May 19 – 988 Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life.

1388 Richard II’s King England, envoys fail for cease fire.

1450 Queen consort Mary of Guelders bares son, died same day. Wife of James 2^nd.

1499 – Catherine of Aragon Princess of Spain, is married by proxy to Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales. Catherine was 13 and Arthur was 12. Arthur was son of Elizabeth of York, Plantagenet, daughter of Edward IV Plantagenet King of England, son of Richard Plantagenet 3^rd Duke of York, son of Richard of York 1^st Earl of Cambridge Plantagenet, son of Edmund of Langley 1^st Duke of York, son of Edward 3^rd King of England, son of Edward 2^nd King, son of Edward 1^st King of England, 7 generations from Malcolm 3^rd Caenmore King of Scotland. Neither Catherine nor Arthur will have living heirs after 1560. Painting of Prince Arthur.

1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded. On the day of her death a Scottish friend found Cranmer weeping uncontrollably in his London gardens, saying that he was sure that Anne had now gone to Heaven. She had no grandchildren, only living daughter became Queen Elizabeth. Anne descended from William de Ros, 1^st Lord of Helmsley, Yorkshire, England, (1255 to 12 May 1316).  washington.ancestryregister.com

In 1291 1^st Lord de Ros was a candidate for the crown of Scotland and held the office of Joint Lord and Warden in Scotland in 1308⁴ had William 2^nd Lord de Ros of Helmsley had Maud de Ros had James Butler 3^rd Earl of Ormonde, had James Butler 4^th Earl of Ormonde, had Thomas Butler 7^th Earl of Ormonde, had Margaret Butler had Thomas Boleyn, 1^st Earl of Wiltshire from 1529 and 1^st Earl of Ormond Ireland from 1527, had Anne Boleyn.

Malcolm III Caenmor, King of Scotland and Saint Margaret ‘the Exile’ had Editha of Scotland (1079) who married Henry 1^st Beauclerc, King of England had Matilda ‘the Empress’ of England (1102-1167), had Henry 2^nd ‘Curtmantle’ d’Anjou King of England, had John ‘Lackland’ King of England, had Henry 3^rd King of England, had Edward 1^st ‘Longshanks’ King of England, had Joan of Acre had Thomas 2^nd Baron de Monthermer, had Margaret Monthermer, had Iohn de Montagu 3^rd Earl of Salisbury, had Lady Anne de Montagu who married Sir Richard Hankeford and had Anne Hankeford who married Thomas Butler 7^th Earl of Ormonde and had Margaret Butler and had Thomas Boleyn, 1^st Earl of Wlitshire (1477-1538) and had Anne Boleyn, QUEEN. Had Elizabeth 1^st Tudor Queen of England.

1537 Madeleine of Valois (10 August 1520 – 7 July 1537), age 16, arrives in Scotland, also known as Magdalene of Valois, was a French princess who became Queen of Scots as the first spouse of King James V of Scotland. They arrived at Leith at 10 o’clock on Whitsun-Eve, 19 May. ‘Summer Queen’ of Scots.

Madeleine of Valois www.polyvore.com

According to John Lesley, historian writing a generation later, the ships were laden with her possessions;

“besides the Quenes Hienes furnitour, hinginis, and appareill, quhilk wes schippit at Newheavin and careit in Scotland, was also in hir awin cumpanye, transportit with hir majestie in Scotland, mony costlye jewells and goldin wark, precious stanis, orient pearle, maist excellent of any sort that was in Europe, and mony coistly abilyeaments for hir body, with mekill silver wark of coistlye cupbordis, cowpis, & plaite.” A detailed list of wedding presents from Francis I also survives. Some of her French courtiers came too and are included among the eleven named members of her household; her former governess, Anne de Boissy, Madame de Montreuil; Madame de Bren; her secretary, Jean de Langeac, Bishop of Limoges; master household, Jean de St Aubin; squire, Charles de Marconnay; doctor, Master Partix; pages John Crammy and Pierre de Ronsard; furrier Gillan; butcher John Kenneth; barber Anthony.

The marriage to a French Princess by the Scots King was a provision of the Treaty of Rouen, signed to bolster the Auld Alliance. Map showing location of ‘Newhaven’ or spelled ‘Newheavin’ in 1537 part of Leith, port for Edinburgh.

1568 – Queen Elizabeth (later styled the 1^st ) of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots. Both were of Tudor descent and 1^st cousin once removed. Mary’s father James 5^th was 1^st cousin to Elizabeth

1701 The Darien colony. Sometime in May. In this humor [Loss of 1500 colonists and half of the investment capital of Scotland due to the collapse of Darien], Scotland became a useless possession to King William. King William II, could not wring from that kingdom one penny for the public service, or what he would have valued more, one [Sir Walter Scott’s Tales of a Grandfather-59-49] recruit to carry on his continental campaigns. These hostile feelings subsisted to a late period [1827 when Scott wrote those words]. Map of 1745 showing relative locations of the South Sea and the narrow neck of land called Darien.

