DURHAM, John of Pitkerro, Merchant Burgess of Dundee 1 2
- Born: About 1498
- Marriage (1): KYD, Isabel 'of Craigie' 1
- Died: Before 1589 2
User ID: F841.
John married Isabel KYD 'of Craigie'.1 (Isabel KYD 'of Craigie' was born about 1499.)
Marriage Notes:
"John Durham, second son of Alexander Durham, sixth baron of Grange of Monifieth, by Janet, daughter of John Erskine of Dun, was progenitor of the Durhams of Pitkerro. He was bred a merchant in Dundee, was successful, and purchased the lands of Pitkerro, Omachie, &c. He married Isabel, daughter of Kyd of Craigie, and got a charter under the Great Seal from James V. to John Durham, merchant burgess of Dundee, and Isabel Kyd, his spouse, of the lands of Pitkerro, &c, dated 19th October, 1534, and he and his posterity for several generations afterwards were designed of Pitkerro. By his wife he had four sons and two daughters"
from Angus or Forfarshire (vol 4) 1
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