William de Fenton
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Sir William de Fenton (c. 1235 – 1315),[citation needed] Lord of Baikie and Beaufort, was a 13th-14th century Scottish noble.[citation needed]
William was born in Beaufort, Perthshire, Scotland, in 1235.[citation needed] He was one of Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale's auditors during the arbitration for the Crown of Scotland between 1291 and 1292.[1]
He performed homage to King Edward I of England at Berwick-upon-Tweed on 28 August 1296. He also performed fealty to Edward I on 14 March 1304 at St. Andrews.[2] His coat of arms was "Argent, three crescents gules".
Through his marriage to Cecilia Bissett,[citation needed] daughter and co-heiress of John Bissett of Lovat, Beaufort passed into the Fenton family.
Family and issue
He married Cecilia Bissett, daughter and co-heiress of John Bissett of Lovat,[3] and is known to have had the following issue:
- John de Fenton
- Alice de Fenton, married to Henry St Clair, and had issue