1708 [Robert Miller II of St. Quivox] passed another trial on Gallatians 6/16.

1749 – King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River. George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. In 1701, his grandmother, Sophia of Hanover, became second-in-line to the British throne after about fifty Catholics higher in line were excluded by the Act of Settlement wherein she was declared Protestant heiress presumptive to Queen Anne of England, Ireland and Scotland, and was daughter of Elizabeth of Scotland, Queen of Bohemia, who was daughter of James 6^th Stewart King of Scotland and 1^st of England.

1795 James Boswell, died, 9^th Laird of Auchinleck, was the famous biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson. Boswell’s surname has passed into the English language as a term (Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism) for a constant companion and observer, especially one who records those observations in print.

(Relationship to author James Boswell)

History of the County of Ayr, by James Paterson, Vol 1, The Boswells of Auchinleck. Page 238.

Andrew Stewart, 2^nd Lord Ochiltree (1521-1591, fl.1548-1591) had Christian Stewart, daughter of Lord Ochiltree, second wife to IV John Boswell of Auchinleck. had son William who obtained estate of Knockroon.

IV Johnne Boiswall of Affleck. (1577- married 1^st Christian daughter of Sir Robert Dalzel of Glenae, progenitor of Earl of Carnwath, had 3 sons, the 2^nd obtain Duncanziemuir, and ancestor of Boswells of Craigston. John was succeeded by his eldest son,

1. James Boswell of Auchinleck. (-1618) In 1600, ‘James Boiswell, feare of Auchinleck, Johnne Boiswell of Duntrinezemen, were charged with abiding from the raid of Dumfries. In 1601, ‘Johnne Boiswell of Affleck’ son of James sat as one of the assize at the trial of Thomas M’Alexander of Drummochreyne for forging and vending counterfeit coin. In 1602, James was ‘Preloquutouris’ at the trial of John Mure of Auchindrane. James married Marion Crawford, of Kerse,

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had

1. David his heir VI.
2. James, married a daughter of Sir James Cuninghame of Glengarnock, who carried on the line, had son David VII.
3. Captain John, slain in the wars in England, in reign of Charles I.

4 . James other sons went abroad in the wars of Gustavus Adolphus and settled in Sweden, where their posterity still exists.

5. Grizzel, married James, Archbishop of Glasgow.

By will of February, ‘the yeir of God 1618, the quhilk day James Boswall makis his testament as follois, quha nominat and constitute Mareoun Craufuird, his spous, Margaret, Jeane and Issobell Boswallis, his dochteris, his executoris and only intromitoris, *c, and ordainis Dame Grissal Boswall, (died July 1618) spous to ane reverend father in God, James, Archbishop of Glasgow. David Boswell in Auchinleck, his sone and appeirand air, to be overisman and oursear to thame, that ilk ane do thair dewtie to utheris.   Item, he ordains also Johne, Robert, and William Boswallis, his brethir, also overismen with the said David, to the effect foirsaid. Item he levis Mathow, his sone naturall, thrie of the best ky in the byre. Item, he levis to Margarat (sic) Craufuird, his spous, the stand bed in the young lairdis chalmer, that he lyis in, with ane laich bed nerrest the window in auld lairdis chalmer, &c. And ordainis James, William, George, and Johne Boswallis, my sones, to quyt claim and discharge utheris portiones and parties of the guidis, ‘ &c. ‘Mr. George Walker, minister of the parish’ was witness. James V succeeded by his eldest son,

6. David Boswell of Auchinleck, on father’s resignation, got lands of Drumdevrie, Bogside, &c, 1609 December 6. Royalist for Charles I, never took the covenant, and was fined large sum of 10,000 merks. Married 1^st Isabel daughter of Sir John Wallace of Cairnhill, had 4 daughters;

Marion, married Allan, 6^th Lord Cathcart.

Isabel, married Shaw of Sornbeg. SHAW

Jean married John Gordon of Earlston

Margaret married David Blair of Adamton.

David VI married secondly Margaret, daughter of Sir Archibald Stewart of Blackhall, and no issue. ‘David Boswell of Auchinleck’ is creditor in testament of ‘Sibilla Wallace, relict of Mr. Alexander Wallace, minister of Galstoune,’ who died in 1643. He gave estate to nephew, David, son of brother James, by a daughter of Sir James Cuninghame of Glengarnock.

VII David Boswell of Auchinleck, succeeded his uncle (David Boswell VI) in 1661. David VII married Anne, daughter of James Hamilton of Dalzel, and had

James, his heir, VIII

John, who became a W.S. in Edinburgh, and acquiring a handsome fortune, he purchased the estate of Balshuto, the ancient inheritance of his predecessors.

Jean, married Campbell of Skerrington

Margaret married Captain Hugh Campbell of Barquharie, 3^rd son of Sir Hugh Campbell of Cessnock Campbell

Anne, married George Campbell of Treesbanks.

