John Mowat of Loscragy (-after 8 June 1472)

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Parents
Father:Alexander Mowat (-1427), Laird of Freswick
Spouses and relationship events
Children
Children with :
William Mowat (-before 28 June 1506), Canon of Aberdeen1
William was uncle of John Mowat of Loscragy.
Walter Mowat (-)
Children with (Unknown) Clyne:
Alexander Mowat of Loscragy (-1495)2
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Events
Died:3after 8 June 1472
Personal Info
He sealed a document on behalf of Thomas of Calder 8 June 1472. Magnus Mowat and Bernard Mowat were among the witnesses. Could they be his brothers or sons?4
Mentioned in a precept of sasine by Alexander Fraser, lord of Philort 9 July 1440.5
He sealed a document 12 May 1445. Walter Mowat, esquire, were among the witnesses.6
He was already an adult in 1438.7
It was probably him who was a witness already in 1436.8
In the year 1471, there was an "actioune and causs of summondis movit be Alexander Setoune aganis Alexander Forbes of Petslego knycht and Johne Mowate of Loscragy for the wrangwiss vptakin and withhaldin of a yeris male of the landis of Kilmondess being in our Souerane Lordis handis befor the entre of the said Alexander Setoun."9
He as well as Alexander Leslie of that Ilk was procurator for the transfer of the barony of Newburgh from William Sinclair, the Earl of Orkney, Caithness, and Lord Sinclair, to his eldest son William, later 2. Lord Sinclair, in 146010
12 May 1438, John Mowat of Loscragy ("Johannis Mowat de Loscragy") together with Henry Herwy, archdiacon of Moray, John, prior of Fyvie, Thomas Fraser of Cornetoun, and Magnus Leask, sealed a recall of alienation of lands previously done by Lady Egidia Murray, for which she had been forced by her late husband Thomas Kinnaird. Among the other witnesses were one Walter Mowat.11
Already in 1430, he is apparently a witness. "Johannem Mowat" mentioned among what seems to be other leading men in Aberdeenshire, and this probably John Mowat of Loscragy.12
He witnessed a charter by Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray, and Elizabeth Dunbar, his spouse, in favour of Alexander of Dunbar, younger, sheriff of Elgin, her brother, of lands of Westfelde on the West of the Water of Spey, Fochabrys with lands of Aldequhase on the East of the Water of Spey, in earldom of Moray and sheriffdom of Elgin. Remainder is to legitimate heirs of the body of grantee, whom failing to revert to granter, and tenure is ward and relief. Witnesses were John Mowat, lord of Loscragy, sir Richard de Holand, rector of Hawkirk, secretary to granter, Henry Fauconare, John Broun and Alexander de Caldor, esquires, and many others. Dated at Elgin 22 February 1449-50.13
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1 David Littlejohn, Records of the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire, vol. I.: Records prior to 1600 (Aberdeen: New Spalding Club, 1904), p. 15.
2 , Illustrations of the Topography and Antiquities of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff vol III: (Aberdeen: The Spalding Club, 1857), p. 99.
3 "National Records of Scotland", National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland (http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/ : accessed ), Summary, , GD86/336; .
4 Ibid
5 "National Records of Scotland", National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland (http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/ : accessed ), Summary, , GD237/11/1; .
6 "National Records of Scotland", National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland (http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/ : accessed ), Summary, , RH4/30; .
7 Alexander Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay, etc., The Earldom of Mar in Sunshine and in Shade During Five Hundred Years vol I: with Incidental Notices of the Leading Cases of Scottish Dignities from the Reign of King Charles I. till Now (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1882), p. 282-301, Section IV.
8 , Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff: (Aberdeen: The Spalding Club, 1843), p. 393-94.
9 , Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff: (Aberdeen: The Spalding Club, 1843), p. 435-42, Pitsligo.
10 , Illustrations of the Topography and Antiquities of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff vol III: (Aberdeen: The Spalding Club, 1857), p. 97.
11 , Illustrations of the Topography and Antiquities of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff vol III: (Aberdeen: The Spalding Club, 1857), p. 266.
12 , Illustrations of the Topography and Antiquities of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff vol III: (Aberdeen: The Spalding Club, 1857), p. 334.
13 "National Records of Scotland", National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland (http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/ : accessed ), Summary, NRAS3094/4, ; .
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