Hervey (Keith) de Keith (abt. 1187 - bef. 1250)

Born about 1187 in Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 1250 before about age 63 in Keith-Marischal, Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland

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Biography

Hervey (Keith) de Keith is a member of Clan Keith.

From:

Sir Robert Douglas' Peerage of Scotland 1764, and

Inverurie and the Earldom of the Garioch, by Rev. John Davidson DD 1878 :

Herveus de Keth, who, with his uncle David, acted as Marischals at the marriage of Alexander II. to Joan of England, at York, 15th June, 1220. He died before 1250, leaving a son, Sir John de Keth.

Burke's Peerage :

Hervey, thought to have been of non-Scottish origin, held half the lands of Keith, called Keith-Hervey, later Keith-Marischal, Humbie Parish, Haddington or East Lothian, temp. David I (1124-53), to whom he was Marshal.

The Scot's Peerage Vol.1 :

Hervey de Keith, with whom was associated in the office of Marischal his uncle David, as mentioned above. About the year 1230 he confirmed to the monks of Kelso the church of Keith with its pertinents, as granted by Symon Fraser, and this he renewed in similar terms about 1236, when the two deeds were ratified by Alexander II. He witnessed a donation to the monastery of Coldingham in 1222, and between 1214 and 1218 he witnessed another to the monastery of Arbroath.

The name of his wife has not been ascertained. He died before the year 1250, and was succeeded by his son.

Birth

Date: ABT 1187

Place: Scotland

Death

Date: ABT 1250

Occupation

Occupation: Marischal of Scotland

Sources

As above

Acknowledgments

This person was created through the import of Acrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011.

Thanks to Ray Triboulet for starting this profile.

Profile Adopted by Leslie Ridley-388 16 Apr 2014