ABERNETHY, John 2nd of Mayen, Jacobite 1715 ^{1 2}

   Another name for John was ABERNETHIE, John.³

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  General Notes:

"Abernethy, John, of Mayen
Eldest son of Alexander Abernethy, 1st of Mayen, and his wife Isobel Hacket, whose family had previously owned the estate. John married Jean, daughter of James Moir, 2nd of Stoneywood by his first wife, Mary Scroggie, and had two daughter, Jean and Elizabeth, and a son, James, 3rd of Mayen, who married Jane Duff of Hatton, and having shot John Leith of Leithhall in Aberdeen in 1763, was outlawed and fled to France where he was visited by Lord Fife in 1766."

from Jacobites on 1715 ²

John married Jean MOIR, daughter of James MOIR 2nd of Stoneywood, MP, Jacobite 1715 and Marie SCROGIE.¹ (Jean MOIR was born about 1684.)

  Marriage Notes:

"1. Jean, married John Abernethy, II. of Mayen." (page 149)

from Moir Genealogy ¹