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REID, Robert Burgess of Aberdeen, Minister of Banchory Ternan parish, Reverend Mr
(About 1639-)
WIFE, Unnamed
(About 1639-)
BURNET, James Merchant in Danzig
(About 1625-)
DOUGLAS, Daughter
(About 1634-)
REID, Thomas of Eslie
(About 1656-)
BURNET, Jean
(About 1658-)
REID, Lewis Minister of Strachan parish, Reverend Mr
(1676-1762)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. GREGORY, Margaret

2. FRASER, Janet

REID, Lewis Minister of Strachan parish, Reverend Mr 1 2

  • Baptised: 28 December 1676, Banchory Ternan parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland 1 3
  • Marriage (1): GREGORY, Margaret on 15 January 1705 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 1 2
  • Marriage (2): FRASER, Janet in August 1735 1
  • Died: 24 November 1762 1

   Other names for Lewis were REID, Lodovick 3 and REID, Lodwick.3

   User ID: A469

  General Notes:

"REID
LODWICK
THOMAS REID/
M
28/12/1676
252 10 / 71
Banchory Ternan"

from Births and Baptisms 1 3

  Noted events in his life were:

• Educated: Marischal College, Aberdeen. 1

• Graduated, 3 June 1697. 1

• Ordained, 21 March 1704. 1


Lewis married Margaret GREGORY, daughter of David GREGORIE of Kinnairdy and Isabel GORDON, on 15 January 1705 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1 2 (Margaret GREGORY was born about 1679 and died in 1732 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"GRIGORIE
MARGRET
LEWIS REID/
15/01/1705
168 / A 130 / 71
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages




(at Strachan in 1704)

"Lewis Reid, born Banchory-Ternan, baptised 28th Dec. 1676 Son of Thomas R. (second son of Robert R, min. of Banchory-Ternan), and Jane Burnett, niece of Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys ; educated at Marischal College ; M.A. (3rd June 1697); called by the Presb. jure devoluto 9th Dec. 1703; ord. 21st March 1704; died 26th Nov. 1762. He marr. 1704 (1) Margaret (born 25th March 1673, died 1732), one of the twenty-nine children of David Gregory of Kinairdy [father of the Academic Gregories] by his second wife, Isobel Gordon, and had issue David, born 1705, died 1780; Thomas, Scottish philosopher, founder of the 'Common Sense'; School of Philosophy, min. of New Machar, born 26th April 1710; Isobel, died unmarr. 1770; Jane, 'after a mesalliance'; died about 1753"

from Fasti Ecclesiae

Note:

Margaret Gregory was a daughter of David Gregory by his first marriage; Mary Gregory was the child born on the date given.
1 2

Lewis next married Janet FRASER, daughter of Alexander FRASER 5th of Phopachy and Unnamed WIFE, in August 1735.1 (Janet FRASER was born about 1710 1 and died on 26 January 1798 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Lewis Reid .... marr..... (2) Aug.1735, Janet (died 26th Jan. 1798, aged 87), daugh. of Alexander Fraser of Phopachy, Inverness-shire, and had issue Margaret, born 8th Feb. 1738 (marr. Alexander Leslie, min. of Fordoun) ; Elizabeth, born 13th July 1740, died unmarr., at Edinburgh, 1772; Grace, born 8th Feb. 1742 (marr. John Rose, min. of Udny) ; Robert, born 18th Jan. 1748 ; Mary, born 26th June 1750, died unmarr., at Aberdeen, 1771. [Dugald Stewart s Life of Thomas Reid; Scots Mag., Ixv. ; Prof. Campbell Eraser's Thomas Reid 'Famous Scots Series';] ; The Academic Gregories [same series] ; Fergusson's Sons of the Mans 203-208; Dict. Nat. Biog."

from Fasti Ecclesiae: 1

Sources


1 e-books, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae vol. 6 Aberdeen & Moray by Hew Scott.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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