ABERCROMBY, Alexander of Towie and Galcors, 'younger of Pitmeddan' 2 3
- Born: About 1552
- Marriage (1): OGILVY, Marjory 'Lady Birkenbog' 1
- Died: Before 9 December 1586(dvp) 2
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General Notes:
"ALEXANDER, the elder son, ultimately got the lands of Pitmeddan, but was previously designated of Towie and of Galcors. As Alexander Abercromby of Towie, he had a charter on 17 April 1571 of the lands of Galcors, co. Banff. He was dead before 9 December 1586-87 when his son Alexander got a charter of Pitmeddan on the resignation of his grandfather Alexander."
from Scots Peerage (vol 4) 2
Alexander married Marjory OGILVY 'Lady Birkenbog', daughter of Alexander OGILVY younger, of Cardell and Barbara OGILVY.1 (Marjory OGILVY 'Lady Birkenbog' was born about 1558.)
Marriage Notes:
"Leichestoun's third wife (he married her before 1592) was Marjory Ogilvy .... Alexander Abercromby, who was murdered in 1594, describes her (1592) as his 'dochter-in-law'. She may have been the widow of Abercromby's eldest son, Alexander, of Galcors, 'who may be Alexander Abercromby of Ley, slain through the witchcraft of Jonet Grant before 1590" (Tragic History of the Abercrombies, p. 16)."
"1592-1610. - The most notable event in Leichestoun's career was his vendetta with the Abercrombys of Birkenbog, which reached a climax in the brutal murder of Alexander Abercromby in 1594, and lasted close upon twenty years, affecting other branches of the house of Lesmoir, notably the Gordons of Newton. It is somewhat difficult to discover the cause of the quarrel, for the genealogical points are far from clear. John Gordon of Leichestoun's wife is described as the 'dochter-in-law' of Alexander Abercromby, who was murdered in 1594. But the phrase 'dochter-in-law' is always vague in documents of the period." (page 377)
from House of Gordon (Leichestoun)
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