James CRAGY, LORD OF HUIP

Birth:

Abt 1370

of Orkney Islands, Scotland

Father:

John de CRAGY

Mother:

Margaret DE MONFODE

Sources:

"The Ancient Craigies of Orkney" by William H. Teschek
Internet IGI, April 2009
New.familysearch.org, March 2013, June 2013, April 2009

Notes:

                   Huip: a large farm in the northern end of the island of Stronsay.

I it said that the Craigies (Cragy) are descended from a family from Dalmeny in Linlothgow County, just west of Edinburgh.  A number of Cragy names, notable and landed gentlemen, appear on documents during the 1300's.

James acquired much property and influence in Orkney, owning his land in Stronsay at the time of his marriage to Margaret Sinclair/St. Clair.  By 1422 he had acquired sufficient estate and prestige to be admitted to the "hird" of the King of Norway, as a hirdman, or bodyguard of hand-picked, well-born warriors through which ranks lay the road to high position in the State.  Eventually James was recognized as being an "Armiger," or one who was entitled to bear arms.  He was a firm supporter of John of Colchester, Bishop of Orkney. (from "The Ancient Craigies of Orkney," by William H. Teschek)

Margaret St. CLAIR

Birth:

Abt 1385

of Rosslyn, Midlothian, Scotland

Death:

Orkney, Islands, Scotland

Father:

Henry ST.CLAIR, SIR

Mother:

Elizabeth of STRATHERNE

Children

Marriage

John CRAGY

Birth:

Abt 1415

of Orkney Islands, Scotland

Death:

Bef 31 Jan 1480

Mrs. John CRAGY

Marr:

Abt 1450

of Orkney Islands, Scotland

Notes:

                   Lawman of Orkney which was a Chief legal officer of Orkney, appointed and paid by the Crown, and often used by the King in an administrative capacity.  A Lawman, or "lawrikman" was a member of a Baillie Court, which was a "parish or island court with powers delegated by the chief magistrate to deal with petty crime, agricultural management, weights and measures, the maintenance of a watch against threatened invasion, and other administrative matters."

John Cragy affixed his seal to the celebrated Diploma at Kirkwall on 12 June 1443.  The "Diploma" was a carefully researched genealogy of the Sinclair/St. Clair Family, used to prove the validity of their title to the Earldom of Orkney and their descent from the first Norse earls (jarl).

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James Cragy, Lord of Huip - Margaret St. Clair

James Cragy, Lord of Huip was born at of Orkney Islands, Scotland Abt 1370. His parents were John de Cragy and Margaret de Monfode.

He married Margaret St. Clair . Margaret St. Clair was born at of Rosslyn, Midlothian, Scotland Abt 1385 daughter of Henry St.Clair, Sir and Elizabeth of Stratherne .

They were the parents of 1 child:
John Cragy born Abt 1415.

Margaret St. Clair died at Orkney, Islands, Scotland .