Jean (Janet) Halyburton of Dirleton

Family

From http://www.robertsewell.ca/sinclair.html :

According to Sir John Balfour Paul: The Scots Peerage, 1904 - 1914, Vol. VI, p. 569, Henry Sinclair married to Jean Halyburton, a daughter of Sir Walter Halyburton of Dirleton.

According to Florence Van Rensselaer: The Livingston Family in America, New York, 1949, pg. 28, Henry Sinclair married circa 1370 -1374 to Jean de Haliburton, a daughter of Sir John de Haliburton of Dirleton and Margaret Cameron. Sir John was a son of Sir Walter Halyburton. Ms. Van Rensselaer gives as her reference Sir John Balfour Paul: The Scots Peerage, 1904 - 1914, Vol. IV, pp. 330 - 338; corrections in Vol. IX, p. 102.

Regardless of Jean's exact parentage, she and Henry Sinclait had the following children:

1. Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney, born circa 1375, died on February 1, 1420. Henry married Egidia Douglas, a daughter of Sir William Douglas of Nithdale who was a son of Archibald "the Grim", 3rd Earl of Douglas. Egidia Douglas was a granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland. Henry and Egidia had issue ....
2. John Sinclair who is said to have married Ingeborg, a natural daughter of Waldemar, King of Denmark by Jova Little.
3. William Sinclair.
4. Elizabeth Sinclair who married Sir John Drummond of Cargill.
5. Margaret Sinclair who married James of Cragy, Laird of Hupe in Orkney.
6. Jean Sinclair who married Sir John Forrester of Corstorphine.
7. a daughter who married Cockburn of Skirling.
8. a daughter who married Heron of Marieton.
9. Mary Sinclair who married Thomas Somerville of Carnwath.
10. Marjory Sinclair who married Sir David Menzies of Weem.
11. Beatrix Sinclair, shown next under Generation Two, who was probably the youngest daughter (perhaps posthumous) of Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney .

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Jean Halyburton [68, Sinclair earls of Orkney article, vol VI, p. 569], 19G Grandmother

Father Sir Walter Halyburton

Spouses

1 Henry St Clair Earl of Orkney [68, Drummond earls of Perth, vol VII, p. 39], [68, Sinclair earls of Orkney article, vol VI, pp. 568-9], 19G Grandfather

Death 1410, Slain defending an invasion of Orkney

General 1st s. 1st earl.

Father William St Clair (or Sinclair) (->1358)

Mother Isabella

Children Elizabeth

 	Henry (ca1375-ca1420)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirleton_Castle

The castle and lands of Dirleton passed to the Borders family of Haliburton (or Halyburton) when John Haliburton (d.1355) married the heiress of the de Vaux family, shortly before 1350. The castle had been repaired by 1363, when it was seized by William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas,[7] during his brief rebellion against King David II,[4] although it was later returned to the Haliburtons. In the 1420s, Sir Walter Haliburton (d. before 1447) acted as a hostage in exchange for the release of King James I, who had been held captive by the English since 1406.[7] He was rewarded in 1439 by being appointed Treasurer of Scotland.[9] Either Walter, or his eldest son John (d. before 1454),[10] was ennobled as a Lord of Parliament in the 1440s, with the title Lord Dirletoun. The Haliburtons carried out extensive works at Dirleton, heightening the original towers, and constructing a new gatehouse to the south-east. A large hall and tower house were added to the castle in the 15th century, forming the east range.[7] King James IV visited Dirleton in 1505, and gave money to the masons then engaged on works in the north-east part of the castle.[4][7] Later that year, Patrick, the last Haliburton of Dirleton, died, and his estates were divided among his three daughters, Janet, Margaret, and Mariotta.

Disputed Origins

From http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getperson.php?personID=I4722...

Her father sometimes shown as William (Sir) (of Dirleton Castle) Haliburton. However, From Doug Hickling:
"I can supply the correct first name of the father of Jean Haliburton who married Henry (1st Earl of Orkney) Sinclair. SP4:333 shows that Jean was the daughter of John, nephew of Walter (Sir) Haliburton and Dirleton, son of Sir Adam Haliburton who died in 1337. However, there is a correction in SP9:102, which says that John was the son, not the nephew of Walter (Sir) and that Jean, who married Henry St Clair, who was listed as John's daughter was placed a generation too low and was, in fact, the daughter of Walter (Sir). As evidence supporting the correction, the compilers cite a 1388 charter which styled Henry St Clair, Earl of Orkney, as the brother of John (Sir) Haliburton.”
SP= THE SCOTS PEERAGE was edited by James (Sir) Balfour Paul

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References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_Sinclair,_Earl_of_Orkney Henry Sinclair married 2. Jean, (Joneta or Joan) Haliburton, daughter of Sir Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of Dirleton, and had issue ...
• https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004896980.0001.000/1:127?rgn=div1...
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hwbradley/aqwg1598.htm#27032
• http://genealogy.richardremme.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I22305...
• https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/hh4aa/halyburton1.php
• http://www.multiwords.de/genealogy/halyburton1.htm
• http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getper...
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p14225.htm#i142248
• https://fabpedigree.com/s055/f084483.htm HM George I's 8-Great Grandmother. U.S. President [B, HARRISON]'s 11-Great Grandmother. PM Churchill's 15-Great Grandmother. Lady Diana's 17-Great Grandmother. PM Cameron's 17-Great Grandmother. HRH Albert II's 17-Great Grandmother. Louis XVII's 12-Great Grandmother. HM Umberto II's 16-Great Grandmother. Gen. Pierpont Hamilton's 16-Great Grandmother. Poss. Jamie's 17-Great Grandmother.