ABERCROMBY, John of Westhall, Minister of Oyne parish 1 2
- Born: About 1553
- Marriage (1): FORBES, Marjory 1
- Died: Before 26 May 1586 1
User ID: W780.
General Notes:
"John. By a deed of 29 April 1582 his father sold him the lands of Pitmeddan, reserving his own liferent and that of his elder son Alexander, and providing that John should have no power to sell or alienate the lands, but that the heirs-male of Alexander, junior, could redeem the lands at any time by paying ten merks in the parish church of Oyne ; while the father himself reserved power to sell or mortgage the land without John's consent."
from Scots Peerage (vol 4) 2
John married Marjory FORBES.1 (Marjory FORBES was born about 1555.)
Marriage Notes:
(at Oyne in 1570)
"John Abercrombie of Westhall, second son of Alexander A. of Pitmedden; entered at Nov. 1570, having Premnay also in the charge, to which he was pres. by James VI. 4th July 1571 ; Logie-Durno was in the charge in 1574 ; pres. to the parsonage and vicar age by George Hay, parson of Rathven and superintendent of Aberdeen and Banff, 22nd March 1577 ; died before 26th May 1586, aged about 41. He marr. Marjory Forbes, and had issue William of Kamdells, to whom George Abercrornbie, Commissary of Aberdeen, was served nearest agnate, 10th April 1594; Walter. [Aberdeen Sas. Sec. Reg., iv., 444, Sas., ii. 341, v. 258 ; Inq. Ret. de Tut., 1251.]"
from Fasti Ecclesiae 1
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