Sir John de Menteith, of Ruskie and Knapdale

1275 - 1323  (48 years)

• Name	John de Menteith
  Title	Sir
  Suffix	of Ruskie and Knapdale
  Born	1275	Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Name	John Stewart Of Menteith
  Died	1323
  Person ID	I4527	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Walter Bailloch Stewart, Earl of Menteith,   b. Abt 1218, Scotland ,   d. 1295  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary of Menteith, Heiress of Menteith,   b. Abt 1220, Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 1293  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen of Mar,   b. 1293, Scotland ,   d. 1323  (Age 30 years)
  Children	1. Johanna de Menteith,   b. Abt 1290, Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   2. Sir John Menteith,   b. Abt 1295, Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Sir Walter Menteith, of Ruskie,   b. Abt 1300, Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F1248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sir John Menteith of Ruskie was infamous for his betrayal and capture of Sir William Wallace during the Wars of Independence. He later joined King Robert The Bruce. He began to build, but never completed, Rednock Castle, near Ruskie in Port of Menteith.