Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameSir William Stewart 
[73, Stewart earl of Galloway, vol 4, pp. 146-149]
[73, Stewart earl of Galloway, vol 4, pp. 146-149]Deathca 1402, Dismembered after battle of Homildon Hill, poss. at York.
General2nd s. Soldier, statesman and administrator. First to have an interest in Minto.
FatherSir Alexander Stewart (-<1404)
MotherN. N. Turnbull
Notes for Sir William Stewart
His wife is unknown though it is known that his widow then married Sir Walter de Bickerton and survived until at least 1420.
He was a knight banneret. of which SP says that it was: “a dignity then only conferred for signal bravery under the Royal Standard displayed in battle”.
Prior to receiving Minto, he was known as ‘Sir William Stewart of Jedworth, Knight’.
He was a knight banneret. of which SP says that it was: “a dignity then only conferred for signal bravery under the Royal Standard displayed in battle”.
Prior to receiving Minto, he was known as ‘Sir William Stewart of Jedworth, Knight’.