McINNES, John Minister of Crathie, Reverend Mr ²

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  General Notes:

(at Crathie in 1715)
"JOHN Mc INNES, born Inverness-shire, 1690; educated at King's College, Aberdeen; M.A. (20th April 1710); licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 14th Dec. 1714 ord. to Crathie 10th Aug. 1715; pres. by George II. 12th May, trans, and adm. 19th Oct. 1748; died FATHER OF THE CHURCH 21st Oct. 1777. He marr.
(1) Mary, daugh. of James Strachan, min. of Oyne:
(2) Feb. 1742, Helen (died 26th Dec. 1774, aged 70), daugh. of William Forbes, min. of Tarves, and had issue Janet, born 16th June 1743 (marr. Captain Alexander Fairbairn, 62nd Regiment); Neil, factor to Lord Huntly at Kinnordie, born 26th Nov. 1744; Florence, born 10th June 1746, died 5th May 1747; Susanna (twin), born 10th June 1746.

from Fasti Ecclesiae

John married Mary STRACHAN, daughter of Reverend James STRACHAN Minister of Montrose, then Minister of Oyne parish and Elizabeth CHEYNE, in April 1717 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.^{1 2} (Mary STRACHAN was born about 1681 and died before 22 February 1742.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (John McInnes) marr. (1) Mary, daugh. of James Strachan, min. of Oyne: (2) Feb. 1742, Helen (died 26th Dec. 1774, aged 70), daugh. of William Forbes, min. of Tarves, and had issue ..."

from Fasti Ecclesiae


"MCINNES
JOHN
MARY STRACHAN/
00/04/1717
168/B 60 415
Old Machar"

from Index of Marriages




"219. Strachan (Mary), mother of Mary Grant or Lumsden, was married to Grant of Rippachie, on Donside, a brother of the Laird of Ballindalloch. Her father, Mr. James Strachan, minister of Oyne and Wadsetter, of Ardoyne and Newlands in that parish, was born in 1633, and died 7th January, 1696. From the Poll Tax Book, (latter year), we find that his wife's name was Elizabeth Leith, and the same authority mentions two sons William and Alexander, and two daughters Mary and Jean. Scott in his 'Fasti,' says, that the minister of Oyne's daughter, Mary Strachan, married Mr. John Mclnnes, minister of Crathie. If this is correct there must be some explanation we are ignorant of, to account for the discrepancy in the statements."

from Family Record of the Name of Dingwall Fordyce ^{1 2 3}

John next married Helen FORBES, daughter of Reverend Mr William FORBES Minister of Tarves, Mediciner and Janet GREGORY, on 22 February 1742 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.^{1 2} (Helen FORBES was baptised on 29 August 1705 in Leslie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ⁴ and died on 26 December 1774 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (John McInnes) marr. (1) Mary, daugh. of James Strachan, min. of Oyne: (2) Feb. 1742, Helen (died 26th Dec. 1774, aged 70), daugh. of William Forbes, min. of Tarves, and had issue ..."

from Fasti Ecclesiae


"MCINNES
JOHN
HELEN FORBES/
22/02/1742
168/A 130 296
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages ^{1 2}