STEWART, John Minister of Lhanbryde then of Drumblade parish, Reverend Mr 1
- Born: About 1700
- Marriage (1): GORDON, Magdalen 7th of Birkenburn on 10 August 1732 in Keith parish, Banffshire, Scotland 1 2 3 4
- Died: either January or 9 February 1743, Drumblade parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 2 3
Other names for John were STUART, John Drumblade, Rev 3 and STUART, John Minr of the Gordpel at Longbridg, Mr.5
General Notes:
(at Lhanbryde in 1727)
"JOHN STEWART, son of preceding; pres. by Charles, Earl of Moray, before 22nd Nov. 1726; ord. 23rd March 1727; trans, to Drumblade 20th Feb. 1734.
(at Drumblade in 1734)
"JOHN STEWART, born 1700, son of Walter S min. of Lhanbryd; educated at Marischal College; ord. to Lhanbryd 23rd March 1727; called 24th Sept. 1733; trans, and adm. 20th Feb. 1734; died 9th Feb. 1743. He marr. 10th Aug. 1732, Magdalene (died 2nd May 1783), daugh. of William Gordon of Birkenburn in Keith and Jean Duff, and had issue John of Birkenburn [great-grandfather of Professor James Cooper, D.D.]; Jean; Mary; Magdalene[Witherspoon's Memoir of Professor Cooler, 40.]"
from Fasti Ecclesiae
"1738, January 27.-Bill by William Gordon of Birkenburn to Adam Longmoor for £210 ; assigned on December 11, 1739, to Mr. John Stuart, minister of Drumbleet (ibid.)."
"1738, December 9.-Bill by William Gordon of Birkenburn to John Skinner, Keith, for £105 : assigned November 23, 1739, to Mr. John Stuart, minister at Drumblade (ibid.)."
"1751, Sept. 4.-Receipt by Margaret Stuart, relict of Mr. George Chalmers, late minister at Botriphny, to Magdalen Gordon of Birkenburn, relict of Mr. John Stuart, late minister at Drumblade, for 40 merks, being a year's interest of 800 merks due to her by bond by William Gordon, late of Birkenburn, now deceased : signed at Pittivaich, September 4, 1751, before Mr. Alexander Chalmers, minister at Glass [and her son] and John Maver in Pitglassie, kirk officer at Mortlich (ibid.)."
"Among the Petrie-Hay papers there is an abstract 'of the account of charge and discharge betwixt Sir William Gordon of Lesmoir and Mr. John Stuart, minister at Drumblade for the said Mr. John Stuart's intromissions with the rents of any part of Lesmoir's estate for cropt 1740 and cropt 1741 . . .
Therefore I, with the consent of Sir William Gordon of Park, Arthur Gordon of Carnousy, and Alex. Duff of Hatton, three of my interdictors, hereby discharge the said Mr. John Stuart of the haill articles of charge and of all intromissions had by him with any part of my rents as stated preceding this date ... at Newmilne 21st December, 1742, before witnesses John Gordon of Kinnellar, Alex. Gordon, his son, and Mr. Alex. Allan at Hatton, writer of this docquet." Stuart was called to be minister of Elgin but declined, receiving, however, the freedom of the
burgh. He was translated to Drumblade February 20, 1734, and died there in January, 1743."
from Birkenburn 2 3
John married Magdalen GORDON 7th of Birkenburn, daughter of William GORDON 6th Laird of Birkenburn, Commissioner of Supply for Banffshire and Jean DUFF, on 10 August 1732 in Keith parish, Banffshire, Scotland.1 2 3 4 (Magdalen GORDON 7th of Birkenburn was born on 13 June 1702 in Keith parish, Banffshire, Scotland 1 3 and died on 2 May 1783 in Keith parish, Banffshire, Scotland 3.)
Marriage Notes:
"Magdalen married on August 10, 1732 (Keith Parish Register), the Rev. John Stuart or Stewart (the name seems to have been spelt both ways by the family in his time), who
became minister of Lhanbryde, March 23, 1727."
from Birkenburn
"GORDON MAGDALEN JOHN STUART/ 10/08/1732 159/ 40 65 Keith"
from OPR Index 3 4
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