30. Lord Thomas ERSKINE Earl of Mar (Robert , Thomas , Robert , William , John , John , John , Henry de ) was born circa 1418. He died in 1493.
2nd Baron, 6th Lord of Garioch
de jure 14th Earl of Mar ( Burke's)Thomas is first mentioned as a knight on 24 Jan. 1440/1 in a charter of his father's.
Sir Thomas was dispossessed of the Earldom of Mar by an assize of error held in the presence of the King James II, on 15 May 1457 at Aberdeen, but in 1467 he was created a peer under the title of Lord Erskine. After loosing the earldom of Mar, Thomas disappeared from public life. He received L100 per year from the revenues of Aberdeen, regularly attended Parliament and took the side of James III in the war of 1488.
The assize of error was later negatived by Queen Mary's restoration and by the ruling of the Court of Session in 1626."Thomas Erskine of that Ilk, sat in Parliament as Lord Erskine; + circa 1494";
"married Janet, daughter of James Douglas, earl of Morton, and granddaughter of James I"
(from the Earls of Mar pedigree)
The Earls of Mar pedigree indicates as only children: Alexander, Elizabeth, Mary, Muriel and Jean.
Thomas married Jean/Janet DOUGLAS, daughter of James DOUGLAS 1st Earl and Princess Joan STEWART.
daughter of James, 1st Earl of Morton
Thomas and Jean/Janet had the following children:
+ 37 M i Lord Alexander ERSKINE 38 F ii Elizabeth ERSKINE 39 F iii Mary ERSKINE 40 F iv Muriel ERSKINE 41 F v Jean ERSKINE 42 F vi Isobel ERSKINE 43 F vii Mariota-Matilda ERSKINE Mariota-Matilda married Alexander GRAHAM MASTER. 44 F viii Margaret ERSKINE was born circa 1440.
born circa 1440
married James Rutherfurd
35. Alexander ERSKINE of DUN (John , Thomas , Robert , William , John , John , John , Henry de )
He had the following children:
+ 45 M i John ERSKINE
36. John William ERSKINE (William , Nicholas , Robert , William , John , John , John , Henry de ) was born about 1395.
He had the following children:
46 F i Elizabeth ERSKINE