One of the competitors for the Scottish Crown in the year 1296 through his grandmother, Isabel, daughter of William the Lion, King of Scotland. When William found that his kinsman Robert de Roos, the Lord of Werke, was planning on delivering up the castle to the Scots, he informed the king who sent him a thousand men to defend that place, but the Scots attacking this force, cut it to pieces. King Edward himself then advanced from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, soon took the Fort and appointed Lord Roos its Governor.
Farmer. Colonel in state Militia.
Revolutionary War file #W25509, Bounty Land Warrant 524-160-55.