Robert I de Brus Lord of Skelton and Annandale

✓ Robert de Brus, 'miles de Normannia', lord of Skelton in Cleveland with Marske, Upleatham, Danby and (by grant of David I, c.1124) of Annandale - the common ancestor of the lords of Skelton and of the Bruce kings of Scots; founded Guisborough Priory with his wife Agnes and son Adam (1119); first lay witness to Earl David's Selkirk foundation [1120]; d. 11 May 1141 ('V Id Mai', Guisborough history and obituary), bur. Guisborough. m. 1st Agnes Paynell, by whom Adam I (our line); [m. 2ndly Agnes, mother of Robert II of Annandale]. TOP - parents not known. Source: Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), 'Scotland Kings, ch.5 Kings of Scotland (Bruce), A. Origins - Brus of Skelton (SCOTLAND.htm), read 27 Oct 2026'. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]