Sir John de Graham of Dalkeith, Abercorn & Eskdale (12781337) was a 13th-14th century Scottish noble.

John, born in 1278,[1] was the son of Nicholas de Graham of Dalkeith and Abercorn and Mary de Strathearn.

He fought at the Battle of Bannockburn against the English on 23–24 June 1314 and as a result had his Northumberland estates confiscated. King Edward II of England denounced John as an enemy and rebel, and granted his Scottish lands to Hugh le Despenser. He signed the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320.

John died on 25 April 1337.

Family and issue

John married Isabella,[2] and had the following known issue:

Citations

  1. Calendar, p.476, https://archive.org/details/calendarofdocume02grea/page/476/mode/1up
  2. Balfour, pp. 195-197
  3. Registrum, pp. 44-45
  4. Balfour, pp. 195-197
  5. Balfour, pp. 195-197

References

  • Balfour, J. "The Scots Peerage", Vol VI, Edinburgh, 1906.
  • Calendar of documents relating to Scotland preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, London

by Great Britain. Public Record Office; Bain, Joseph, 1826–1911; Great Britain. General Register Office (Scotland) https://archive.org/details/calendarofdocume02grea/page/476/mode/1up

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