Devorgilla of Galloway 
Devorgilla of was born about 1220 in Fotheringhay Castle, Galloway, Scotland. Devorgilla of's father was Alan of Galloway , Constable of Scotland and her mother was Margaret de Huntingdon. Her paternal grandparents were Roland Lord of Galloway , Constable of Scotland and Elena de Morville; her maternal grandparents were David Earl of Huntingdon and Maud of Chester. She had a half-sister named Helen of. She died in Kemston, Bedfordshire, England. She was buried in Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.General Notes
Devorgilla founded Sweetheart Abbey in memory of her husband, John Balliol. They are both buried there.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.< 1121 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland d.22 Sep 1174 in Loch Fergus, Scotland
- b.1164 in Galloway, Perthshire Scotland d.19 Dec 1200 in Northamptonshire, England
- b.1126 in Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
- b.1186 in Galloway, Wigtownshire, Scotland d.1234 in Abbey of Dundren, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
- b.~ 1142 in Kirkoswald, Cumberland, England d.1189
- b.~ 1170 in Kirkoswald, Cumberland, England d.11 Jun 1217 in Abbey of Dundren, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
- b.~ 1154 in Kendal, Westmorland, England d.1 JAN 1190/91
- b.~ 1220 in Fotheringhay Castle, Galloway, Scotland d.28 JAN 1289/90 in Kemston, Bedfordshire, England
- b.1144 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England d.17 Jun 1219
- b.~ 1195 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England d.1228
- b.1147 in Kevelioc, Monmouthshire, Wales d.30 Jun 1181 in Leeke, Staffordshire, England
- b.1171 in Chester, Cheshire, England d.6 JAN 1232/33
- b.1155 in Montfort-sur-Risle, Eure, Normandy, France d.12 Jul 1227 in Evreux, Eure, Normandy, France
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Devorgilla of and John I de were married in a religious ceremony in 1233 in Galloway, Scotland. They had three sons and four daughters, named Alexander, John II de, William de, Cecily de, Eleanor (Alianora) de, Ada de and Euphemia.
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Children
Cecily de Baliol
Cecily de was born about 1240 in Bernard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England. She died before 1273.
Alexander Baliol
Alexander was born about 1242 in Bernard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England. He died on November 13th, 1279 in (dsp).
Eleanor (Alianora) de Baliol
Eleanor (Alianora) de was born in 1246 in Barnard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England.
Euphemia Baliol
Euphemia was born about 1249 in Barnard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England. She died in Fearn, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.
John II de Baliol , King of Scotland
John II de was born about 1250 in Barnard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England. He died in April 1313 in Chateau Galliard, Normandy, France.
William de Baliol
William de was born about 1251 in Barnard Castle, Gainford, Durham, England. He died in 1313 in Canterbury, Kent, England.
Devorgilla of and John de were married in a religious ceremony after 1269 in 2nd husband 2nd wife.
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