- 1543
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| Name |
William (of Duffus) Sutherland |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1543 |
| Person ID |
I123412 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
12 Jun 2022 |
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| Notes |
- William, son of William Sutherland of Duffus, challenged the Bishop to answer for his father's death. When the Bishop ignored his challenge. the young laird Sized the Bishop's servants, whereupon he and his uncle, the Dean of Caithness, were incarcerated and by the Privy Council compelled to make peace with the Bishop. In 1535 William inherited Terboll other lands, and in 1540 gave Kinsteary and Brichtmony to John Campbell of Calder. In 1542 a jury declared him lawful heir to his father's infeftment in lands and rents in Inverness-shire. Also in 1542 he settled a violent dispute with Donald Mackay of Farr over lands granted to his father in 1530, the Earl Moray acting as arbiter. William died in 1543. His wife Elizabeth married secondly James Murray of Culbardie. He had four sons:
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