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There is a fair bit of discussion about the granting of these lands, but what exactly are they? Psu256 (talk) 16:03, 13 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2020-02-13T16:03:00.000Z","author":"Psu256","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Psu256-2020-02-13T16:03:00.000Z-\"lands_of_Mow\"?","replies":[]}}-->

The parish of Mow was in Roxburghshire (now in the parish of Morebattle) — see Mowhaugh. Malcolm IV of Scotland graned Mow to Walter the Steward in about 1161. Bill Reid | (talk) 16:37, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2020-02-14T16:37:00.000Z","author":"Billreid","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Billreid-2020-02-14T16:37:00.000Z-\"lands_of_Mow\"?","replies":[],"displayName":"Bill Reid"}}-->

Seems logical to me that he should be noted as the found of the House of Stuart given that his brothers descendants were not Stewart’s and his were. Would appreciate thoughts FJDEACKB (talk) 10:18, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220730101800","author":"FJDEACKB","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-FJDEACKB-20220730101800-Founder_of_the_House_of_Stuart?","replies":[]}}-->

The affected passage reads: "The uneven distribution of Walter's grants to Paisley Priory seems to have been a result of the fact that he had subinfeudated most of Strathgryfe by the time of its establishment".

'Subinfeudation' appears incorrect in this context, even if that word was used in the source. Walter was created the absolute overlord of his territories in Renfrewshire and elsewhere - where he was the in caput holder of the Lordships (syn: Baronies). Therefore, any grants he made, without any middlemen, created principal feu-holders. He therefore infeudated vassals in the lands rather than subinfeudated. Subinfeudation applies where any of the lands were given as feu grants to others by those holding them in-feu from Walter. As far as can be detected, Walter was not a Crown vassal in the lands gifted to him by the Crown. It would be in that context where grants made by him represented subinfeudation. That was not so with Renfewshire/Strathgryffe, etc. 2A00:23C8:6684:C101:EC0D:520B:BED4:7F77 (talk) 20:45, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20221217204500","author":"2A00:23C8:6684:C101:EC0D:520B:BED4:7F77","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-2A00:23C8:6684:C101:EC0D:520B:BED4:7F77-20221217204500-'Subinfeudation'?","replies":[]}}-->

A few words concerning the origin of the House of Stuart might be apropos: Fleance, son of Banquo mentioned in "Macbeth," fled to England after the murder of his father, and there married Guenta, a daughter of Griffith, Prince of Wales, whose wife was Eadgyth (afterwards the wife of Harold II., King of England, "The last of the Saxons"), a daughter of Aelfgar, Earl of Mercia and son of Leofric de Blackwell and the celebrated Lady Godiva. Alan, son of Fleance (or Flaald, as he was also called), was the father of Walter Fitz-Alan, who became Lord High Steward of Scotland, from which dignity he took his family name of Steward (or Stewart). His descendant, Alexander Stewart, married the Princess Marjory Bruce, daughter of Robert I., King of Scotland, and their son succeeded his maternal grandfather as Robert II., of Scotland. From him came all the succeeding Kings of Scotland and of England.

From the book The Millers of Millersburg and Their Descendants With Kindred Families of Miller, McGee, Jameson, Read, Scott, Wyatt, Donnelly, White, Washington, Blackwell, Smith, Mayfield, Johnson, Kuykendall, Beene, Sadler, Clark, Woodfin, Whiteside and Myers By Gustavus Hindman Miller · 1923 24.127.237.27 (talk) 23:25, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230808232500","author":"24.127.237.27","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-24.127.237.27-20230808232500-The_origin_of_the_House_of_Stewart","replies":[]}}-->