SKENE, Alexander 16th of that Ilk ¹

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Alexander married Jeills AEDIE, daughter of David AEDIE of Newark, Bailie and Burgess in Aberdeen and Katherine SKENE, 8 February 1690(contract).¹ (Jeills AEDIE was baptised on 1 February 1674 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland ² and died after February 1744 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"On the 19th March, 1686, when he had attained majority, he (Alexander Skene) was served heir to John Skene of that ilk, his father, in the lands and barony of Skene, with the lake and mills of the same, and was infeft in the same on 13th May, 1686. Four years after, he made a marriage, which brought to the family the lands of Wester Fintray. This was with 'Giles Adie, daughter of Mr. David Adie of Newark and Easter Echt, Baillie and Burgess of Aberdeen, and Guild Brother of Edinburgh' (MS.D). Her mother was Katherine Skene, niece of Sir George Skene of Wester Fintray and Rubislaw, who was unmarried, and settled the estate of Wester Fintray on his grandniece, by the contract of marriage between her and Alexander Skene" [....]

"Contract of marriage between Alexander Skene of that ilk, on the one part ; and Sir George Skene of Wester Fintray, late Provost of Aberdeen, and David Adie of Newark, late Bailie of the said burgh, for themselves, and taking burden upon them for Giles Adie, daughter to the said David Adie, procreate betwixt him and the deceased Katharine Skene, his spouse, who was niece to the said Sir George Skene, and the said Giles Adie for herself, on the other part : Whereby the said Alexander Skene and the said Giles Adie agree to enter into the bonds of matrimony with each other, and thereafter love, cherish, treat, and entertain each other as becometh Christian married persons of their estate and rank [....] Dated at Aberdeen the eighth February, 1690."

from Skene of Skene ¹