TRAIN, Isabella Watson

Isabella married in Fyvie Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^{1 2}

  Marriage Notes:

"GORDONE
MARY
ALLEXR. DAVIDSONE/
02/11/1701
197/ 10 564
Fyvie"

from Index of Marriages




" 'Lady' Marie Gordon, who was the first woman laird of Gight, married at Fyvie, Nov. 2, 1701, Alexander Davidson, younger of Newton of Culsalmond. The witnesses were 'the laird of Cubardie, the lairds of Knockleath, Banchrie, and many others'. On the margin the 'Lairds of Newton and Lady Gight' are given (Fyvie Register of Marriages in the Register House). The marriage contract, dated Edinburgh, October 20, 1701, is referred to in the Register of Aberdeen Sasines (xix., 559) thus :

1712. June 26. Sasine on (i) contract of marriage between Alexander Davidson, younger of Newton of Culsalmond, with consent of Alexander Davidson, his father, on the one part, and Lady Mary Gordon, heiress of Gight, with consent of Lady Elizabeth Urquhart, her mother, for infefting her in liferent after the decease of the said Alexander Davidson, now her future spouse, in 22 chalders victual furth of the one or other half of the lands, mills, etc., of Newtoun of Culsalmond, Williamstoun and Melinsyde, by letters of resignation by the said Mr. Alexander Davidson, his father : contained in the said contract, which is dated at Edinburgh, Oct. 20, 1701. Also, on (2) charter of resignation by the Queen to the said Alexander Davidson and the said Mary Gordon of the said lands. At Edinburgh, June 22, 1711, and registered June 5, 1711. Sasine in ---- , 1712." (pages 110 and 111)

from Gight ^{1 2}