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JOHNSTON, Thomas of Craig, Sheriff-Depute of Aberdeenshire
(About 1604-1656) |
JOHNSTON, Thomas of Craig, Sheriff-Depute of Aberdeenshire 1
Another name for Thomas was JOHNSTOUNE, Thomas.4 User ID: D750. Thomas married Elspet STRACHAN.1 (Elspet STRACHAN was born about 1615.) 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." Thomas next married Marie IRVINE, daughter of Alexander IRVINE 6th of Kingcausie and Isobel IRVINE.2 3 (Marie IRVINE was born about 1626, died in September 1659 and was buried in Dyce parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.) 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.)" |
1 e-books, Inverurie and the Earldom of the Garioch by John Davidson (1878).
2 e-books, The Irvines of Drum and Collateral Branches by Jonathan Forbes-Leslie (1909).
3 e-books, Genealogical Account of the Family of Johnston of that Ilk formerly of Caskieben by Alexander Johnston (1832).
4 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.
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