John of Bonkyl Stewart 
John was born in 1245 in Scotland.1 John's father was 4th High Steward of Scotland Alexander Stewart and his mother was Jean MacRorie of Bute. His paternal grandparents were 3rd High Steward of Scotland Walter Stewart and Beatrix de Angus; his maternal grandparents were Lord of Bute James MacRorie and <Unknown>. He had a brother and three sisters, named James, Elizabeth, Hawise and Alice. He was the second oldest of the five children. He died as a war casualty, Battle of Falkirk, at the age of 53 on July 22nd, 1298 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.1 General Notes
Sir John, of Bonkill, Berwickshire (1246-July 22, 1298), described as the "second son" who married the Bonkill heiress, had seven sons and one daughter, and was killed in the Battle of Falkirk.
Alexander's second son, known as Sir John Stewart of Bonkyll, was killed at the Battle of Falkirk (1298), fighting in support of William Wallace.
Alexander's second son, John, who was killed at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298 had seven sons. The eldest was Sir Alexander who was the ancestor to the Stewarts who were Earls of Angus. The second son was Sir Alan of Dreghorn whose family became the Earls and Dukes of Lennox. The third son was Walter whose family were the Earls of Galloway. The fourth son was Sir James whose family were the Earls of Atholl, Earl of Buchan and Earl of Traquair. The fifth son Sir John Stewart was killed at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333. The sixth son Sir Hugh Stewart fought in Ireland under Edward Bruce, the younger brother of King Robert the Bruce. The seventh son was Sir Robert Stewart of Daldowie.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1078 in Dol, Normandy, France d.1114
- b.1105 in Oswestrie, Shropshire, England d.1177
- b.1081
- b.1126 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland d.1204
- b.1100 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- b.1125 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- b.1180 in Scotland d.1246
- b.1025 in Scotland
- b.1090 in Galloway, Scotland d.1161 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
- b.1046 in Bergen, Norway d.25 Sep 1086 in Orkney Islands, Scotland
- b.1130 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.21 Feb 1069 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1135 in St. Denis, Seine-St. Dennis, France
- b.1095 in Talby, Yorkshire, England
- b.1079 in Dumferline, Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
- b.1214 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland d.1283
- b.1090 in Forfar, Angusshire, Scotland d.1150
- b.1118 in Forfar, Angusshire, Scotland d.1187
<Unknown>- b.1090 in Forfar, Angusshire, Scotland
- b.1154 in Forfar, Angusshire, Scotland d.1210 in Forfar, Angushire, Scotland
- b.1062 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland d.23 Aug 1138
- b.1118 in Northumberland, England
- b.1074 in Bearley, Dunbar, Burgh, Scotland
- b.1184 in Forfar, Angusshire, Scotland
- b.1085 in Scotland d.23 May 1153 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, England
- b.1114 in Huntingtonshire, Scotland d.12 Jun 1152 in Huntingtonshire, Scotland
- b.1072 d.23 Apr 1130
- b.1152 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland d.1213
- b.1083 in Sussex, England d.11 May 1138 in Lewes, Surrey, England
- b.1104 in Huntingdon, England d.1178 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
- b.1081 in Vermandois, Normandy d.17 Feb 1130 in St. Nicaise, Meulan, France
- b.1245 in Scotland d.22 Jul 1298 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- b.1190 in Bute, Scotland
- b.1218 in Bute, Scotland
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Details of John's family with Margaret de Bonkyl
1 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bevangenealogy&id=I32640&style=TABLE
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