Person Page - 10956

     Jean Gifford is the daughter of Hew Gifford.¹ She married Sir Thomas Haya of Lochorwart, son of Sir William Haya of Lochorwart.²
     Her married name became Hay.¹

     Hew Gifford lived at Yester, East Lothian, Scotland^G.¹

     James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus was born before 1428.¹ He was the son of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus and Margaret Hay.¹ He and Joan Stewart were engaged on 18 October 1440.² He died before 9 September 1446, without issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Angus [S., 1389] in October 1437.¹ On 1 July 1445 he was attainted, but this was probably soon reveresed.¹

     George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus was the son of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus and Margaret Hay.¹ He married Isabel Sibbald, daughter of Sir John Sibbald, before 1446.¹ He died on 14 November 1462.¹ He was also reported to have died on 12 March 1462/63.² He was buried at Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹
     George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus also went by the nick-name of 'Red Douglas'.³ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Angus [S., 1389] before 9 September 1446.¹ He was a Commissioner to conclude a treaty with England in 1449.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to England in 1451.² In 1454 he adherred to King James II during the Douglas rebellion, and was rewarded with large grants of lands of that family.¹ He was a Commissioner to conclude a treaty with England in 1459.¹ In 1460 he was accounted the head of the party known as the 'Old Lords' during the minority of King James III.¹ He fought in the Battle of Alnwick in 1462, where he obtained a victory over the English.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of Nationary Biography.⁴
     

     Isabel Sibbald was the daughter of Sir John Sibbald.¹ She married, firstly, George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, son of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus and Margaret Hay, before 1446.¹ She married, secondly, John Carmichael, 1st of Balmedie, son of John Carmichael of Meadowflat, before 1477.¹ She married, thirdly, Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven, son of Sir Henry Douglas of Lochleven and Elizabeth Erskine, after 1479.² She died before 21 February 1497.^3,4
     From before 1446, her married name became Douglas. After her marriage, Isabel Sibbald was styled as Countess of Angus before 9 September 1446. From before 1477, her married name became Carmichael.¹

     Sir John Sibbald lived at Balgony, Fife, Scotland^G.¹

     John Carmichael, 1st of Balmedie was born before 1462. He was the son of John Carmichael of Meadowflat.² He married Isabel Sibbald, daughter of Sir John Sibbald, before 1477.¹ He died before 20 February 1489.³
     Witness to a Charter of Archibald, 5th Earl of Angus.³ Circa 1477 he acquired the lands of Balmedie by his marriage with Isobel.³ He lived at Balmedie, Scotland^G.¹

     Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven was the son of Sir Henry Douglas of Lochleven and Elizabeth Erskine.² He married, firstly, Elizabeth Boswell, daughter of David Boswell, 1st of Boswell and Elizabeth Melville, on 10 April 1445.² He married, secondly, Isabel Sibbald, daughter of Sir John Sibbald, after 1479.¹ He married, thirdly, Marion Baillie, daughter of Sir William Baillie of Lamington, between 1500 and 1503.³ He died on 9 September 1513 at Flodden Field, Northumberland, England^G, killed in action.¹
     He lived at Lochleven, Scotland^G.⁴ He fought in the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513.¹

     Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was born circa 1453.¹ He was the son of George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus and Isabel Sibbald.¹ He and Catherine Seton were engaged on 30 September 1461.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Boyd, daughter of Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock and Mariot Maxwell, on 4 March 1467/68.¹ He married, secondly, Janet Kennedy, daughter of John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy and Lady Elizabeth Gordon, circa 1498.¹ He married, thirdly, Katherine Stirling, daughter of Sir William Stirling, 2nd of Keir and Margaret Crichton, on 1 June 1500.² He and Katherine Stirling were separated before 1513.¹ He died between 29 November 1513 and 31 January 1514 at Priory of St. Ninian, Galloway, Scotland^G.¹
     Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus also went by the nick-name of 'The Great Earl'.¹ Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus also went by the nick-name of 'Bell the Cat' for his courage in initiating opposition to King James III's favourites at court.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Angus [S., 1389] on 14 November 1462.¹ He was created 1st Lord Douglas [Scotland] in 1475/76.³ He held the office of Warden of the East Marches on 11 April 1481.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹ He held the office of High Chancellor [Scotland] between 1493 and 1498.¹ His marriage to Janet Kennedy was annulled circa 1499.¹ Cokayne writes that "his advice to the King against the fatal engagement at Flodden being insultingly received, he quitted the field shortly before the fight, bidding his two sons remain, both of whom were there slain, with their King."¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Elizabeth Boyd was the daughter of Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock and Mariot Maxwell.¹ She married Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, son of George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus and Isabel Sibbald, on 4 March 1467/68.¹ She died before 21 February 1497.¹
     After her marriage, Elizabeth Boyd was styled as Countess of Angus on 4 March 1467/68. From 4 March 1467/68, her married name became Douglas.