MOIR, Agnes ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Other names for Agnes were MOIR, Agnas,² MOIRE, Agnes ² and MORE, Agnes.²

   User ID: Z983.

  General Notes:

"MOIR
AGNES
JON MOIR/MARIORIE BEANES
F
02/07/1636
168/A 30 155
Aberdeen"

from Births and Baptisms



"The tombstone of Thomas and Andrew Burnett is to be seen in the churchyard of St. Nicholas Church, Aberdeen, having been removed from the church after the fire of 1874. It is a large flat slab, with the following inscription round it,

'here lyes Thomas and Andrew Burnet
brothers Burgesses of Abn. quho departed this lyf 13 Sepr. 1644.'

In the centre of the slab is a shield with the arms of Leys, surmounted by a helmet and a hand holding a cutlass; T. B. and A. B. in the corners. Above the shield is an inscription to the memory of Burnett of Kirkhill and his wife 'Alexander Burnet Baillie of Abn. son to Thomas dyed the 2nd of April 1685. Sicklyke Agnes Moir his spous dyed the 18th of June 1686.' "

from The Family of Burnett ^{2 6}

Agnes married Alexander BURNET of Kirkhill, Dyce, Bailie of Aberdeen, 'Polls', son of Thomas BURNET Merchant, Burgess of Aberdeen and Margaret JOHNNSTOUN, on 26 June 1655 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.¹ (Alexander BURNET of Kirkhill, Dyce, Bailie of Aberdeen, 'Polls' was baptised on 4 February 1621 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland ² and died on 29 April 1686 ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

"BURNET
ALEXANDER
AGNES MOIR/FR4054 (FR4054)
26/06/1655
168/A 120 464
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages




Thomas and his brother, Andrew, Burgesses of Aberdeen, were killed during Montrose's Battle of Justicemills, or the subsequent rout of Aberdeen. The tomb stone of Andrew and Thomas Burnett was originally at St Nicholas Aberdeen but now at St Mary's Chapel Aberdeen.

"Around the edge the inscription reads 'Heir lyes Thomas and Andrew Bvrnet brothers, bvrgesses of ABD qvho departed this lyf 13 Septr 1644;. The brothers were killed in the 'cruell and bloodie feight and conflict quhiche was fochten betuixt the Crabstane and the Justice Mylnes'. The fight took place because Aberdeen (then dominated by the Covenanting party and reinforced by militia from Fife) refused to surrender to the Royalist Marquis of Montrose. In those days, to be a Burgess of the City meant that you had to be prepared to take arms and fight to protect the City. It was a tragic loss for the family.

Also mentioned on the gravestone is 'Alexander Burnet, son of Thomas Burnet who died on 29th April 1686 and Sicklyke Agnes Moir, his wife, who died on 18th June 1686'. The stone has been broken diagonally across the centre at some time, but it does show a finely carved representation of the Burnet arms (three holly leaves over a hunting horn - the horn of Leys) with a helmet and mantling together with the initials of the brothers."

from The OpenSpace Trust webpage ^{1 4}