2]
He married Jean Lichtoun about 1643[1][2] and had two children:
- James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Abercrombie (1645–1681)
- Anna Sandilands
A spendthrift, Sandilands ran into debt[2] after his father's death in 1644.[1][3] He was created Lord Abercrombie on 12 December 1647,[4] but, in 1649, he was forced to dispose of his property to settle his debts.[5][6] The castle of Newark or St Monans and his other properties in Fife were sold to David Leslie,[2][6] the Covenanter general.
He lived abroad on the continent from 1650 to 1658. He divorced his wife on 13 March 1663 and, late that year, married Christian Fletcher. She has been identified as one of those who hid the Scottish regalia before the fall of Dunnottar Castle.
Abercrombie died sometime after February 1667.
References
- ^ a b c Fraser, Sir William (1867). History of the Carnegies, Earls of Southesk, and of Their Kindred. Privately printed. p. 126.
- ^ a b c d Selby, Walford Dakin (1884). The Genealogist. George Bell & Sons.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. Harrison.
- ^ Riddell, John (1843). Stewartiana, Containing the Case of Robert II and Elizabeth Mure, and Question of Legitimacy of Their Issue ... T.G. Stevenson. p. 127.
- ^ Laing, Alexander (25 June 2024). Lindores Abbey and its Burgh of Newburgh. Their History and Annals. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-385-52981-6.
- ^ a b Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. Harrison.