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In 1672, David VII had ratification of lands of Auchinleck, except portions disponed by him to William, Earl of Dundonald, in liferent, and Cochrane, his onyy, son to Sir John Cochrane of Ochiltree, knight, in fee. In 1692, he was commissioner from that parish to the presbytery of Ayr, and succeeded by his eldest son, James Boswell VIII.

History of the County of Ayr, by James Paterson,

Vol 1, The Boswells of Auchinleck. Page 239.

VIII James Boswell of Auchinleck, (d. 1748) lawyer. In 1733, one of 2 arbiters between the town of Ayr and Sir John Kennedy, of Colzean,  Kennedy

respecting the Doon fishings. James married Lady Elizabeth Bruce, daughter of Alexander, 2^nd Earl of Kincardine, and had

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John, doctor of medicine, who became censor of The Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh Veronica, married David Montgomerie of Lainshaw.

1. Alexander Boswell of Auchinleck, lawyer advocate. 1732 admitted as burgess of Prestwick ‘for good services done and to be done.’ 1750, represented burgh of Ayr in General Assembly. 1754, right of burgess conferred by the town. 1756 appointed senator of College of Justice, and Lord of Justiciary. Built library and mansion house. Married Euphame, daughter of Colonel john Erskine, grandson of the Earl of Mar,

Erskine Motto: JE PENSE PLUS. 
[From French: “I think more”].Chief: James Thorne Erskine, 14^th Earl of Mar and 16^th Earl of Kellie. Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a hand holding up a skene in pale Argent, hilted and pommelled Or.

Had James Boswell X

John entered the army

Thomas David, became a merchant at Valencia, in Spain, and in England, purchased the estate of Crawley Grange, property his son Thomas Alexander Boswell, Esq. presently enjoys (in 1848).

Dr. Johnson visited Auchinleck. History of the County of Ayr, by James Paterson, Vol 1, The Boswells of Auchinleck. Page 240. James Boswell of Auchinleck, ((29 October 1740 – 19 May 1795) d. 1795) author of Cosica, and biographer of Dr Johnson, studied law, and was admitted to the Scottish bar, but cultivated literature. He married cousin Margaret, 3^rd daughter of David Montgomerie of Lainshaw. A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds – 1781. The painting shows the friends of Reynolds including Boswell at left Boswell Crest: A falcon Proper, hooded Gules, jessed and belled Or Motto: VRAYE FOI [“Have faith”]

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James Boswell’s Scotland in January 2005 Smithsonian Magazine posts a 5 page travel log online. ‘The author of the Life of Samuel Johnson spent much of his own life trying to escape the country of his birth.’

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/boswell.html#ixzz2Ps85BPac

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1838 Joseph Smith the Prophet, (clan Mack of Inverness, Scotland, King Malcolm) near Wight’s Ferry, Spring Hill, Daviess County, Missouri, Spring Hill is named by the Lord Adam-ondi-Ahman, because, said he, it is the place where Adam shall come to visit his people, or the Ancient of Days shall sit, as spoken of by Daniel the prophet. (Adam, ancestor of all Scots). Doctrine and Covenants 116.

1906 John James “Jimmy” MacDonald (19 May 1906 – 1 February 1991) was an English-born American voice actor and the original head of the Disney sound effects department. voice of Mickey Mouse.

1942 Fleeta Stapleton Choate (nee Moritzky) sealed in the Salt Lake Temple to Irvan Wesley Choate (clans Cochrane, Cairns, Campbell, Carlyle, Carruthers, Cheyne, Colquhoun, Colville, Crawford, Crichton, Cumming, Cunningham and 100 others), and married 27 November 1935 in Oklahoma City. Vintage Post card ‘7027 Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah.

1946 HM Queen Mary, Cunard Line, built Clydebank Scotland, converted to troopship. February 3 – May 19, 1946 Six war bride voyages, transporting 12,886 European brides and children to the United States and Canada.

1958 Ronald Charles Colman (born 9 February 1891) died. English actor won an Academy Award for Best Actor for A Double Life (1947), and received further nominations for Random Harvest (1942) and Bulldog Drummond/Condemned (1929, nominated for his work in both). Colman starred in the classic films A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Lost Horizon (1937), The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) and The Talk of the Town (1942). His mother was Marjory Read Fraser (clan Fraser). In the City of London, Colman joined the London Scottish Regiment in 1909 as a Territorial Army soldier, and on being mobilized on the outbreak of World War I, crossed the English Channel in September 1914 to France. On 31 October 1914, at the Battle of Messines, Colman was seriously wounded by shrapnel in his ankle. Fraser.  Colman with Jean Arthur in Talk of the Town. Colman was married to Benita Hume (clan Hume).

2016 Utah is ranked 2^nd highest (4.6% of the state population) among the 50 United States with the top percentages of Scottish residents (Wikipedia 26 March 2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Americans#Scottish_Americans_by_state ).   How are the Scots in Utah doing?

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