Sir John Oliphant first appears 2 October 1438, the date of a transumpt made as his instance. He witnessed a charter 8 May 1441. In 1442 he was reoured heir to his grandfather in the lands of Cranshaws; his sasine thereon was taken 28 February 1442-43, and was formally broken next day by John Swinton of that Ilk, who also claimed the lands. He had a dispute with the town of Perth concerning certain fishing rights on the Tay, which the parties appearing in Council General at Stirling, 6 February 1443-44, referred to arbitration. The decision was given against the town 6 June 1447, after Sir John's death. He is said to have granted the lands of Gallery to John Scrymgeour, Constable of Dundee his sister's son, 15 March 1444-45. He was slain at Arbroath in a battle between the Lindsays and his wife's relatives the Ogilvies, 23 January 1445-46.
He married Margaret, daughter of Sir Patrick Ogilvy of Auchterhouse; and by her, who survived him and was alive 1471, had issue: -
1) Laurence, first Lord Oliphant
2) James, who had a charter of the lands of Archellie in the parish of Methven, 17 July 1471; confirmed by James III 11 March 1475-76. He was slain in a feud between Lord Oliphant and the Earl of Buchan about the end of June 1491. Of him were descended the Oliphants of Archellie and Bachilton (first family).
3) Mr John
4) Margaret, married to (Henry) Wardlaw of Torry.
5) Christian, married to Alexander Blair of Balthayock
6) --------- another daughter is said to have been the wife of James Drummond, first of Balloch. |
