BRODIE, Alistair in Belnacraig ¹

   Another name for Alistair was BRODIE, Alexander.¹

  General Notes:

"...John Brodie. third son of Alexander Brodie, twelfth laird of Brodie. by his second wife, Margaret, widow of Dunbar of Benagefield. This John Brodie married in 1616 Helen M'Kenzie, whose second son, John (" Honest John Brodie." of James Brodies Diary), married Catherine Paterson. and had, with others, Alexander, who came to Glenbuchat and settled at Belnacraig; and John, who married Barbara Cumming. Alexander, who married Jean Morris, and had, with others, William, Alexander, and John. One of the two last-named went south, and the other fled the country to escape the vengeance of Anderson of Candacraig."

from Aberdeenshire Epitaphs

  Research Notes:

TIME AND GENERATIONS

The time intervals as outlined in this pedigree of this family are clearly very large, and arouse suspicions that there are missing generations. More work needs done here, but the family as outlined are included for interest and further research.

An Alexander Brodie married a Jean Gordon in Kildrummy parish in 1686, and may be part of this family. ²

Alistair married Jean MORRIS. (Jean MORRIS was born about 1685.)