MAIR, John Minister of Tough, Reverend Mr

  General Notes:

"JOHN MAIR, born 1635; educated at King s College, Aberdeen ; M.A. (1651); licen. by Presb. of Fordyce 1662 ; ord. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh ; coll. by James, Archbishop of St Andrews ; inst. 22nd March 1663; died in 1694 or 1695. He marr. 16th Feb. 1664, Isobel, daugh. of Patrick Forbes of Blackhall, and had issue William, min. of Kincardine O Neil; James. [Scot. Presb. Eloquence.]"

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Educated: King's College, Aberdeen.

• Graduated, 1654.

• Licensed by Presbytery of Fordyce, 1662.

• installed, 22 March 1663. ord. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh
coll. by James, Archbishop of St Andrews

John married Isobel FORBES, daughter of Patrick FORBES of Pitsligo and Margaret BLACKHALL of that Ilk, on 16 February 1664. (Isobel FORBES was born about 1645.)