ANDERSON, David of Finzeauch, Burgess in Aberdeen, 'Davie Dae A' Thing' ¹

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David's nickname was "Dae (Do)) A' Thing" on account of his prodigious skill, knowledge and resourcefulness in mathematics and mechanics.

David married Janet GUILD.¹ (Janet GUILD was baptised on 27 December 1573 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland ² and died in 1667 ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"By his wife, Janet Guild, daughter of a wealthy armourer of Aberdeen - probably of Matthew Gwill (or St. Nicholas Guild), who was in 1596 'dekin of the Hammerman' - and Mariane Ronaldsoun, m at Aberdeen 6th Nov^r 1570 (who died in 1667, having endowed a hospital at Aberdeen for the maintenance and education of ten poor orphans), sister of the eminent Dr. William Guild (sometime Principal and Lord Rector of King's College, Aberdeen), he had, with other issue, a son David, who succ to Finshaugh, and died 19th Dec^r 1643, whose representatives are the Bannermans, Baronets of Elsick, and a daughter, Janet Anderson, m the Rev. John Gregory of Drumoak ; and from this lady the famous mathematical abilities shown by her descendants are presumed to have come."

from Moirs and Byres ¹