Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Sir David Fitz Walter De Hameldone 2nd Laird of Cadzow and Margaret De Leslie

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Husband Sir David Fitz Walter De Hameldone 2nd Laird of Cadzow [17787] ¹

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           Born: Abt 1310 - Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1374 - Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LKKT-VT5

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         Father: Sir Walter FitzGilbert De Hameldone 1st Laird of Cadzow [17789] (1274-Bef 1346) 2
         Mother: Mary Gordon [17790] (Abt 1294-1376) 2

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       Marriage: 

Events

• MilitaryService: he fought in the Battle of Halidon Hill, 1333.

• MilitaryService: He fought in the Battle of Neville's Cross near Durham where he was captured by the English, 1346.

• TitleOfNobility: 2nd Baron of Cadzow, Between 1346 and 1373.

• TitleOfNobility: He was the benefactor of the diocese of Glasgow, 1361.

• TitleOfNobility: He was one of the Scottish nobles consenting to the crowning of King Robert II., 1371.

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Wife Margaret De Leslie [17788] ¹

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           Born: 1320 - Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1350 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LBT8-8YZ

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Children

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1 M Sir David Hamilton 3rd Laird of Cadzow [17785] ³

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           Born: 1334 - Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 May 1392 - Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L511-7KV

         Spouse: Jonetta Keith of Galston 3 [17786] (1335-1421)
           Marr: 1350 - Scotland 1

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for David Hamilton, person ID L511-7KV.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for David Fitz Walter De Hameldone, person ID LKKT-VT5.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for John Hamilton, person ID LZLJ-KL7.