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Euphemia Gifford, of Yester
Facts and Events
References
- MacVeigh, James. The Scottish Nation: The Historical and Genealogical Account of All Scottish Families and Surnames. (Dumfries, Scotland: MacVeigh, James, 1889)
Vol. 2, DAL-MAC. Page 298.
Sir John Gifford of Yester, by marriage with the daughter of Sir Thomas Morham of Morham, obtained the lands of that name. With his son, Hugh Gifford of Yester, who was dead before 11th March 1409, the male line failed. The latter had, however four daughters, his coheiresses.
1st Jean Gifford, or Joanna, m. Sir William Hay of Locherworth, Sheriff of Peebles
2nd Alice Gifford, m. Sir Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock;
3rd Mary Gifford, m. Eustace Maxwell of Tealing;
4th Euphemia Gifford, m. Dougal Macdougall of Makerstoun.
- Euphemia Giffard was one of the two younger daughters of Hugh Giffard and Joanna Douglas. She was probably born in the mid 1350's. Euphemia married a McDowell of Mackerston circa 1375. (Possibly Uchtred McDowell). Mackerston is in the county of Roxburgh near the southern Scottish border. The McDowell of Mackerston arms were: azure, a lion rampant argent. Dougal McDowell was the son of Euphemia Giffard, and received one quarter of the Yester, Morham, and Duncanlaw holdings as heir of his mother. This was confirmed in a charter of the Duke of Albany dated March 11, 1410. His first cousin, William de Hay was a witness to the 1410 charter. Dougal McDowell was one of the four sons and heirs who endowed the collegiate church of St. Bothans in 1420. Dougal McDowell of Mackerston was still living in 1440, when he resigns his fouth part of Yester, Duncanlaw, and Morham to his son Duncan McDowell. Duncan had married his second cousin Elizabeth de Hay, the daughter of Sir William de Hay. Euphemia Giffard was still living in March of 1410 as stated in the charter of her son Dougal. (Great Seal of Scotland #925)
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