LYNESS, Bernard ⁴

   Another name for Bernard was LYONS, Bernard.⁵

  General Notes:

According to the marriage certificate of his daughter Anne in 1861 Bernard was a farmer.

Bernard was a carrier, according to his son Edward's death certificate of 1905. ^{4 5}

Bernard married Ann MONACHAN. (Ann MONACHAN was born about 1805.)

Bernard next married.¹

  Marriage Notes:

"Thomas Johnston of Craig, Sheriff-Depute of Aberdeenshire under his brother in 1630-1, married twice. By his first wife, Elspet Strachan, he had, besides some sons who died young, 1, Margaret, wife of John Johnston of Newplace, and mother of Sir John Johnston, 4th baronet ; 2, Elizabeth, married, in 1652, to Alexander Leith of Bucharne, nicknamed Hardhead ; 3, Isobel, married, in 1654, to Robert, son of Mr. John Cheyne, parson of Kintore."

from Inverurie ¹

Bernard next married James QUIGLEY, son of John QUIGLEY and Sarah CLANCY.^{2 3} (James QUIGLEY was born about 1858 in Pennsylvania, USA ⁶.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Thomas Johnston of Craig, eldest son of the second marriage of John Johnston of that ilk with Catherine Lundy (and brother of Sir George Johnston, Bart.), got a charter in 1635. He married Mary, daughter of Kingoussie, by whom he had issue. - (Douglas's 'Baronage,' p. 38.) (I presume Kingoussie is intended for Khigcousssie. - J. F.)"

from Irvines of Drum and Collateral Branches




"Thomas Johnston of Craig is mentioned as one of the committee of war for the shire of Aberdeen, anno 1646 ; and again in the same capacity, anno 1649. He married Mary, daughter of Irvine of Kingcausie, in the Mearns, a cadet of the family of Drum, by whom he had four sons and three daughters"

from Family of Johnston ^{2 3}