STRACHAN, Andrew of Tillifroskie ¹

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  General Notes:

"Andrew Strachan, with consent of Alexander, his son, upon 29th April 1597, granted the lands of Tillifroskie to John Sibbald, younger of Keir. From Sibbald the lands passed to John Irvine of Kinnoch, who granted them in 1601 to William Strachan of Cluny... This William married Christian, daughter of Archibald Irvine of Whitestone, and had several sons: the third, William, received a charter of the lands of Whitestone from his maternal grandfather."

from Records of Aboyne ¹

Andrew married Christian SIBBALD, daughter of John SIBBALD elder and Unknown, about 18 April 1556(charter).¹ (Christian SIBBALD was born about 1528.)

  Marriage Notes:

"The Strachans were Lairds of Tillifroskie for several generations. Andrew Strachan and Christian Sibbald his wife, had a feu charter from William, Bishop of Aberdeen, of the lands of Tillifroskie, in the barony of Birse, 18th April 1556. This charter was confirmed by the King at Stirling on 18th August 1585 (Reg. Mag. Sig., xli., 4.). Andrew had three sons:

(i) Alexander, fiar of Tillifroskie, who became cautioner in 1594 for David Sibbald of Keir and John, his son, that they would not harm David Wood of Craig (Reg. of Privy Council, v., 180) ;

(2) William of Cluny ; and

(3) Mr. John, Rector of Kincardine, who married Agnes, one of the co-heirs of Andrew Hunter, burgess of Aberdeen (Reg. Mag. Sig., xli., 3360)."

from Records of Aboyne ¹