Ancestry of Major
John Pitcairn

British Commander at Battle of Lexington

John de Menteith

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• • 14th Great-grandfather of John Pitcairn — 17th Generation
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  • Walter Bailloch (Stewart) 
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  • Mary de Menteith   
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  Walter Menteith (Ahnentafel No:34816 )

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  • Sir John Menteith is alleged to be the betrayer of Sir William Wallace. Sir John discovered the retreat of Wallace through information from Jack Short, his servant. He went under cover of night and seized him in bed. He was sent to King Edward and was apparently hanged, drawn, and quartered in London.

• Sources for John de Menteith

  • ¹ Fraser, William, The Red Book of Menteith, Vol. 1, Edinburgh: Unknown (1880), 460.
  • ² Wallace, James, The Sheriffdom of Clackmannan: A Sketch of its History with Lists of its Sheriffs and Excerpts from the Records of Court, Edinburgh: James Thin (1890), 43.
  • ³ Wikipedia, "John de Menteith", (accessed 12/19/2013).