STRACHAN, James

James married Margaret MERSON, daughter of George MERSON and Elspet COWPLAND, on 6 Feb 1783 in Grange parish, Banffshire, Scotland. (Margaret MERSON was christened on 22 Jun 1757 in Grange parish, Banffshire, Scotland ² and died on 17 Apr 1847.)

James next married George STRACHAN, son of James STRACHAN and Margaret MERSON, in 1621.¹ (George STRACHAN was christened on 9 Oct 1785 in Grange parish, Banffshire, Scotland and died on 21 Mar 1870.)

  Marriage Notes:

(at Drumoak in 1621)

"John Gregorie, born 1598, son of James G. [descended from the Macgregors of Roro, a younger branch of the Glenlyon family], saddler and burgess of Aberdeen, and Margaret Barbour; educated at Marischal College; M.A. (1616); adm. in 1621; served heir to his father, 27th May 1623. Refusing to sign the Covenant he fled to England, but returned June 1639; was arrested in bed on the night of 2nd June 1640, by a party of soldiers, brought before General Monro, fined 1000 merks, had his house plundered, and deprived by the General Assemby in July that year. On the petition of the laird of Drum, he was reponed in 1641, but disobeyed an order to preach with Andrew Cant (whom he greatly disliked) at the visitation of the kirk of Aberdeen; was again dep. in 1649, but the Synod, 22nd April, recommended the Assembly to restore him; died before 31st March 1653. He marr. 1621, Janet, daugh. of David Anderson of Finzeauch, a distinguished engineer in his day, and had issue Alexander of Finzeaueh, M.A., born 1623, murdered by Francis Crichton, brother of Lord Frendraught, in 1(563; David of Netherdale and Kinnairdy, librarian, King's College, born 20th Dec. 1625, died in 1720; James, M.A., inventor of the reflecting telescope, correspondent of Sir Isaac Newton, and Professor of Mathematics in Univs. of St Andrews and Edinburgh, born Nov. 1638, died Oct. 1675; Margaret (marr. Thomas Mercer, bailie of Aberdeen); Janet (marr. Thomas Thomson of Faichfield)."

from Fasti Ecclesiae ¹