This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: matthewferry1 Surnames: Stewart, Stuart Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stewart/9244.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Karan6247 - a wikipedia article references Francis' son Robert. Here is the link, and below an abstract: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Stewart,_5th_Earl_of_Bothwell Francis, Lord Stewart, Bothwell and Commendator of Kelso Abbey (b. 1584) - After his father's death, in spite of the attainder, he is occasionally styled 'Earl Bothwell', and Lord Stewart and Bothwell. Upon his marriage to Isobel, daughter of Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton, he obtained a rehabilitation under the Great Seal of Scotland, dated at Whitehall, 30 July 1614, but reserving the rights of those who had been granted his father's forfeited lands. (The rehabilitation was not formally ratified by Parliament until 1633). In 1630 he was 'absent from the country'. He finally obtained recovery, by decreet arbitral of Charles I, of part of the family estates, which he then sold to the Winton family. He lived in straitened circumstances, in 1637 petitioning King Charles 1st to be made Printer to the King in Ireland for 51 years. When he died his Testament-Dative was given in by his creditors at Edinburgh on 21 April 1640. His son Robert inherited his father's debts and after! a long struggle with them, lost the barony of Coldingham on 26 November 1656, to the Home of Renton family.[1] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.