Patrick Bruce of Valleyfield (-) |
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| Father:1 | Sir David Bruce of Clackmannan (-), Laird of Clackmannan | ||
| Mother:2 | Jean Blackadder (-) | ||
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| Married:3 | Margaret Falconer (-) | ||||
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| He had a charter of Valleyfield from the Commendator of Culross, 8 June 1540, to himself and Margaret Falconer, his wife, which was confirmed 15 February 1542-43. In this confirmation charter he is called son of Sir David Bruce of Clackmannan, Knight. He is said to have resigned the lands and barony of Valleyfield to James Preston of Craigmillar, and to have died s. p., leaving the estate of Green to his brother David; but, on the other hand, David appears as a witness to a charter under the designation of 'de Greyne,' 30 January 1536-37. He is also a witness to a precept of sasine 6 November 1536, and in an ancient MS. pedigree, endorsed 1640, Patrick is styled 'of Valleyfield,' and David is called 'of Greyne.' It would, on the whole, seem that Patrick never possessed Green, but only Valleyfield.4 | ||
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