INNES, John of Edingight ¹

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  General Notes:

"But besides this Robert II. of Innermarkie they had three other sons, the youngest of whom was John Innes, who became John Innes, I. of Edingight, and from him the family of Innes of Edingight is lineally descended from father to son through eleven generations, with only the one exception of a brother succeeding one who died unmarried."

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Crown charter: confirming the Abbot's conveyances, 1576, of Edingight. ¹

2. Conveyed: to his son Thomas, 1569, Edingight. ¹ John Innes reserved his own life-rent.

3. Purchase of lands: from Abbey of Kinloss, 1559, of Edingight in the parish of Grange, Banffshire. ¹

John married Marjorie LESLIE by 1545.^{1 2} (Marjorie LESLIE was born about 1524 and died after 10 November 1586 ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"It is shown by the Great Seal Register of Charters that Robert Innes of Innermarkie conveyed (1537) to his younger son John, half of the lands of Creichlaid, and a fourth of the mill of the same in the county of Aberdeen, reserving his life-rent and that of his wife Elizabeth Stewart ; and again, that in 1545 he had conveyed to his son John, and Marjorie Leslie, his spouse, 'tres partes' of Rothie, in the county of Aberdeen. These, it may be assumed, were the appanage of this younger son John. The Crannoch land is in Aberchirder, and Creichlaid and Rothie in the parish of Fyvie." (page 9)

"The Crown charter confirming the Abbot's conveyances of Edingight was obtained in 1576, and this leads to some particulars regarding John Innes's family. Of his wife, Marjorie Leslie, we know but her name. But as her husband, by his father's provision, was connected with the parish of Fyvie, it is probable that she was of a family in that district. It was a country of the Leslies. The Earl of Rothes who was Lord of Leslie had an estate there. John I. of Edingight and Marjorie Leslie had two sons, Thomas and Herome, and in 1569, that is ten years after his acquisition of Edingight, John Innes conveyed it to his eldest son Thomas, reserving his own life-rent. It does not appear when he died. By a charter, dated 1581, in which his son is styled heir-apparent, and another in 1611 in which he is styled 'of Edingight,' he must have died between these dates." (page 11)

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"John Leslie of Balquhain redeemed the half of the lands of Blairdaff from Marjory Innes, spouse of John Innes of Edengeycht, 10th November 1586."

from Family of Leslie ^{1 3}