STRACHAN, Elizabeth 1
- Born: About 1598
- Marriage (1): BLACKHALL, William of that Ilk 4 September 1609(contract) 1
- Died: After 1649 1
User ID: F189.
General Notes:
"The last note .... found of Elizabeth Strachan or Blackhall is in 1649, when, with her consent and that of her children, 'Robert Farquhar, baillie of Aberdeen,' a money-lending burgess too well known to the Aberdeenshire gentry of the period, alienated Knockinblewis to Alexander Leslie of Tullos. Her widowhood of 26 years had not been without incident of a more or less disagreeable character, which she had apparently met with fortitude and with the galling consciousness that the misfortunes which had overtaken her husband's family, were also overshadowing her own old home at Thornton."
from The Backhalls of that Ilk 1
Elizabeth married William BLACKHALL of that Ilk, son of Alexander BLACKHALL 9th of that Ilk and 5th of Barra and Grissel LESLIE, 4 September 1609(contract).1 (William BLACKHALL of that Ilk was born about 1585 and died on 22 September 1623 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"The deed by which Alexander Blackhall of that Ilk parted with Blackhall to his son, and in virtue of which the latter became William Blackhall of that Ilk during his father's lifetime, is in the following terms :
It is a deed for the fulfilment of a contract of marriage entered into by Alexander Blackhall and his eldest son and heir apparent William Blackhall on the one part, and John Strathauchin designed of Clune and sometime Tutor of Thornton and his 'sister german' Elizabeth Strachan as principals on the other, with Mr. John Strachan, rector of Kincardine O'Neil, David Tulloch of Craigneston and William Strachan sometime of Tillifroskie as cautioner. This marriage contract is dated, as I have said, at Invercannie on September 4th, 1609, and the deed was presented at Aberdeen on November 23rd, 1610 ; the whole being confirmed by the King, as I have stated, at Edinburgh on April 4th, 1620 (Reg. Mag. Sig.). The sale of Blackhall to William Blackhall and Elizabeth Strachan was in conjunct fee to them and without reversion ; also to their legitimate heirs male, whom failing to the heirs male and assigns whatsoever of the said William, whom failing Blackhall was to revert to Alexander Blackhéall, and his heirs male and assigns. The latter reserved to himself, as has already been mentioned, the life-rent of the Coronership and Forestership of the Garioch.
from The Blackhalls of that Ilk and Barra 1
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