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McINNES, John Minister of Crathie, then of Logie-Mar and Colstone parish, Reverend Mr
(About 1690-1777)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. STRACHAN, Mary
2. FORBES, Helen

McINNES, John Minister of Crathie, then of Logie-Mar and Colstone parish, Reverend Mr 3

  • Born: About 1690, Inverness-shire, Scotland
  • Marriage (1): STRACHAN, Mary in 1717 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 1
  • Marriage (2): FORBES, Helen on 22 February 1742 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 2 3
  • Died: 21 October 1777 2

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John married Mary STRACHAN, daughter of Reverend James STRACHAN Minister of Montrose, then Minister of Oyne parish and Elizabeth LEITH, in 1717 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1 (Mary STRACHAN was born about 1688 and died before 22 February 1742 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

"STRACHAN
MARY
JOHN MCINNES/
31/03/1717
168 / B
60 / 415
Old Machar"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Old Machar parish Aberdeen
Marriages

"Anno 1717
Aprile
Mcinnes & Strachan
Compeared Mr John McInnes Minr of the Gospell at Braemar & Mary Strachan in this Parioch Contracted marriage According to Order & they were orderly Proclaimed & married here the (blank) day of (blank) On[sic] thousand seven Hundred & seventein years By (blank)"




"He (James Strachan, Minister of Montrose and Oyne) marr. Elizabeth, daugh. of John Cheyne, min. of Kinkell, and had issue William; Alexander, served heir 8th July 1715; Janet; Mary (marr. John McInnes, min. of Crathie); Jean; Elizabeth."

from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 6)




(at Logie-Mar and Colstone in 1748)

"John McInnes, marr. (1) 30th April 1717 Mary Strachan. [Old Machar Reg.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 8) 1 2 3 4

John next married Helen FORBES, daughter of Reverend Mr William FORBES Mediciner, then Minister of Tarves parish and Janet GREGORY, on 22 February 1742 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.2 3 (Helen FORBES was baptised on 29 August 1705 in Leslie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 5 and died on 26 December 1774 2.)


  Marriage Notes:

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

from Index of Marriages




(at Crathie in 1715)

"John McInnes, 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.

(at Logie-Mar and Colstone in 1748)

"John McInnes, 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, died 20th Feb. 1747. - [Consistorial Processes, 766.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae 2 3

Sources


1 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Old Machar parish Aberdeen Marriages.

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

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

4 e-books, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae vol. 8 Addenda and Corrigenda by Hew Scott (1950).

5 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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