13. Sir Robert Keith married Barbara, daughter of the Chief of DOUGLAS, and had John (who died before his father, but left a son named Robert) and William (who accompanied King Robert’s heart to the Holy Land). Sir Robert staunchly defended Scotland against the English in the time of John BALIOL, and supported Robert BRUCE. He was a principal in winning the battle of Inverury, and commanded 500 horse in victory at the 1314 Battle of Bannockburn. For his valuable service, Sir Robert was awarded a large part of the lands forfeited by his cousin, The Earl of Buchan, who had supported the English, and received a grant of the Royal Forest of Kintore. Was killed at the battle of Duplin (1332 a.d.).
