GREGORY, Helen
- Baptised: 13 December 1670, St Andrew's and St Leonard's parish, Fife, Scotland 2
- Marriage (1): THOMSON, Alexander of Portlethen, Advocate in April 1690 1
- Died: 7 September 1711 1
Another name for Helen was GREGORIE, Helin.2
User ID: N359.
General Notes:
"GREGORIE
HELIN
JAMES GREGORIE MARIE JEMESONE FR345 (FR345)
F
13/12/1670
453 10 / 329
St Andrews and St Leonards"
from Births and Baptisms 2
Helen married Alexander THOMSON of Portlethen, Advocate, son of Alexander THOMSON of Cults, Advocate, Sheriff Depute of Aberdeen and Elspeit HAY, in April 1690.1 (Alexander THOMSON of Portlethen, Advocate was baptised on 5 February 1657 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 2 and died on 25 November 1727 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"Thomson, Alexander. 30th July, 1680.
Youngest son of Alexander Thomson, advocate (1625). App. to Andrew Thomson (1656). Town Clerk of Aberdeen from 1694. Sometime Commissary Depute of Aberdeenshire. Sheriff Substitute of Aberdeenshire, 1713 and 1722-27. Guild burgess of Aberdeen, admitted 22nd June, 1692. Dean of Faculty, Mar. Coll., 1714-27. One of the Assessors to the Rector of King's Coll. from 1705. Proprietor of Portlethen. Portrait by John Alexander at Birsmohr Lodge, Aboyne. Married, first, in April, 1690, Helen (died at Aberdeen, 7th September, 1711), eldest dau. of James Gregory, Professor of Mathematics, St. Andrews, subsequently in Edinburgh, with issue :
1. James, advocate (1724).
2. Robert, succeeded his father as Town Clerk (portrait by-John Alexander, painted 1729, at Birsmohr Lodge, Aboyne); died 29th April, 1767, aged 63.
3. Alexander, merchant (portrait by John Alexander, painted 1729, at Birsmohr Lodge, Aboyne); married Celia Workman.
4. Andrew.
1. Elizabeth, married, 1714, James Gellie, merchant, Aberdeen.
2. Helen, married, 1721, George Skene of Rubislaw.
3. Janet.
4. Catherine, died, unmarried, February, 1737.
5. Mary, married, 5th February, 1730, James Carnegie, litster, Aberdeen.
6. Isobel, died unmarried.
Married, second, Catherine Aedie, who died September, 1738.
Died 25th November, 1727, aged 71"
from History of the Society of Advocates 1
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