Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Archibald Douglas 3rd Earl of Douglas and Countess Joanna de Moray of Douglas

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Husband Archibald Douglas 3rd Earl of Douglas [19207] ¹

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           Born: 1328 - Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Dec 1400 - Threave Castle, Threave Island, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland 1
         Buried: After 24 Dec 1400 - Bothwell Parish Church, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1
FamilySearch ID: 9CCV-52G

       Marriage: 23 Jul 1362 - Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland 2

Events

• Clan: Laird Archibald Douglas, 7th Clan Chief of the Lands of Douglas, Galloway & Bothwell, .

• He worked as a Constable of Edinburgh Castle in 1361.

• He worked as an Appointed • Lord Warden of the Marches ~ Border Security in 1364 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Wife Countess Joanna de Moray of Douglas [19208] ¹

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           Born: Apr 1340 - Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 1409 - Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland 1
         Buried: Aug 1409 1
FamilySearch ID: KX9D-DNS

Events

• TitleOfNobility: Countess of Douglas, 14 Aug 1388.

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Children

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1 M Archibald Douglas 4th Earl of Douglas and Duke of Touraine [19205] ³

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           Born: Abt 1370 - Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland 3
     Christened: 1372 - Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland 3
           Died: 26 Aug 1424 - Vernoil, Maine-Et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France 3
         Buried: 2 Sep 1424 - Tours, Indre-Et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France 3
FamilySearch ID: LTNJ-CPF

         Spouse: Lady Margaret Stewart 3 [19206] (1371-1455)
           Marr: 1390 - 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 29 Nov 2025), entry for Archibald Douglas, person ID LTNJ-CPF.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Archibald Douglas, person ID 9CCV-52G.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for William Douglas, person ID LYRP-TMD.