INNES, Elspet 'of Binwell' ¹

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Elspet married Alexander ARBUTHNOTT 2nd in Rora, son of Alexander ARBUTHNOTT in Rora and Janet STUART.¹ (Alexander ARBUTHNOTT 2nd in Rora was born about 1610, died in 1679 ¹ and was buried in 1579 in Longside Churchyard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Alexander, in Rora. There is in existence a renewed lease of Rora to this Alexander, which was signed at Rora, 23rd January, 1680, whereby Robert Keith of Red Castle lets to Alexander Arbuthnot, 'his tenants and sub-tenants of nae higher degree nor himself, all and hale that two pleughes of land in Rora presently possessed by the said Alexander,' etc. This lease was signed the year preceding Alexander's death, and it is not known how long he had occupied and farmed Rora previous to this date. He married Elspet Innes, of the family of Binwell, great-great-aunt (says Moir, writing in 1815) to 'the present Gilbert Innes of Stowe, deputy-governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland,' and died in 1679, having had issue by her (who died in 1681)"

"Alexander Arbuthnot and Elspet Innes are buried in Longside Churchyard, the inscription to their memory running as follows : 'Here lyes the Corpse of Alexander Arbuthnot in Rora, and Elspet Innes, his spouse, who departed this life in August, 1679 - the other in December, 1681 - and their sons John and Alexandeer,' etc."

from Memories of the Arbuthnots ¹