Sir Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock (-9 July 1439) |
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| Robert Boyd (-around 1481/82), 1. Lord Boyd3 | ||
| Margaret Boyd (-after 16 September 1453)4 | ||
| Sir Alexander Boyd of Drumcol (-22 November 1469)5 | ||
| Marion Boyd (-)6 | ||
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| Died:7 | 9 July 1439 | Craignaught Hill [Unknown/Unspecified], Dunlop [city/town], Ayrshire [county], Scotland [country], United Kingdom [country] | ||
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| One of the first acts of King James I on his return to Scotland was to order the arrest of Sir Walter Stewart, eldest son of the Regent, Malcolm Fleming of Cumbernauld, and Thomas Boyd, younger of Kilmarnock, 13 May 1424, on the charge of having wasted the Grown rents. Boyd was confined at Dalkeith, and shortly afterwards released on paying certain fines to the royal Exchequer. He occurs as Bailie of Duchal 16 July 1437. Early in 1439 'Sir Thomas Boyd slew Sir Allane Stewart of Gartullie, Knycht, at Pawmath Home [Polmais Thorn] thrie myllis from Falkirk, for old feud that was betwixt thame, the third yeir after the death of King James I. Quhilk death was soone revenged thaireefter; for Alexander Stewart to revenge his brother's slauchter, manfullie sett vpoun Sir Thomas Boyd in plaine batle,' at Craignaught Hill in Renfrewshire 'quhair the said Sir Thomas was crullie slaine with manie valient men on everie syd', 9 July 1439.8 | ||
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