STRACHAN, John of Thornton 1 2
- Born: About 1423
- Marriage (1): STRATON, Margaret 1
- Marriage (2): ROSS, Janet 2
- Died: 5 March 1487
User ID: F832.
General Notes:
"MARYKIRK
There was an altar dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the aisle of the Virgin built by John Strachan of Thornton and his son and heir, David, on the south side of the church. On 7th Oct. 1490 they granted 11 merks annual rent from the barony and mill of Thornton to Sir Thomas Smyth and his successors, chaplains at the altar. The church was dedicated by Bishop de Bernham on 9th Aug. 1242. The saint was the Virgin Mary. The church belonged to St Germain s hospital, Tranent, and, later, to King s College, Aberdeen University. There was a chapel at Inglismaldi. The name occurs in earlier form as Eglismaldi, Ecclismaldi, Church of Maillie, Maillidh a saint not mentioned in the calendar. [Watson's Place Names, 295; Lockhart's Ch. in Scot, in 13th Century, 50-1; Reg. Mag. Sig., ii, 1987, 2777.]"
from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 8) 3
Noted events in his life were:
1. Laird: Thornton, 1487-1460, Kincardineshire, Scotland. 4
John married Margaret STRATON, daughter of Alexander STRATON 5th of Lauriston and Daughter SUTHERLAND.1 (Margaret STRATON was born about 1425.)
Marriage Notes:
"This Alexr Strachan afterwards designed of Thornton Married Margaret Ross Daughter of Ross of Kilravock and had John Strachan his Son and heir who had a Charter of his Estate Under the Great Seall of King James the 3d. He Married Margaret Daughter of Straiton of Lauriston An Antient family in the County of Kincairden and had by her David his heir and John the Second Son who Carried on the Line of Succession of the House of Thornton."
from MacFarlane's Genealogical Collections
"Probably Margaret Strachan was his (John Strachan's) first wife; for it would appear that the wife of John Strachan of Thornton in 1503 was Janet Ross to whom is reserved in that year (Playfair's Baronetage) 'a reasonable third part' of the lands of Thornton. He had five sons-David, his successor ; John, who married Margaret, daughter of Sir William Durham of Grange ; William, who founded the family of Strachan of Monboddo, in the parish of Fordoun, Kincardineshire ; Andrew and George."
from Families of Strachan and Wise (1877) 1
John next married Janet ROSS, daughter of John ROSS 2nd of Auchlossan and Unknown.2 (Janet ROSS was born about 1445 and died after 1503 2.)
Marriage Notes:
"Probably Margaret Strachan was his (John Strachan's) first wife; for it would appear that the wife of John Strachan of Thornton in 1503 was Janet Ross to whom is reserved in that year (Playfair's Baronetage) 'a reasonable third part' of the lands of Thornton."
from Families of Strachan and Wise (1877) 2
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